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Robert Randolph & The Family Band have been confirmed as the opening act on Eric Clapton’s US Tour from June 6th – August 2nd… There are three shows on the Clapton tour that RRFB will NOT be performing on- those are June 12th in New Orleans, June 18th in Atlanta and June 19th in Greenville, SC. The band will still be performing at their previously announced shows at Bonnaroo on June 12th, Wakarusa Festival in Kansas on June 18th and at The Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles on June 20th, although they do have to cancel the four opening dates with the Dave Matthews Band at the end of June.

Here are the confirmed dates for Robert Randolph & The Family Band opening for Eric Clapton:

June 5-6: Dallas (Crossroads Guitar Festival)
June 9: Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
June 11: Little Rock, Ark. (Alltel Arena)
June 14: St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
June 15: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Office Depot Center)
June 16: Jacksonville, Fla. (Veterans Memorial Arena)
June 21: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)
June 23: Albany, N.Y. (Pepsi Arena)
June 26: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
June 28-30: New York (Madison Square Garden)
July 3-4: Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center)
July 7: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
July 9: Buffalo, N.Y. (HSBC Arena)
July 10: Cleveland (Gund Arena)
July 12: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)
July 13: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)
July 15: Indianapolis (Conseco Fieldhouse)
July 17: Chicago (United Center)
July 18: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
July 20: Milwaukee (Bradley Center)
July 22: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)
July 24: Denver (Pepsi Center)
July 27: Seattle (Key Arena)
July 28: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden Arena)
July 30-31: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
Aug. 2: Los Angeles (Hollywood Bowl)

Source: RobertRandolph.net

On May 31, 2003, Trey Anastasio played the second of two sold-out shows at San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre. On that night, Carlos Santana dropped by to say hello to Trey, ended up joining the ten-piece band on stage halfway through the first set, and continued to play with the group for the remainder of the night. The results were electric, suffused with spontaneous energy and exuberant interplay between the two guitarists.

As fate would have it, this once-in-a-lifetime performance was documented by a small video crew who were experimenting with a new production technique. The show’s blistering second set, plus a bonus track of “The Way I Feel” from the show’s first set will be released on DVD on April 26.

All net proceeds from the DVD will be split evenly between The Waterwheel Foundation and the Milagro Foundation, a non-profit founded by Deborah and Carlos Santana that serves underrepresented and underprivileged children in the areas of arts, health and education around the world.

The DVD is available exclusively from Phish Dry Goods and from the online Santana Store. Ordering is now available from Phish Dry Goods and will be available from Santana’s web site beginning early next week. Orders will be shipped beginning the last week of April.

The track list is as follows:
1. Mr. Completely
2. John the Revelator
3. Night Speaks to a Woman
4. Caravan
Bonus track: The Way I Feel

The DVD also features a photo gallery by photographer Jay Blakesberg and the MX Switch “wide-shot” option. Approximate Running Time: 84 minutes. The DVD is formatted for all regions in NTSC video.

To order, visit phish.com/drygoods and santana.com.

Eric Clapton has announced a North American tour that will kick off with an appearance at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, which takes place June 4-6. The tour will include a triple-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City and runs through the months of June and July, culminating in an August 2 appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

The Crossroads Guitar Festival will feature a mammoth concert at the Cotton Bowl Stadium, with a lineup that reads like a who’s who of modern blues, jazz and rock legends. B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Eric Johnson, Brian May, John Mayer, Pat Metheny, Otis Rush, Neal Schon, Hubert Sumlin, Steve Vai and more are booked to join Clapton onstage.

Clapton’s new album, Me And Mr. Johnson, consists of 14 renditions of tunes written and recorded in the 1930s by mythical Mississippi blues master Robert Johnson.

Source pollstar.com.

Los Angeles-based Latin rock outfit Ozomatli will release a new album June 22 via Concord Records. Beyond a previously announced collaboration with original MC Chali 2na and DJ Cut Chemist (both now of Jurassic 5), the set features contributions from Moroccan sinter player Hassan Hakmoun, Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo and pianist/labelmate Eddie Palmieri.

