Crowes: One Night Only, Seven Times Over
With apologies to Chris Harford, it’s Chris Robinson that fronts the real Band of Changes. And today the oft-evolving Black Crowes — with Luther Dickinson affixed in the latest incarnation of the lineup surrounding the Brothers Robinson — announced they’ll be playing smaller venues for a run of one-time engagements.
Was the end of that last sentence oxymoronic enough for ya? Regardless of semantics, the Black Crowes sent out a note that they’ll be playing the new album, Warpaint, in its entirety on stage during a special run of “One Night Only” shows. The Crowes will play the material from its first new album in seven years (due out March 4th) at smaller theaters before moving on to “songs from their catalog and selected surprises.” That whole deal sounds pretty sweet to us.
“One Night Only” tour dates:
Mar. 02 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Mar. 04 - New York, NY - The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
Mar. 05 - Boston, MA - Somerville Theatre
Mar. 07 - Chicago, IL - Park West
Mar. 09 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Mar. 15 - Austin, TX - SXSW @ Stubb’s BBQ (not part of the “One Night Only” shows)
Mar. 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Mar. 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon
Check out the full press release after the jump…but we summed it up fine.
THE BLACK CROWES: ‘One Night Only’ Tour Dates Announced - Jan. 7, 2008For the first time in their 18-year career, THE BLACK CROWES will perform an album of theirs in its entirety. On a special run of “One Night Only” shows beginning March 2 and wrapping March 20, fans will experience “Warpaint” — the group’s first album of all new studio material in seven years, due out March 4 — in its entirety onstage, after which the band will perform songs from their catalog and selected surprises.A listing of these seven one-time-only tour dates is below, with the on-sale info. In the midst of this trek, the band will headline Stubbs March 15 at SXSW in Austin.
THE BLACK CROWES launch their overseas tour March 24 when they headline the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Australia. They’ll continue their Down Under trek — their first since 1991 — through April 5, and conclude with exclusive performances in London, UK at Brixton Academy April 9 and The Amsterdam Music Hall April 11. A major market multiple night U.S. tour will begin in May, with cities and venues to be announced in the near future.
“Warpaint” marks the recording debut of two new band members — second guitarist Luther Dickerson, formerly of NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS, and keyboardist Adam MacDougall — who join Chris and Rich and drummer Steve Gorman and bassist Sven Pipien. The album — which is being independently released on the band’s own newly-formed Silver Arrow Records, distributed through Megaforce/Sony Red BMG — builds compellingly on the band’s trademark adventurous brew of rock, blues, country, soul and gospel.
Produced and mixed by Paul Stacey at Allaire Studios, Woodstock, NY, the album features 11 songs, all of which were written by Chris and Rich Robinson, except “God’s Got It” by the Reverend Charlie Jackson. “Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution” is set as the album’s first single and video; the song will arrive at radio on Monday, January 7.
“One Night Only” tour dates:
Mar. 02 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Mar. 04 - New York, NY - The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
Mar. 05 - Boston, MA - Somerville Theatre
Mar. 07 - Chicago, IL - Park West
Mar. 09 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Mar. 15 - Austin, TX - SXSW @ Stubb’s BBQ (not part of the “One Night Only” shows)
Mar. 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Mar. 20 - Los Angeles, CA - The AvalonAustralian Tour:
Mar. 24 - Byron Bay, Australia - East Coast Blues & Roots Festival
Mar. 26 - Perth, Australia - Challenge Stadium
Mar. 28 - Adelaide, Australia - The Barton Theatre
Mar. 29 - Melbourne, Australia - Palais Theatre
Mar. 30 - Sydney, Australia - Hordern Pavilion
Apr. 01 - Wollongong, Australia - Win Entertainment Centre
Apr. 02 - Canberra, Australia - Royal Theatre
Apr. 03 - New Castle, Australia - Civic Theatre
Apr. 05 - Auckland, New Zealand - Logan Campbell CentreLondon and Amsterdam:
Apr. 09 - London, England - Brixton Academy
Apr. 11 - Amsterdam, Holland - Amsterdam Music Hall
that’s a road-wary schedule fo’ sho’.
luther has helped propel some wind at the back of this Crowe’s tour. first time in a while.
crowes on cover of relix too in january/february. fwiw.
*Apr. 11 - Amsterdam, Holland - Amsterdam Music Hall*
Hell yeah!
Crowes reunion shows at Hammerstein were sick in 05, thought last years Summerstage show was good but uninspired, pumped to hear new stuff with Luther. Here’s hoping for tix’s.