Jackson Browne playing in Paso Robles Aug. 8
Legendary musician Jackson Browne announced today that he will make a stop at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 8 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the first leg of his 2015 U.S. Summer Tour to support his new album, Standing In The Breach. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 14 at 10:00 AM.
Standing In The Breach, Browne’s new studio album, is a collection of ten songs, at turns deeply personal and political, exploring love, hope, and defiance in the face of the advancing uncertainties of modern life.
Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was honored with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
Browne’s career began in the mid-60s in Los Angeles and Orange County folk clubs. Except for a brief period in NYC in the late 1960s, he has always lived in Southern California. His debut album came out on David Geffen’s Asylum Records in 1972. Since then, he has released fourteen studio albums and four collections of live performances.
In 2002, he was the fourth recipient of the John Steinbeck Award, given to artists whose works exemplify the environmental and social values that were essential to the great California-born author. He has received Duke University’s LEAF award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts, and both the Chapin-World Hunger Year and NARM Harry Chapin Humanitarian Awards. In 2004, Jackson was given an honorary Doctorate of Music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, for “a remarkable musical career that has successfully combined an intensely personal artistry with a broader vision of social justice.”
Jackson Browne is currently on a world tour with his band, with upcoming dates in Japan and Europe. For more information, visit www.jacksonbrowne.com. Tickets range from $51.00 to $91.00, plus applicable service charges. The Vina Robles Amphitheatre is located at 3800 Mill Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446, (805) 286-3680.
