Excited to announce the follow-up to 2017’s Sunnyside (Independent Music Award winner for Best Alt Country Album and Best Producer)… a brand new album coming out on Hi-Style Records in 2019!
JLB Wins Two Independent Music Awards
We won two awards for the Jake La Botz Hi-Style Records release Sunnyside at the IMA's!
European Tour Spring 2018
Happy to announce that I'll be returning to Europe to tour with my trio again this Spring!
06-05-2018: Brussels (BE) @ Rockin Around The Atomium
07-05-2018: Mannheim (DE) @ Altes Volksbad
08-05-2018: Hamburg (DE) @ Hafenbahnhof
09-05-2018: Berlin (DE) @ Die Blaue Stunde
10-05-2018: Tubingen (DE) @ Blauer Saloon
11-05-2018: Nürnberg (DE) @ z-Bau
12-05-2018: Lörrach (DE) @ Heimathafen
13-05-2018: Geneve (CH) @ Les Volontaires
15-05-2018: Madrid (ESP) @ Sala Sol
16-05-2018: Valencia (ESP) @ 16 Toneladas
17-05-2018: Barcelona (ESP) @ A Wamba Buluba
18-05-2018: Zaragoza (ESP) @ Teatro Arbolé
19-05-2018: Vitoria (ESP) @ Helldorado
20-05-2018: Bilbao (ESP) @ Antzokia
21-05-2018: Trets (FR) @ South Vintage Festival
22-05-2018: Montluçon (FR) @ Le 109
23-05-2018: Paris (FR) @ Le Point Ephémère
24-05-2018: Le Havre (FR) @ Le Tetris
25-05-2018: Beauvais (FR) @ L`Ouvre Boïte
26-05-2018: Guyancourt (FR) @ La Batterie
27-05-2018: Rennes (FR) @ Ubu
29-05-2018: London (UK) @ Paper Dress Vintage
30-05-2018: Southend (UK) @ The Railway Hotel
31-05-2018: Reading (UK) @ Purple Turtle
01-06-2018: Lewes (UK) @ The Con Club
02-06-2018: Euston Hall (UK) @ Red Rooster Festival
03-06-2018: Turnhout (BE) @ Goezot In Het Hofke
On the Road with JD McPherson - April 2018
Going out with good friends, and one of my fave groups, the JD McPherson band April 2018 through Midwest and East Coast!
Tue Apr 10 - Cincinnati, OH- 20th Century Theatre
Wed Apr 11 - Wapakoneta, OH - Route 33 Rhythm and Brews
Thu Apr 12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
Fri Apr 13 - Rochester, NY- Harro East Ballroom
Sat Apr 14 - Montreal, QC- L’Astral
Sun Apr 15 - Burlington, VT- Higher Ground Showcase
Mon Apr 16 - Portland, ME - Port City Music Hall
Tue Apr 17 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair
Wed Apr 18 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center
Thu Apr 19 - Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts
Fri Apr 20 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Touring with Lucero - Feb/March 2018
Heading out with the very soulful Memphis band LUCERO for a string of dates throughout the South, Midwest, and East Coast:
21-Feb Bowling Green, KY : Warehouse
22-Feb Lexington, KY: Manchester Music Hall
23-Feb Knoxville, TN: Mill & Mine
24-Feb Chattanooga, TN: The Signal
25-Feb Rocky Mount, VA: Harvester Performance Center
27-Feb Virginia Beach, VA: Shaka's
1-Mar Pawtucket, RI: Met Cafe
2-Mar Portsmouth, NH: 3S Artspace
3-Mar Hartford, CT: Infinity Hall
4-Mar Ithaca, NY : The Haunt
6-Mar Kalamazoo, MI : Bell's
7-Mar Madison, WI: High Noon
8-Mar Iowa City, IA: Gabe's
9-Mar Des Moines, IA: Wooly’s
10-Mar Lawrence, KS: Granada Theatre
Jake on NPR's World Cafe
David Dye of NPR’s World Cafe says, "love this new album" about Sunnyside. Listen to full podcast here!
On the Road with Low Cut Connie - Nov 2017
I'm very happy to be going out this Nov. with one of the very best current rock n roll bands LOW CUT CONNIE!
Nov 02 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
Nov 03 Turf Club St Paul, MN
Nov 04 Gas Lamp Des Moines, IA
Nov 05 Duffy's Lincoln, NE
Nov 08 Hi-Dive Denver, CO
Nov 10 Barracuda Austin, TX
Nov 11 Rockefellers Houston, TX
2017 Tattoo Across America Tour
Once again I'll be playing at tattoo shops (and a few select other venues) across the U.S. this Sept/Oct. Here is the artwork for this year's tour by Scott Ellis of Triple Crown Tattoo Parlour in Austin, TX. See the tour page for dates.
Jake on WNYC Soundcheck
Listen to this podcast of an interview and performance with Jake and the band on WNYC Soundcheck!
JLB Trio European Tour - Fall 2017
Happy to announce a full European tour in November and December! Click here for more info.
TOUR DATES:
17-NOV: Freiburg (DE) @ The Great Räng Tang Tang
18-NOV: Stuttgart (DE) @ Goldmarks
20-NOV: Fürth (DE) @ Kunstkeller o27
21-NOV: Berlin (DE) @ Die Blaue Stunde
24-NOV: Höganäs (SWE) @ Garage Bar
25-NOV: Eksjö (SWE) @ Backarp Kulla
27-NOV: Norderstedt (DE) @ Music Star
28-NOV: Amsterdam (NL) @ Paradiso
30-NOV: Lyon (FR) @ Kraspek Myzik
01-DEC: Valence (FR) @ Mistral Palace
03-DEC: Schaffhausen (CH) @ Tap Tap
04-DEC: Zürich (CH) @ El Lokal
05-DEC: Sonneberg (DE) @ Gesellschaftshaus
06-DEC: Eppstein (DE) @ Wunderbar
07-DEC: Tilburg (NL) @ 013
08-DEC: Aachen (DE) @ Musikbunker
09-DEC: Bremen (DE) @ Lila Eule
10-DEC: Utrecht (NL) @ dBs
12-DEC: Nottingham (UK) @ Running Horse
13-DEC: London (UK) @ Sebright Arms
14-DEC: Exeter (UK) @ Cavern Club
15-DEC: Oxford (UK) @ Halfway to Seventy-Five Christmas Jamboree
16-DEC: Houffalize (BE) @ Music Lodge La Truite d Argent
Album Reviews!
Inked Magazine says "JAKE LA BOTZ’S “SUNNYSIDE” IS THE SOUND OF AMERICAN TRADITIONAL INK"
PopMatters says "One of the year's best Americana albums"
Look out for more reviews soon!
New Album on Hi-Style Records Coming May 12
My new album Sunnyside is due out May 12, 2017 on Hi-Style Records! Pre-order right here.