I love Lost. A lot. I've been one of those fans that drives their friends nuts with their theories of how it ties all together, and have been since the beginning. But, the thing about Lost, you see, is that the DVR is our friend. SO, when Sondre Lerche comes to town in support of his new record, Heartbeat Radio, then I set Lost aside (for a brief time), go see Sondre rock out by his solo self at the House of Blues, thoroughly enjoy it while occasionally wondering if the bomb that Juliet set of at the end of season five really did reset the timeline.

I've had the opportunity to see Sondre before, and you can hear recordings of this show from Houston supporting his brilliant first record, Faces Down, back in 2003, and this show supporting the two records he released in 2007, Phantom Punch and Dan In Real Life.

Well the new record doesn't disappoint, possibly his strongest contender since Faces Down, featuring his signature pop melodies and some nifty production (check out the video for If Only below.)



I wasn't sure if the tour was going to be full band Sondre, or solo Sondre. Solo is what we got, and it was interesting to hear the new tracks sans all other instrumentation. The good news is that Sondre keeps it interesting, with slightly different variants of the track to play up the solo nature.

Check him out if he's coming near you on this tour - great date option. Side note, his opening band JBM (Jesse Marchant) was also excellent. I'd never heard of him before - check out his site and be sure to show up early.

Tour Dates:
The Parish Austin, TX 02/03/10
The Meridian Houston, TX 02/05/10
The Parish at the House of Blues New Orleans, LA 02/06/10
Club Downunder Tallahassee, FL 02/08/10
The Social Orlando, FL 02/09/10
The Earl Atlanta, GA 02/11/10
Workplay Theatre Birmingham, AL 02/12/10
12th & Porter Nashville, TN 02/13/10
The Old Rock House St. Louis, MO 02/15/10
Record Bar Kansas City, MO 02/16/10
The Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, MN 02/17/10
Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL 02/19/10
The Frequency Madison, WI 02/20/10
Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI 02/21/10
Mac's Bar East Lansing, MI 02/22/10
Majestic Cafe Detroit, MI 02/23/10
Zanza Bar Louisville, KY 02/25/10
Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA 02/26/10
Castaways Ithaca, NY 02/27/10
Carnegie Hall Manhattan, NY 03/02/10
Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA 03/04/10
Rock & Roll Hotel Washington, DC 03/05/10
Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ 03/06/10
City Winery New York, NY 03/23/10

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