CAROLYN WONDERLAND ANNOUNCES TRUTH IS TOUR

        

One of Texas’ finest guitar-slingers…from blues to country to rock ‘n’ roll and beyond, she is fiery and deeply soulful.
 —Austin American Statesman 
 
Pure electricity…astonishing playing and soulful, sophisticated singing…Wonderland delivers her cleverly penned lyrics with sly joy as her guitar bites. Her passionate singing is expressive, romantic and sensual. Her solos burn and elevate the groove.
—AllMusic 
 
Carolyn Wonderland is the sound of Texas. She’s a feisty free-ranger, lassoing a variety of roof-rattling styles into her own inimitable take on twangy blues dripping with honky-tonk grease. Her vocals are a bluesy cowgirl’s dream come true.
—No Depression 
 

Today, Tuesday, May 6, Texas' award-winning, guitar-slinging, straight-from-the-soul singing Carolyn Wonderland has announced initial dates for her upcoming Truth Is tour. Her new Alligator album, Truth Is, will be released on Friday, May 16, and will be available on CD, maroon vinyl LP and at all major streaming services. The tour will kick off in her home state of Texas before taking her to the Midwest, East Coast and West Coast.

On Truth Is, Wonderland, with her vividly detailed, instantly memorable songs, reflects on the world with honesty and righteous conviction. Wonderland delivers a timeless album for these times. Her bold and insightful songs tell common-sense truths that, in her words, “need to be told.” They are driven by her sometimes savage and other times gently melodic guitar fingerpicking, along with her full-throated yet still vulnerable vocals.

Truth Is was produced by legendary guitarist and songwriter Dave Alvin (producer of Wonderland’s Alligator debut, Tempting Fate), who also co-wrote four songs, three of which he plays on. Along with bassist Naj Conklin and drummer Giovanni “Nooch” Carnuccio, Wonderland is joined on Truth Is by guests including Alligator labelmate Marcia Ball and friends Shelley King, Ruthie Foster, Cindy Cashdollar (“the Girl Gang,” says Wonderland), Red Young, Bukka Allen, Kevin Lance, Henri Herbert and Stuart Sullivan. The album was recorded and mixed by Sullivan at Wire Recording in Austin, Texas.

In addition to her musicianship, Wonderland is also known for her blistering live performances. She is excited to bring her new music to fans across the country and around the world, saying, "I’m happy to continue to have the opportunity to play music for the kind folks who are adventurous enough to take a chance on me and my hard driving band. We have some new music that I cannot wait to share with you! This will be our second album produced by Dave Alvin and our second release for Alligator Records. I’m over the moon with how we captured these songs and hope you can feel it, too. I’ll bring a pocket of joy and meet you at the show!"

Carolyn Wonderland — 2025 Truth Is Tour
Please check here for latest information as more dates continue to be added 

May 15, 2025 - The Kessler Theater, Dallas, TX
May 16, 2025 - Cactus Music In-Store Performance, Houston, TX (duo with Shelley King)
May 16, 2025 - The Heights Theater, Houston, TX
May 17, 2025 - Antone's, Austin,TX
May 21, 2025 - The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, IL
May 23, 2025 - The Southgate House Revival, Newport, KY
May 24, 2025 - Delaney Chevrolet Westsylvania Jazz & Blues Festival, Indiana, PA
May 25, 2025 - Levon Helm's Birthday Weekend at Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY
May 29, 2025 - The Falcon, Marlboro, NY
May 30, 2025 - The Iridium, New York, NY
May 31, 2025 - Thirty-Second Annual Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest, Augusta, NJ

Jun 04, 2025 - Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club, Portsmouth, NH
Jun 05, 2025 - Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY
Jun 06, 2025 - Chan's, Woonsocket, RI
Jun 07, 2025 - Spire Center for Performing Arts, Plymouth, MA
Jun 10, 2025 - The Tin Pan, Richmond, VA
Jun 11, 2025 - Middle C Jazz, Charlotte, NC
Jun 12, 2025 - Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series, Whitesburg, KY
Jun 14, 2025 - The 58 at Eastside Bowl, Nashville, TN
Jun 19, 2025 - Riverbend Centre for the Arts Unplugged @ the Chapel, Austin, TX
Jun 21, 2025 - Pleasure Garden Blues Fest, Kerrville, TX
Jun 27, 2025 - Utah Blues Festival, Salt Lake City, UT

Jul 10, 2025 - Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO
Jul 11, 2025 - The Zoo Bar, Lincoln, NE
Jul 12, 2025 - Vangarde Arts, Sioux City, IA
Jul 13, 2025 - Dakota, Minneapolis, MN
Jul 17, 2025 - Brewminatti, Prosser, WA
Jul 18, 2025 - Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, OR
Jul 23, 2025 - Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
Jul 26, 2025 - Benicia Waterfront Rocks Weekend, Benicia, CA
Jul 27, 2025 - Sunday Blues in the Park, Seaside, CA

Aug 02, 2025 - The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
Aug 10, 2025 - Heritage Music BluesFest, Wheeling, WV
Aug 24, 2025 - Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center, Clarksburg, WV

With her dynamic guitar playing, sublime songwriting, and pure Texas vocals, Wonderland has more than earned her reputation as a fiercely independent artist. She has been performing professionally since the age of 15 and has been on the road her entire career. She’s played with icons from Townes Van Zandt to Levon Helm, from Buddy Guy to Hubert Sumlin, from Bob Dylan to John Mayall (as the first female guitar in the iconic Blues Breakers), all while writing her own story.

In 2008 Wonderland recorded the first of four albums produced by her friend, famed musician Ray Benson, founder of the multiple Grammy-winning band Asleep At The Wheel. According to Benson, “Carolyn’s got that unbelievable, incredible voice, one of the great voices of our times.” 

Wonderland’s 2021 Alligator Records debut, Tempting Fate, brought her to her largest audience yet. The response was immediate and glowing. Premier Guitar proclaimed, “Wonderland is a Texas legend…a rising global star. She has a ferocious fingerpicking style and a passion for bringing fire to the blues.” Living Blues said, “Every song showcases Wonderland’s never-waste-a-note guitar work and warm, soaring vocals. There may not be a better album this year.” For her efforts, she won the Austin Music Award for both Best Blues Artist and Best Guitarist and was inducted into the Austin Music Hall Of Fame. She’s been nominated for three Blues Music Awards.

With Truth Is, Carolyn Wonderland stakes her claim among the most influential roots music voices today, delivering the blues’ honest truth to all who will listen. Her courageously empowering music packs an emotional wallop, with every track on the album performed with a rare intensity that is welcoming and ultimately uplifting. “She’s something else,” Bob Dylan once said to Ray Benson. “She should be nationwide.”