Keb' Mo' packs 'Suitcase' for more roadwork
Bluesman Keb' Mo' gets busy in early 2007 with a US headlining tour that backs his latest album, last year's "Suitcase."
So far, a month-long stretch is lined up, which kicks off March 6 in Charleston, SC. Stops are confirmed in about two-dozen cities, most of which are set in the East and Midwest. Details are included below.
Released in June, "Suitcase" follows dual 2004 releases from Keb' Mo': "Keep It Simple," a Grammy-winning collection of Mo' originals; and "Peace ... Back by Popular Demand," on which Mo' covered nine classic protest and peace songs originally recorded in the '60s and early '70s.
Last month, "Suitcase" picked up Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary Blues Album and Best Engineered Non-Classical Album. The winners will be named during the 49th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, which is scheduled to air live Feb. 11 on CBS-TV.
A win in the Best Contemporary Blues Album Category would be the artist's fourth; 1996's "Just Like You," 1998's "Slow Down" and 2004's "Keep It Simple" have each scored the musician a trophy.
A native of Compton, CA, Mo'--real name Kevin Moore--has made a name for himself with a sound that is a mixture of folk, blues, rock and jazz, and has cited Robert Johnson as one of his main influences.
March 2007
6 - Charleston, SC - Music Hall
7 - Gainesville, FL - University of Florida PAC
8 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Theater
9 - Atlanta, GA - Symphony Hall
11 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
12, 13 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
15 - New York, NY - Town Hall
16 - Collingswood, NJ - Scottish Rite Auditorium
17 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Bardavon Opera House
18 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
19 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse
21 - Lebanon, NH - Lebanon Opera House
22 - Portsmouth, NH - Music Hall
23 - Reading, PA - Berks Jazz Fest/Scottish Rite PAC
24 - Rutland, VT - Paramount Theater
25 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head
27 - Newark, OH - Midland Theater
28 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
30 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
31 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
April 2007
1 - Madison, WI - Barrymore
2 - Minneapolis, MN - Guthrie Theater
4 - Aspen, CO - District Theater
5 - Durango, CO - Fort Lewis College Concert Hall
6 - Beaver Creek, CO - Vilar Center
7 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theater
Keb' Mo' expands North American outing into 2010 [September 2009]
Keb' Mo' continues working the road [June 2009]
Keb' Mo' plots summertime course [May 2009]
Featured Photos: The Tibet House Benefit Concert, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - Feb. 3, 2009 [February 2009]
Album Review: Keb' Mo', "Suitcase" (Epic) [June 2006]



































