Saturday Aug 22, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 7:30PM
Weesner Family Amphitheater – Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo Blvd
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Sixteen years ago, at the age of 16, Jonny Lang found incredible success with the release of his major label debut album Lie To Me. The path Lang has been on has brought him the opportunity to interact with some of the most respected legends in music. He has shared the stage with The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Aerosmith, Sting, and Buddy Guy, who he continues to tour with today, but fame does not seem to have impacted him. He remains the same country farm boy from Fargo, ND who got his start in the local clubs of Minneapolis. He survived the passage of youth to adulthood, fell in love, began a family, and in the process passed through the life lessons we all endure. He has a keen sense of what he aims to achieve creatively, what music means to him, and is focused on the impact that his songs bring to the lives of those that encounter his repertoire.
For Lang, with the release of Fight For My Soul, he is entering a chapter wherein he has found his true voice. This sense of who he wants to be is the core of the album, and defies categorization by a single genre. The approach to this album was a welcome change for Lang, whose four earlier studio albums were written and crafted under the watch of his previous record labels. After Lang released his Grammy winning Turn Around in 2007, he made the decision to forego the major label route and became an independent artist. The first result was 2009’s Live At the Ryman, but Fight For My Soul, by its nature, is his first fully realized artistic achievement through his own label SayRai Music, featuring his own touring band.