Tenpenny gets heavy on tour
Tenpenny will launch the first run of shows in January 2023 in promotion of his "This Is The Heavy album," due out on Sept. 16. The tour kicks off in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 26 at The Union Event Center. Warner Music Nashville's Tyler Braden will open. Ticket and VIP package on sales begin this Friday.
The tour's 2023 run includes back-to-back concerts at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Feb. 3-4. Tenpenny, a Nashville native, sold-out his first-ever headline concert there this past fall. Additional dates on the tour will be announced later.
"I'm so excited to begin 2023 with my own tour and have the opportunity to see the fans in these cities," said Tenpenny. "And having two Nashville shows in the routing is just icing on the cake/"
Tour dates are:
Jan. 26 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
Jan. 28 Los Angeles, CA The Novo
Feb. 3 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Feb. 4 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
Feb. 10 Columbus, OH KEMBA Live
Feb. 11 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
Feb. 16 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Feb. 18 Chattanooga, TN The Signal
Feb. 24 Columbia, SC The Senate
Feb. 25 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
This Friday Tenpenny will release "Good and Gone" written by him, Zach Abend, Seth Ennis, Geoff Warburton, from the upcoming CD.
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CD reviews for Mitchell Tenpenny
Mitchell Tenpenny calls his album "This is The Heavy" because "it's big. It's loud. It's in your face and drum heavy," he said. In contrast that is not at all how one would describe most country music. Thus, Tenpenny's lengthy album (a whole 20 tracks!) is country-associated, at best.
The song titles, at least, read like country songs, including "More Than Whiskey Does," "Good And Gone" and "Good Place." The latter finds ...
One big clue that Mitchell Tenpenny's "Naughty List" holiday collection is a winner, is how spontaneous and rocking is his version of "Jingle Bell Rock." He doesn't just repeat the Bobby Helms original, but instead makes it all his own. Then again, with a distinctive voice like his, he puts his personal stamp on everything.
He rocks out even more during "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," even though that one also includes upfront banjo picking. ...
If all you know about Mitchell Tenpenny is "Alcohol You Later," you may be unprepared for a few of the Christmas present surprises on his "Neon Christmas" EP. Granted, "Snow Angels" is a little too pop for its own good. However, the acoustic guitar-picked subtlety of "O Holy Night" is truly sweet, while the steel guitar-soaked "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" is the exact right winter setting for Tenpenny's vocal vibrato. ...
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