Newton Faulkner Has a Few Laughs in Minneapolis..

All by himself up on stage Newton Faulkner finds a way to make all sorts of sounds with his guitar. Faulkner is now 23 and comes from Surrey, England. Supposedly he's had the dreadlocks since 14. I would definitely call him a storyteller, describing many of his experiences with covers. He never really knew any covers and certainly didn't play any covers before he struck into media world, where he was forced to play his hit song along with a cover for every appearance he made. My favorite bit was when he asked a radio station if he could play a Kings of Leon version of Dream Catch Me. Of course Faulkner gave us a preview, I got a kick out of that. Now Newton has two famous covers that he performs during most sets in, Bohemian Rhapsody(Queen) and Teardrop(Massive Attack). I give his performance 2 thumbs up and enjoyed that he got crowd participation and played in the middle of the crowd. My guess is he'll be on tour with Dave Matthews or Jack Johnson very soon.

Newton's first full length album is due out in the U.S. next Tuesday, April 29th.

Newton Faulkner Official Website / Myspace Page

More photos of the show on My Flickr Page

Opener was Jessie Baylin the 24 year old folk/soul singer-songwriter from L.A. This was the second time seeing her(the first was with James Morrison), much improved sound at the Varsity Theater..

I give you Newton's Encore, one of the greatest songs of all time...

Newton Faulkner ticket giveaway at the Varsity Theater(Minneapolis)

Newton Faulkner will release his U.S. debut album, Hand Built By Robots, on April 29. Newton recently added dates for Bonnaroo, Sasquatch!, Mile High Festival and Lollapalooza. Also, check out Newton Faulkner’s cover of the classic Massive Attack track, “Teardrop”. Faulkner has blown up in the U.K. and is looking to spread is his talent across the States.   

For the ticket giveaway you can email me at BritRockAtTheTop@live.com or leave a comment with your email.  I will be giving away a pair of tickets and will be giving them to the first person to contacts me.  

Here's a video of "I Need Something"

Newton Faulkner U.S. Tour Dates:

4/18/2008 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
4/19/2008 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
4/20/2008 3rd and Lindsley Nashville, TN
4/22/2008 Music Mill Indianapolis, IN
4/23/2008 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
4/25/2008 St. Andrew’s Hall Detroit, MI
4/26/2008 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
4/30/2008 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
5/2/2008 Jammin’ Java Vienna, VA
5/3/2008 Fletchers Baltimore, MD
5/4/2008 World Café Philadelphia, PA
5/7/2008 Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, MA
5/8/2008 Higher Ground Burlington, VT
5/24/2008 Sasquatch! George, WA
6/12/2008 Bonnaroo Manchester, TN
7/19/2008 Mile High Festival Denver, CO
8/3/2008 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL


Newton Faulkner Official Page / Myspace Page