Singer/songwriter GARY JULES will release his new album BIRD on November 25 via CDbaby.com and the iTunes Music Store. Jules is backed by a band for the new set, GARY JULES AND THE GROUP RULES, comprising a number of Jules’ collaborators from Los Angeles’s HOTEL CAFE cohort: Al Sgro (vocals, drums, percussion, synthesizers), Heather Brown-Dodge (vocals), Adam Grace (piano), Ben Peeler (lapsteel, weisenborn, and electric guitars), Ed Maxwell (electric and upright bass, keys, synthesizers), and Will Golden (acoustic guitar, synthesizers, bass guitar), with appearances by Pedestrian’s Joel Shearer (electric guitar), Jason "Pip" Pipkin (drums) and Gabriel Mann (piano and organ). BIRD also features a duet, "Been A Long Time," Jules’ friend and frequent touring partner Jim Bianco. See below for a track list.
Jules will support the new release with an appearance on KCRW-FM’s esteemed program "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with host Nic Harcourt on Friday, November 21, followed by a four-week, Tuesday night residency at Hotel Cafe beginning November 25 (as well as a San Francisco date at Cafe Du Nord on December 3). In February and March 2009, Jules will support all dates on a West Coast tour with singer/songwriter DONAVON FRANKENREITER. See reverse for a complete list of Gary Jules tour dates.
"Playing at the Hotel Cafe is a family reunion for me," says Jules. "I got my start just as the venue was doing the same, with the ‘Tuesdays at the Hotel’ residency, and all the musicians on this record are people I met and played with there. It’s like playing in my living room, so I’m really excited to be doing a month there to introduce this new album."
