k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang will celebrate the release of Sing it Loud by playing the complete album live at two intimate shows the week the album is released. They will perform at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on Monday, April 11 and at (le) poisson rouge in New York City on Thursday, April 14.

In June, k.d. and the Siss Boom Bang will launch their first tour together. They will be performing material from Sing it Loud and songs from throughout k.d.'s career on the North American run, which will keep them on the road into the fall. They will also play the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, CA on May 1. See below for initial detail.

k.d. lang's new album with the Siss Boom Bang, Sing it Loud, is due out April 12 on Nonesuch Records, but there's no need to wait any longer to take home music from the album: You can download the opening track, "I Confess," at iTunes now.