Blues rock groups The Black Crowes and the Tedeschi Trucks Band are joining forces this summer to hit amphitheaters across on the east coast.
The pair will make a stop at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Tuesday, July 23. The London Souls will open. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 12, via the Duke Energy Center box office and Ticketmaster.
The Black Crowes just released a four-disc live collection titled Wiser for the Time in March. Check out "Under a Mountain" from the collection below.
In August, The Black Crowes will kick off a massive U.S. tour that will keep the band busy through December. The band have dubbed the tour "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys," and say they'll be going on an indefinite hiatus when the tour wraps. The band will be playing 3 hours each night on the tour. There will be an hour and half acoustic set and an hour and a half electric set. That's quite a boon for loyal fans.
The tour will make it's way to Raleigh's new downtown Amphitheatre, currently being dubbed the Raleigh Amphitheatre and Festival Site until the naming rights have been finalized (rumor has it that a certain beverage company that used to sponsor a certain free downtown concert series is the frontrunner to get its name on the venue).
The Black Crowes have plotted a tour this fall that includes stops at a lot of small venues including Raleigh's Lincoln Theatre.
Last time The Crowes came through Raleigh, they were opening for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in 2006. They headlined the venue themselves earlier in the 2006 season.
The Lincoln Theatre is a few steps down for The Crowes, but it'll be a great chance for their fans to see them up-close and personal on this tour.
The show at Lincoln Theatre will be Saturday, November 8 and tickets will go on sale June 20 at 10am. No word yet on ticket prices, but expect them to be a little steep.
When Tom Petty announced the third leg of his North American tour, he was nice enough to make time to stop in Raleigh. Not only was he coming to Alltel Pavilion, but he was going to bring indie rock giants The Strokes with him.
Well that was then and this is now. After moving the date from September 19 to September 10, it turns out The Strokes can no longer make the gig.
Who has come to save the day? None other than The Black Crowes.
This will be Chris Robinson and the gang's second stop at Alltel this summer. They stopped through with Robert Randolph and the Family Band on July 12.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers plus The Black Crowes equals a night of rock 'n roll.
A little over a month ago, we posted that the Black Crowes would be playing an intimate show on their upcoming tour at Lincoln Theatre. Well, it turns out the show is not going to be so intimate after all. Lincoln Theatre's schedule has finally been updated with the show and they note that the show will be outside on the Street Stage.
Buffalo Killer will open the show. Doors will be at 4PM and the show will start at 5PM. Tickets will go on sale on June 20 and will be $35 in advance and $40 on the day of the show.
With The Black Crowes on an indefinite hiatus, Chris Robinson started a new band called Chris Robinson Brotherhood. They just released their debut album titled Big Moon Ritual in June and will be on the road for much of 2012 supporting it.
The band will play the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on Saturday, November 3. Tickets are on sale now via Etix for $18.
Stream the funky song "Rosalee" from Big Moon Ritual below.
The seventh annual Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 19, and Schoolkids Records in Raleigh is gearing up for another big day of exclusive releases and fantastic in-store performances.
The store will host sets by Chatham County Line previewing songs from their forthcoming album Tightrope (1:30 p.m.), Dex Romweber Duo (2:45 p.m.) and Tonk (3:45 p.m.).
Local record labels Merge and Yep Roc each have exclusive releases coming out on Saturday. Merge has reissues from Spoon and Breadwinner while Yep Roc has releases from The Minus 5, The Autumn Defense and Josh Rouse, Wesley Stace, Southern Culture on the Skids and Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin.
Barn-burning string band Old Crow Medicine show have completed the follow-up to 2006's Big Iron World. The album is titled Tennessee Pusher and was produced by legendary producer Don Was who has worked with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and The Black Crowes among many others. Was called Old Crow "The Clash of bluegrass music" and "the smartest and finest purveyors of American music to come down the pike in decades."
Tennessee Pusher feature guests appearances by Jim Keltner on drums (whose album credits include John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, James Taylor and so many others) and Heartbreaker Benmont Tench on Hammond C-3 organ.
The album features 13 tracks and you can stream the first single, "Caroline," below. Tennessee Pusher will be out on September 23 via Nettwerk Records.
Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson and his band Chris Robinson Brotherhood released a new album in the spring titled Phosphorescent Harvest and they're staying on the road through the fall.
The band will play two nights at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh on November 1 and 2. Tickets are on sale now via Etix. A single-show ticket is $20 and a two-night pass is $36.
Check out a video of the band performing "About a Stranger" from the new album at the High Sierra Music Festival earlier this year below.
You wouldn't know it by looking at his website, but David Mead will be playing a seemingly-last minute show at The Pour House this Sunday, Sept. 10. Bill West will open the early show (doors at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m.). Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door.
We wish we could go, but Tom Petty and the Black Crowes are calling us over at Walnut Creek. Mead's presence has been growing in Raleigh over the past year, as have the crowds at his shows, but if you still need some convincing, head on over to his MySpace page and listen to a few tracks off his most recent album, Tangerine. And let us know how the show was!
Blues rock groups The Black Crowes and the Tedeschi Trucks Band are joining forces this summer to hit amphitheaters across on the east coast.
