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NEW ALBUM FOR HIGHER OUT MAY 15
Ryan Montbleau |
Ryan Montbleau broke with tradition on his new album, For Higher (out May 15), leaving behind the comfort of his touring band for a whirlwind series of sessions in New Orleans with some of the city’s best musicians.
Producer Ben Ellman of Galactic assembled an all-star cast–including keyboard/B-3 player Ivan Neville, guitar master Anders Osborne, drummer Simon Lott, and Meters bassist George Porter Jr.–to push Montbleau’s soulful and soaring voice into uncharted territory.
While a few of the album’s 10 tracks were already part of the Ryan Montbleau Band’s ever-growing live repertoire, the majority, including four handpicked cover tunes — stone soul nuggets from Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield, forgotten supergroup Rhinoceros, and the late Muscle Shoals guitarist Eddie Hinton — came together spontaneously with little prepwork.
“I have a band that I’ve been touring with for years, and usually by the time we head into the studio the songs are pretty well mapped out,” says Montbleau. “This is a totally different record than I’ve ever made.”
For Higher Tracklist
1. Yeah Man
2. Heartbreak Road
3. Away We Go
4. Head Above Water
5. Here But I’m Gone
6. Burning and Hiding
7. Sweet, Nice ‘N’ High
8. Just Perfect
9. Dead Set
10. Full Grown Man
Tour Dates
02/02/12 Thu The Original Cafe Eleven Saint Augustine, FL
02/03/12 Fri Hideaway Cafe St. Petersburg, FL
02/04/12 Sat The Bamboo Room Lake Worth, FL
02/05/12 Sun Cayamo Music Cruise Miami , FL
02/16/12 Thu Roadhouse 169 Playa Ballena, CR
02/17/12 Fri Docelunas Resort Playa Jaco, CR
02/18/12 Sat Docelunas Resort Playa Jaco, CR
02/19/12 Sun Docelunas Resort Playa Jaco, CR
02/22/12 Wed The Pour House Charleston, SC
02/23/12 Thu Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
02/24/12 Fri Double Door Inn Charlotte, NC
02/25/12 Sat The 8X10 Baltimore, MD
02/26/12 Sun Virginia Thomas Law Center for Performing Arts Buckhannon, WV
03/01/12 Thu The Pickle Barrel Killington, VT
03/02/12 Fri The Electric Company Utica, NY
03/08/12 Thu Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo, MI
03/09/12 Fri SPACE Evanston, IL
03/10/12 Sat The Brown Baer Elkhart Lake, WI
03/11/12 Sun Flying Mango Des Moines, IA
03/13/12 Tue Belly Up Aspen, CO
03/16/12 Fri Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO
03/17/12 Sat Keystone Plaza Keystone, CO
03/17/12 Sat Warren Station Center for the Arts Keystone, CO
03/21/12 Wed Happy Harbor Orange Beach, AL
03/22/12 Thu Suwannee Springfest 2012
at Spirit of The Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, FL
03/24/12 Sat Plaza Live Orlando, FL
03/29/12 Thu The Hamilton Washington, DC
03/30/12 Fri Hiro Ballroom New York, NY
03/31/12 Sat Showcase Live Foxboro, MA
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TOUR INCLUDES STOPS IN TEXAS,
OKLAHOMA, KANSAS, NEBRASKA AND MORE
The Ragbirds |
The Ragbirds are in the midst of a large national tour including stops in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Iowa and back to their home state of Michigan before heading to their first showcase performance at SXSW.
A band to watch in 2012, The Ragbirds just released their fourth studio album, Travelin’ Machine. Chock-full of radio-friendly material, Travelin’ Machine showcases The Ragbirds skills with adventurous lyrics and a unique blend of styles all the while pleasing the senses with a variety of world beats and rhythms in one cohesive package. Check out the tour dates below.
