LAKE STREET DIVE SHARES CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE FEATURING MONICA MARTIN
TOUR MATES TEAM UP FOR A SPECIAL VERSION
OF THE ELVIS PRESLEY CLASSIC
2023 FALL GATHER ROUND SOUNDS TOUR ANNOUNCED
PRE-SALE BEGINS WEDNESDAY JUNE 21
GENERAL ON SALE BEGINS FRIDAY JUNE 23
AT 10:00 AM LOCAL TIME
TORONTO, ON – June 20, 2023 – Today, acclaimed pop/soul group, Lake Street Dive, celebrate the summer by sharing a gorgeous, sun-kissed version of the Elvis Presley classic, Can’t Help Falling In Love, featuring rising singer-songwriter, Monica Martin. Listen here. The new track release is timed with the announcement of the band’s 2023 Gather Round Sounds Tour this fall (with special guest Monica Martin).
Lake Street Dive on Can’t Help Falling In Love, Featuring Monica Martin: "When we were preparing to tour together with Monica, we were dying to perform a song with her at the center. She brought in the idea of Can't Help Falling in Love, so we worked up this arrangement on the road to fit the acoustic intimacy of the tour’s namesake— Gather Round Sounds. The recording is done the same way; all six of us completely live in one room with no headphones. You can hear every little breath and the closeness of Monica, Rachael, and Akie singing together. What a joy to perform this timeless classic with the timeless Monica Martin!”
Monica Martin concurs: “We sang this every night on tour at the top of their encore, and it was such a dream, we had to cut it to record!”
Set to hit cities across the South and Midwest, the semi-acoustic, 2023 Gather Round Sounds Tour (with special guest Monica Martin), begins October 24 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The 18-date run will feature fan favourites, deep cuts, and new material all presented in a relaxed, easy going, living room style setting. Pre-sale begins tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21 and general on sale begins Friday, June 23 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The full tour routing is below. Find ticket information here.
Last year, Lake Street Dive - vocalist, Rachael Price; bassist/background vocalist, Bridget Kearney; drummer/background vocalist, Mike Calabrese and keyboardist/vocalist, Akie Bermiss - released their second collection of much-admired covers, Fun Machine: The Sequel. The six-track EP ranged from R&B and pop favourites such as Dionne Warwick’s (Burt Bacharach/Hal David penned) classic, Anyone Who Had A Heart, and The Pointer Sisters’ funky Automatic, to works by introspective singer-songwriters like The Cranberries’ gorgeous Linger, Carole King’s timeless So Far Away, Bonnie Raitt’s era-defining Nick Of Time, and Shania Twain’s resurgent pop-country anthem, You’re Still The One. The nine-track vinyl edition builds on the digital EP’s original tracks, adding three Beatles covers including the Lennon/McCartney classics Dig A Pony, Two Of Us, and Don’t Let Me Down. Purchase Fun Machine: The Sequel vinyl edition here.
Can’t Help Falling In Love, was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss, and recorded by Presley for the film (and accompanying album), Blue Hawaii In 1961.
Lake Street Dive – Gather Round Sounds Tour (with special guest Monica Martin):
October 24 - F.M. Kirby Center – Wilkes-Barre, PA
October 25 - Sandler Center For The Performing Arts - Virginia Beach, VA
October 27 - Peace Center - Greenville, SC
October 28 - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
October 29 - Gaillard Center - Charleston, SC
October 31 – Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, FL
November 1 - Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL
November 3 - MSU Riley Center - Meridian, MS
November 4 - Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium - Chattanooga, TN
November 5 - Alabama Theatre - Birmingham, AL
November 7 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN
November 8 - The Louisville Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
November 10 - Masonic Temple Cathedral Theatre - Detroit, MI
November 11 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
November 12 - Hoyt Sherman Place - Des Moines, IA
November 14 - Orpheum Theater - Omaha, NE
November 15 - The Midland Theatre - Kansas City, MO
November 17 - Winspear Opera House - Dallas, TX