Four years after her solo debut, experimental R&B rocker Santigold is back with her second studio album, Master of My Make-Believe.
With an impressive list of producers, including Q-Tip and Diplo, the Philly-bred singer revives the unorthodox sounds and creative musicality that helped popularize 2008's Santogold. Lead singles "Big Mouth" and "Disparate Youth" spread across the music blogosphere earlier this year.
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After hitting the stage during SXSW and Coachella, Santigold is taking her latest act across the country. The tour kicked off with a performance at New York's Bowery Ballroom on April 30. She's set to stop in more than 20 cities along the way, ending on August 12 at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco.
Listen to Santigold's Master of My Make-Believe in its entirety on NPR; and check out the artist's 2012 North American tour dates below. Santigold's Master of My Make-Believe is now available in stores and online.
April 30: New York City, Bowery Ballroom May 8: Philadelphia, the Trocadero May 9: Providence, R.I., Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel May 11: Portland, Me., State Theatre May 12: Clifton Park, N.Y., Northern Lights May 15: Toronto, Kool Haus May 16: Buffalo, N.Y., Town Ballroom May 25: George, Wash., Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch Festival) May 26: Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom May 28: Salt Lake City, In the Venue May 29: Denver, Ogden Theatre June 4: Phoenix, the Crescent Ballroom June 6: Dallas, House Of Blues June 7: Houston, House of Blues June 9: Manchester, Tenn., Bonnaroo June 10: Indianapolis, Egyptian Room June 12: St. Louis, Mo., the Pageant June 13: Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall June 15: Cincinnati, Bogart's June 16: Pittsburgh, Stage AE June 18: Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club June 19: Baltimore, Rams Head Live! June 22: Boston, House Of Blues June 23: New York City, Governors Ball Music Festival June 29: Cleveland, House of Blues June 30: Rothbury, Mich., Electric ForestAug. 4: Chicago, LollapaloozaAug. 5: Montreal, OsheagaAug. 11: Las Vegas, the Pool @ the CosmopolitanAug. 12: San Francisco, Outside Lands Festival
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