“Concord just seemed happy to let us go off and do our thing,” says horn player/vocalist Asdrubal Sierra, adding, “There’s a real sense of acceptance of what we do. Plus, I’m really honored to be on the same label as Eddie Palmieri. He’s my idol.”

Ozomatli is joined by Hakmoun, violinists the Les Yeux Noir and the Prague Symphony on album opener “Believe,” while Palmieri guests on “Nadie Te Tira.” The album also features new MC Jabu and former Wallflowers drummer Mario Calire.

“Since we started, our perspectives have changed as our lives have changed,” saxophonist Ulises Bella says of Ozomatli’s musical growth. “We just trust each other more now. Everyone gives everyone the space we all need. This band did not start, at all, to get a record deal. It started out of love for the music we made, and that’s exactly where we still are.”

Ozomatli is in the midst of a U.S. tour that plays Santa Barbara, Calif., tomorrow (April 9). On April 22, the group will return to play Austin, Texas, where two of its members were arrested last month after a performance at the South by Southwest festival. Bassist Willy Abers was charged with failure to obey the order of a police officer, while percussionist Jiro Yamaguchi was charged with assault on a public servant.

Here are Ozomatli’s tour dates:

April 9: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Coach House North)
April 10: Pomona, Calif. (Glass House)
April 13: Agoura Hills, Calif. (Canyon Club)
April 14: Las Vegas (House of Blues)
April 19: El Paso, Texas (Club Xscape)
April 22: Austin, Texas (La Zona Rosa)
April 23: New Orleans (Howlin’ Wolf)
April 27: Towson, Md. (Recher Theatre)
Sept. 3: Universal City, Calif. (Universal Amphitheatre)

Source billboard.com.

Paul Atkinson, who played guitar in the British invasion band The Zombies and later became a successful music industry executive who signed such acts as ABBA, died Thursday, said his publicist Susan Clary. He was 58.

Born in Cuffley, England, Atkinson had lived in Los Angeles for the past 20 years.
He started his music career with The Zombies, which had hits in the 1960s with “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No” and “Time of the Season.”

Later, he went on to work as an artists and repertoire executive, signing acts including ABBA, Bruce Hornsby, Mr. Mister, Michael Penn, Judas Priest and Patty Smyth.

In January, Atkinson received the Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award at a tribute and benefit concert in his honor at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.

The event included a reunion of The Zombies.

Source CNN.com.

Walther Productions has announced the initial lineup for the 8th Annual All Good Summer Music Festival taking place July 9-11, and will include three full days of music and camping situated on the luscious, rolling green fields of Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, WV.

The lineup will deliver 40 hours of music on one central stage with no overlapping sets. Initial artists include:

Medeski Martin & Wood, Keller Williams, The Greyboy Allstars feat/ Karl Denson, Zak Najor Elgin Park, Chris Stillwell, + Robert Walter, Leftover Salmon, The Disco Biscuits (late night/early morning set), Dark Star Orchestra, North Mississippi Allstars, Steve Kimock Band, Soulive, Ekoostik Hookah, Umphrey’s McGee, Jazz Mandolin Project, Del McCoury Band, Ozric Tentacles (late night/early morning set), Deep Fried feat/ George Porter Jr., Matt Abts (Gov’t Mule), Johnny Neal (Allman Bros.) + Brian Stoltz (Funky Meters), The Hackensaw Boys, The Bridge and Libby Kirkpatrick

On sale date is Friday, April 9 @ NOON EST. Early-Bird Tickets will be offered for a limited time only, while supplies last through www.allgood.musictoday.com, www.sciticketing.com, www.jambasetickets.com or charge by phone by calling 1-800-594-TIXX.

For complete information, visit the official web site at walther-productions.com.

The Beastie Boys blend politics with party time on “To the 5 Boroughs,” the New York-based rap trio’s first album since 1998’s “Hello Nasty.” The 15-track set is due this summer via Capitol, to be preceded by album-opening first single “Ch-Check It Out.” The group is expected to tour in support of the release and has already confirmed Aug. 7-8 appearances at Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival.

