Award winning Independent Music artist Rachael Sage has joined up with fellow independent artist Kristen Ford for the Joy = Resistance tour in the United States.

The tour began June 21 in New Jersey and will continue through the summer.

Spreading their musical message of positivity and inclusiveness, Sage and Ford will be sharing music from their newest albums – “Pinto” and “Canopy”.

A true Renaissance woman, Rachael Sage is a prolific songwriter, owns her own record label, plays the keyboard, was trained as a dancer, and designs many of her costumes.  She has also shared the stage with numerous artists including Rufus Wainwright, Ani DiFrance, Judy Collins, and Howard Jones.

Kristen Ford is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist in pursuit of “the perfect show”.  At times, she is even her own one person band.

Ford has also worked with Ani DiFranco who co-wrote some of the songs on Ford’s upcoming album “Pinto”; which is set for an August 22 release.

Danielle Howie, Jocelyn Mackenzie,Christie Lenee, and Tom Goss will also make an appearance during the tour on select dates.

A portion of the proceeds from the tour will go to benefit the GLSEN Trevor Project.

Rachael Sage and Kristen Ford tour dates:
June 22 at the Electric Haze in Worcester, MA
July 7 at Lefty’s Live Music in Des Moines, IA
July 8 at Rivierea STL in Creve Coeur, MO
July 9 at Natalie’s Grandview in Columbus, OH
July 10 at Uncommon Ground in Chicago, IL
July 11 at the First Unitarian Church in Pittsburgh, PA
July 12 at Atomic Tom’s in Binghampton, NY
July 15 at the Park Theater in Hudson, NY
July 16 at The Parlour in Providence, RI
July 17 at the Greenwald Center in Wellfleet, MA
July 18 at The Burren in Somerville, MA
July 19 at Cantean in Hamden, CT
July 24 at the Mercury Lounge in New York City, NY
Aug 6 at the Ayurprana Listening Room in Asheville, NC
Aug 7 at The 5 Spot in Nashville, TN
Aug 8 at the Redbud Venue in Chattanooga, TN
Aug 10 at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta, GA
Aug 13 at Awendaw Green inAwendaw, SC
Aug 16 at The Purple Onion in Saluda, NC
Sept 27 at Al’s Den in Portland, OR
Oct 5 at Hotel Café in Los Angeles, CA