Gospel vets the Blind Boys of Alabama rounded up a cast of indie stars for their latest album, the Justin Vernon-produced LP I'll Find a Way, and now they've announced plans to support it with a hefty slate of tour dates that will last for most of the remainder of 2013.
The album drops on October 1 through Sony Masterworks. The tour kicks off a couple of weeks before that, and they will continue playing shows steadily until the second half of December. In addition to a host of U.S. gigs, the Blind Boys of Alabama have a few Ontario shows in November. See the hefty schedule below.
I'll Find a Way features Vernon, along with guest contributors tUnE-yArDs, Patty Griffin, Sam Amidon, My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden and White Hinterland's Casey Dienel. Read more about it here.
Scroll past the tour itinerary to watch a making-of doc about the new album.
Tour dates:
09/13 Durham, NC - Duke Performances, Hayti Heritage Center
09/14 Durham, NC - Duke Performances, Hayti Heritage Center
09/19 Decatur, AL - Princess Theatre
09/20 Germantown, TN - Germantown Performing Arts Center
09/21 Sewanee, TN - University of the South, Guerry Auditorium
09/23 Chattanooga, TN - UTC Fine Arts Center *&
09/25 Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium
09/26 Kingsport, TN Toy F. Reid Employee Center
09/27 Jackson, TN - The Ned McWherter Cultural Arts Center
09/28 Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre
10/04 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
10/05 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
10/07 Shreveport, LA - Red River Revel
10/09 Austin, TX - Stubb's Ampitheater ^
10/11 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
10/12 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
10/19 Stateline, NV - Harrah's Tahoe
10/24 Washington, DC - The Hamilton
10/26 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
11/01 San Francisco, CA - Seva Gala, Julia Morgan Ballroom
11/02 San Francisco, CA - Seva Benefit, The Fillmore %
11/07 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11/09 Chicago IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
11/14 Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall *
11/17 Rio de Janiero, Brazil - Back2Black Festival
11/20 Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre
11/21 Markham, ON - Flato Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
11/22 Brampton, ON - The Rose Theatre
12/05 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
12/06 Gilbert, AZ - Higley Center for the Performing Arts
12/07 Poway, CA - Poway Center for the Performing Arts
12/10 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
12/12 Saratoga, CA - Montalvo Arts Center
12/13 Davis, CA - Mondavi Center, UC Davis
12/14 Napa, CA - The Uptown Theatre
12/15 Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University
12/17 Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall 12/18 Yakima, WA - Seasons Performance Hall
* with Mavis Staples
& Jacob Jones
^ with the Shouting Matches
# with the Black Crowes
% with Hot Tuna, Dumpstaphunk
The album drops on October 1 through Sony Masterworks. The tour kicks off a couple of weeks before that, and they will continue playing shows steadily until the second half of December. In addition to a host of U.S. gigs, the Blind Boys of Alabama have a few Ontario shows in November. See the hefty schedule below.
I'll Find a Way features Vernon, along with guest contributors tUnE-yArDs, Patty Griffin, Sam Amidon, My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden and White Hinterland's Casey Dienel. Read more about it here.
Scroll past the tour itinerary to watch a making-of doc about the new album.
Tour dates:
09/13 Durham, NC - Duke Performances, Hayti Heritage Center
09/14 Durham, NC - Duke Performances, Hayti Heritage Center
09/19 Decatur, AL - Princess Theatre
09/20 Germantown, TN - Germantown Performing Arts Center
09/21 Sewanee, TN - University of the South, Guerry Auditorium
09/23 Chattanooga, TN - UTC Fine Arts Center *&
09/25 Nashville, TN - War Memorial Auditorium
09/26 Kingsport, TN Toy F. Reid Employee Center
09/27 Jackson, TN - The Ned McWherter Cultural Arts Center
09/28 Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay Theatre
10/04 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
10/05 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
10/07 Shreveport, LA - Red River Revel
10/09 Austin, TX - Stubb's Ampitheater ^
10/11 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
10/12 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
10/19 Stateline, NV - Harrah's Tahoe
10/24 Washington, DC - The Hamilton
10/26 New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
11/01 San Francisco, CA - Seva Gala, Julia Morgan Ballroom
11/02 San Francisco, CA - Seva Benefit, The Fillmore %
11/07 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11/09 Chicago IL - Old Town School of Folk Music
11/14 Tarrytown, NY - Tarrytown Music Hall *
11/17 Rio de Janiero, Brazil - Back2Black Festival
11/20 Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre
11/21 Markham, ON - Flato Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
11/22 Brampton, ON - The Rose Theatre
12/05 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater
12/06 Gilbert, AZ - Higley Center for the Performing Arts
12/07 Poway, CA - Poway Center for the Performing Arts
12/10 Los Angeles, CA - Walt Disney Concert Hall
12/12 Saratoga, CA - Montalvo Arts Center
12/13 Davis, CA - Mondavi Center, UC Davis
12/14 Napa, CA - The Uptown Theatre
12/15 Arcata, CA - Humboldt State University
12/17 Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall 12/18 Yakima, WA - Seasons Performance Hall
* with Mavis Staples
& Jacob Jones
^ with the Shouting Matches
# with the Black Crowes
% with Hot Tuna, Dumpstaphunk
