Marty Stuart Plots U.S. Tour, Shares Kaleidoscopic ‘Torpedo’ Video
Marty Stuart will support the release of his new album Way Out West with an extensive spring tour, which was previewed with a show last night at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Included on the trek are numerous headlining shows as well as festival dates, plus a pair of shows supporting the Steve Miller Band at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
As suggested by its title, Way Out West focuses heavily on the sounds and themes of the American West, inspired by Stuart’s experiences the Mojave Desert. Previously released songs “Whole Lotta Highway (With a Million Miles to Go)” and “Way Out West” conjure the restless spirit of a traveling musician seeing countless mile markers drift past, while numerous others evoke the sun-baked mystery of the desert.
On the album’s spacey instrumental “Torpedo,” Stuart and his crack band the Superlatives nod to California’s wave-chasing surf rock era of the early Sixties with off-kilter, reverb-heavy guitar solos and propulsive rhythm. The “Torpedo” video comes with some of that Sixties style as well, using colorful stills from the studio recording process like the opening credits of a forgotten spy film.
Way Out West, which was produced by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, arrives March 10th. Next up, Stuart is set to play a solo acoustic benefit show March 1st for New York’s Housing Works.
Marty Stuart tour dates:
March 1 – New York, NY @ Housing Works
March 10 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena (C2C Festival)
March 11 – Glasgow, Scotland @ Clyde Auditorium (C2C Festival)
March 12 – London, England @ O2 Arena (C2C Festival)
March 17 – French Lick, IN @ French Lick Resort Event Center
March 18 – Stoughton, WI @ Stoughton Opera House
March 19 – Eau Claire, WI @ State Theatre
March 23 – Newport, KY @ The Southgate House
March 24 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium (supporting Steve Miller Band)
March 25 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium (supporting Steve Miller Band)
March 28 – McMinnville, TN @ Bluegrass Underground
April 6 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hifi
April 7 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Raver Bar
April 8 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners
April 9 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
April 11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
April 19 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
April 20 – Buffalo, NY @ The Tralf Music Hall
April 22 – Stafford Springs, CT @ Palace Theatre
April 23 – Phoenixville, PA @ Colonial Theatre
April 25 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
April 26 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
April 28 – Mt. Tabor, NJ @ At the Tabernacle
April 29 – Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere
April 30 – Wilkesboro, NC @ Merlefest
May 3 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
May 4 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
May 5 – Birmingham, AL @ The Lyric
May 6 – Knoxville, TN @ The Bijou Theatre
May 11 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
May 12 – Kansas City, MO @ Folly Theatre
May 13 – Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
May 28 – Cumberland, MD @ DelFest
June 7 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium (Late Night Jam)
June 17 – Hunter Mountain, NY @ Mountain Jam
June 23 – Bremen, GA @ Mill Theatre