“To the 5 Boroughs” is loaded with political commentary as expected, including calls to vote President Bush out of office and critiques of U.S. foreign policy. On “Time To Build,” Adam Yauch (MCA) raps, “We’ve got a president we didn’t elect / the Kyoto treaty he decided to neglect / and still the U.S. just wants to flex.” On “That It’s That All,” the group demands, “’cause George W’s got nothing on me / we’ve got to take the power from he.”

The set frequently pays homage to the trio’s New York surroundings, best heard on “An Open Letter to NYC.” In front of a chopped-up sample of the Dead Boys’ “Sonic Reducer,” the group finds solace in the city’s post-September 11th resiliency: “Since 911 we’re still livin’ / and lovin’ life we’ve been given / ain’t nothing gonna take that away from us / we’re lookin’ pretty and gritty ’cause in the city we trust.”

But the Beasties wisely don’t skimp on their trademark goofball humor, with references to such pop-culture figures as Fred Sanford, the Keebler Elves, Ron Popeil, Herman Munster, Jabba the Hut, Foghorn Leghorn and “Three’s Company” landlord Mr. Furley. Each member shines on “Rhyme the Rhyme Well,” a trade-off track in the vein of “Pass the Mic.” “Hey, could you please pass me the peas / and let me get a tissue if you think you’re gonna sneeze,” raps Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock).

“To the 5 Boroughs” features largely programmed backing tracks, with only a handful of live instrumentation. Mix Master Mike’s scratching highlights “Shazam!” and “Right Right Now Now,” while the boomimg bottom ends of “The Brouhaha,” “Rhyme the Rhyme Well” and “All Life Styles” evoke shades of the group’s classics like “Shake Your Rump” and “Root Down.”

“‘Licensed to Ill’ was where we were at the time — drinking beer and acting silly,” says Mike D. “‘Paul’s Boutique’ was moving to L.A.; that was a whole different fantasy. ‘Check Your Head’ was getting back to three of us. This album is really New York City; all of us living here.” Adds MCA, “Having fun in troubled times.”

In other news, Yauch is producing a new studio album by pioneering hardcore act Bad Brains, according to the Beasties’ official Web site. “Now I need to get [guitarist Dr. Know] to play some guitar solos on some stuff and then finish mixing it. It’s kind of circling above the airport right now.”

Here is the track list for “To the 5 Boroughs”:

“Ch-Check It Out”
“Right Right Now Now”
“The Hard Way”
“Time To Build”
“Rhyme the Rhyme Well”
“Triple Trouble”
“Hey F*** You”
“Oh Word?”
“That It’s That All”
“All Life Styles”
“Shazam!”
“An Open Letter to NYC”
“Crawl Space”
“The Brouhaha”
“We Got The”

Source billboard.com..

A documentary on the late Joe Strummer will debut next month at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

The Progressive rock icons Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Rick Wakeman (Yes) and funk legend Bernie Worrell will be among the artists on hand for an upcoming celebration of Robert Moog in New York. Set for May 18 at B.B. King’s in Times Square, the event will also boast performances by DJ Logic, Particle’s Steve Molitz and the NYC Reggae Collective, among others. Tickets priced at $45 are available through Ticketmaster.

Moog began experimenting with music in the early 1950s, building theremins and developing electronic instruments while studying engineering physics. He unveiled the Moog Modular synthesizer at the Audio Engineering Society Convention in 1964. The more common and smaller Minimoog was introduced in 1970 and became a staple of the prog rock movement.

The inventor’s accomplishments are also celebrated in writer/director Hans Fjellestad’s documentary “Moog.” The film features interviews with Moog as well as the musicians who have come to worship him as a cult hero. The Plexifilm-distributed feature, which features original music by Stereolab, the Neptunes, Worrell, Devo and others, will is slated for a limited summer U.S. theatrical run.

Source billboard.com.

Bob Dylan appears in a new series of commercials for Victoria’s Secret, his grizzled face intercut with shots of model Adriana Lima cavorting though Venice in a bra, panties and spike heels.

