Balancing evocative songs and expressive improvisation, Gov’t Mule is a band rooted in both the personal and musical chemistry between its members. “It’s not one of those groups that can make a change overnight,” explains founding guitarist/vocalist Warren Haynes. It is only after six months of rehearsing, jamming, and hanging out with bassist Jorgen Carlsson that he has been added to the band as their new permanent bass player, replacing Andy Hess, who joined in 2003.
When founding bassist Allen Woody passed away in 2000, Haynes explains, “We were faced with the daunting task of replacing a one-of-a-kind musician, which I’m sure was challenging for Andy, who did a wonderful job and brought his own personality
into the music. Jorgen’s style is somewhere between Woody’s and Andy’s. He brings some of Woody’s aggressive spirit back although he is very much his own man.” Carlsson was born in Sweden and has been active as a session musician and studio
owner since arriving in the US in 1991.
Gov’t Mule’s Kinder Revolution fall tour begins on October 30 and runs through November 22nd, and includes performances on Halloween at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, two night stands at the Pantages Theater in Minneapolis and the Fillmore in
San Francisco, shows at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia, the Chevrolet Theatre in Wallingford, CT, and more. Following the tour, Gov’t Mule will, for the seventh year in a row, celebrate the new year with a series of performances in New York City: two acoustic shows on December 27th and 28th at the Angel Orensanz Center in the Lower East Side, then two electric shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom on December 30th and
31st, with the New Years’ Eve show featuring the traditional three sets.
Fall tour dates include:
Thurs 10.30 Flynn Theatre Burlington, VT
Fri 10.31 Orpheum Theatre Boston, MA
Sat 11.01 Smith Opera House Geneva, NY
Sun 11.02 Carnegie Music Hall Homestead, PA
Wed 11.05 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
Thurs 11.06 Madison Theatre Covington, KY
Fri 11.07 Tower Theatre Philadelphia, PA
Sat 11.08 Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT
Sun 11.09 Calvin Theater Northampton, MA
Tue 11.11 Royal Oak Theatre Royal Oak, MI
Wed 11.12 The Venue Hammond, IN
Thurs 11.13 The Rave Milwaukee, WI
Fri 11.14 Pantages Minneapolis, MN
Sat 11.15 Pantages Minneapolis, MN
Sun 11.16 Harrahs Voodoo Kansas City, MO
Wed 11.19 The Orpheum Flagstaff, AZ
Thurs 11.20 House of Blues Anaheim, CA
Fri 11.21 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Sat 11.22 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Sun 12.27 Angel Orensanz New York, NY
Mon 12.28 Angel Orensanz New York, NY
Wed 12.30 Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY
Thurs 12.31 Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY
