Songwriter and cellist Ben Sollee has composed the song “Letting Go” for the upcoming movie Killing Season. The film, which stars Robert DeNiro and John Travolta, opens on July 12. Sollee will continue his headlining tour through 2013 in support of his latest, Half-Made Man. The cellist recently collaborated with Jim James on his solo album Regions of Light and Sounds of God as well as on My Morning Jacket’s Circuital. His next batch of solo dates will kick off with a free show at New York’s Madison Square Park on July 17. Later this summer, he will also play a date with psych rock legend Shuggie Otis.

Ben Sollee Tour Dates

July 17 New York, NY—Madison Square Park
July 19 Hastings-On-Hudson, NY—Purple Crayon
July 20 Bearsville, NY—Bearsville Theater
July 25 Indianapolis, IN—Indianapolis Symphony
July 26-28 Floyd, VA—FloydFest
August 3 Canmore, ALB—Canmore Folk Festival
August 9 Pittsburgh, PA—Altar Bar
August 10 Bedford, PA—Wills Mountain Festival
August 28 Oakland, CA—Yoshi’s
August 29 Los Angeles, CA—House of Blues (w/ Shuggie Otis)
August 30 Sacramento, CA—Harlow’s
September 5 Boulder, CO—Pearl Street Music & Arts Festival
September 6 Denver, CO—Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill
September 11 Austin, TX—Stubbs Jr.
September 12 Wimberly, TX—Blue Rock Artist Ranch
September 14 New Orleans, LA—Music at the Mint
September 16 Birmingham, AL—Bottletree
September 17 Athens, GA—Melting Point
September 20 Columbus, OH—Kobo
September 22 St. Louis, MO—The Gramophone
September 25—Nashville, TN—Exit / In
October 1 Washington, DC—Rock & Roll Hotel
October 2 New York, NY—City Winery
October 3 Boston, MA—ICA Boston
October 4 Portsmouth, NH—The Music Hall