Sage Francis Announces New Album

Now this is some great news. One of the most talented wordsmith’s in hip hop has announced that he will be dropping his new album, Li(f)e, on May 11th! The artwork above was done by Shepard Fairey (the man behind the Obama “Hope” poster) which displays a provocative image of an unwavering and winged Francis caught in the crosshairs as flames rise beneath him. For more information about the actual music and the accompanying tour, hit the jump…

THE MUSIC

Musically Li(f)e is refreshingly unique. Francis’ biting and sardonic wordplay now further empowered by talented musicians including producer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine) and Jim Becker and Tim Rutili of acclaimed Chicago outfit Califone.

Francis has also enlisted a roster of uniquely talented songwriters including ex Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle, Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie, Tim Fite, members of Calexico, DeVotchKa, and Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse – each of whose compositions were then interpreted by Francis and the band. The result is a challenging and defiantly honest new album from an ever evolving artist.

THE TOUR

Sage Francis will be performing songs from Li(f)e at the upcoming South By Southwest Festival on Tuesday March 18 at The Independent, 501 Studios, 501 Brushy Street at 12:30 am.

Francis will then be embarking on a North American tour beginning with B. Dolan and Free Moral Agents starting this May.

Sage Francis Tour Dates:

SXSW @ The Independent on Thursday, March 18 at 12:30 a.m.

05/12/10 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs 480 Massachusetts Ave
05/13/10 S. Burlington, VT. Higher Ground 1214 Williston Rd
05/14/10 Portland, ME. Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St
05/15/10 Ottawa, ON. Ritual Nightclub 137 Besserer Street
05/16/10 Toronto ONT The Opera House 735 Queen St. East
05/18/10 Detroit, MI. Alvin’s 5756 Cass Ave.
05/19/10 Detroit, MI. The Bottom Lounge 1375 W Lake St
05/20/10 Milwaukee, WI. Turner Hall 1032 North Fourth St.
05/21/10 Minneapolis MN First Avenue, 701 First Avenue North
05/22/10 Columbia MO, The Blue Note 17 North Ninth Street
05/24/10 Englewood, CO. Gothic Theatre 3263 South Broadway
05/25/10 Salt Lake City, UT. Urban Lounge 241 South 500 East
05/26/10 Missoula MT. Badlander 208 Ryman St
05/28/10 Edmonton, AB. The Starlite Room 10030 102 Street NW
05/29/10 Calgary, AB. Distillery 615 7 Ave
05/31/10 Vancouver, BC. The Biltmore Cabaret, 2755 Prince Edward St.
06/01/10 Seattle WA, Showbox SoDo 1700 1st Ave.
06/02/10 Portland, OR. Berbati’s Pan 231 SW Ankeny
06/04/10 San Francisco CA, The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd.
06/05/10 Santa Cruz, CA. The Catalyst 1011 Pacific Avenue
06/06/10 Los Angeles CA, Henry Fonda Theater 6126 Hollywood Blvd.
06/07/10 Solana Beach, CA. Belly Up Tavern 143 S. Cedros Ave.
06/09/10 Pomona, CA. The Glass House 200 West Second Street
06/10/10 Tempe, AZ. The Clubhouse 1320 E. Broadway Rd.
06/11/10 Tucson AZ, Club Congress 311 East Congress
06/12/10 Albuquerque NM Sunshine Theater 120 Central Ave. SW
06/14/10 TX, .DALLAS Granada Theatre 3524 Greenville Avenue
06/15/10 Austin TX, Mohawk, 912 Red River
06/16/10 Houston TX House of Blues – Houston 1204 Caroline Street
06/18/10 Orlando FL Club at Firestone 578 North Orange Ave.
06/19/10 Atlanta, GA. The Loft 1374 W. Peachtree
06/21/10 Carrboro , NC. Cat’s Cradle 300 East Main Street
06/22/10 Washington DC Rock and Roll Hotel 1353 H St. NE
06/23/10 Baltimore MD, The Ottobar, 2549 North Howard St.
06/24/10 Philadelphia, PA. Trocadero, 1003 Arch Street
06/25/10 New York NY. Webster Hall, 125 East 11th St.

