Vanessa Carlton heads out with Joshua Radin

Singer/songwriter/pianist Vanessa Carlton continues to support her latest release, "Heroes & Thieves," with an opening slot on Joshua Radin's summer tour.

Carlton has an Iowa festival and a California show with Chris Isaak this month before she heads out with Radin for a coast-to-coast US trek that launches July 15 in Tucson, AZ. The Grammy-nominated songstress will stick with that tour through Aug. 10, playing a few of her own shows along the way. Her itinerary is listed below.

Carlton surprisingly hooked up with Irv Gotti's hip-hop label, The Inc. Records, to release "Heroes & Thieves" last October. The singer became Gotti's first new signing after he joined forces with Universal Motown Records in 2006. Though the two come from completely different worlds, Gotti was taken by Carlton's voice and she was thrilled by his enthusiasm and vision.

The singer, best known for her 2002 hit single "A Thousand Miles," has said "Heroes & Thieves" is "the best batch of songs I've ever written." The set, which reached No. 44 on The Billboard 200, was co-produced by Carlton, Gotti, Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins and Linda Perry, and features Stevie Nicks on the song "The One."

Singer/songwriter Radin is expected to preview material from his forthcoming album during the outing. He recently released a four-song, pre-album teaser titled "Unclear Sky" on iTunes.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
 tour dates and tickets
July 2008
10 - Des Moines, IA - KSTZ festival show
13 - Costa Mesa, CA - The Pacific Amphitheatre (with Chris Isaak)
15 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
16 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
18 - Austin, TX - The Parish
19 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
20 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
22 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
23 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage
25 - Greensboro, NC - Greene Street Club
26 - Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
28 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
29 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair
30 - New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
31 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs

August 2008
2 - Binghamton, NY - Spiedie Fest Balloon Rally
3 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
5 - Cincinnati, OH - 20th Century Theatre
7 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
8 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
10 - Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst


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