Paula Nelson in the Chicago area:
10:30 p.m. Saturday, September 6
FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn
Tickets: $10; Information: 708.788.2118
www.paulanelsonband.com
TEXAS CHANTEUSE PAULA NELSON
TO PLAY FITZGERALD'S IN CHICAGO AREA
Daughter of International Music & Film Star Willie Nelson
Blooming on Summer Tour Across U.S.
AUSTIN, Texas - Soulful, sultry singer-songwriter Paula Nelson
and her band will play a show in the Chicago area in early September
of her one-of-a-kind blues- and country-tinged rock sound, as
captured on her latest album, LUCKY 13 (Pedernales Records; February
2008).
Nelson and the band play at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, September 6,
at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn. Tickets are $10;
information: 708.788.2118, wwwfitzgeraldsnightclub.com.
Nelson - who will play the BMI Stage at Austin City Limits Music
Festival on September 26 - has earned high praise for LUCKY 13.
Says Texas Music Times: "Paula ranges from blues to Beatles
on LUCKY 13, and the result is a fun musical ride … the most
notable tracks on the CD are 'Fire Below,' 'Baby You're Mean,'
'Find Your Way,' 'Standing Tall' and 'Day to Day Love.' In all,
Paula Nelson delivers her own individual treat of a record …
[that] stands all on its own with or without a famous name. A
must-have."
Backed by a guitar-driven Southern rock sound, the singer-songwriter
with alto-to-soprano lead vocals, strong keyboards learned at
her aunt's knee, and writing depth and breadth brought together
jazzy rockers, seductive love songs and ballads like the elegant
"Day to Day Love" (with her father, Willie, and brother,
Luke Nelson).
She grew up in the aura of her outlaw-country music-making father
and his compadres, influenced by the vocals of such models as
Rita Coolidge and the caring encouragement of Austin club owner
Clifford Antone. In the early 1990s, she was performing all over
Austin. She's appeared with her father often, including the Farm
Aid concerts in Fort Worth and in 2007 in New York City.
Paula Nelson will spend August criss-crossing Texas, and this
fall, the Paula Nelson Band tours nationally, playing Arkansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and
Tennessee.
Paula Nelson Band upcoming shows include:
August 13, Hill's Cafe, Austin (w/ The Derailers)
August 14, The Rockin' Rodeo, Denton (w/ Micky and the Motorcars)
August 15, Central Market North, Austin
August 16, Back Porch Cantina, Kerrville, Texas
August 21, House of Blues, Dallas
August 22, Big Slick's, Westminster, Texas
August 23, City Limits, Stephenville, Texas (w/ Cory Morrow)
August 29, The Auslander, Fredericksburg, Texas
August 30, Poodie's Hilltop Bar, Austin
August 31, BatFest, Austin
September 3, Sticky Fingerz, Little Rock, Ark.
September 4, George's Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville, Ark. (w/
Charlie Robison)
September 5, End of the Trail Rally, Kansas City, Mo.
September 6, FitzGerald's, Berwyn, Ill.
September 9, Lee's Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis
September 10, House of Bricks, Des Moines, Iowa
September 11, Whiskey Tango, Omaha, Neb.
September 12, Million Dollar Elm Casino, Sand Springs, Okla.
September 13, Overtime Sports Bar, Burleson, Texas
September 19, Lorraine's, Marble Falls, Texas
September 20, Fitzwilly's, College Station, Texas
September 25, The Armadillo Palace, Houston
September 26, BMI Stage, Austin City Limits Music Festival
September 27, Yucatan Beach Club, Coppell, Texas
October 3, Lonestar Saloon, Uvalde, Texas
October 5, Woody's Beach Bar, Galveston
October 12, Turkeyfest, Cuero, Texas
October 18, Railroad Blues, Alpine, Texas
October 19, Texas Coffee, San Angelo, Texas
October 21, Dulcinea's, Denver
October 22, Oskar Blues, Lyons, Colo.
October 23, Aggie Theater, Fort Collins, Colo.
October 24-25, Whiskey River, Grand Junction, Colo.
October 26, Blondie's Pub and Grub, Cortez, Colo.
October 27, Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, N.M.
November 1, South Padre International Music Festival, SPI, Texas
November 8, Fitzwilly's, College Station, Texas
November 14, Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta
November 15, Double Door Inn, Charlotte, N.C.
November 16, Patrick Sullivan's, Knoxville, Tenn.
November 19, 3rd and Lindsley, Nashville
November 28, The White Elephant Saloon, Fort Worth
November 29, Iron Horse Sports Bar, Palestine, Texas
* Acoustic performance by Nelson and band-mate George Devore
Interview times are available as well as press kits and review
CDs.
For more information, visit http://www.mcguckinpr.com/mcguckin/paula_nelson/paula_nelson.htm
Also see www.paulanelsonband.com and www.myspace.com/paulanelsonband.
Media Contact: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com
Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com
