tours announced: Phony Ppl, Lee Ranaldo, CL Smooth, more

The following new tours were announced. Check the Tour Dates category every day for more.

PHONY PPL

After wrapping up a tour with Pusha T (which includes two nights at NYC's Irving Plaza next week), soulful hip hop group Phony Ppl will play a headlining show at NYC's Mercury Lounge on 12/28 (the Friday between Christmas and New Year's). Head here for all upcoming dates, and check out the band's new video for "Way Too Far," taken from this year's very solid mō’zā-ik, below.

LEE RANALDO

Having just appeared at the screening of the Daydream Nation concert film at Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo has a few NYC shows coming up. First, he'll be performing at the "Love Speech" benefit show at Murmrr Theater on 12/1, before a show with his Electric Trim Trio at Union Pool on 12/21. Lastly, he'll be appearing at Joseph Arthur's annual New Year's Day show at City Winery. Lee also has a new live album out next month.

CL SMOOTH

Legendary NY rapper CL Smooth, best known for his work with Pete Rock, is promising that his "They Reminisce Over You Tour" will be "going down nationwide in 2019." So far, he's only announced the NYC show happening 1/10 at SOB's with DJ Mell Starr, DJ Sinque, and Nine. Stay tuned for more dates.

LIVE FROM HERE WITH CHRIS THILE

Chris Thile announced more guests for his upcoming Live From Here shows, including St. Vincent, Jason Isbell, Death Cab For Cutie, and more.

BABY DEE

Transgender performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, classically trained harpist and onetime circus sideshow performer Baby Dee is retiring from playing live but still has shows in London and NYC before she's done.

Browse our Tour Dates category for even more tours you may have missed.