Brittany Howard’s “Stay High” (Official Live Session) Is Out Today
Brittany Howard gives a joyful, transcendent performance of “Stay High” – the first single from her debut solo album, Jaime – in a new live video, directed by Danny Clinch. Shot at Sound Emporium in Nashville, the clip debuted earlier today on AFROPUNK.com, coinciding with the announcement that Howard will perform at AFROPUNK Brooklyn this Sunday, August 25.
View “Stay High” (Official Live Session) below
Pre-Order Jaime HERE
Prior to this weekend’s festival, Howard will headline two shows at Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club (August 23 and 24). Her North American tour will also include an evening at New York City’s Beacon Theatre (September 24) and a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Theatre at Ace Hotel (October 8 and 9). She’ll be accompanied by the band seen in the new live video: drummer Nate Smith and bassist Zac Cockrell (Alabama Shakes), who both also played on Jaime, keyboardist Paul Horton (Alabama Shakes), guitarists Alex Chakour (Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings) and Brad Allen Williams (José James, CeCe Winans) plus Alabama Shakes’ background vocalists Lloyd Buchanan (who also plays keys), Karita Law and Shanay Johnson.
Tickets are available at www.brittanyhoward.com. Every online ticket purchased for the U.S. headline dates on the fall tour will include a CD of the new album, Jaime. See below for full itinerary and newly announced supporting acts.
In a four star review, MOJO said, “Jaime is a giant leap forward: a testimony of liberation, creatively uncompromising but just as accessible as Howard’s old music.” Rolling Stonehailed it as “her most ambitious recording ever, full of synthed-out psychedelic funk, druggy soul ballads, hip-hop loops, and lyrics grappling with her past, including sexuality, family tragedy, religious guilt and more.” AFROPUNK noted, “It’s an album that is all about turning the things Howard once looked away from – maybe even kept private for understandable reasons – and finds something new and beautiful from it.”
Brittany Howard – Tour Dates
North America
8/23 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club *
8/24 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club *
8/25 | Brooklyn, NY | AFROPUNK Festival
9/18 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theater #
9/19 | St. Paul, MN | Palace Theatre #
9/20 | Chicago, IL | Riviera Theatre #
9/22 | Toronto, ON | Rebel #
9/24 | New York, NY | Beacon Theatre ^
9/25 | Boston, MA | House of Blues +
9/27 | Philadelphia, PA | The Fillmore +
10/5 | Austin, TX | ACL Festival
10/8 | Los Angeles, CA | Theatre at Ace Hotel **
10/9 | Los Angeles, CA | Theatre at Ace Hotel **
10/12 | Austin, TX | ACL Festival
10/13 | Atlanta, GA | AFROPUNK Festival
International
8/29 | London, UK | EartH Hackney
8/31| Stradbally, IRL | Electric Picnic
9/2 | Amsterdam, NL | Paradiso
9/4 | Paris, FR | Alhambra
10/29 | Basel, CH | Baloise Session
11/2 | Bilbao, ES | BIME Live
* Thelma and the Sleaze supporting
# MonoNeon supporting
^ Nate Smith + KINFOLK supporting
+ Charlie Bereal supporting
** Bardo supporting