House will close out the year as part of a Christmas-themed tour with Nashville pop/rock collective Ten Out Of Tenn and after a short break kick off his trek Jan. 15 at The B Side Lounge in Boulder, Colo.
Other stops include Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Ore. (Jan. 19), Swedish American Hall in San Francisco (Jan. 22), Stubb’s Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amphitheatre in Austin (Jan. 29), The Ark in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Feb. 4), Varsity Theatre in Minneapolis (Feb. 6), Southgate House in Newport, K.Y. (Feb. 13), WorkPlay Theatre in Birmingham, Ala. (Feb. 20), HighLine Ballroom in New York City (Feb. 27) and Gerstle’s Place in Louisville, K.Y. (March 5).
Upside Down, which was released earlier this year, was recorded with production assistance from Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow), who helped House put together a backing band featuring bass player Justin Mendal-Johnson (Beck), Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) and Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek).