Sharon’s first mini-tour of the West Coast was a big success. Four of the five shows were either sold out or close to it. Every one of the audiences helped make each night special for Sharon with their rapt attention and enthusiasm. Because of the overwhelmingly positive feedback on the new material Sharon played live, she’ll be recording those three songs–”Lucky,” “A Fragile Love,” and “Caffeine”–first and releasing them all at some point as promotional singles prior to her next official solo release slated for spring 2012.

For those of you on the West Coast who missed the shows, Sharon plans to do another West Coast run along with dates on the US East Coast, Canada and Europe next spring and summer in support of her new project.

Again, thank you all for your support of Sharon’s first performances. It was fantastic. Hope to see you all again next year.

The all-male 30 member A cappella ensemble Conspiracy Of Beards will be opening Sharon’s show on Thursday, November 3 at Café Du Nord in San Francisco.

Two more shows have been added to Sharon’s US West Coast Tour. Details are below and in the shows widget on the right.

Sharon Robinson will be headlining US West Coast shows in October and November, marking the first time she’ll perform songs from her critically acclaimed debut album “Everybody Knows” outside of her hometown of Los Angeles.

Along with playing compositions from her first solo effort, Sharon plans to give fans a preview of material from her second album scheduled for a Spring 2012 release.

The short run kicks off October 8 at Zoey’s Café in Ventura, CA. Shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco will be announced later this week. See the shows widget in the sidebar on the right for show details and ticket information.

Plans are in the works for more US dates and a European tour beginning in the Spring of next year.

Throughout the months of June and July, “Party for the Lonely” will be one of four songs featured in the pre-show audio entertainment program in select art house movie theaters throughout the US. If you live in the following locations, you’ll hear it as these theaters:

Laemmle Theatres (Southern California)
Angelika Theatres (NYC, Dallas, Plano, TX)
Shady Brook Cinemas (Columbia, TN)
Camera Theaters (San Jose, CA)
Tower Theatre (Sacramento, CA)
Cheri Theatres (Murray, KY)
Landmark Theatres (Indianapolis, IN)

KCRW program director Ariana Morgenstern provides the voice over for the program.

Author Anthony Reynolds’ biography “Leonard Cohen: A Remarkable Life” features many previously unpublished interviews with Cohen as well as new interviews with many members of his band and collaborators. Sharon’s work as a co-writer and producer on Cohen’s critically acclaimed 2001 album “Ten New Songs” is chronicled in Chapter 11 of the book. You can read an excerpt here.