If Juliana Hatfield and I were to have a conversation, it might go like this:
Me: Hey!!
Juliana: Hi, how's it going? (in the most amazingly cute, girly, child-like voice)
Me: Teehee. Good.
Me (again): You are super awesome. Way more awesome than Liz Phair.
Me (again): I'm just sayin'.
Juliana: Um, thanks.
[Awkward silence]
Okay, in reality, it'd probably be nothing like that -- more like an awkward, "Hi, I'm a big fan. Okay bye." Anyway, I'm not sure why I have this thing with comparing totally awesome artists with so-so artists of similar nature, but I do. I guess it has something to do with feelings of resentment toward certain less-talented artists who garner medium-to-large amounts of success, while other, more talented artists can only muster mere college radio "success" and a fanbase of forty-somethings.
Getting to the point, Miss Hatfield is releasing How to Walk Away, her 10th solo album, August 19 on her own label Ye Olde Records. To commemorate her many decades of awesomeness, Hatfield is also releasing a memoir, When I Grow Up, a promotional companion piece to her new album. She's also doing some touring and various promotional stops, including a Tonight Show appearance August 25, a performance on NPR's "World Café" September 10, and a gig at New York City's Housing Works Bookstore Café on October 23, as part of the CMJ Music Marathon.
Upcoming Hatfield tourdates:
$ Hayden
# CMJ Music Marathon
