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Toubab Krewe kicked off an extensive fall tour this week as they prepare to release their sophomore album, Live at the Orange Peel. The new album captures their outstanding 2008 New Year's run at the Orange Peel in their hometown of Asheville, NC.
“We've been developing our material live, as we tour, so recording our second album on stage was a natural way for us to capture our creative energy," says guitarist Drew Heller. “Live performance allows unexpected moments to occur - audience and band energies interact in ways that can't be foreseen or simulated in a studio."
All of the songs are previously unreleased and continue to blend American rock 'n' roll with the West African musical traditions the band fell in love with on their travels to Mali, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Along the way, they explore the worlds of surf and zydeco, fusing it all together into what the Village Voice describes as “a futuristic, psychedelic, neo-griot frenzy" and Honest Tune hails as “one of the most innovative voices in music today."
The new release features collaborations with legendary spoken word artist Umar Bin Hassan of The Last Poets and fiddler Rayna Gellert of Uncle Earl. It was produced by Grammy winning producer Steven Heller, who also produced the band's debut CD. Details on the album's release date and additional tour dates to be announced soon.
Tour Dates
Sept. 13 | Tampa, FL | Tampa Cuban Club (WMNF Birthday Party)
Sept. 14 | Gainesville, FL | Real Big Deal (Alachua County Fairgrounds)
Sept. 17 | Carrboro, NC | Cat's Cradle
Sept. 18 | Boone, NC | Legends at Appalachian State
Sept. 19 | Greenville, SC | Handlebar
Sept. 20 | Savannah, GA | Live Wire Music Hall
Sept. 25 | Falls Church, VA | State Theatre
Sept. 26 | Pittsburgh, PA | Club Cafe
Sept. 27 | Cleveland, OH | Beachland Ballroom
Sept. 28 | Toronto, ON | Small World Music Festival (Revival Bar)
Sept. 30 | Ithaca, NY | Castaways
October 1 | Northampton, MA | Iron Horse Music Hall
October 2 | Burlington, VT | Higher Ground
October 3 | Narragansett, RI | Wheel House
October 4 | Philadelphia, PA | North Star Bar
October 5 | Baltimore, MD | 8X10
October 7 | Harrisburg, PA | Appalachian Brewing Company
October 9 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom
October 10 | Silk Hope, NC | Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
October 11 | Horse Shoe, NC | Loki Festival at Deerfields
October 14 | Columbus, OH | Scarlet Grey Cafe
October 15 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ark
October 16 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues
October 18 | Minneapolis, MN | Cabooze
October 21 | Bozeman, MT | Zebra Cocktail Lounge
October 23 | Seattle, WA | Tractor Tavern
October 24 | Eugene, OR | W.O.W. Hall
October 25 | Portland, OR | Doug Fir Lounge
October 28 | Arcata, CA | Humboldt Brewery
October 31 | San Francisco, CA | Independent
November 1 | Petaluma, CA | Mystic Theater
November 2 | Santa Cruz, CA | Moe's Alley
November 6 | Los Angeles, CA | The Mint
November 8 | Tucson, AZ | Fox Tucson Theatre
November 11 | Santa Fe, NM | College of Santa Fe
November 13 | Boulder, CO | B Side Lounge
November 14 | Fort Collins, CO | Aggie Theatre
November 15 | Denver, CO | Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
November 19 | Dallas, TX | Granada Theater
November 21 | Austin, TX | Stubbs Bar-B-Q
November 22 | New Orleans, LA | Tipitina's (With Hot 8 Brass Band)
December 3 | Charleston, SC | Music Farm
