Ahead of her performance with Owen at this week’s Pygmalion Festival (at Silvercreek on Thursday), Kenna Mae has debuted a new video for her song “Trash” off of the upcoming Blue Darlin release. The video was shot by John Isberg of Swede Films at the Lincoln Theatre in Decatur.
In addition to that, you can check out a bunch of tour dates listed below.
STRONG COFFEE TOUR
- Thurs 9/24 Pygmalion Festival, Urbana IL – 6:30pm (Silvercreek Restaurant) supporting Owen
- Sat 9/26 Salt Fork Arts Festival, Fairmount IL – 5pm (Sleepy Creek Vineyards)
- Mon 10/5 Daytrotter Session, Rock Island IL
- Mon 10/5 Rozz Tox, Rock Island, IL
- Sat 10/10 The Iron Post, Urbana IL – 6pm (Record Release –Early Show)
- Sat 10/10 The Iron Post, Urbana IL – 9pm (Record Release – Late Show)
- Thurs 10/15 Rural on Tap, Rockford IL
- Fri 10/16 The Root Note, LaCrosse WI
- Sat 10/17 Uncommon Ground, Chicago IL
- Sun 10/18 Union Coffee House, Buchanan MI
- Mon 10/19 Be Here Now, Muncie IN
- Tues 10/20 The Basement, Nashville TN
- Thurs 10/22 Zoe’s Coffee House, Gastonia NC
- Sat 10/24 Acoustic Coffeehouse, Johnson City TN
- Fri 10/30 Greyhouse Coffee, West Lafayette IN
- Sat 10/31 Loose Cobra, Tolono IL w/ Lonely Trailer and ACME Principle
- Mon 11/2 WEFT Session, Champaign IL
- Fri 11/6 Jackson Avenue Coffee, Charleston IL
More dates to come!
Unfamiliar with Kenna Mae? Check out her bio, and read the piece Maddie did a while back on her.
“I’m outta money, outta weed/out of all the things I thought I’d need
outta whiskey, outta beer/out of all the people I held so dear
passed out, blackout drunk / never wanted so little but needed so much”21-year old folk/country/blues outlaw Kenna Mae Reiss introduces herself thusly on single “Sober Enough” from her debut record Blue Darlin. Anyone surprised by this world-weary approach from such a young artist hasn’t spent much time in Urbana, Illinois dive bars, honky-tonks and open mic’s the last couple years. With the guiding hand of local producer James Treichler, the songs on Blue Darlin came together over several recording sessions during much of 2015. The 11 tracks on her debut are a reflection of her small-town influences — barroom country, straight ahead blues, and gentle acoustic heartbreakers.
Ask anyone who has seen Kenna Mae play live and they can attest. Her words and voice are used as weapons designed to make you see, make you feel. The artist as confessor, commiserator, warrior. She’s fearless. Often downright hilarious. She makes grown men cry in their beers. She’s been called ballsy, but soulful would suffice. Don’t call her a female singer-songwriter, she’ll cut you in two.
Tales of small-town nights, regrets and heartbreak may bring to mind outlaw contemporaries like Lydia Loveless and Nikki Lane, but don’t put Kenna Mae in a category. She’s likely to bust right out of it.
