MUSIC NEWS - The funk music powerhouse,Soulive, have announced plans to tour the USA this April and May to support their new record Up Here, (releasing April 14th on their new Royal Family Records label). Tour itinerary listed below the break.
March 2009 marks Soulive's 10th Anniversary, a fast ten years since Eric Krasno, Alan Evans and his brother Neal Evans banded together musically at a home studio outside of Woodstock, NY and recorded the funky soul-jazz EP, Get Down!, (buy ep here) in a single afternoon. But they're are not looking backwards with this new release and tour. Unencumbered by a record contract and equipped with a state-of-the-art recording studio,Soulive is embracing the new music business model, launching their own record label, Royal Family Records. The label will market and distribute all Soulive recordings as well as numerous affiliated projects such as the hard funk outfit Lettuce, Eric's soul project "Chapter 2" and Alan's and Neal's solo records. The label will also sign and develop emerging talent. The first artist to join up is soul singer Nigel Hall, who will release an EP this spring and join the band on the road.
The debut release on Royal Family Recordings will beSoulive's new studio effort, Up Here,recorded at Alan's studio in South Deerfield, Mass in the fall of 2008. "This is the Soulive album I've always wanted to record - I've been hearing it in my head for years," says Alan, who also tracked and mixed the record.
SOULIVE Spring 2009 TOUR DATES -
Wednesday April 15, 2009 - Pearl Street - Northampton, MA
Thursday April 16, 2009 - Blender Theater - New York, NY
Friday April 17, 2009 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
Saturday April 18, 2009 - Asylum - Portland, ME
Sunday April 19, 2009 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
Monday April 20, 2009 - The Welmont Theater - Syracuse, NY
Wednesday April 22, 2009 - Revolution Hall - Troy, NY
Thursday April 23, 2009 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY
Friday April 24, 2009 - Oberlin University - Oberlin, OH
Saturday April 25, 2009 - Magic Bag - Detroit, MI
Sunday April 26, 2009 - Double Door - Chicago, IL
Tuesday April 28, 2009 - The Loft - Atlanta, GA
Wednesday April 29, 2009 - Birmingham, AL - The Workplay Theater
Thursday April 30, 2009 - New Orleans, LA - Howlin' Wolf - Royal Family Ball
Friday May 1, 2009 - New Orleans, LA - Colton Theater
Saturday May 2, 2009 - Austin, TX - Antone's
Tuesday May 5, 2009 - Cervante's - Denver, CO
Wednesday May 6, 2009 - Fox Theater - Boulder, CO
Thursday May 7, 2009 - Knotty Pine - Victor, ID
Friday May 8, 2009 - University Theater, Missoula, MT
Saturday May 9, 2009 - Nuemo's - Seattle, WA
Sunday May 10, 2009 - Doug Fir, Portland, OR
Monday May 11, 2009 - Harlow's - Sacramento, CA
Wednesday May 13, 2009 - Crystal Ballroom - Tahoe, CA
Thursday May 14, 2009 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Friday May 15, 2009 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
Saturday May 16, 2009 - The Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
Sunday May 17, 2009 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
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