“One of the best performing bands in America” - New York Times
The hard-touring band The Gourds - whom the New York Times called “one of the best performing bands in America” - are gearing up for a 37-date summer and fall tour. The band has earned a reputation for incredible concerts. Frontman Kevin Russell has described the live show as “kind of a cross between a revival, a house party, a pep rally, and a pow wow.”
The Gourds will also be performing during this year’s Americana Music Conference in Nashville at the Mercy Lounge on October 12th.
The tour will give audiences a chance to hear new songs from the band’s Vanguard Records debut Old Mad Joy created at Levon Helm Studios with producer Larry Campbell (Musical Director of Helm’s ‘Midnight Rambles’ and formerly with Bob Dylan). Old Mad Joy will be available on September 13th.
In a recent review, the Houston Press raved, “Don’t be surprised if they hit 80 home runs this year as they tour hard behind what will likely be the most important album of their storied career.”
The band has played roughly 150 shows a year since 1998, so they possess an intuition with one another as performers and an utter command of the stage. Initial tour dates below with more to be added.
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The Gourds 2011 National Tour
8.01 The Golden Light Cantina - Amarillo, TX
8.02 KTAOS Solar Center - Taos, NM
8.03 Crested Butte Mountain Resort - Crested Butte, CO
8.05 Knotty Pine Supper Club - Victor, ID
8.06 Northern Rockies Folk Festival - Hailey, ID
8.07 Choppers - Big Sky, MT
8.20 Nutty Brown Cafe - Austin, TX
9.09 The Compound Grill - Phoenix, AZ
9.10 The Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff, AZ
9.13 Echo - Los Angeles, CA
9.14 Moe’s Alley - Santa Cruz, CA
9.15 The Palms - Winters, CA
9.16 Slim’s - San Francisco, CA
9.17 Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA
9.22 Courville’s - Beaumont, TX
9.23 Threadgill’s - Austin, TX
9.24 Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX
9.28 The Linda - Albany, NY
9.29 The Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
10.01 Sullivan Hall - New York, NY
10.04 World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
10.06 The State Theatre - Falls Church, VA
10.07 Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC
10.08 Albino Skunkfest - Greer, SC
10.12 Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN – Americana Music Conference
10.14 TBA - Houston, TX
10.27 Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
10.29 Harrigan Centennial Hall - Sitka, AK
11.05 Discover Downtown Music Fest - Corpus Christi, TX
11.11 The Henry Strater Theatre - Durango, CO
11.12 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
11.14 TBA - Lincoln, NE
11.17 High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
11.18 Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI
11.19 Martyr’s - Chicago, IL
11.20 Lafayette Brewing Company - Lafayette, LA
12.10 The Paramount Theatre - Austin, TX
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