KACEY JOHANSING

April 2nd. New! Video for “Honey”.
Written by Kacey Johansing from the album “Grand Ghosts”
Directed by Amanda Marsalis
Art Directed by Simone Rubi
Produced by Simone Rubi
Edited by Patrick Nelson Barnes
Dress by Ashley Eva Brock
Special guests: Alia Shawkat, Jessi Campbell, Simone Rubi

SEE BELOW FOR MP3S, VIDEOS, TOURDATES, and PHOTOS. FOR PRESS, CLICK HERE UPCOMING SHOWS: April 6 @ The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco,Ca Tix HERE May 15 @ The Roundhouse in London                   w/ Kings of Convenience Tix HERE May 19 Paris @ TBAMay 23 Moscow @ Zelenyi Teatr w/ Kings of ConvenienceMay 25 Erfurt, Germany @ Franz MehlhouseMay 27 Cologne, Germany @ Gebaeude 9May 28 Franfurt, Germany with Chris Cohen @ Hafen 2May 29 Berlin, Germany @ ChaletJune 1 Bergen, Norway @ TBAJune 3 Stockholm, Sweden @ LandetAvailable for shows in Europe during this time. Please contact kaceyjohansing @ gmail.com for bookingDescribed by The Bay Bridged as “gorgeous acoustic pop”, San Francisco based musician Kacey Johansing creates songs with meandering melodies, lush harmonies and moody aural landscapes. Weaving together elements of folk, jazz, pop and classical music, it sounds as if she spent years studying in old smoky theaters with icons Leonard Bernstein and Joni Mitchell directing the show, and The Beach Boys in the orchestra pit. A soulful, honeyed voice and lilting vibrato land her the leading role. Collaboration has proven to be a fundamental part of Johansing’s creative process. She has been a member of San Francisco groups Geographer and Honeycomb, and is a current member of the experimental folk duo Yesway. Johansing has shared the stage and contributed to projects with local talents Tune-Yards, Sean Hayes, Mirah and Thao Nguyen and has collaborated with French filmmaker Vincent Moon. Johansing’s latest release and sophomore LP, Grand Ghosts, evokes the wilderness of the California coastline that she now calls home and the isolated mountain towns in Colorado where she grew up. Sonically and thematically darker than her debut album Many Seasons (2010), Grand Ghosts grapples with loss, paying homage to loved ones who passed during the making of the record.   While Many Seasons reads more like a playbill, featuring a rotating cast of skilled friends and local musicians, Grand Ghosts was intended to capture the chemistry shared by the more permanent cast consisting of Johansing (electric guitar, piano, organ, vocals), Jeremy Harris (guitar, piano, vocals, and string arrangements), Robert Shelton (keyboards), James Riotto (bass), Ezra Lipp (drums), and Andrew Maguire (vibraphone, percussion). CLICK HERE to Go to Kacey Johansing’s Facebook page for frequent updates

SEE BELOW FOR MP3S, VIDEOS, TOURDATES, and PHOTOS. FOR PRESS, CLICK HERE

UPCOMING SHOWS:
April 6 @ The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco,Ca Tix HERE
May 15 @ The Roundhouse in London
                   w/ Kings of Convenience Tix HERE
May 19 Paris @ TBA
May 23 Moscow @ Zelenyi Teatr w/ Kings of Convenience
May 25 Erfurt, Germany @ Franz Mehlhouse
May 27 Cologne, Germany @ Gebaeude 9
May 28 Franfurt, Germany with Chris Cohen @ Hafen 2
May 29 Berlin, Germany @ Chalet
June 1 Bergen, Norway @ TBA
June 3 Stockholm, Sweden @ Landet

Available for shows in Europe during this time. Please contact kaceyjohansing @ gmail.com for booking

Described by The Bay Bridged as “gorgeous acoustic pop”, San Francisco based musician Kacey Johansing creates songs with meandering melodies, lush harmonies and moody aural landscapes. Weaving together elements of folk, jazz, pop and classical music, it sounds as if she spent years studying in old smoky theaters with icons Leonard Bernstein and Joni Mitchell directing the show, and The Beach Boys in the orchestra pit. A soulful, honeyed voice and lilting vibrato land her the leading role.

Collaboration has proven to be a fundamental part of Johansing’s creative process. She has been a member of San Francisco groups Geographer and Honeycomb, and is a current member of the experimental folk duo Yesway. Johansing has shared the stage and contributed to projects with local talents Tune-Yards, Sean Hayes, Mirah and Thao Nguyen and has collaborated with French filmmaker Vincent Moon.

Johansing’s latest release and sophomore LP, Grand Ghosts, evokes the wilderness of the California coastline that she now calls home and the isolated mountain towns in Colorado where she grew up. Sonically and thematically darker than her debut album Many Seasons (2010), Grand Ghosts grapples with loss, paying homage to loved ones who passed during the making of the record.   While Many Seasons reads more like a playbill, featuring a rotating cast of skilled friends and local musicians, Grand Ghosts was intended to capture the chemistry shared by the more permanent cast consisting of Johansing (electric guitar, piano, organ, vocals), Jeremy Harris (guitar, piano, vocals, and string arrangements), Robert Shelton (keyboards), James Riotto (bass), Ezra Lipp (drums), and Andrew Maguire (vibraphone, percussion).

CLICK HERE to Go to Kacey Johansing’s Facebook page for frequent updates

Kacey Johansing on Chasing the Moon

Kacey Johansing by Vincent Moon. The film is STAR CREEK, a collective sonic film released as volume 8 of Petites Planètes.

Honey.Sugar.Molasses.

Angel Island

Grand Ghosts

UPCOMING SHOWS: April 6 @ The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco,Ca Tix HERE May 15 @ The Roundhouse in London                 w/ Kings of Convenience Tix HERE May 18  Brussels TBAMay 19 Paris TBAMay 23 Moscow @ Zelenyi Teatr w/ Kings of ConvenienceMay 25 Erfurt, Germany @ Franz MehlhouseBerlin and other dates TBA

UPCOMING SHOWS:

April 6 @ The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco,Ca Tix HERE
May 15 @ The Roundhouse in London
                 w/ Kings of Convenience Tix HERE
May 18  Brussels TBA
May 19 Paris TBA
May 23 Moscow @ Zelenyi Teatr w/ Kings of Convenience
May 25 Erfurt, Germany @ Franz Mehlhouse
Berlin and other dates TBA