Lovett’s tour comes on the heels of a triumphant series of dates this winter with the longtime friend John Hiatt. These intimate acoustic shows found both Lovett and Hiatt, alternating songs from throughout their careers. As the Toronto Star noted, “ The concert was filled with camaraderie, with heart-warming displays of mutual respect, formidable musicianship and the highest level of song craft.” In concert, Lyle Lovett is able to present a musical breadth that very few artists can deliver. Called “richly textured” and “wonderfully vibrant” by the Washington Post and “big time entertainment in all respects” by the Arizona Republic, the Charleston Post & Courier review declared “the two-and-a-half hour performance cut a wide swath through Lovett's category-elusive personal songbook: gospel and soul, heartfelt ballads, jazz, bluegrass, swing and straight-up pedal steel country.”

It’s Not Big It’s Large has been one of Lovett’s most acclaimed efforts of his career. The album contains big, contemporary themes, but it is Lovett’s gift to make the deep thoughts slide down like honey. USA Today heralded his “Texas-sized cowboy jazz,” as the Wall Street Journal affirmed Lovett has “been widening the reach of country music for over 20 years,” while praising the “dozen new tracks that touch on country and folk as well as blues jazz and gospel.” The memorable songs include “I Will Rise Up/Ain’t No Cane,” the poignant “South Texas Girl,” the infectious, upbeat “Up in Indiana.” and the rueful ballad “Don’t Cry a Tear.”

Lyle Lovett is a four time Grammy winner and has led a remarkable career which includes thirteen albums and over four million records sold. His music uniquely intersects an array of genres from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop as evidenced by such revered albums as Lyle Lovett, Pontiac, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Joshua, Judges, Ruth and The Road To Ensenada.

Another facet of Lovett’s career is acting, and on that front he recently wrapped filming for director Michael Meredith’s “The Open Road.” Meredith also directed Lovett in “Three Days of Rain,” but Lovett’s longest and best-known filmic collaboration was with the late, great director Robert Altman. He appeared in four Altman films: “The Player,” “Short Cuts,” “Pret-a-Porter,” and “Cookie’s Fortune,” and scored the music for another: “Dr. T and the Women.”

In the end, though, it’s the music to which Lovett always returns and the song that is always central.

John Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for eleven Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. Master of Disaster, John Hiatt’s brilliant new CD, simultaneously celebrates and updates rock ‘n’ roll in a manner that won’t be particularly surprising to any child of the ‘50s.