Paula Cole has announced a two-volume box set, Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989-1998, due out September 10th.
Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989-1998 features music from Paula's personal archives of cassettes, DATs, ADATS, and analog tapes. It is "a deeply intimate, vulnerable, and inspired 63-track collection that provides a peek into the life and mind of the GRAMMY-winning songwriter, producer, and performer," a press release reads.
As a preview, Paula has released an emotional demo of "Mississippi," a cut off her Grammy-nominated album This Fire. The song is available here.
"These are my masters. These recordings are my intellectual property, and they represent my collaboration with key musical life-partners and the psychological sandbox in which I learned to adult and imagine. And incredibly, these early incarnations of my songs, shitty digital piano and all, still exist - even after my nomadic life and cross-continental moves," said Paula.
Additionally, in honor of the 30th anniversary of "This Fire," Paula Cole will embark on the This Fire: 30 nationwide tour, performing the groundbreaking album in full with stops in New York, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Houston, Austin, DC and more.
This Fire: 30 Tour Dates:
Sep. 17, 2026 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Sep. 18, 2026 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur
Sep. 19, 2026 - Fairfield, CT - The Warehouse at FTC
Sep. 20, 2026 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater
Sep. 23, 2026 - Kent, OH - The Kent Stage
Sep. 24, 2026 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
Sep. 25, 2026 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
Sep. 29, 2026 - Denver, CO - Holiday Theatre
Sep. 30, 2026 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
Oct. 2, 2026 - Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 3, 2026 - Los Angeles, CA - The Bellwether
Oct. 4, 2026 - Palm Springs, CA - Palm Springs Cultural Center
Oct. 6, 2026 - Grass Valley, CA - The Center For the Arts
Oct. 8, 2026 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
Oct. 9, 2026 - Vashon, WA - Vashon Center for the Arts
Oct. 11, 2026 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory - Spokane
Nov. 5, 2026 - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater
Nov. 6, 2026 - Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater
Nov. 7, 2026 - Austin, TX - 04 Center
Nov. 9, 2026 - Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea's Live
Nov. 11, 2026 - Clearwater, FL - Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
Nov. 12, 2026 - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
Nov. 13, 2026 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
Nov. 14, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Nov. 15, 2026 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
Nov. 17, 2026 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
Nov. 19, 2026 - Washington, DC - The Miracle Theatre
Nov. 20, 2026 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall
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