For those not in the know, veteran troubadour Steve Poltz has just released his new album, STARDUST AND SATELLITES, today via Red House Records.

Produced by Oliver Wood and Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers, STARDUST AND SATELLITES is Poltz’s 14th studio album and comprises another exuberant, thoughtful batch of songs that celebrate life in all of its stages.

Throughout over three decades in music, Steve Poltz has done it all and more. He even co-wrote Jewel’s Hot 100-topping megahit “You Were Meant For Me,” fronted ‘90s underground legends The Rugburns and has built a huge cult following for his solo tours.

A gonzo entertainer, storyteller and prolific collaborator (Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, to name just two), Poltz, now in Nashville, enlisted members of The Wood Brothers for STARDUST AND SATELLITES.

It’s an album dealing with loss (he’s lost both parents in the past two years), simple joys and childhood memories — summer baseball games, a stint he did with Up With People, and more.

1. Wrong Town
2. Conveyor Belt
3. Can O’Pop
4. Frenemy
5. It’s Baseball Season
6. Up With People
7. Lord and Savior
8. Let’s Stay Together
9. Miles In My Heart
10. Stardust and Satellites

This vibrantly alive, creatively heartfelt album opens on the joyously fervent storytelling of Wrong Town and the lusciously orchestrated Conveyor Belt, and backs those up with the jaunty Americana alt-rock of Can O’Pop, the spun gossamer of Frenemy and then come the perky fun of It’s Baseball Season and the rhythmic foot tapper Up With People (Back in High School I loved you, but I didn’t have the courage to tell you. Because I was high on Quaaludes and listening to Foreigner).

Up next is the quietly frenetic posture of the Gospel-imbed Lord and Savior and that is itself followed by the earthy balladry of Let’s Stay Together, the album rounding out on the delightfully jaunty Miles In My Heart, coming to an all too soon close on the diligently crafted, unfeigned balladry of the title track Stardust and Satellites.

Tour 2022:
MARCH
1 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
2 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
4 – Sun Valley, ID – Sun Valley Museum (SOLD OUT)
5 – Boise, ID – The Olympic
6 – McCall, ID – Foresters Club
9 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre
10 – Denver, CO – The Soiled Dove Underground
11 – Boulder, CO – eTown Hall
12 – Colorado Springs, CO – Friends House Concerts
25 – Safety Harbor, FL - Safety Harbor Art & Music Center
30 – St. Augustine, FL – Original Café Eleven
31 – Bluffton, SC – Roasting Room Lounge & Listening Room

APRIL
3 – Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
4 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
10 – Piermont, NY – Turning Point Café
12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Loft at City Winery
13 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
14 – New York, NY – City Vineyard by City Winery
15 – Cambridge, MA – Club Passim
16 – Exeter, NH – The Word Barn
20 – Oakville, ON – The Moonshine Café (SOLD OUT)
21 – Owen Sound, ON – Heartwood Concert Hall
22 – Orillia, ON – Roots North Music Festival *
23 – Haliburton, ON – Haliburton County Folk Society
25 – Picton, ON – Acoustic Grill
26 – Toronto, ON – The Dakota Tavern
27 – Toronto, ON – The Dakota Tavern

MAY
17-21 – Joshua Tree, CA – BaHOOTenzie Folk Fest + SongSchool @ Joshua Tree Music Festival *
26-29 – Cumberland, MD – Del Fest *
26-29 – Grass Valley, CA – Strawberry Music Festival *

JUNE
24-26 – Greenfield, MA – Green River Festival *
30-7/1 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival *

* Festival Appearance
† w/special guest Aaron Lee Tasjan
†† w/ The Rugburns & special guests Oliver Wood and Lindsay Lou
# w/special guest Crystal Bowersox

Steve Poltz - Can O’Pop (Official Animated Video)

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