SXSW Preview! Brett Dennen’s “Sydney (I’ll Come Running)

I first saw Brett Dennen many moons ago, opening for my friends ALO in Santa Barbara. It’s hard not to notice him, physically-speaking – he’s a very tall redhead with a babyface. A shy guy who sang pop songs so cute and sweet that they just didn’t seem to match his stature, as strange as that might sound.

But I loved his music right away and, in the years since, he seems to get better and better! KCRW’s Chris Douridas is among his biggest fans and he hosted him for a live performance a couple years back and he had a big hit on our airwaves with “Make You Crazy.”

Jason Bentley has been spinning his new single almost every day on Morning Becomes Eclectic so I’m sure you’ve heard the excellent “Sydney (I’ll Come Running)”

I cannot wait to hear more songs from the new album “Loverboy,” out April 12 on Dualtone Records, and I’m SO excited that he will be performing on March 16 as part of KCRW’s official day showcase at SXSW! See the full lineup here and his other tour dates below!

RR

March 16th Austin, TX KCRW Showcase at SXSW!

*May 5th Houston, TX Fitzgerald’s

*May 6th Austin, TX La Zona Rosa

May 7th Dallas, TX Granada

*May 9th Orlando, FL Beacham Theater

*May 10th Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room

*May 11th Tampa, FL State Theatre

*May 13th Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse

*May 14th Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom

*May 15th Asheville, NC Orange Peel

May 17th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts

May 18th Boston, MA Royale

May 19th New York, NY Webster Hall

May 21st Washington, DC 9:30 Club

*May 23rd New Haven, CT Toad’s Place

*May 24th Portland, ME State Theatre

*May 26th Burlington, VT Higher Ground

*May 27th Montreal, QC Café Campus

May 28th Toronto, ONT Opera House

*May 29th Detroit, MI St Andrew’s Hall

*June 1st Louisville, KY Headliners

*June 2nd Indianapolis, IN The Vogue

June 3rd Chicago, IL The Vic Theatre

June 4th Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom

June 5th Minneapolis, MN Pantages Theatre

June 7th Aspen, CO Belly Up

June 8th Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

June 9th Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue

June 10th Boise, ID Knitting Factory

June 11th Spokane, WA Knitting Factory

*June 13th Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre

*June 14th Seattle, WA Moore Theatre

*June 15th Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom

June 17th Chico, CA El Rey Theatre

*June 18th Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre

*June 19th San Diego, CA House of Blues

*June 21st Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre

*June 22nd Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre

*June 23rd Las Vegas, NV Silverton Casino

June 24th Reno, NV Knitting Factory

June 25th Oakland, CA Fox Theatre