Paula Cole

L-R: @nonahendryx, @terrilynecarrington, Moi, @valeriesashford. These amazing souls raised the roof last night. So humbled and honored. Just love you is all.

After show w L-R @the_cabot’s Casey Spears, Moi, @doylebramhall2 & @ceebrew. Thanks everyone for the Hot Time In Old Town.

Last night’s benefit for @the_cabot honoring Bessie Smith was quite simply a spiritual experience for me. Bessie’s music continues to heal and embolden us 100 years after its creation. I’m still honored and touched by the support of @officialmeshell, @terrilynecarrington , @nonahendryx, @ValerieSimpson, @shemekia.copeland, @domflemons , @doylebramhall2 , and @thewesternden. Thank you to all in attendance for the experience, it was once in a lifetime good.

@officialmeshell & me after the show last night. What a night. So much love in the house and everyone touched still by Bessie Smith.

Thank you JimSullivanInk for your lovely, lively article in The Boston Globe for our show this coming Tuesday December 4th at The Cabot in Beverly, Massachusetts. We honor Bessie Smith and fundraise for our community theater, one of the last standing American silent theaters. Thank you everyone for keeping music alive.

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to you and yours. Incredibly grateful for my community, YOU. Wishing everyone health, happiness, safety, freedom, love. I will see you on the road 2019-2020 as we celebrate some important anniversaries for Harbinger, Amen, and the NEW ALBUM. Please stay tuned for announcements! From my heart to yours, I wish you joy! Paula🙏🏽

My final, full concerts for 2018 are homecomings, in Massachusetts: The Center For Arts Natick (TCAN) and Cotuit Center for the Arts Dec 15 and 16. Please come join me! Tickets are at this link below, paulacole.com under 'tour'. Love you all and wishing everyone everything wonderful. Always, Paula. http://www.paulacole.co/

When The Cabot opened, Bessie Smith was 22 years old. We are celebrating a local theater as it achieves its Centennial birthday, honoring an Empress. Bessie was a survivor, too, a liberated woman. I believe it's important we look to music that was popular at the time of the birth of The Cabot, and who better than Bessie, a heroine to so many. As difficult as you may find life sometimes, imagine how it was for Bessie. Then listen to her sing those fascinating, rich lyrics that speak of such joy, such depth, such humor, irreverence and redemption. Listen to her voice - a time capsule to an era of strong blues shouters - and therein lies passion and grit. Bessie calls it like it is and makes you laugh, too. Hers was a time of great matriarchs in music (Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday). Bessie remains profoundly influential, running in the musical veins of anyone with a heartbeat, and from the greatest of artists, from Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, to those present at this concert, Nona hendryx, Terri Lyne Carrington, Valerie Simpson, Shemekia Copeland, Doyle Bramhall II, Meshell Ndegeocello. Now more than ever, it's important we know our history. Even while Bessie suffered blistering segregation and racism, her band musicians were often diverse. And such is music, a unifier, a healer of hearts, of society. Let's gather in celebration for this gorgeous little theater, let's help The Cabot achieve its financial goals to renovate itself to remain an iconic, lasting venue for generations to come. The Cabot has been nourishing our community for 100 years! Let's step back in time in this former silent theater, let's enter the musical speakeasy of an incredible book of songs, and celebrate our lives today with the legacy passed to us by a goddess.

Looking forward to our gig tonight at Stone Mountain Arts Center, a great treasure in the White Mountains. Thank you to all in attendance for your support. Love you very much, Paula.

Shot from my tour 📸 @wilmur82

a shot from my oakland nov/8th show. for a full list of my tour dates for 2018-2019 visit my website www.paulacole.com

Thank you Seattle for last night, and for your evergreen love and support. 📸 by @foxxaesthetixx

Thank you Seattle for last night, and for your evergreen love and support. 📸 by @foxxaesthetixx

Jolene/beatbox

Jolene/beatbox

Today w @ceebrew Chris Bruce and Ross Gallagher @knkx885 @nprmusic Seattle live w songs from the Ballads album.

#flashbackfriday

Thank you to my fans Beth and Ken who have been wonderful support. ❤️

Tonight’s set List 11/8/2018 Oakland, CA. We performed “Happy Home” for my Mom’s 76th birthday❤️.

Grateful to attend the premiere of Girl In The Spider’s Web (with my beautiful and talented BFF @meloradhardin.)

Set List 11/2/2018 @dsmperforming Des Moines. Next, Evanston...

Des Moines, Iowa, I’m grateful for your independent radio station KFMG and it’s director Ron Sorenson who supported me from Day 1 (even before Harbinger was released) to NOW. Just performed 3 songs live for radio and now looking forward to our concert TONIGHT @dsmperforming ❤️ Thank you for all your support.

I have the most amazing fans. @rumilcolamay flew all way from Japan to see me play and I feel so honored. I love singing my songs for you all every night. come out and see me perform on my 2018 tour dates. tickets on my site www.paulacole.com

Touring the Midwest in November...

Set List 11/1/2018 Minneapolis w “When Doves Cry”. Thank you to everyone in attendance last night for a great show.