Announces Summer Tour Dates
with Robert Earl Keen, Colin Hay, Brandi Carlile, and John Moreland
“Ruston Kelly is a name you’ll be hearing more of.”
– American Songwriter
“Black Magic” is a crescendoing rocker that ponders the bewitching pull of romance –
and how it can easily disappear in a cloud of smoke.”
– Rolling Stone
“The track has a familiar country drive to it, but one that sparks of Ryan Adams’ alternative take on the genre”
– Consequence of Sound
RUSTON IS THIS MONTHS ARTIST YOU NEED TO KNOW ON ROLLING STONE: http://rol.st/2rzntyU
Halloween EP on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Spotify
New York, NY – Nashville singer and songwriter, Ruston Kelly, who just announced a summer tour, has teamed up with American Songwriter to premiere his video for “Black Magic.” The powerful and evocative track is the first single off Kelly’s debut EP, Halloween, which is available now via Washington Square Music. The EP, produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit, Jenny Lewis), mixes folk lyricism, grunge attitude, country heart, Americana spirit and rock energy to create his unique and haunting sound. Check out the video for “Black Magic” here: http://bit.ly/2swHxij. You can find tour dates below for dates with Robert Earl Keen, Colin Hay, Brandi Carlile, and John Moreland.
Kelly tells American Songwriter, “This song was an attempt to understand the devil in the wrong kind of love. An absorption into weaker parts of yourself that by some bewitching force, leave you drained and filled by a blackness. The video was meant to show this blackness… running and walking within the person who suffers from bad love.”
Kelly’s Halloween has already earned acclaim from outlets like Consequence of Sound, RELIX, Apple Music, CMT, Rolling Stone, All Access, and KCRW. The EP has racked up over 1 million Spotify streams, while “Black Magic” was featured on the season finale of the hit CBS show Scorpion. Additionally, the Netflix original show “The Ranch” recently featured Kelly’s track “Hollywood” in its season 2 premiere.
Despite Halloween being the world’s first official introduction of Ruston Kelly as a front-man, Kelly has already garnered success in the music business, writing hit songs for Tim McGraw (“Nashville Without You”), Josh Abbott Band (“Front Row Seat”), and more.
“When people hear my songs, I want them to be affected in the way music affected me before I started doing it for a living,” Kelly states. “I want them to think, ‘Damn, that made me feel something important I didn’t know I needed to feel.'”
Kelly, who has previously toured with artists such as The Lumineers, Lee Ann Womack, Joseph, and Shakey Graves, as well playing festivals such as Bonnaroo and Stagecoach, will also be performing with Brandi Carlile next month, as well as SLOSS Music & Arts Festival. All tour dates are listed below.
Tour Dates
*With Robert Earl Keen
July 11 – Charlotte, NC – The Neighborhood Theatre
July 12 – Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head Onstage
July 13 – Richmond, VA – The National
July 14 – Alexandria, VA – Birchmere
*SLOSS Fest
July 15 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Fest
*With Robert Earl Keen
July 16 – Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall
July 17 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
July 18 – Albany, NY – The Egg
July 19 – Pawling, NY – Daryl’s House Club
July 20 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
July 21 – Black Mountain, NC – Pisgah Brewing Co. Outdoor Stage
July 22 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
*With Brandi Carlile
July 23 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Botanical
*With Colin Hay
September 7 – San Antonio, TX- Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
September 8 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater
September 9 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
*With John Moreland
September 12 – Tampa, FL – Jaeb Thater
September 13 – Gainesville, FL – Loosey’s Downtown
September 14 – Tallahassee, FL- Fifth & Thomas Kitchen