Matt Nathanson tour follows Outside Lands Festival gig

Matt Nathanson’s music has been featured on hit shows like “Scrubs” and “One Tree Hill,” and soon it will be heard in venues across the United States. The folk rocker has announced plans to headline a 37-date tour supporting his 2007 release “Some Mad Hope.”

After a couple warm-up shows, Nathanson’s club and theater gigs will kick off September 28 in Indianapolis, IN, and wrap November 22 in Detroit, MI. Singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin will open on all dates in support of her sophomore release, 2008’s “Firesight.”

“Some Mad Hope” is the sixth album for Nathanson, who debuted in 1993 with “Please.” It wasn’t until the past few years that his songs began providing the soundtrack for prime time television’s hottest sitcoms and dramas. But, according to Nathanson, the delay in mainstream recognition might not necessarily be a bad thing.

“I don’t think I really understood how to make a record until this one,” Nathanson said about “Some Mad Hope” on his Web site. “The process and the result had much more of a dynamic to it — like we weren’t just presenting songs — it felt like the longest childbirth in the history of childbirths, but by the end, we really got it.”

Prior to headlining his U.S. trek, Nathanson will be performing at the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival on August 23. Over fifty musical acts are slated to perform at the three-day festival in San Francisco, CA, which includes sets from Radiohead and Beck on August 22; Tom Petty and Regina Spektor on August 23; and Jack Johnson and Wilco on August 24.

Matt Nathanson itinerary:
(Dates subject to change.)