Gov't Mule stays in the saddle through year's end

October 15, 2004 01:17 PM

LiveDaily Editor

Southern rockers Gov't Mule [ tickets ] have unveiled an expanded itinerary that includes a full slate of shows through November, as well as a year-ending, two-night stand in New York City.

The bill for the group's Dec. 30 show at New York's Beacon Theatre will also include The James "Blood" Ulmer Trio with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and G. Calvin Weston. On New Year's Eve, Gov't Mule will play three sets.

Gov't Mule is backing September's "Deja Voodoo," which marks the jam band's first studio album on which core members Haynes and drummer Matt Abts are backed by keyboardist Danny Louis and bassist Andy Hess.

"It sounds like Gov't Mule, but it doesn't sound like anything we've already done," Haynes said of the new album in a statement on the band's site. "It has the same muscle and the same influences and character. But the fact is that it's a new band interpreting, and I'm writing songs for the sound of the new band."

The upcoming album is Gov't Mule's first since its "Deep End" series, which featured guest appearances from a long list of bassists who filled in after founding bassist Allen Woody died in August of 2000.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

October 2004
15 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
16 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
17 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
20 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
21 - St. Louis, MO - The Pagaent
22 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera
23 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
24 - Toronto, Ontario - Palais Royale
27, 28 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
29 - Raleigh, NC - Meymandi Concert Hall
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Byham Theatre
31 - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theatre

November 2004
3 - Athens, GA - Classic Center Theatre
4 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre
5 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre/Egyptian Room
6 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
10, 11 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
12 - Los Angeles, CA - Wilshire Theatre
13 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
14 - Sacramento, CA - Empire
16 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
17 - Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
18 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theatre
19 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
20 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre

December 2004
30, 31 - New York, NY - Beacon Theater