The Duke & The King First Tour

THE DUKE & THE KING TO GO ON FIRST U.S. TOUR

The Duke & The King (The Duke being Simone Felice of The Felice Brothers and The King being Robert Chicken Burke), will kick off a U.S. tour on August 1 in their Catskill Mountains home base, playing songs from their already-acclaimed debut Nothing Gold Can Stay (August 4 / Ramseur Records).

The band inspired raves on a recent U.K. tour, with the London Telegraph calling Simone Felice “the greatest singer-songwriter you’ve never heard,” continuing, “I went to a gig last week as good as any I have ever seen, by a relatively unknown singer & songwriter (and performer) working at the very highest level of his art… It’s a kind of cracked country soul thing, with a dash of psychedelia, and at the heart of it are Simone’s songs which are, honestly, the best I have heard in a while… these songs are good enough to be sung by the whole world.”

In related news, the band will tape an episode of NPR’s World Cafe while on tour. Stay tuned for an air date.

The Duke & The King US Tour:
08.01 Woodstock, NY The Colony Cafe
08.02 Cambridge, MA Club Passim
08.03 Philadelphia, PA Chapel at First Unitarian Church
08.04 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
08.06 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
08.07 Atlanta, GA Eddie’s Attic
08.08 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
08.10 Nashville, TN The Basement
08.11 Newport, KY Southgate House (Parlour)
08.13 Indianapolis, IN Locals Only
08.14 Chicago, IL Schubas
08.15 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
08.16 Arlington, VA IOTA Club and Cafe