JON McLAUGHLIN APPEARS ON THE TONIGHT SHOW AND ITUNES SALES OF INDIANA JUMP 60 %

            Following his premiere appearance last Tuesday night on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, sales of Jon McLaughlin’s acclaimed release    INDIANA jumped over 60% at the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com)! In addition, the American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist is gearing up for a rigorous four-month tour schedule starting this weekend.  Since the May 1^st release of INDIANA, Jon has been touring virtually non-stop (including a month with Grammy award-winning guitarist Jonny Lang).

            Jon’s upcoming road trip includes four weeks of shows with northern California singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles (starting August 27^th), then two weeks with Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini (starting September 30^th).  The itinerary is peppered with solo headlining dates, and climaxes with a homecoming concert at Anderson University, Jon’s hometown alma mater in Indiana.  (Please see tour schedule below.)  Shortly thereafter in October, Jon will join Kelly Clarkson for seven weeks on her much-anticipated tour (dates to be announced).

            Named one of “The Boys of Summer” by US Weekly magazine, Jon will be seen performing on the August 24^th episode of the CBS-TV daytime drama The Bold & The Beautiful, alongside American Idol alumn Elliot Yamin. This has been a busy season for Jon, who was featured June 10^th on the NPR (National Public Radio) program “Weekend Edition,” which resulted in INDIANA rocketing up the Amazon charts.  Later that month, he performed “Beautiful Disaster” live on NBC’s The Today Show.  USA Today highlighted the song, noting:  “The title’s first word is how he sees her.  The second word is how she sees herself.  The sad thing is he’s right.” 

            INDIANA’s title tune pays tribute to Jon’s hometown of Anderson.  He has written songs for the album with the Matrix, Jamie Houston, Grammy-nominated Marcus Hummon, Matthew Gerard, and Kevin Griffin (of Better Than Ezra).  The album was produced by Jamie Houston (credits: Santana, Jessica Simpson, Macy Gray, The Calling) and Greg Wells (Natasha Bedingfield, Veronicas, OTEP, Rufus Wainwright); and was mixed by Chris Lord Alge.

JON McLAUGHLIN ON TOUR

Date                      City                             Venue                        

Aug.   18            *  Lafayette, IN                Tippecanoe Mall

          27            *  Seattle, WA                 Crocodile Cafe 

Co-Headline with Sara Bareilles:                                              

Aug.   28                Portland, OR                Doug Fir Lounge 

          29                Sacramento, CA           Harlow's Night Club 

          31                San Francisco, CA       Great American Music Hall 

Sept.  4                  Los Angeles, CA          Roxy Theatre

          5                  Tucson, AZ                  Club Congress 

          8              *  Denver, CO                 Johnson & Wales U. Amph.

          11                Minneapolis, MN         Varsity Theater 

          13                Bloomington, IN           Bluebird 

          14                Chicago, IL                  Martyr's 

          15            *  Indianapolis, IN            Marian College 

          19                New York, NY            Bowery Ballroom

          21                Providence, RI             Decibel

          22                Portland, ME                The Station

          24                Philadelphia, PA           World Cafe (radio)

          26                Richmond, VA             Canal Club

          28            *  South Bend, IN            Notre Dame University

          29            *  Rock Island, IL            Augustana College

Direct Support For Paolo Nutini:                                               

Sept.  30                Decorah, IA                 Regents Center (Luther College)

Oct.   1                  Detroit, MI                   St. Andrews Hall

          2                  Cleveland, OH             House of Blues

          4                  Washington, DC           9:30 Club

          5                  Baltimore, MD             Ram’s Head Tavern

          6                  venue tbd                     Boston, MA

          8                  Pittsburgh, PA              Mr. Small's Theatre

          10                Indianapolis, IN            Egyptian Room/Murat Center

          11                Milwaukee, WI            The Pabst Theater

          12                Madison, WI                Barrymore Theater

          13            *  Anderson, IN               Anderson University 

Contact:
Karen Wiessen, 212.603.3950 
email: karen.wiessen@umusic.com