Don’t worry. The 62-year-old Dylan keeps his clothes on.

Dylan’s song “Love Sick,” from his Grammy-winning 1997 album Time Out of Mind, provides the musical backdrop for the spot, which airs in 15-, 30- and 60-second versions.

It promotes a new line of lingerie, the “Angels” collection

As expected, the Pixies have begun booking dates for a fall North American tour, which will begin Sept. 4 in Bend, Ore. Only six additional shows are so far confirmed through a Nov. 24 stop in Toronto, with more expected. Some of the announced shows will go on-sale Friday (April 9) via Ticketmaster.

Concerts booked so far include a Sept. 6 appearance at Seattle’s annual Bumbershoot festival and a Sept. 18 visit to the annual Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas. Other dates will include the 4,600-capacity Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Oct. 14, and the 4,500-capacity Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on Nov. 13.

The reunited alternative rock act kicks off its first tour in 12 years April 13 in Minneapolis. After a May 1 appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., the group will head to Europe for headlining and festival dates through July 11.

As previously reported, the Pixies will sell instant authorized live recordings from the upcoming spring North American shows via DiscLive. It is unknown if the same set-up will be employed for the fall tour.

Here are the Pixies’ confirmed fall tour dates:

Sept. 4: Bend, Ore. (Les Schwab Amphitheatre)
Sept. 6: Seattle (Bumbershoot Festival)
Sept. 18: Austin, Texas (Austin City Limits)
Oct. 14: Atlanta (Fox Theatre)
Nov. 11: Minneapolis (Wilkins Auditorium)
Nov. 13: Chicago (Aragon Ballroom)
Nov. 24: Toronto (Arrow Hall)

Source billboard.com.

Get ready to get reggae. The Marley Family Presents: Roots, Rock, Reggae tour is coming this summer, featuring the legendary Bob Marley’s sons Ziggy, Stephen, Julian and Damien.

The outing marks the first time that the Marley family has officially presented and collaborated on a major tour under their father’s name. The brothers promise to fuse music, art and culture with infectious Rasta vibes.

The tour will play approximately 20-25 cities and run from late July through early September, although no specific dates have been confirmed. Support acts have yet to be announced, but organizers are promising “a dynamic mix of reggae, hip-hop, ska, blues, alt-country, electronic and soul music.”

Each of the brothers has been performing since childhood. Ziggy, the eldest, has won several Grammys with his band the Melody Makers. He released his solo record, Dragonfly, in the spring of 2003. Stephen, a member of the Melody Makers, is due to release an album on the Motown label this fall. Julian’s Time & Place was released on Ghetto Youths / Tuff Gong last November. The youngest of Bob’s children, Damien, received a Grammy for his last album, 2001’s Halfway Tree.

Not another wardrode malfunction … feisty rock singer Alanis Morissette poked fun at Janet Jackson’s notorious breast-baring episode by stripping on stage to reveal cartoonish fake nipples and pubic hair.

Morissette, hosting Canada’s annual music awards, said the stunt, in which she appeared in a provocative skin-hugging body-suit was intended to expose US “censorship.”

The singer, renowned for her angst-ridden lyrics, told the audience at the Juno Awards in Edmonton “we live in a land where we still think the human body is beautiful and we’re not afraid of the female breast.”

Morissette let a dressing gown fall to the floor to reveal her “nudity” after an announcer warned : “we can’t show nipples on national TV,” in an obvious dig at US outrage fanned by Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” at the Superbowl.

“I am proud to be able to stand here and do this,” Morissette said, to wild cheers from the audience at Sunday night’s show.

Morissette then blasted US radio stations which have forced her to change the word “asshole” in one of her songs.

“They’re in an era when they’re scared, when there’s lots of fear,” she said.

The awards, Canada’s answer to the US Grammy’s, were dominated by Montreal rocker Sam Roberts, who picked up three awards.

Songbird Nelly Furtado won best single for “What you want” while singer Sarah McLachlan scooped best songwriter and hard rock band Nickelback walked away with the Juno for best group.

