Anderson East has had a very successful 2015. He began the year on a stretch of dates opening up for Sturgill Simpson, released a new album Delilah and took it on tour, opened for Brandi Carlile in the summer and then took the road with the Lone Bellow in the fall. The Nashville based singer has been lumped into the “country” music genre but he’s more than that. East possess a fiery, soulful Americana sound that really packs a wallop when he pushes his vocal chords to their limits.
At Webster Hall, the last stop with the Lone Bellow, East and his comrades were in fine form even as the crowd seemed more sparse than it should at a sold out show. This was the evening of the attacks in Paris after all and people may have felt more conscious about going out to a show. But hardcore fans made their pilgrimage — from the photo pit, I could see at least one person submit to their fervor for East, throwing her head back and dancing wildly. She will probably be leading a batch of new converts to one of the headlining shows on East’s winter tour.
“DEVIL IN ME TOUR”:
January 28—Louisville, KY—Headliners Music Hall*
January 29—Birmingham, AL—WorkPlay Theatre*
January 30—Atlanta, GA—Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center*
February 4—Richmond, VA—The Broadberry*
February 5—Baltimore, MD—Sound Stage Baltimore*
February 6—Charlottesville, VA—The Southern*
February 9—Vienna, VA—Jammin’ Java*
February 11—Philadelphia, PA—World Cafe Live*
February 12—New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom*
February 13—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall*
February 14—Northampton, MA—Pearl Street*
February 16—Pittsburgh, PA—The Club at Stage AE*
February 18—Cincinnati, OH—20th Century Theater*
February 19—Indianapolis, IN—The Hi-Fi*
February 20—Milwaukee, WI—Shank Hall*
February 21—Evanston, IL—SPACE*
February 23—Minneapolis, MN—Varsity Theater*
February 24—Des Moines, IA—Vaudeville Mews*
February 25—Kansas City, MO—The Riot Room*
February 27—Denver, CO—Larimer Lounge†
February 29—Salt Lake City, UT—The State Room†
March 3—Spokane, WA—The Bartlett†
March 4—Seattle, WA—Tractor Tavern†
March 5—Vancouver, BC—The Cobalt†
March 6—Portland, OR—Mississippi Studios†
March 8—Sacramento, CA—Harlow’s†
March 10—Mill Valley, CA—Sweetwater Music Hall†
March 11—San Francisco, CA—The Independent†
March 12—West Hollywood, CA—The Troubadour†
March 13—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up Tavern†
*with special guest Andrew Combs
†with special guest Dylan Leblanc