Amos Hits Interstellar Overdrive On "to venus and back".NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- New Double-CD Set Lands in Stores Today As Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley. Together they have one daughter, Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000. wraps up her ovation-stirring "5 Weeks Tour" with Alanis Morissette, her latest Atlantic album, "to venus and back," hits retail shelves today. The unique double-CD/cassette collection features an all-new full-length studio album, plus a second disc recorded live in concert during Tori's acclaimed 1998 world tour. Among its many advance critical raves, the album has just received a four-star review from Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person , which notes that "'to venus and back' testifies to just how wide and deep her river runs." Amos winds up her itinerary with Morissette with a pair of shows, on September 25th & 26th, at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Laguna Hills, California Laguna Hills is a city located in southern Orange County, California. Located Off El Toro Road in the northern most portion of the city is the new Laguna Hills Civic Center and City Hall. . From there, Tori and her band continue on the road for a slate of headlining dates, beginning September 29th at the Starplex in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . Coinciding with the release of "to venus and back," Amos appears tonight on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer who is best known as the current host of NBC television's long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. Biography Leno was born in New Rochelle, New York. , performing "1000 Oceans." Next month, she is slated for appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. The show, hosted by Conan O'Brien, features varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. (October 14th) and The Rosie O'Donnell Show (October 20th). Other upcoming television appearances include The View, Charlie Rose, and segments on CNN's Showbiz Today and Access Hollywood. Amos kicked off the Labor Day weekend with a Good Morning America Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. The show was adapted from The Morning Exchange, a morning show created by and airing on the ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and was launched nationally as live outdoor mini-concert on September 3rd in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Central Park. On August 12th, just prior to hitting the concert circuit with Morissette, Tori introduced "Bliss," the first single from "to venus and back," on the Late Show with David Letterman “Late Show” redirects here. For other uses, see The Late Show. The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. . On August 13th, "Bliss" was first offered as a secure downloadable track for purchase via multiple online retailers across the country. The ground-breaking sales initiative marked the first time that a major label had made a downloadable single commercially available across-the-board throughout the Internet retail community. Two separate singles from "to venus and back" - "Bliss" and "1,000 Oceans" - are both currently ensconced en·sconce tr.v. en·sconced, en·sconc·ing, en·sconc·es 1. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair. 2. in the top 25 of the Billboard "Top Singles Sales" chart. The studio disc of "to venus and back" - entitled "orbiting" - features eleven new Amos-penned and produced songs recorded with the members of her touring band - longtime collaborator Steve Caton on guitar, Matt Chamberlain on drums, and Jon Evans on bass - with Tori on vocals, Bosendorfer piano, and synths. The "to venus and back" live disc, Amos's first live album, is entitled "live, still orbiting" and was recorded during Tori's "Plugged '98" marathon world trek, which marked her first-ever tour with a full band. "to venus and back" is Amos's fifth Atlantic solo release, following "LITTLE EARTHQUAKES" (1992), "UNDER THE PINK" (1994), "BOYS FOR PELE" (1996), and "from the choirgirl choir·girl n. A girl member of a choir. hotel" (1998). -0-
Tori Amos On Tour -- North America 1999
"5 WEEKS TOUR" with Alanis Morissette
(remaining shows as of 9/21)
September:
22 Phoenix, Arizona America West Arena
24 Las Vegas, Nevada Mandalay Bay Events
Center
25, 26 Laguna Hills, California Irvine Meadows
Amphitheater
Headlining Dates, Fall 1999
September:
29 Dallas, Texas Starplex
30 Houston, Texas Woodlands Pavilion
October:
2 Austin, Texas The Backyard
6 Portland, Oregon Theatre in the Clouds
7 Seattle, Washington Key Arena
9 Boise, Idaho Idaho Center
10 Salt Lake City, Utah E Center
11 Denver, Colorado Magness Arena
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