STEVE WYNN (DREAM SYNDICATE/BASEBALL PROJECT) CONFIRMS AUTOBIOGRAPHY I WOULDN’T SAY IT IF IT WASN’T TRUE (JAWBONE PRESS) AND FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN 12 YEARS MAKE IT RIGHT (FIRE RECORDS) FOR RELEASE ON AUGUST 30

Debut Memoir and New Album Written in Tandem, Tell the Autobiographical Tale as Memoirist and Musician, a Duel One-Man Exploration into the History and Present Day Journey of One of the Founders of the Indie Rock / Post Punk Scene

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOS ANGELES, CA AND NEW YORK, NY (THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2024) – Steve Wynn, leader of the band The Dream Syndicate, founding member of The Baseball Project and solo artist, announced today that he will release both his autobiography I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True (Jawbone Press) and his first solo album in 12 years, Make It Right (Fire Records) on August 30.

I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True is the vivid and revealing memoir from leader and founder of one of the most revered indie-rock bands of the 1980s, The Dream Syndicate. It’s a tale of writing songs and playing in bands as a conduit to a world its author could once have barely imagined—a world of indie and major labels, luxury tour buses, and sold-out theatres, but also one of alcohol, drugs, and a low-level rock’n’roll Babylon. Ultimately, it’s a tale of redemption, with music as a vehicle for artistic and personal transformation and transcendence.

Make It Right features contributions from Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Vicki Peterson (The Bangles), Chris Schlarb (Psychic Temple), Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh), Linda Pitmon (The Baseball Project) and a cast of dozens. The songs aren’t directly autobiographical although the album does start with “Santa Monica,” the city and boulevard where Wynn was born and concludes with “Roosevelt Avenue,” the main thoroughfare of the Queens neighborhood in New York City that he calls home today.

“I wrote and recorded the songs on Make It Right in tandem with working on I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True, my memoir, which are being released the same week as Make It Right, my first solo album since 2010,” said Steve Wynn. “With each chapter, I would get ideas for songs inspired by the deep dive into my past and vice versa. The reflections became intertwined after a while, a mutual commentary between literal and metaphorical ruminating.”

Wynn will also be touring solo across the UK, Europe North America this Autumn as a one-man show blending songs from and inspired by the book along with a narrative structure of readings and storytelling. Fans can expect a selection of evergreens and rarities from the Dream Syndicate’s catalogue along with reflective numbers from the new album as well, all adding up to an evening of a past revisited. Baseball Project Tickets here and tickets for A Night of Songs and Stories here.

Select tour dates include:

Baseball Project Tour Dates:

July 4 @ Space, Evanston, IL

July 5 @ Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI

July 6 @ Turf Club, St. Paul, MN

July 7 @ Wooly’s, Des Moines, IA

July 8 @ The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE

July 10 @ The Record Bar, Kansas City, MO

July 11 @ Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK

July 12 @ Tannahill’s, Ft. Worth, TX

July 13 @ Antone’s, Austin, TX

July 14 @ White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX

Steve Wynn European Tour Dates – A Night of Songs and Stories:

Sept. 16 @ Jericho, Oxford, UK

Sept. 17 @ Hen & Chicken, Bristol UK

Sept. 18 @ The Greystones, Sheffield, UK

Sept. 19 @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, Scotland UK

Sept. 20 @ Gulliver’s, Manchester, UK

Sept. 21 @ Bluebird, York, UK

Sept. 22 @ Walthamstow Rock n Roll Book Club London, UK

Sept. 24 @ Mid Sussex Music Hall, Hassocks, UK

Sept. 25 @ Life Is A Minestrone House Show, Paris, France

Steve Wynn North American Tour Dates – A Night of Songs and Stories:

Oct. 8 @ City Winery, New York, NY

Oct. 9 @ Milkboy, Philadelphia, PA

Oct. 11 @ Pie Shop, Washington, DC

Oct. 12 @ Pinhook, Durham, NC

Oct. 15 @ Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC

Oct. 16 @ The Earl, Atlanta, GA

Oct. 17 @ Basement, Nashville, TN

Oct. 20 @ Hideout, Chicago, IL

Oct. 22 @ Happy Dog, Cleveland, OH

Additional US Tour dates for Steve Wynn to be announced shortly.

Make It Right track listing:

1. Santa Monica
2. Make It Right
3. What Were You Expecting
4. You’re Halfway There
5. Making Good On My Promises
6. Cherry Avenue
7. Then Again
8. Madly
9. Simpler Than The Rain
10. Roosevelt Avenue

ABOUT STEVE WYNN

Steve Wynn is a founding member of The Dream Syndicate, whose debut album, The Days Of Wine And Roses, is widely regarded as a cornerstone of the indie/alternative rock scene of the 1980s. He has also enjoyed a prolific solo career, touring the world on a regular basis and performing and recording in groups such as Danny & Dusty, Gutterball, and The Baseball Project (also featuring R.E.M. founders Mike Mills and Peter Buck). He scored two Norwegian hit TV shows, Dag and Exit, and his songs have been covered by Luna, Yo La Tengo, and Concrete Blonde, among others. I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True is his first book. He lives in New York City.

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