The Ragbirds Tour Dates
01/23/12 Austin, TX | Cactus Cafe
01/24/12 Norman, OK | The Deli
01/25/12 Oklahoma City, OK | Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewery
01/26/12 Wichita, KS | Rock Island Live
01/27/12 Lawrence, KS | The Bottleneck
01/28/12 Lincoln, NE | Bourbon Theatre (Rye Room)
01/29/12 Hesston, KS | Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
02/02/12 Albuquerque, NM | Low Spirits
02/03/12 Silver City, NM | WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater
02/04/12 Phoenix, AZ | The Compound
02/07/12 Henderson, NV | The E-String Bar and Grill
02/09/12 Grand Junction, CO | Tenacious Brothers Pub
02/11/12 Denver, CO | Cervantes Other Side
02/13/12 Breckenridge, CO | Three20South
02/16/12 Omaha, NE | The Waiting Room
02/17/12 Ames, IA | DG’s Tap House
02/18/12 Minneapolis, MN | The Cabooze
02/19/12 Iowa City, IA | The Mill
02/25/12 Cadillac, MI | Cadillac Elks Club
03/02/12 Traverse City, MI | The Loading Dock
03/03/12 Marquette, MI | Upfront & Company
03/04/12 Marquette, MI | Upfront & Company
03/08/12 Kalamazoo, MI | Bell’s Brewery
03/09/12 Evanston, IL | SPACE
03/14/12 Austin, TX | SXSW Showcase
03/15/12 Austin, TX | SXSW Showcase
03/16/12 Austin, TX | SXSW Showcase
03/17/12 Austin, TX | SXSW Showcase
03/23/12 Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark
03/24/12 Grand Rapids, MI | The Pyramid Scheme
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TOUR STARTS JANUARY 17 IN BALTIMORE
Greensky Bluegrass |
Greensky Bluegrass has announced its plans for a Winter Tour that crosses the entire country in five weeks.
Wrapping up an amazing 2011 in Michigan, the group celebrates with a two-night New Year’s Run at Detroit’s legendary Majestic Theater with The Macpodz as special guests. 2012′s first tour begins in the Northeast with Todd Sheaffer of Railroad Earth supporting; followed by a few Midwest stops including the Park West in Chicago, before heading to Colorado, Wyoming and Montana for a 10-show Ski Tour, wrapping up with the band’s debut at the Wintergrass Festival in Tacoma, WA.
From there, Greensky Bluegrass continues even further westward by hopping halfway across the Pacific Ocean for two shows in Hawaii on the islands Oahu and Maui for the bands debut on the islands.
Greensky has decided to go notably old school with the release of Handguns on a limited edition, double LP, 192 gram vinyl pressing. Handguns vinyl presale orders will be available after the holidays on the band’s website.
As a bonus to fans both new and old, Greensky Bluegrass is offering a free stream & download of the Handguns EP, featuring five of the songs from the new album at www.GreenskyBluegrass.com.
Greensky Bluegrass Tour Dates
12/30/11 Fri Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
12/31/11 Sat Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
01/17/12 Tue The 8X10 Baltimore, MD
01/18/12 Wed World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA
01/19/12 Thu Sullivan Hall New York, NY
01/20/12 Fri Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, MA
01/21/12 Sat Higher Ground (Ballroom) Burlington, VT
01/22/12 Sun The Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY
01/26/12 Thu Canopy Club Urbana, IL
01/27/12 Fri Park West Chicago, IL
01/28/12 Sat Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
02/04/12 Sat Bell’s Brewery Kalamazoo, MI
02/08/12 Wed Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
02/09/12 Thu Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
02/10/12 Fri Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins, CO
02/11/12 Sat Hodi’s Half Note Fort Collins, CO
02/12/12 Sun Crested Butte Center for the Arts Crested Butte, CO
02/14/12 Tue Belly Up Aspen, CO
02/15/12 Wed three20south Breckenridge, CO
02/17/12 Fri Mangy Moose Teton Village, WY
02/18/12 Sat Whiskey Jack’s Big Sky, MT
02/19/12 Sun Whiskey Jack’s Big Sky, MT
02/21/12 Tue The Top Hat Missoula, MT
02/22/12 Wed Whiskey Jacques Ketchum, ID
02/23/12 Thu Reef Boise, ID
02/25/12 Sat Hyatt Regency Bellevue Bellevue, WA
03/02/12 Fri The Arts at Marks Garage Honolulu, HI
03/03/12 Sat Charley’s Paia, HI
03/23/12 Fri Suwannee Springfest 2012
at Spirit of The Suwannee Music Park Live Oak, FL
04/29/12 Sun Empire Polo Grounds Indio, CA
05/26/12 Sat Summer Camp Music Festival
at Three Sisters Park Chillicothe, IL
05/27/12 Sun Summer Camp Music Festival
at Three Sisters Park Chillicothe, IL
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