After ending 2009 with two shows opening for John Mayer, Mayer Hawthorne & The County are currently touring Australia before heading to Japan and then beginning their U.S. headline tour.  They’ll also be making their live TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel on January 27th.

Mayer Hawthorne & The County tour dates:

Feb 24: Honolulu, HI – Pipeline Cafe
Feb 27: Tokyo, JAPAN – Billiard Live Tokyo
Mar 01: Osaka, JAPAN – Billiard Live Osaka

Mayer Hawthorne & The County on tour with Passion Pit:

Mar 28: Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Mar 29: York, PA – Pullo Center
Mar 30: Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Mar 31: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Apr 02: Chicago, IL – Congress Theater
Apr 03: Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
Apr 04: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Apr 05: Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
Apr 07: Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Apr 08: Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue
Apr 10: Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
Apr 11: Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore
Apr 12: Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Apr 14: Davis, CA – Freeborn Hall
Apr 15: San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre

HypeBeast sat down with Mayer Hawthorne to conduct this interview. It’s a good read…

“If you name the most interesting new recording artist to have emerged in 2009, the list probably encompasses only a small number of worthy candidates. For the sake of music justice, make sure to add the name Mayer Hawthorne. The 29-year old musician hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan created quite a stir for himself within just a few months, due to his fine interpretation of classic 70’s Motown Soul. With his fairly distinct fashion aesthetic and his undeniable musical talent, Hawthorne infused a breath of fresh air to a musical genre that has been on its death bed for some time.”

Read the full interview here.

For those who haven’t heard…

Mayer Hawthorne & The County’s first tour, performing his album A Strange Arrangement. Check Mayer Hawthorne below, performing with members of The Roots recently at Highline Ballroom in NYC.

If you don’t already have it, purchase the new album “A Strange Arrangement” now!

TOUR DATES
Check for updates at www.stonesthrow.com/events

Sat, Sep 05: Seattle, WA at Bumbershoot Festival | www
Thu, Sep 10: Los Angeles at The Roxy:
A Strange Arrangement record release party | Tickets
Sun, Sep 13: San Luis Obispo at Downtown Brew | Tickets
Tue, Sep 15: San Francisco at Rickshaw Stop | Tickets
Wed, Sep 16: Santa Cruz at Catalyst (Atrium) | Tickets
Fri, Sep 18: Portland at MusicFest NW
Sat, Sep 19: Eugene at WOW Hall | www
Mon, Sep 21: Salt Lake City at Kilby Court
Wed, Sep 23: Denver at Larimer Lounge | www
Thu, Sep 24: Omaha at The Waiting Room | Tickets
Fri, Sep 25: Chicago at Dark Room | www
Sat, Sep 26: Ann Arbor at Blind Pig | www
Sun, Sep 27: Toronto at Drake Hotel | www
Tue, Sep 29: Boston at Great Scott | www
Wed, Sep 30: Philadelphia at Johnny Brendas | Tickets
Thu, Oct 01: Brooklyn at The Knitting Factory
Fri, Oct 02: New York at Mercury Lounge | Tickets
Sun, Oct 04: Washington DC at DC9 | www
Mon, Oct 05: Chapel Hill at Local 506 | www
Tue, Oct 06: Atlanta at Druken Unicorn
Wed, Oct 07: Orlando at The Social | www
Fri, Oct 09: New Orleans at Parish, HOB | www
Sat, Oct 10: Austin at Red 7 | Tickets
Wed, Oct 14: Scottsdale, AZ at Chasers
Thu, Oct 15: San Diego at Canes | www

Mayer Hawthorne w/ The Roots – Just Aint Gonna Work Out, live NYC from Stones Throw on Vimeo.

Enjoy Mayer Hawthorne? Pick up his music here: http://www.thegiantpeach.com/mayerhawthorne.aspx

We were also geeking off the original version which Vinnie (or maybe Oliver?)  pointed out on Youtube: