New Mastersounds: Album/Tour

U.S. RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM WITH BONUS CUTS & REMIXES
AND CELEBRATORY SHOWS IN MARCH

“Like Fred Wesley & The New JB’s, Bobby Byrd, Marva Whitney or Maceo & The Macks in their day, the Mastersounds know groove and furrow it out like hogs on truffles.” -JamBase

The New Mastersounds

The New Mastersounds are pleased to announce the US release of Plug & Play with special additions including remixes by JD73 (former bassist from Morcheeba), DRAWBAR, and 2 bonus live tracks. Preceded by already rave reviews and amazing live shows, the album, released by One Note Records/Fontana, is due out on March 3, 2009 with special bonus tracks included. What you get: trademark infectious grooves, warm vintage production by guitarist Eddie Roberts, and successful forays into sub-genres like psychedelic afro-funk and soul jazz. With the phenomenal vocal additions of Dionne Charles, Plug & Play is epically representative of the unmistakable soulfulness of their music.

Check out JamBase’s full review of Plug & Play HERE.

On the tour front, The New Mastersounds will be returning to the US this March to promote the release of Plug & Play. The tour kicks off in San Diego, CA with plenty of exciting stops along the way including their first headlining show at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA. The tour will hit 15 cities and wrap up with a show at The Gothic Theatre in Denver, CO.

Led by guitarist-producer Eddie Roberts, The New Mastersounds feature Joe Tatton on Hammond, Pete Shand on bass and Simon Allen on drums.

The New Mastersounds have implemented a new fan club for online ticket sales allowing you to directly purchase tickets from the band’s website. Tickets for the March tour are on sale now:
http://newmastersounds.inticketing.com

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad will be performing with New Mastersounds starting in San Diego on March 10th, all the way up the West Coast, until March 21st in Victor, Idaho.

US TOUR DATES IN MARCH
MAR 10* TUE San Diego, CA Winston’s
MAR 11* WED Los Angeles, CA The Mint
MAR 12* THU Santa Barbara, CA SOhO
MAR 13* FRI San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
MAR 14* SAT Crystal Bay, NV Tahoe Biltmore Breeze
MAR 15* SUN Sebastopol, CA Hop Monk
MAR 17* TUE Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
MAR 18* WED Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
MAR 20* FRI Bozeman, MT Zebra Cocktail Lounge
MAR 21* SAT Victor, ID The Knotty Pine
MAR 24 TUE Steamboat, CO Old Town Pub
MAR 27 FRI Boulder, CO Fox Theatre Boulder
MAR 28 SAT Denver, CO Gothic Theatre

*w/ GIANT PANDA GUERILLA DUB SQUAD