Source yahoo.com.

Although all dates are subject to change, The Grateful Dead Almanac has published the summer tour dates for The Dead

When Wilco superfan Ronen Givony downloaded a copy of the band’s fifth album, A Ghost Is Born (not due for release until June 22nd), from the Internet two weeks ago, he felt simultaneously elated and indebted.

The Boston-based Web master of bemydemon.org — a Wilco lyric site that singer Jeff Tweedy has occasionally consulted backstage in moments of forgetfulness — the twenty-five-year-old Givony transcribed the new songs’ lyrics and sent them to Tweedy with an apology for having the album early, a promise to purchase it when it is commercially available and a solicitation for lyric corrections.

After Tweedy complied, Givony dreamed up a unique way of showing his gratitude: the just-launched justafan.org, a site set up specifically for fans who download copies of the new Wilco album and want to show their appreciation by making a donation to the band-selected charity Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres. In less than a day online, with nothing more than word-of-mouth publicity, donations exceeded $1,500.

“If you have a community or a fan base that is vocal and has real enthusiasm for the bands and music they love,” Givony says, “a project like this can really work.”

The fact that the album was in circulation so early surprised no one, including Wilco manager Tony Margherita.

“How do I feel about the record leaking on the Internet?” he says. “Well, that’s a little bit like asking me how I felt about the sun coming up today. It’s an inevitable thing and not something we ever perceive as a problem. We were — to be honest — surprised it took as long as it did [about ten days]. Basically, once the first batch of promotional CDs began circulating at record companies and in the media, we knew it was just a matter of days. It’s just something you plan for and assume at this point.”

Margherita’s matter-of-fact approach to the downloading issue stems in part from the success Wilco had after streaming their previous album, 2002’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, while it was in limbo during Wilco’s well-documented exit from Warner Bros. At last count the album had sold 440,000 copies in the U.S. alone, Wilco’s best-selling release to date.

“The band and I think this idea is great because it just underscores something we believe very strongly: that real music fans are prepared, even anxious, to prove their loyalty and support their favorite artists,” Margherita says. “They want to participate. These people are not the enemy . . . They’re the backbone of what we all do. Plus, we get to support a charity that we think is very important, and I’m certain that a vast majority of the people who are downloading the record are going to want the real thing when it comes out in June.”

Source rollingstone.com.

Every Thursday night in April, the Sit n’ Bull Pub in Maynard, MA (978-897-4663) (www.sitnbull.com) will feature a show to benefit the Mark Sandman Music Education Fund, which promotes innovative approaches to music education for children in Massachusetts. The fund was created to honor musician Mark Sandman of the band Morphine, who passed away on stage in July 1999. For the shows, 100% of the net profits go to the music programs of the Cambridge education system.

The schedule includes:
April 1st: Treat Her Right, The Coots & The Heygoods
April 8th: Club d’Elf, Bourbon Princess & Blasto
April 15th: Asa Brebner & Family Jewels
April 22nd: Dennis Brennen, One Thin Dime
April 29th: Jimmy Ryan, Twinemen & Orchestra Morphine

for more info see hi-n-dry.com.

The actors who provide the voices for the cartoon characters on the long-running TV show “The Simpsons” have stopped work in a bid to force a settlement of lengthy contract renewal talks, Daily Variety reported in its Thursday edition.

The Hollywood trade paper said the six actors have not shown up for two script readings in the past few weeks, holding up production on the hit satire’s upcoming 16th season.

It quoted insiders as saying each cast member is asking for about $360,000 an episode, or $8 million for a 22-episode season. Each member currently earns $125,000 an episode. The highest-paid star in TV is Ray Romano, who reportedly earns between $1.7 million and $2 million per episode of his Emmy-winning series “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

The three-year contracts for Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Hank Azaria (Moe, Apu, Comic Book Guy), Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns and others), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Julie Kavner (Marge) and Nancy Cartwright (Bart) expired several months ago, and their representatives have been negotiating new ones to no avail, Daily Variety said.

