Dylan LeBlanc played Mercury Lounge (while Lissie was at Webster Hall) -- pics & more dates

February 3, 2011

The MUSE: Your debut album was just released this summer. What have the last few months been like for you?

Dylan LeBlanc: I worked really hard touring. It’s been a big change in my life, kind of giving up control and having people work for me. It’s weird. Not having to book my own shows. It’s kind of cool. I like it. I feel like I’m very happy. I feel like I’m moving forward, and I’ve gotten a lot better over the course of the last year and several months. Playing new songs, it’s been really great.

Who are some of the artists and songs that inspired you to get out there and create your own music?

Dylan LeBlanc: As far as artists go, I like what a lot of people like. I like Wilco a lot. They were big throughout my teenage years. And a lot of Neil Young, classic rock, classic folk music. As far as songs go, the first song that made me instantly love music was “Out On The Weekend” from Harvest (Reprise). That was the first real, good song that made me want to start writing songs. I just like that song for some reason, and that whole album. We played a lot of good stuff at my house.

Dylan LeBlanc‘s hard touring brought him to Rock Shop on 1/27 (he played the show before Wye Oak) and Mercury Lounge on 1/28 (where these pictures come from).

The Mercury Lounge show in direction competition with a show featuring his tourmate Lissie at Webster Hall that night. The two resumed their tour together after NYC and keep going for about another week. Later this month Dylan hops on tour with Lucinda Williams who then plays two shows at Webster Hall without him.

All tour dates, more pictures from the Merc show, and some videos from Lissie’s date with Webster Hall, below…

Lissie singing “Bully” at Webster Hall NYC (1/28/11)

Lissie – Everywhere I Go (live) at Webster Hall

Lissie – Wedding Bells

Dylan Leblanc – 2011 Tour Dates
Thu Feb 3 ’11 (9 PM) Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge *
Sat Feb 5 ’11 (8 PM) Atlanta, GA The Loft – Atlanta *
Mon Feb 7 ’11 (9 PM) Birmingham, AL Bottletree *
Tue Feb 8 ’11 (9 PM) New Orleans, LA The Parish *
Thu Feb 10 ’11 (9 PM) Austin, TX Antone’s *
Fri Feb 11 ’11 (11 PM) Austin, TX Saxon Pub
Fri Feb 18 ’11 (8 pm) Iowa City, IA Englert Theatre +
Sun Feb 20 ’11 (7 pm) Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant +
Mon Feb 21 ’11 (8 PM) Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant +
Wed Feb 23 ’11 (8 pm) Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall +
Fri Feb 25 ’11 (8 pm) Bloomington, IN Buskirk-Chumley Theater +
Sat Feb 26 ’11 (8 pm) Nelsonville, OH Stuart’s Opera House +
Tue Mar 1 ’11 (7:30 pm) Erie, PA Mercyhurst College: Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center +
Wed Mar 2 ’11 (8 pm) Ann Arbor, MI 75% w. The Ark +
Mon Mar 7 – State Theatre – Ithaca, NY +
Tue Mar 8 – The Music Hall – Portsmouth, NH +
Wed Mar 9 – House of Blues – Boston, MA +
Mon Mar 14 – Count Basie Theatre – Red Bank, NJ +
Tue Mar 15 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC +
Wed Mar 16 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC +
* w/ Lissie
+ w/ Lucinda Williams

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LISSIE – 2011 TOUR DATES
Feb 1 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC*
Feb 2 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC*
Feb 3 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN*
Feb 5 The Loft Atlanta, GA*
Feb 7 The Bottletree Birmingham, Alabama*
Feb 8 House of Blues (Parish Room) New Orleans, LA*
Feb 10 Antone’s Austin, TX*
Mar 11 Härterei Club (Maag-Areal) Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Mar 12 Harterei Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Mar 13 Ampere Club Munich, Germany
Mar 15 Luxor Köln, GERMANY
Mar 16 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands, NLD
Mar 18 La Maroquinerie Paris 20, FRANCE
Mar 19 DEN ATELIER Luxembourg-City – Luxemburg, GERMANY
Mar 19 Den Atelier Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
Mar 21 Uebel und Gefährlich w/ Tokyo Police Club Hamburg, DE
Mar 22 Little Vega Copenhagen, DK
Mar 22 Göta Källare Stockholm, SWEDEN
Mar 23 Göta Källare Folkungagatan 45, Stolckholm, SWEDEN
Mar 25 FOLKEN STAVANGER, NORWAY