Fresh off his recent U.S. mall tour, Season 7 finalist Jason Castro will be heading out on the State Lines Tour with singer-songwriter Matt Hires in the new year. The tour kicks off January 20th in Jacksonville, Florida and loops around the country until returning to Florida on March 6th. Here is the first batch of dates:

1/20 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL
1/22 The Evening Muse Charlotte, NC
1/23 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
1/25 Jammin' Java Vienna, VA
1/26 World Café Live Philadelphia, PA
1/27 Joe's Pub New York, NY
1/28 Café 939 Boston, MA
1/29 Club Café Pittsburgh, PA
1/31 Beachland Tavern Cleveland, OH
2/1 The Basement Columbus, OH
2/3 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
2/4 Schuba's Tavern Chicago, IL
2/5 Der Rathskeller/Univ. Of Wisc. Madison, WI
2/6 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
2/8 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
2/9 The Soiled Dove Underground Denver, CO
2/10 Kilby Court Gallery Salt Lake City, UT
2/11 Reef Boise Boise, ID
2/12 The High Dive Seattle, WA
2/16 Bottom of The Hill San Francisco, CA
2/19 The Casbah San Diego, CA
2/25 Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX

Jason was known as the laidback Season 7 crooner. View photos of Jason performing on Season 7.