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ROAM AROUND BEHIND EXCITING NEW ALBUM
 South Austin Jug Band by Anna Webber |
The South Austin Jug Band has grown way beyond its traditional roots with their smart, nimble-fingered originals and a choice Beck cover ("Jack-Ass") on its new album, the self-produced Strange Invitation, released April 1 through R.E.D. Distribution.
Strange Invitation was written as the band holed up in New York City's infamous Chelsea Hotel, where both Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison absorbed the atmosphere and the site of the infamous Sid & Nancy stabbing. The album was recorded all-analog at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studio outside Austin.
The hard-touring and award winning band - lead vocalist-lyricist-guitarist James Hyland, championship-winner Dennis Ludiker (mandolin and fiddle) and multi-instrumentalist Brian Beken (Suzuki-trained fiddler, guitar) backed by Matt Mefford (bass) and Rob Kidd (drums) - will make stops on the upcoming tour in Berkeley, Salt Lake City and major festivals like Wakarusa in Kansas and Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite.
Tour Dates
May 1, Shady Grove, Austin
May 9, Momo's, Austin
May 10, Taste of Addison, Addison, Texas
May 15, Santa Fe Brewing Co., Santa Fe, N.M.
May 16, Overlook Park, Los Alamos, N.M.
May 17, Flagstaff Brewing Company, Flagstaff, Ariz.
May 20, Sea Cliff, Huntington Beach, Calif.
May 21, The Mint, Los Angeles
May 22, Bluegrass Buffet @ Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, Calif.
May 23, McNear's Mystic Theater, Petaluma, Calif.
May 24, Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather, Yosemite, Calif.
May 25, Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, Nev.
May 27, Bar Deluxe, Salt Lake City, Utah
May 30, Waterloo Café, Louisville, Colo.
May 31, Dulcinea's, Denver
June 5, Wakarusa Music Festival, Lawrence, Kan.
June 6, The Deli, Okla.
June 7, Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville, Texas
June 8, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Fort Worth (Concerts in the Garden series)
June 13, Warren Sports Complex, Frisco, Texas (Frisco Grooves)
July 26, Fredericksburg, Texas (2008 Roots Music Series)
July 27, San Marcos River Pub, San Marcos Texas
September 26-28, Austin City Limits Music Festival
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