After selling ten million records worldwide, six gold or platinum albums, and 2,000 shows in front of three million fans, Grammy
Award-winning Blues Traveler ventured out of its creative comfort zone to explore some adventurous new horizons for its new album (and Verve Forecast label debut). The resultant North Hollywood Shootout is a landmark in the quintet¹s large and widely loved body of work, demonstrating the enduring strengths of the band¹s songwriting while capturing the spontaneous spirit of their legendary live shows.
According to frontman and harmonica slinger John Popper, We¹re still trying to cultivate what we¹re individually good at into something that¹s bigger than the sum of its parts. When we¹re all playing and it¹s working, it becomes this separate entity, and that’s still the thing that we¹re chasing.
North Hollywood Shootout, produced by Grammy Award winner David Bianco, whose diverse resume includes work with the likes of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger and Teenage Fanclub draws its curious name from the fact that the band recorded the album in the NoHo district of Los Angeles. Street date is August 26, 2008.
Blues Traveler is on the road now through the end of the year in support of the new album. The dates:
appearing with Live and Collective Soul:
Sun., July 13 LOS ANGELES, CA Greek Theatre
Tue., July 15 MESA, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
Blues Traveler:
Fri., July 18 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Aquatennial Block Party
Mon., July 21 VALPARAISO, IN Porter County Fair
appearing with Live and Collective Soul:
Tues., July 22 DULUTH, MN Bayfront Park
Thu., July 24 ROCHESTER HILLS, MI Meadow Brook Music Festival
Fri., July 25 WEST BEND, WI Washington County Fair ("Mini Takes the States
Festival")
Blues Traveler:
Sat., July 26 ELKHART LAKE, WI Road America Race Track
appearing with Live and Collective Soul:
Sun., July 27 FLORENCE, KY Turfway Park
Tue., July 29 COLUMBUS, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Fri., Aug. 1 HERSHEY, PA Hershey Park Pavilion
Blues Traveler:
Sat., Aug. 2 ELGIN, IL Elgin Festival Park
Sun., Aug 3 CHICAGO, IL Grant Park – Lollapalooza
appearing with Live and Collective Soul:
Tue., Aug. 5 BALTIMORE, MD Pier Six Concert Pavilion
Wed., Aug. 6 WALLINGFORD, CT Chevrolet Theatre
Fri., Aug. 8 PHILADELPHIA, PA Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
Sat., Aug. 9 GILFORD, NH Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
Tue., Aug. 12 LOWELL, MA Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Wed., Aug. 13 WESTBURY, NY Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury
Sat., Aug. 16 CARY, NC Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park
Sun., Aug. 17 ATLANTA, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Blues Traveler:
Thu., Aug 21 JACKSON, WY Center for the Arts
Fri., Aug. 22 PARK CITY, UT Jazz Festival at Deer Valley Resort
Sun., Sept. 28 AUSTIN, TX Austin City Limits Festival
