MARCUS KING TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM EL DORADO ON JANUARY 17 2020
SINGLE THE WELL PREMIERED
VIA ROLLING STONE OUT NOW
EL DORADO TOUR KICKS OFF IN KANSAS ON OCTOBER 31
WITH A STOP AT TORONTO’S
DANFORTH MUSIC HALL ON DECEMBER 18
Marcus King today announced the release of his genre-bending debut solo record, El Dorado — produced by Grammy Award winner, Dan Auerbach, due January 17, 2020 via Fantasy Records.
Already a 23-year-old guitar phenomenon, El Dorado will further establish Marcus as an innovative songwriter and one of the most soulful voices of his generation. Following numerous sold out headline shows and triumphant festival performances with The Marcus King Band, Marcus recently announced a 32-date winter tour in support of his new record El Dorado, with a show in Toronto on December 18 at Danforth Music Hall. See all dates below.
El Dorado is a contemporary sonic exploration of classic rock, blues, southern R&B and country-soul where subtle acoustics and pedal steel shines bright alongside raucous electric guitars and blistering solos. Following their previous collaboration on song How Long, King and Auerbach co-wrote two songs for El Dorado in only three days in his Easy Eye Sound studio.
At 23 years old, Marcus King has already been performing live for 15 years and has established himself as an enthralling world class live music talent. He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, made his debut at The Grand Ole Opry and has performed with Chris Stapleton on a recent US arena tour, Crossroads Guitar Festival and at sold out headline shows including his namesake festival – The Marcus King Band Family Reunion. Previous Marcus King releases have received critical acclaim from the likes of VICE Noisey, NPR and Rolling Stone who acclaimed him an artist you need to know and described him as an “electrifying rock performer.”
El Dorado was written and recorded at Auerbach’s Nashville studio, Easy Eye Sound, with legendary writers including Paul Overstreet, Ronnie Bowman and Pat McLaughlin.
Auerbach also enlisted revered studio musicians including, drummer Gene Chrisman and keyboard player Bobby Wood. Their renowned work as members of the American Sound Studio band included Dusty Springfield’s Son of a Preacher Man, Elvis Presley’s, Suspicious Minds, and hits by Bobby Womack, Joe Tex and many others. Marcus King’s debut solo album, El Dorado will be released on his label Fantasy Records in association with Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound. Available to pre-order here. For more information please visit www.marcuskingband.com.
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MARCUS KING BAND EL DORADO TOUR DATES:
October 31 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
November 1 – Wichita, KS – Orpheum Theatre
November 2 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
November 3 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
November 5 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
November 7 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City
November 8 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
November 9 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
November 10 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
November 12 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre
November 14 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
November 15 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
November 16 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
November 17 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
November 19 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
November 21 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theatre
November 22 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
November 23 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
December 3 – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
December 5 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre
December 6 – Durham, NC – Carolina Theater
December 7 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
December 8 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
December 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
December 12 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
December 13 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
December 14 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
December 15 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
December 17 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
December 18 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
December 19 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
December 20 – Northampton, MA – Calvin Theatre & Perf Arts Center
December 21 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
January 7-12 – Jam Cruise 2020 – Marcus King solo, Miami, FL, United States
January 24-28 – Panic En La Playa Nueve, Puerto Alvaro Obregon, Mexico
April 10-12 – Byron Bay Bluesfest. Tyagarah, Australia
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