By CONOR SHEA
Executive Editor
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Mary Lambert will be coming to Saint Rose for a concert on Oct. 17. She will be headlining the event in the Kathleen McManus Picotte Recital Hall, at 7:30 p.m. with artist Howie Day accompanying.
The Chronicle reached out to artist Howie Day’s management team for a comment, but it was unavailable.
This will be the fifth stop on Lambert’s tour, which is set to promote songs off her debut album Heart on My Sleeve. Included on the album is her hit single, “Secrets.”
Lambert first achieved recognition after her collaboration with artist Macklemore on his song “Same Love.”
“Before ‘Same Love’ I was playing shows to four people including my mom, and ‘Same Love’ put me on the map in a way that I could have never dreamed,” said Lambert on her rise to public eye.
More than just the popularity of the song, Lambert said she was glad that a song with such a positive message could be her first hit.
“It was my exact intention of what I thought my career would be but I never thought it would be possible,” she continued.
Prior to headlining her own tour Lambert was able to tour with Matt Nathanson and Gavin DeGraw.
On having the opportunity to step into the limelight, Lambert was notably excited.
“I really love headlining. It’s my show… There’s a lot of laughing, and a lot of crying, and it’s all really cathartic, and feels good,” she said.
“I think when I was touring with Matt and Gavin, there was a pressure to be a part of the cohesion of the show, and this way I get to say exactly what the show is going to be like, and perform all of my body of work,” she went on.
Lambert also stated that she enjoys playing for the demographic commonly found near college campuses like Saint Rose.
“A lot of my songwriting are songs I wish I heard when I was 19, and I try to be conscious of that because I think that’s when it’s a formative time.”
“There are a lot of things I wish someone would have told me in a song, then that’s what I’d like to do,” she explained.
Tickets are $30 but $20 for Saint Rose students, and are on sale now at www.massrycenter.org. For concert and ticket information, contact Sal Prizio at 518-337-4871.
