The half-Swedish/half-German singer-songwriter Peter von Poehl is pleased to announce his first US tour, opening for Yael Naim.
Peter, who released his debut full-length, Going To Where The Tea Trees Are, in the US this past June on Bella Union, the European home to artists like Fleet Foxes and Beach House, writes honest, heartfelt songs that transcend national boundaries. He has opened for Brian Wilson and Air, and regularly sells out shows in his adopted hometown of Paris. The tour with the French-Israeli Naim " who is best known for her song “New Soul,” which was used in a Macbook Air commercial " kicks off October 14 in Seattle at the Triple Door, and then crosses the country, stopping in Los Angeles, Boulder, Chicago, and New York, among other cities. Oct 14 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door Oct 15 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater Oct 17 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour Oct 19 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Oct 20 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater Oct 22 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center Oct 23 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Oct 25 Madison, WI @ Memorial Union Theater (University of Wisconsin) Oct 27 New York, NY @ Webster Hall "Von Poehl's slow-burning singing voice puts him on another planet." - SPIN.com "Given his good looks and yearning voice von Poehl could emerge as a thinking person's James Blunt... But Blunt could never contemplate the arrangements that complement these delirious melodies." - MOJO |
Going to Where the Tea Trees A re
Thirty-three year-old Peter, Swedish by his mother and German by his father,arrived in France in 1998. A musician in search of adventure, he quickly hooked up with Bertrand...
