'Fragile' from SAM RAVENNA mixes vintage Motown flavored soul music, neo-soul funk beats, avant-guard Jazz and psychedelic dub

Sam Ravenna’s sophomore release, “Fragile”, picks up where his self-titled EP leaves off, and dives deeper into what drives Ravenna as an artist. From vintage Motown flavored soul music, neo-soul funk beats, yacht rock, to experimental avant-guard Jazz and psychedelic dub, ‘Fragile’ simultaneously throws you back to the past, and plunges you deep into the future. To record the album, Sam and his Lake Tahoe based band set up an extensive studio at the house of drummer and sound engineer, John Riley. They laid the foundation for a 14 track album, all while being inspired by the views of a massive alpine lake just outside the window.

Ravenna hits the road this fall with New Orleans soul-man Eric Lindell, opening the tour solo and lending bass and vocals to Lindell’s band. Ravenna’s solo show allows a place for the root of his songs to come through, and gives the listener a more intimate experience of his voice and message.

Tour Dates:

AUG 30 - Clarks Grove, MN - Harmony Park

AUG 31 - Clarks Grove, MN - Harmony Park

SEP 01 - Clarks Grove, MN - Harmony Park

SEP 06 - Lafayette, LA - The Grouse Room

SEP 07 - New Orleans, LA - One EyedJacks

SEP 08 - Houston, TX - Continental Club

SEP 14 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall

SEP 15 - Tampa, FL - Skippers Smokehouse

SEP 16 - Atlanta, GA - Smiths Olde Bar

SEP 17 - Boston, MA - City Winery Boston

SEP 18 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Pour House

SEP 19 - Charlotte, NC - Midwood Guitar Studio

SEP 21 - Baltimore, MD - Mothers

SEP 23 - Edgewood, MD - Club 66

SEP 25 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine

SEP 30 - Ringwood, NJ - Live at Drews

OCT 02 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Church

OCT 04 - Jacksonville Beach, FL - Mojo's Kitchen

OCT 05 - Mobile, AL - Moe's Orginal BBQ

OCT 12 - Costa Mesa, CA - Tiki Bar

OCT 13 - Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley

OCT 14 - Clipper Mills, CA - Gold Coast Coffee & Bakery

OCT 16 - Petaluma, CA - The Big Easy

OCT 17 - Hopland, CA - Hopland

OCT 18 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of the Hill

OCT 19 - Bombay Beach, Ca - Saint Rocke

OCT 20 - Denver, CO - Cervantes' Other Side

OCT 23 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads Saloon

OCT 24 - St Louis, MO - The Bootleg At Atomic Cowboy

OCT 26 - Berwyn, IL - Fitzgerald's

OCT 28 - Chicago, IL - Space

OCT 30 - Nashville, TN - City Winery