MUSIC NEWS - New Wave rockers' THE B-52s plan to take their sound/spirit back on the road this spring with a run of show. Wrapping up handful of dates in February, they'll return in spring with dates starting May 5 at Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, NY, and running through a May 24 show at Riverwind Casino in Norman, OK. Other gigs are booked for May 9 at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, NJ; May 13 at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, MD; and May 16 at the new House of Blues venue in Boston, MA.
The B-52s are out promoting their 08 release, "Funplex" (produced by Steve Osborne; New Order, Happy Mondays, Doves) . The group has described the album as an "updated" version of the unconventionality that first rocketed the band to fame. "I had been listening to a lot of electronic dance music and early rock and roll," explained guitarist and principal composer Keith Strickland in a statement on the band's site. "I was inspired to use these two aesthetics together with our own sound to write some shameless dance-floor party music."
Strickland continued, "I like to think of my instruments as landscapes. The chord changes, rhythms and sound quality of the instruments are all aspects of a sonic space, which is designed for Cindy [Wilson], Fred [Schneider] and Kate [Pierson] to step into. I want them to feel inspired by the music and expand on that feeling with their melodies and lyrics."
The B-52s 2009 Tour itinerary (All dates are subject to change)
| February 26 | Snoqualmie, WA | Snoqualmie Casino |
| February 27 | Richmond, BC | Great Canadian Casino |
| April 2 | Friant, CA | Table Mountain Casino |
| May 5 | Peekskill, NY | Paramount Center for the Arts |
| May 6 | Englewood, NJ | Bergen Performing Arts Center |
| May 7 | Staten Island, NY | St. George Theatre |
| May 9 | Atlantic City, NJ | House of Blues |
| May 10 | Morristown, NJ | The Community Theatre |
| May 13 | Baltimore, MD | Rams Head Live! |
| May 14 | Red Bank, NJ | Count Basie Theatre |
| May 16 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
| May 20 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theater |
| May 22 | North Little Rock, AR | Riverfront Park |
| May 23 | Thackerville, OK | Winstar World Casino |
| May 24 | Norman, OK | Riverwind Casino |
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