Black Crowes add new layer of 'Frost' to tour plans
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The Black Crowes have announced an additional fall concert leg to support the band's forthcoming new studio album, "Before the Frost ...."
Currently in the middle of an early summer outing that continues Tuesday night (7/7) in Des Moines, IA, the second and third legs of the group's massive "Stuck Inside Utopia" tour gets underway Aug. 25 in Vienna, VA, and continues through early December, when the band wraps up the trek with five nights at San Francisco's Fillmore beginning Dec. 1.
Tickets for about half of the band's remaining shows are currently on sale. Most remaining dates go on sale July 10. Consult the Black Crowes' official websitefor full ticketing information and support acts.
"Before the Frost ...," recorded in front of an intimate audience over five nights at Levon Helm's Barn in Woodstock, NY, follows last year's "Warpaint," which was the group's first album of new material in seven years. Produced by Paul Stacey, the new set features 11 original tracks, and is due in stores Sept. 1.
Fans who purchase "Frost ..." will be given a download code for a free companion live album, "... Until the Freeze," which packages eight new cuts with a cover of Stephen Stills' "So Many Times."
"I think we fulfilled a musical commitment to continue on the golden road of artistic independence," the group's frontman, Chris Robinson, said in a press statement. "Approaching 20 years into our careers, we still are ambitious enough to push ourselves to create something unique that we have never done before."
The group--currently made up of brothers Rich Robinson (guitar) and Chris Robinson (vocals), along with longtime drummer Steve Gorman, Sven Pipien (bass) and more recent additions Adam MacDougall (keyboards) and Luther Dickinson (guitar)--returned from a lengthy recording hiatus to release a new album titled "Warpaint" last year.
The band took a four-year break following its previous studio set, 2001's "Lions," but returned to the live stage in 2005 with seven sold-out shows at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. Since then, the group has toured extensively.
July 2009
7 - Des Moines, IA - Simon Estes Amphitheater
9 - Kansas City, MO - Harrah's Kansas City
10 - Minneapolis, MN - Basilica Block Party
11 - Louisville, KY - Forecastle Music Festival
17 - Waukesha, WI - Waukesha County Fair
18 - Hammond, IN - Festival of the Lakes
19 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Place
24 - Tulsa, OK - Dfest Music Festival
25 - Tunica Resorts, MS - Horseshoe Tunica
August 2009
25 - Vienna, VA - Filene Center @ Wolf Trap
26 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent
27 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
29 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
30 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live
31 - Lancaster, PA - American Music Theater
September 2009
2 - New York, NY - Summerstage
4 - Westbury, NY - Theater at Westbury
5 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony
6 - Virginia Beach, VA - American Music Festival
8 - Bridgeport, CT - The Klein
9 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
11 - Utica, NY - Saranac Brewery
12 - Rama, Ontario - Casino Rama
13 - London, Ontario - Centennial Hall
16 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
17 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
18 - Kingston, NY - UPAC
24 - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma State Fair
25 - Huntsville, AL - Big Spring Jam
26 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
28 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric
29 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theater
30 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
October 2009
2 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
3 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater
4 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
6 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
7 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
10 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
11 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre
13 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
14 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
16 - Dallas, TX - The Palladium Ballroom
17 - Bossier City, LA - Horseshoe Bossier City
18 - Beaumont, TX - Ford Pavilion
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona State Fair
November 2009
5 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
6 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
10 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room @ Murat Theatre
11 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
13 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
15 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
17 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox SoDo
20 - Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom
22 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
28 - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia @ LA Live
29 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
December 2009
1, 2, 4-6 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
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