BAND PAYS TRIBUTE TO CLARENCE CLEMONS AT STONE PONY IN ASBURY PARK;
SUMMER SUMMER TOUR ANNOUNCED
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This past Sunday, Father's Day, Tea Leaf Green performed at the fabled Stone Pony bar and frequent home of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in what became a tribute concert for legendary saxophonist Clarence Clemons. Springsteen and Clemons met at the Asbury Park bar in 1971, a story both men have told onstage for the past 40 years. Clemons, 69, the "Big Man" in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died Saturday night.
Fans who came to pay respects were given free admission to evening headliners Tea Leaf Green who showed love and admiration for Clemons. "It was an honor to pay tribute to 'The Big Man' at our last show on this leg of the tour," said guitarist/vocalist Josh Clark. "We saw firsthand how much Asbury Park and the Stone Pony loved him. We listened to him play all day in the van on our way down there."
Fellow band member Trevor Garrod added, "When we found out Clarence had died we where still a few hours from Asbury Park. It was a beautiful day; the sun was setting into a riot of crimson clouds; flowers and chalk drawings lined the sidewalk outside of the club. The Atlantic Ocean's waves rolled calmly in across the street. Though we where only coming through coincidentally, we nonetheless felt honored to be part of the celebration of this great musician's life. We couldn't help but feel that somehow the universe was encouraging us to keep up this tradition of rock 'n roll. After we played our set, I jumped into the moonlit sea with some kids who had come to watch the show. I couldn't help but wonder if, back in the day, Clarence had ever done the same. He will be missed."
The band's summer tour kicks off on July 2 in Colorado on the heels of its seventh studio album, Radio Tragedy!, freshly released through Thirty Tigers.
Tea Leaf Green Summer Tour Dates
07/02/11 Sat EMU Festival at Snowmass Village Snowmass Village, CO
07/10/11 Sun St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
07/11/11 Mon Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
07/12/11 Tue The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
07/13/11 Wed Egyptian Room at Old National Centre Indianapolis, IN
07/14/11 Thu Redstone Room Davenport, IA
07/15/11 Fri Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
07/16/11 Sat Cabooze Minneapolis, MN
07/23/11 Sat Gathering of the Vibes Bridgeport, CT
07/26/11 Tue Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
07/27/11 Wed Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
07/28/11 Thu Oregon Zoo Portland, OR
07/29/11 Fri The Wild Buffalo Bellingham, WA
07/30/11 Sat Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA
07/31/11 Sun WOW Hall Eugene, OR
08/01/11 Mon Grand Sierra Theatre (Reno Hilton) Reno, NV
08/03/11 Wed Club Nokia Los Angeles, CA
08/04/11 Thu Ventura Theater Ventura, CA
08/05/11 Fri Pappy and Harriets Pioneertown, CA
08/06/11 Sat Poolside @ The Hard Rock Las Vegas, NV
08/07/11 Sun Humphrey's Backstage Lounge San Diego, CA
08/07/11 Sun Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay San Diego, CA
08/09/11 Tue The Grove Los Angeles, CA
08/10/11 Wed Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
09/05/11 Mon PNC Plaza Bethlehem, PA
09/30/11 Fri The Independent San Francisco, CA
10/01/11 Sat The Independent San Francisco, CA
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