Fans will be able to pre-order next Monday at SageFrancis.net.

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~ by Shake on March 3, 2010.

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26 Responses to “Sage Francis Announces New Album”

  1. i can’t get jiggy to this!!!

    THE RAP BANDIT said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:08 pm

  2. when i first got into magic…

    SIMAR said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:10 pm

  3. “i can’t get jiggy to this!!!”

    then it wasnt meant for you.

    Shake said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:17 pm

  4. personal journals > the rest of his career

    ClackClack619 said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:30 pm

  5. ..it was an underground phenomenom..

    slug said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:31 pm

  6. dammit horrible timing! Ill be at Sasquatch. Please please come back to Calgary though.

    ian said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:35 pm

  7. Sage is great

    Evan292 said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:35 pm

  8. i think i am even getting on shake’s nerve… ha ha ha… i won’t argue with you man… it’s your site… you can post more game, b.o.b. and whatever corny chump… and i won’t go against you… cause you get props for this site man

    THE RAP BANDIT said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:41 pm

  9. I will have to grab up my “EMO” dudes and check this out when he comes to Detroit!

    willmofo said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:47 pm

  10. @THE RAP BANDIT

    i dont let comments get to me any more. no reason for it. i was just simply stating if you cant get “jiggy” with this then the music wasnt made for you. simple concept.

    Shake said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:49 pm

  11. damn… i was getting to you… wow… my bad, man… i still fuck with 75% you post though man…

    THE RAP BANDIT said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:55 pm

  12. I’ll never like Sage Francis. The first Rock The Bells concert I went to had him there and I was watching MURS on the side stage and then Sage Francis comes on and I thought he was so bad I couldn’t look away. Turns out I fucking missed Rakim because of this lame. I can’t forgive myself or this lame for that.

    OGEazy said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 3:58 pm

  13. Amazing absolutely phenomenal news. I hope the pre-orders come with that poster because that is some quality artwork right there. And I like how he split the difference with his Columbia MO stop by being exactly in between Kansas City and STL, so people from either city (like myself) only have to drive across half the state.

    side note @ clackclack: the dirt on the bottom of Sage’s boots > anything on your shit myspace page

    cya said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm

  14. Sick art, title is slick too.

    marlymarrr said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm

  15. Props on Art by Shepard Fairey, cd name (li(f)e just a lie with an f in it)
    And its been a while for a cd by Sage probly be good

    And THE RAP BANDIT look for attention somewhere else

    invise said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm

  16. invise… you are probably a emo ass nerd who needs attention therefore you called me out?! i’m in a good mood… i’ll leave your tight jean poser ass alone…

    THE RAP BANDIT said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:13 pm

  17. but i want to guzzle THE RAP BANDIT’s sperm

    invise said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:13 pm

  18. Tell this fucking satanist to go suck on baphomets dick.

    We don’t play that shit over here kid.

    When you gonna put up new French Montana bangers?

    BrokenEmpires said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:45 pm

  19. Sage is cool but way to angry at the world.

    kaosssssss said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 4:57 pm

  20. yesss he’s hitting the Troc…i’m definitely not gonna miss him this time around.

    Sir Nigel said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 5:44 pm

  21. haha…internet fighting.

    madConsumer said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 6:41 pm

  22. I gotta say, Shake’s response might have been an overreaction.

    Mike said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 7:00 pm

  23. sage kills

    bryan said this on March 3rd, 2010 at 8:51 pm

  24. I guess none of you thought the hope album was incredible? I loved it.

    Cato said this on March 4th, 2010 at 12:51 am

  25. Now everybodies like “pick a card any card”

    djelvis said this on March 4th, 2010 at 1:47 am

  26. I can’t get jiggy with this either! and that doesn’t make it bad, but it is. He’s a “sage” and I seent him get booed off the stage, I seent it!

    MaxDowski said this on March 5th, 2010 at 12:58 pm

 

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