(Big Hassle) Lenka will be previewing songs from her forthcoming album, Two, in four appearances at SXSW and a short U.S tour leading up to the album's release. The West Coast run - which also features Greg Laswell - launches April 1st at San Francisco's Rickshaw Stop and will include a show at Los Angeles' legendary Troubadour on April 13th.
Lenka will also be performing on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday, April 20th.
Two, set for release on April 19th by Epic Records, is the follow-up to Lenka's self-titled debut album, which entered at #3 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart in late 2008 and contained "The Show," which became a No. 1 single at radio in several countries. Lenka recorded much of Two with producer David Kosten (Bat for Lashes), working at Ray Davies' Konk Studios in North London. She also recorded with Eg White (Adele), Sunny Levine (Pete Yorn, Happy Mondays), Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) and Guy Sigsworth (Björk, Seal).
SXSW:
3/17Austin, TX The Roxy Theatre Presents...Austinrox at Rusty Spurs 9pm
3/18Austin, TX Texas Tornado at Red Eye Fly 4:15pm
3/19Austin, TX Maggie Maes3:30 pm
3/19Austin, TX The Tap Room-Hotel Café Showcase9:00 pm
Headlining Tour with Greg Laswell:
4/1San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
4/2Arcata, CA Depot/Humboldt State University
4/3Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
4/4Seattle, WA Crocodile Café
4/7Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
4/8Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
4/10Fresno, CA Fulton 56
4/12Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar
4/13Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
4/14San Diego, CA Anthology