The last “Simpsons” work dispute was in 1998, at a time when the actors were making $30,000 per episode. The show’s producer, Twentieth Century Fox TV, hired casting directors in five cities to replace most of them before both sides worked out a new deal and resumed production.

Source CNN.com.

Indie country-pop outfit My Morning Jacket has a new round of dates coming up. Beginning May 7 in San Diego, the band will traverse North America through late June. They plan to hit some European festivals this summer before returning to work on their next album.

California singer/songwriter M. Ward will be along for most North American shows, with Andrew Bird and Dr. Dog helping out on assorted dates.
Earlier this year, My Morning Jacket lost guitarist Johnny Quaid and keyboardist Danny Cash when the two decided that touring life didn’t suit them too well. The band has soldiered on, with new recruits Bo Koster (keyboards) and Carl Broemel (guitar) helping out on the road.

The increasingly high-profile group released their third full-length album, It Still Moves, on Dave Matthews’ ATO Records last September. During recording sessions in Shelbyville, Ky., they enlisted the help of the legendary Memphis Horns, who have lent their inimitable talents to recordings by Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, and virtually every Stax Records artist of the ’60s and ’70s.

Source pollstar.com.

Sonic Youth, My Morning Jacket, moe. and On The Speakers are among the bands confirmed to play the Great Bamboozle, to be held June 4-6 at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J. Three-day and single-day tickets can be purchased from the event’s official Web site. Antigone Rising, Railroad Earth, Om Trio, De Sol and the Breakfast will also be on the bill.

From there, Sonic Youth heads Down Under for eight shows in Australia and New Zealand, beginning June 15 in Canberra and wrapping June 26 in Auckland. Dinosaur Jr. principal J Mascis will support.

Sonic Youth is touring in support of its 19th full-length, “Sonic Nurse,” due June 8 via Geffen. The 10-track set is three songs and nearly 15 minutes longer than its 2002 predecessor, “Murray Street,” but revels in a similarly less bombastic sound, with a noticeable classic rock shading. Highlights include the wistful “Unmade Bed,” the uptempo, melodically memorable “Dripping Dream,” the subtle political commentary of “Peace Attack” and the Kim Gordon-sung opener, “Pattern Recognition.”

As previously reported, Sonic Youth is confirmed to appear on this summer’s Lollapalooza tour alongside Morrissey, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips, String Cheese Incident and the Polyphonic Spree. The group previously headlined the tour in 1995.

Source billboard.com.

Former Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson gets a lift from the group’s one-time guitarist Audley Freed on “This Magnificent Distance,” his debut for Vector Recordings. Due June 29, the set features one Robinson/Freed co-write plus several tracks featuring Freed on guitar. In addition, Freed has joined Robinson’s backing band New Earth Mud, which now features bassist George Reiff, drummer Steve Distanislao and keyboardist Rob Barraco, who until recently was a member of the Dead.

The set is the follow-up to Robinson’s 2002 solo debut, “New Earth Mud” (Redline), which reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and No. 4 on the Top Independent Albums tally. Five songs were penned by Robinson, while six are co-writes with frequent collaborator Paul Stacey, who also co-produced. The tracks “Mother of Stone” and “Like a Tumbleweed in Eden,” were produced by Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Counting Crows).

Highlights include the Crowes-leaning “Mother of Stone” and first single “40 Days,” the soulful vocal performance on “Like a Tumbleweeed in Eden” and “Girl on the Mountain,” which recalls the trippy, haunting side of Pink Floyd. The album also features the 8-minute “When a Cold Wind Blows on the Dark Edge of Night.”

“My first album sounds like a Sunday morning record — it’s about being in love — and this one brings up a lot of questions about freedom,” Robinson says. “And what does freedom mean, because I don’t think it’s the freedom to consume. I think in America people have forgotten their imagination.”

Robinson and New Earth Mud will begin an extensive tour April 30 in New Orleans and will also make a previously announced June 11 appearance at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. Beginning July 4 in Portland, Ore., the group will open six dates for the Allman Brothers Band.

Source billboard.com.