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Ed Harcourt to join John McKeown on stage

Admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:10:14 +0000

John McKeown fans are in for a treat at forthcoming performances. Acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Ed Harcourt will be joining McKeown’s band for the upcoming London shows.

Ed Harcourt’s debut album , Here Be Monsters, earned him a Mercury Prize nomination in 2001. He has since established himself as a hugely respected artist, sharing the stage with the likes of R.E.M., Snow Patrol, Wilco, Supergrass and Norah Jones to name a few.

John McKeown and Ed Harcourt first worked together during the recording sessions for McKeown’s debut album, When You’re Real. Harcourt’s piano playing can be heard on ‘Treat You Like a Woman’, currently streaming on McKeown’s myspace page, last.fm and website.

Show dates:

24 Mar 2010 – 19:00
Monto Water Rats Theatre (London)

25 Mar 2010 – 19:00
Monto Water Rats Theatre (London)

30 Mar 2010 – 19:00
The Enterprise (London)

31 Mar 2010 – 19:00
Madame JoJo’s (London)

Listen to the new John McKeown songs

Admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:28:17 +0000

John McKeown has just returned from New York where he was overseeing the mastering of his debut album. The album was mastered by the legendary Howie Weinberg, who has worked with pretty much every significant rock band imaginable including Muse, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins.

Head over to John McKeown’s myspace page or official website to hear four of the songs, including the first single, ‘Candy Girl’.

New John McKeown website launched

Admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:01:53 +0000

As John McKeown wraps up the recording of his debut album, Beatroute Records is proud to unveil the brand new John McKeown website. Expect more exciting content over the next few months as John adds more live shows and prepares to release his powerful debut.

Win tickets to see John McKeown live

Admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:17:49 +0000

John McKeown recently announced a string of London tour dates. Beatroute Records has a limited number of tickets available for four of these shows.

To win tickets simply email info@johnmckeown.net

You can win tickets to any of the following shows. Just let us know which one(s) you’d like to attend.

Monday 2nd November
Barfly Camden
49 Chalk Farm Road, Camden, NW1 8AN
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Tuesday 10th November
Monto Water Rats
328 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8BZ
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Friday 20th November
The Borderline
Orange Yard, 16 Manette St, London, W1D 4AR
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John McKeown live in London

Admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:17:20 +0000

Monday 2nd November
Barfly Camden
49 Chalk Farm Road, Camden, NW1 8AN
Tell your friends: Facebook | iLike | Last.fm | Songkick

Tuesday 10th November
Monto Water Rats
328 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8BZ
Tell your friends: Facebook | iLike | Last.fm | Songkick

Friday 20th November
The Borderline
Orange Yard, 16 Manette St, London, W1D 4AR
Tell your friends: Facebook | iLike | Last.fm | Songkick

Spotify Sounds Great With John McKeown

Admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:52:49 +0000

Now you can listen to John McKeown on Spotify. The single ‘Fade Away’ is already online and the album will follow shortly.

We’d love to know what else you’re listening to so we’ve created a collaborative Spotify playlist called Sounds Great with John McKeown.

Click on this link to open up the playlist in Spotify. Then add any songs that you think sound great alongside John McKeown’s music by just dragging the song over to the playlist.

When you’re done, please leave a comment below to tell us what tracks you added.

Team Beatroute is looking forward to making a great playlist with you!