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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Rachael Sage Premieres New Song “Invisible Light” on PopMatters.com Today<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Additional Tour Dates Announced<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">10<sup>th</sup> Studio Album Haunted By You Out May 22<sup>nd</sup>
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a run of special pre-release live shows, <b>Rachael Sage</b> has premiered new song
<b>“Invisible Light”</b> today on <b>PopMatters.com</b>. Hear it <a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/157475-rachel-sage-invisible-light-mp3-popmatters-premiere/">
here</a> and then head over to <a href="http://www.rachaelsage.com">www.rachaelsage.com</a> tomorrow to get the free download of the song. Rachael recently gave us another sneak peek of her 10<sup>th</sup> studio album,
<b><i>Haunted By You</i></b> (MPress Records) out <b>May 22<sup>nd</sup></b>, with the premiere of new track
<b>“Abby Would You Wait” </b>on<b> <i>Huffington Post</i></b>. That song is also available now for free download on her web site.</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Additionally, <b>
Rachael </b>has just announced several more live dates. She will open for the legendary
<b>Judy Collins</b> during two special Northeast shows <b>May 2<sup>nd</sup></b> <b>
and </b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">3<sup>rd</sup></span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">. After
<span style="color:black">an album release show at <b>Joe’s Pub</b> in <b>NYC</b> on
<b>May 19<sup>th</sup></b>, </span>she</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> will hit the road to continue her U.S. tour, hitting cities in June that include
<b>Lexington, KY, Evanston, IL, Indianapolis, IN, Raleigh, NC</b>, and <b>Birmingham, AL</b>.
<b><i>Haunted By You</i></b> is a stunning new collection of guitar and piano-driven songs
<span style="color:black">about </span>the pain and pleasure of passion and soulmates – don’t miss your chance to see one of independent music’s most celebrated performers bring these new songs to life on stage.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Rachael has had an illustrious career, respected and praised by the likes of the
<b><i>Wall Street Journal, New York Times,</i></b> <b><i>Rolling Stone </i></b>and<b><i> Billboard</i></b>. She has shared the stage with
<b>Ani DiFranco</b>, <b>Sarah McLachlan</b>, and <b>Shawn Colvin </b>and has garnered many accolades including the
<b>Grand Prize</b> in <b>The John Lennon Songwriting Contest</b> as well as several
<strong><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">OUTmusic</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-weight:normal"> and</span></strong>
<b>Independent Music Awards</b>.<span style="color:black"> This year the independent label that she owns and operates,
<b>MPress Records, </b>received its first GRAMMY nod with <b><i>Seth Glier’s</i></b> “<b>The Next Right Thing</b>” as well as its first Billboard charting record with
<b><i>Melissa Ferrick’s</i></b> “<b>Still Right Here</b>”.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Praise for Rachael Sage:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“Genuine talent…where there’s poignancy there is also subtlety, unforced passion and knowing observation.” –
<b>Rolling Stone <br>
</b><br>
“…her keen ironic sense of humor and quirky sense of the profound is what makes her special as a songwriter…Sage is the stitch between the great rock and pop traditions of the past and what those traditions have wrought in the hypermodern world of the present.
- <b>Billboard<br>
</b><br>
“…a uniquely rebellious style as quirky as it is passionate – the quintessential East Village Renaissance woman.” –
<b>Keyboard</b></span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.rachaelsage.com">www.rachaelsage.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(photo credit: Deborah Lopez)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Rachael Sage U.S. Tour Dates:</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">*newly announced dates in bold<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Apr 22<sup>nd</sup> Cambridge, MA @ Club Passim (w/ Gregory Douglass)
<br>
Apr 27<sup>th</sup> S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground (w/ Gregory Douglass)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Apr 28<sup>th</sup> Portland, ME @ Blue (w/ Gregory Douglass)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Apr 29<sup>th</sup> New Haven, CT @ Café Nine (w/ Gregory Douglass)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">May 2<sup>nd</sup> Barre, VT @ Barre Opera House (opening for Judy Collins)<br>
May 3<sup>rd</sup> Norfork, CT @ Infinity Hall</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(opening for Judy Collins)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 5<sup>th</sup> New York, NY @ Lincoln Center (Rubenstein Atrium) - “Meet the Artist” Series
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 5<sup>th</sup> Binghamton, NY @ Cyber Café West
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 10<sup>th</sup> New York, NY @ Lincoln Center (Rubenstein Atrium) - “Target® Free Thursdays”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">May 19<sup>th</sup> New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub – CD Release Party
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 1<sup>st</sup> Lexington, KY @ Natasha’s Bistro
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 3<sup>rd</sup> Evanston, IL @ S.P.A.C.E
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 5<sup>th</sup> Madison, WI @ The Frequency (w/ Vogelzang and Phox)
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 7<sup>th</sup> Des Moines, IA @ Ritual Café
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 9<sup>th</sup> Louisville, KY @ Rudyard Kipling
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 10<sup>th</sup> Indianapolis, IN @ Fallen Leaf Concert Series</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 12<sup>th</sup> Philadelphia, PA @ The Tin Angel (w/ SONia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 13<sup>th</sup> Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java (w/ SONia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 14<sup>th</sup> Roanoke, VA @ The Blues BBQ Co. (w. SONiA)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 15<sup>th</sup> Raleigh, NC @ Pour House Music Hall (w/ SONiA)
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 20th Decatur, GA @ Eddie’s Attic (w/ SONiA)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 21<sup>st</sup> Cleveland Heights, OH @ Evans Amphitheatre - Cain Park (w/ Dar Williams)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">June 22<sup>nd</sup> Birmingham, AL @ Moonlight on the Mountain (w/ SONiA)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information on
<b>Rachael Sage</b>, please contact: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com">carla@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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