Jose Gonzalez fall tour celebrates Samba Soul at BAM and hosts a backyard campfire news

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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > JOSE GONZALEZ TO PERFORM AT THE 2008 > AUSTIN CITY LIMITS FESTIVAL > > ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR DATES INCLUDING MULTI-PERFORMANCE STANDS IN > OAKLAND AND NEW YORK CITY > > Nearly one year after the release of his critically lauded > sophomore album In Our Nature (Mute), Jose Gonzalez will continues > to wow audiences across the United States. This fall sees Gonzalez > returning to North America to play the 2008 Austin City Limits > festival. Dates include a four show stand at Yoshi’s in Oakland, > marking Jose’s first performance in the East Bay, and a performance > at the prestigious Orange County Performing Art Center in Costa > Mesa, CA. The September shows will have Jose’s “Friends” on > percussion and vocals in tact. In December he will be part of the > multi-artist Red Hot + Rio show at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera > House in Brooklyn,NY. The series celebrates the legacy of Brazil’s > Samba Soul movement, and as well as Gonzalez features Bebel > Gilberto, CeU, Curumin, Otto, and others to be announced. > > It has been a great year for Gonzalez so far. In Our Nature was > championed by Pitchfork as showing enough “talent to make good on > those lofty Pink Moon comparisons.” Gonzalez was nominated for a > Plug Award as “Male Artist Of The Year”, and invited to perform on > The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan Obrien, and > Jimmy Kimmel Live. His live performances were widely praised: USA > Today wrote of the “rapt crowd smiling private smiles,” as he > performed in Washington, DC, and the Boston Herald noted that > “Boston’s rowdy college crowd paid Jose Gonzalez the highest > compliment at the Paradise: The packed house stood silent and > listened to him” The New York Times remarked on his performance as > “nice and forceful, just alone with his instrument, his voice dry > and his guitar laden with echo.” > > Gonzalez also chose to lead by example with a Green Tour of North > America, hoping to encourage what he described as “the ripple > effect that it might bring.” With help form Reverb Rock > (www.reverbrock.org) he worked to reduce and offset his carbon > emissions while on tour, helping to reduce his carbon footprint by > 76 tons of CO2. > > Beyond the release of the full-length In Our Nature, Gonzalez > digitally released the In Our Nature Remixes EP - featuring remixes > from Todd Terje, Penchenga Nord, Beatfanatic, and Landberg & > Skogehall - on Earth Day, April 22nd. > > González also released the digital single “Teardrop” featuring the > exclusive b-side “Four Forks Ache” on May 6th. (”Teardrop” is > originally performed/recorded by Massive Attack). > > Needless to say, it has been a busy and triumphant year for this > talented artist. For a taste of what to expect live check out > González as featured on Pitchfork TV: http://www.pitchfork.tv/dont- > look-down/jos-gonzlez > > > > www.jose-gonzalez.com > www.myspace.com/josegonzalez > www.mute.com > > > Tour Dates Below: > > September 2008 > 23 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi’s (Early) > 23 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi’s (Late) > 24 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi’s (Early) > 24 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi’s (Late) > 25 - Costa Mesa, CA - Samueli Theatre > 27 - Austin, TX - Ausin City Limits > 28 - Brooklyn, NY - The Yard (Backyard Campfire) > > December 2008 > 04 - Brooklyn, NY - BAM > 05 - Brooklyn, NY - BAM > 06 - Brooklyn, NY - BAM

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