I think we could all use some happy music in our lives, right? If you’re feeling down or you just need a pick-me-up to get you through the rest of this morning, perhaps “Celebrate Tonight” by Allen Stone will do it for you!
The fun music video was directed by Jon Jon Augustavo, the director who has gotten more than 160 million views for his Macklemore & Ryan Lewis videos for “Thrift Shop” and “Same Love.”
Stone is an up-and-coming artist who has a soulful, mellow sound tons of music lovers will enjoy. Here’s more about Stone:
“Stone, a 25-year-old musician from the tiny backwoods town of Chewelah, WA, was VH1’s first ‘You Oughta Know’ artist of 2013 and was voted one of mtvU’s ‘Freshman 5’ for fall 2012. His video for ‘Unaware’ – filmed in his mom’s living room – has more than two million views. ‘If you like Steve Wonder…meet Allen Stone, a ‘Goldilocks’ blond-haired, blue-eyed soul singer,’ said The New York Times. ‘Allen Stone catches you off guard. But as the brain starts to process, you know you’re hearing something authentic.’ ‘Stone excels in self-penned songs that get thick and heavy: music meant for contemplation,’ observed NPR Music’s Ann Powers. ‘A sense of promise permeates these tracks.’
Watch the video for “Celebrate Tonight” below the post. If you want to see Stone perform live, he’ll be peforming all week at SXSW and other festival stops will include Coachella, Wakarusa and Bonnaroo. Here’s the complete listing of tour dates:
3/13 – Austin, TX SXSW – IFC Crossroads House (badges only)
3/13 – Austin, TX SXSW – Antone’s – Pandora Showcase – FREE SHOW
3/13 – Austin, TX SXSW – Papi Tinos – Walmart Soundcheck/T- Mobile House Party – FREE SHOW
3/14 – Austin, TX SXSW – Maggie Mae’s – Red Light Management Showcase (badges only)
3/15 – Austin, TX SXSW – The Empire Garage -The Circus Showcase – FREE SHOW
3/15 – Austin, TX SXSW – Rusty Spurs – Swinghouse/Hype Showcase- FREE SHOW
3/23 – West Lafayette, IN – Elliott Hall of Music/Purdue University with Macklemore
3/28 – Melbourne, Australia – Northcote Social Club
3/30 – Sydney, Australia – Blue Beat
3/31 – Byron Bay, Australia – Bluesfest
4/1 – Byron Bay, Australia – Bluesfest
4/4 – Tokyo, Japan – Blue Note (two shows)
4/5 – Tokyo, Japan – Blue Note (two shows)
4/11 – Walla Walla, WA – Whitman College – FREE SHOW
4/13 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival
4/20 – Indio, CA – Coachella Festival
4/27 – Austin, TX – Republic Square Park – Food and Wine Festival
5/10 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
5/11 – Napa, CA – Napa Valley Expo – Bottle Rock 2013
5/18 – Fort Worth, TX – Fort Worth Music Festival
5/29 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
5/30 – Birmingham, AL – Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
5/31 - Ozark, AR Wakarusa – Mulberry Mountain
6/13-16 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
6/20 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant – with O.A.R.
6/21 – Kansas City, MO – The Crossroads -with O.A.R.
6/22 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – with O.A.R.
6/25 – St. Paul, MN – The Myth – with O.A.R.
6/28 – Chicago, IL – Charter One Pavilion – with O.A.R.
6/29 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park – with O.A.R.
6/30 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Music Festival – with O.A.R.
7/1 – Muskegon, MI – Coast West Music Festival – with O.A.R.
7/5 – Portland, OR Tom McCall Waterfront Park – Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival
7/6 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion – with O.A.R.
7/7 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica – with O.A.R.
7/10 – Lewiston, NY – Art Park – with O.A.R.
7/11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE – with O.A.R.
7/13 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre – with O.A.R.
7/16 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues – with O.A.R.
7/17 – Charleston, SC – Family Circle Magazine Stadium – with O.A.R.
7/20 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle – with O.A.R.
7/21 – Raleigh, NC – The Red Hat Amphitheater – with O.A.R.
7/25 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing – with O.A.R.
7/26 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre – with O.A.R.
7/27 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion – with O.A.R.
7/28 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – with O.A.R.
7/31 – Chesterfield, VA – Pocahontas State Park – Heritage Amphitheater – with O.A.R.
8/1 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion – with O.A.R.
8/3 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center – with O.A.R.
8/10 – Peshastin, WA – Icicle Ridge Winery
