Coloradoan (he’s really from South Africa, but for all intents and purposes, the guy rests his head to sleep here) is exploding with lots of great news. The punk folkie (he style was dubbed  punk folk by the Indigo Girls) has a new album on the burner and a tour that starts with his album release party in Boulder. First on tap for Isakov is a KBCO Studio C appearance and a May 15^th CD release show at Boulder, Colorado’s Fox Theatre.  Look for the multi-instrumentalist on the road w/Brandi Carlile (she also makes an appearance on the record doing a Leonard Cohen Cover). Call me crazy, but the new album cover bears a striking resemblance to a children’s book that just won the John Newbery award. The name of the new release  to hit the streets May 19th is, This Empty Northern Hemisphere.

Gregory Alan Isakov-Evelyn [mp3]

Gregory Alan Isakov’s list of confirmed tour dates is as follows:
May 15 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre (CD Release Performance)
May 19 Nashville, TN Belcourt Theatre (with Brandi Carlile)
May 20 Atlanta, GA Eddie’s Attic (with Brandi Carlile)
May 21 Athens, GA Melting Point (with Brandi Carlile)
May 22 Birmingham, AL WorkPlay Theatre (with Brandi Carlile)
May 23 Mobile, AL Blue Gill (with Brandi Carlile)
May 24 New Orleans, LA House of Blues (with Brandi Carlile)
May 27 Houston, TX House of Blues (with Brandi Carlile)
May 28 New Braunfels, TX Gruene Hall (with Brandi Carlile)
May 29 Dallas, TX Granada Theater (with Brandi Carlile)
May 30 Austin, TX Texas Union Theater (with Brandi Carlile)
June 3 Tucson, AZ Leo Rich (with Brandi Carlile)
June 4 Santa Monica, CA Broads Stage (with Brandi Carlile)
June 5 San Diego, CA Anthology (with Brandi Carlile)
June 6 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre (with Brandi Carlile)
June 7 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall (with Brandi Carlile)
June 9 Yountville, CA Lincoln Theatre (with Brandi Carlile)
June 10 Bend, OR Tower Theatre (with Brandi Carlile)
June 11 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater (with Brandi Carlile)