NEWS: Keller Williams Announces 2015 Fall Tour Dates
Today, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams announces his Fall 2015 tour plans, bringing a variety of his projects - including Keller Solo, More Than a Little, Keller and The Keels, and the debut of his new Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes - to stages across the country.
Keller starts his 2015 Fall Tour on August 27 at the CEFCU Center Stage in Peoria, Indiana, debuting his new project, Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes. The Keller Williams Trio spends the next few months bouncing around the country – with stops throughout the Midwest in September and November, in Colorado in late October, and in select East Coast markets in late September, October and Early December.
In between shows with Keller Williams Trio, find Keller and The Keels, Keller Williams’ Grateful Gospel, or his funk outfit Keller Williams with More Than A Little at various U.S. festivals including Lockn’ Festival, Luna Light, Magnolia Fest and others; and Keller solo headlining select clubs along the way.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Keller hosts “Thanksforgrassgiving” with an all-star lineup of bluegrass buddies: Travis Book and Chris Pandolfi (The Infamous Stringdusters), Larry Keel, Jason Carter (Del McCoury Band) and Jay Starling (Love Cannon). Catch Thanksforgrassgiving at The National in Richmond, VA on November 27 and the 9:30 Club in D.C. on November 28.
See below for the complete list of currently confirmed tour dates. Tickets and information all shows available at the brand new www.kellerwilliams.net.
The complete list of Keller Williams confirmed tour dates is as follows:
July 17 Northwest String Summit Northern Plains OR Keller Williams with The Travelin' McCourys and Keller Williams' Grateful Grass
July 23 Floydfest Floyd VA Keller Williams' Grateful Grass, Keller & The Keels, Keller Williams Solo
July 25 Farm Fest Buena Vista NJ Keller Solo
August 8 Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival Alta WY Keller Williams' Grateful Grass
August 16 Peach Fest Scranton PA Grateful Gospel ft. John Kadlecik
August 21 SPACE Evanston IL Keller Solo
August 22 Bell’s Beer Garden Kalamazoo MI, Keller Williams Solo Plus Keller Williams' Grateful Grass Featuring Special Guests
August 27 CEFCU Center Stage Peoria IN Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes / Old Shoe
August 28 Majestic Live Madison WI Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes / The Accidentals
August 29 Cabooze Minneapolis MN Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes / The Accidentals
September 5 Backwoods Music Festival Stroud OK
September 6 US National Whitewater Center Charlotte NC Keller Williams with More Than a Little
September 13 Lockn' Festival Arrington VA Keller Williams' Grateful Gospel ft. John Kadlecik
September 18 Old Rock House St. Louis MO Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes
September 19 The Vogue Indianapolis IN Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes
September 24 - Friday, September 25 Resonance Festival Pataskala OH Keller Solo
September 26 The Tralf Buffalo NY Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes
October 3 Homegrown Music Festival Mebane NC Keller Solo
October 4 Luna Light Festival Darlington MD Keller & The Keels
October 8 Holston River Brewery Bristol TN Keller Solo
October 9 Creatures of the Night Music & Arts Festival Adams TN
October 10 Mustang Music Festival Corolla NC Keller Williams with More Than a Little
October 18 Magnolia Music Festival Live Oak FL Keller Williams' Grateful Gospel featuring Stu Allen
October 23 Aggie Theatre Fort Collins CO Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes / Cabinet
October 24 Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom Denver CO Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes / Cabinet
October 29 Boulton Center Bayshore NY Keller Solo
November 5 Redstone Room Davenport IA Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes / Old Shoe
November 6 The Waiting Room Lounge Omaha NE Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes / Old Shoe
November 12 Warehouse Live Houston TX An Evening with Keller Williams and EOTO
November 13 Trees Dallas TX An Evening with Keller Williams and EOTO
November 14 Scoot Inn Austin TX An Evening with Keller Williams and EOTO
November 27 The National Richmond VA “Thanksforgrassgiving” with Travis Book, Chris Pandolfi, Larry Keel, Jason Carter, and Jay Starling / Cabinet
November 28 9:30 Club Washington D.C. “Thanksforgrassgiving” with Travis Book, Chris Pandolfi, Larry Keel, Jason Carter, and Jay Starling / Cabinet
December 3 V-Club Huntington WV Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes
December 4 State Theatre State College PA Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes
December 5 Mr. Small's Theatre Pittsburgh PA Keller Williams Trio featuring Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes
January 6 - Wednesday, March 11 Jam Cruise Keller Williams with More Than a Little
Additional dates to be announced.
Earlier this year, Keller Williams released his 20th official album, Vape. The release hits during Keller’s 20th year of making music. On Vape, Keller offers up 10 original tracks - some road tested and some brand new. With a hugely successful career spanning two decades under his belt, the music on Vapesomehow finds Keller more confident delivering his signature, often off-the-wall storytelling. Backed by a variety of fellow musicians including Samson Grisman/bass, John Kadlecik/guitar, Ronnie McCoury/mandolin, Rob McCoury/banjo, Alan Bartram/bass, Jason Carter/fiddle and others - Keller’s playing has never been more precise and versatile.
About Keller Williams: For two decades, the ever-prolific Keller Williams has defined the term independent artist. And his 20 recordings tell only half the story. Launching in the early 90’s as the original one-man-band, Keller’s ability to improvise to his determinedly quirky tunes despite the absence of an actual band quickly became the stuff of legend. Today, Keller’s reputation as an exciting, unpredictable continues to be as relevant as 20 years ago.
As a very early adopter of the technique called live phrase sampling or looping, Keller’s solo stage show is constructed around Keller singing his compositions and choice cover songs while accompanying himself on an acoustic guitar and creating samples on the fly in front of the audience. More recently, Keller has also become known for his multi-genre musical projects involving an always-stellar backing band - such as the bluegrass-leaning Keller and The Keels, Grateful Grass, Keller Williams with The Travelin’ McCourys, and his original funk outfit Keller Williams with More Than a Little, among others.
No matter what the configuration, Keller always reveals himself as an artist of great stylistic breadth and infinite imagination on a continuous quest for the new. Keller Williams has never followed the prescribed path laid out by the conventional music business but rather one of his own making. It’s a path that has served him well.
