On October 14, indie pop songstress Ingrid Michaelson will release Be OK, a benefit project, on her own Cabin 24 Records. Anchored by the hopeful title track, the album will feature a mix of previously unreleased songs, covers, and live recordings that have become staples in Michaelson’s live show over the past year. A portion of the proceeds will go to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at raising funds to accelerate cancer research and end cancer’s reign as a leading cause of death.
“Being one of millions with a close connection to cancer, I know I need to do my part,”
said Michaelson.
Michaelson’s song Be OK and music video will be featured on [http://www.standup2cancer.org] , an intimate, interactive online community for all those who are touched by cancer, and featuring celebrities and artists such as Jessica Biel, Jodie Foster, Morgan Freeman, Tobey Maguire, Susan Sarandon, Larry David, and others all joining in the fight, through PSA’s, and a nationally televised fundraising event that aired simultaneously and commercial free on ABC, CBS and NBC on September 5, 2008.
Michaelson and her self-released album Girls and Boys (featuring hit single The Way I Am), received great acclaim this past year in publications ranging from Entertainment Weekly to People to The New York Times. To date, Girls and Boys has sold over 235,000 copies while The Way I Am has sold over 710,000 digital downloads. As with Girls and Boys, Be OK will be marketed and distributed by Original Signal Recordings/RED.
Be OK will include:
* Be OK (radio mix)
* Lady In Spain (previously unreleased)
* You And I (previously unreleased)
* Giving Up (acoustic)
* Keep Breathing
* The Chain (live)
* The Way I Am (live)
* Somewhere Over The Rainbow (cover)
* Can’t Help Falling In Love (cover)
* Oh What A Day (previously unreleased)
* Be OK (acoustic)
Don’t Miss Ingrid Michaelson on her national tour this fall!
OCT. 29 STATEN ISLAND, NY WILLIAMSON THEATRE (College of Staten Island)
OCT. 30 BOSTON, MA PARADISE ROCK CLUB
NOV. 1 NORTHAMPTON, MA IRON HORSE MUSIC HALL
NOV. 4 ANAHEIM, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
NOV. 5 SAN DIEGO, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
NOV. 6 LOS ANGELES, CA EL REY THEATRE
NOV. 7 SAN FRANCISCO, CA GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
NOV. 8 SACRAMENTO, CA HARLOW’S
NOV. 10 SEATTLE, WA NEUMOS
NOV. 11 PORTLAND, OR WONDER BALLROOM
NOV. 13 ASPEN, CO BELLY UP
NOV. 14 DENVER, CO GOTHIC THEATRE
NOV. 16 OMAHA, NE SLOWDOWN
NOV. 17 MINNEAPOLIS, MN PANTAGES THEATRE
NOV. 18 MADISON, WI BARRYMORE THEATRE
NOV. 19 CHICAGO, IL PARK WEST
NOV. 20 ANN ARBOR, MI THE ARK
NOV. 21 COVINGTON, KY MADISON THEATRE
NOV. 23 PHILADELPHIA, PA THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS
NOV. 24 PITTSBURGH, PA CLUB CAFÉ
NOV. 25 ALEXANDRIA, VA THE BIRCHMERE