Feist Comes to Philadelphia Tonight, 5/8

Feist has returned stateside this spring to play a run of dates across the country in support of 2011 release, Metals, with Philadelphia performance at the Academy of Music, tonight, May 8 at 8 p.m. Kicking things off with a two weekend stint at Coachella in Indio, Calif., Feist and her band will make tour stops in Marfa, Tex. to the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Metals ended 2011 on top of many ‘Best of 2011’ lists including Pitchfork, Spin, Rolling Stone and was chosen as the #1 Album of 2011 in the New York Times. Last month Feist received a nomination for the prestigious Brit Award (Grammy equivalent) for the 2012 “International Female Artist” prize.

Tickets for Feist range from $27.50 to $47.50, and are available by calling 215-893-1999, online at kimmelcenter.org or at the Kimmel Center Box Office located on Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 (open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., later on performance evenings).