Boston, MA-based Americana soul act Hayley Jane and the Primates are getting ready to drop their sophomore album, We’re Here Now, on September 29th. Turkuaz guitarist Craig Brodhead worked with the band in the studio to produce the new album. The group will be heading out on a 21-date Fall tour, headlining their own gigs along with providing support on select dates for Spafford and Pink Talking Fish.

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The hard working band put plenty of sweat into their 2017 dates thus far, with appearances at the Peach Music Festival, FloydFest, and moe.down, with standout lead singer Hayley Jane putting in some special sit-ins with the likes of Michael Franti, Twiddle, moe., and many more throughout the summer months. For their upcoming tour, Hayley Jane and the Primates will play an album release parties at Higher Ground in Burlington (with Pink Talking Fish), The Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge, Stage One at FTC in Fairfield, and Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg—the latter of which being a special event dubbed The Brooklyn Bowl Wedding Spectacle featuring members of Dopapod, Kung Fu, and Pink Talking Fish. On Halloween, at Opus Underground in Salem, MA, the theme of the show will be “Jenny & The Gumps” featuring songs featured on the Forrest Gump movie soundtrack.

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You can also catch Hayley Jane at this year’s Brooklyn Comes Alive (Sept. 23rd and 24th), when she performs with Oktopus featuring Todd Stoops and Jason Hann, with tickets for the two-day festival in Brooklyn on sale here. You can also check out the full schedule of Hayley Jane And The Primates’ upcoming fall tour dates below.

Hayley Jane and the Primates Fall Tour Dates:
09/16: Greenfield MA at Wormtown Music Festival
09/17: White Haven PA at Hippie’s 7th Annual
09/28: Burlington VT at Higher Ground*
09/29: Fairfield CT at Stage One at Fairfield Theatre Company
09/30: Cambridge MA at The Middle East Downstairs
10/11: State College PA at The State Theatre ^
10/12: Columbus OH at A and R Music Bar ^
10/13: Bloomington IN at The Bluebird ^
10/14: Ann Arbor MI at The Blind Pig ^
10/15: Grand Rapids MI at The Pyramid Scheme ^
10/18: Brooklyn NY at The Brooklyn Bowl %
10/20: Geneva NY at FLX Live
10/21: Canton NY at The Java Barn
10/25: Wilkes Barre PA at River Street Jazz Café +
10/26: Jermyn PA at Mountain Sky
10/27: Washington DC at Gypsy Sallys *+
10/28: Roanoke VA at Martin’s Halloween Block Party +
10/31: Salem MA at Opus Underground +
11/11: Portsmouth NH at 3S Artspace
11/18: Portland ME at Portland House of Music & Events
11/30: Denver CO at Be On Key Psychadelic Ripple
12/01: Colorado TBA
12/02: Taos NM at Taos Mesa Brewing Company
12/29: Providence RI at Fete Music Hall – supporting Dopapod

*supporting Pink Talking Fish
^supporting Spafford
% wsg The Brooklyn Bowl Wedding Allstars featuring members of Dopapod, Kung Fu & Pink Talking Fish
+ Jenny & The Gumps Themed Show

[cover photo courtesy of Andrew Scott Blackstein]