Helm, LaMontagne tour together
The Levon Helm Band features Levon Helm, Larry Campbell, Jim Weider, Amy Helm, Teresa Williams, Brian Mitchell, Erik Lawrence, Howard Johnson, Clark Gayton, Jay Collins, Byron Isaacs and Steven Bernstein. Helm has cut way back on his singing due to vocal health issues. His daughter, Amy, and Williams assume most of the vocals.
Rootsy singer LaMontagne's fourth studio album, "God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise," debuted at 3 on the Billboard Top 200 and 1 on the Digital album chart selling more than 64,000 units.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the public on Sept. 18 at ticketmaster.com and will be available for pre-sale on Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. eastern.
Tour dates are:
Nov. 2 Times Union Center of Performing Arts Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 4 Pompano Beach Amphitheatre Pompano Beach, FL
Nov. 5 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
Nov. 7 Saenger Theatre Mobile, AL
Nov. 8 BJCC Concert Hall Birmingham, AL
Nov. 10 Orpheum Theatre Memphis, TN
Nov. 10 Verizon Theatre @ Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
Nov. 12 Bass Concert Hall Austin, TX
More news for Levon Helm
- 02/07/13: Helm receives Grammy tribute
- 08/24/12: Levon Helm memorial tribute show coming
- 04/19/12: Levon Helm dies at 71
- 04/17/12: Helm is in "final stages" from cancer
- 05/18/11: Helm donates sales to Americana group
- 01/31/11: Helms "Rambles at the Ryman"
- 12/21/10: Levon Helm hospitalized for one week
- 07/23/10: Helm goes the live route
CD reviews for Levon Helm
Time can be a funny thing. Where the passage of decades has made Bob Dylan's voice nearly unintelligible, the years have sanded some of the grit off of Levon Helm's legendary pipes. Yes, we're aware Mr. Helm has had medical issues with his throat, and don't wish to make light of his situation, but those elements have rendered his voice more smooth and supple whereas the best known versions of his songs had a little more grit at their core.
That doesn't mean you ...
Even when he was a young man, before the years and the ailments, Levon Helm's vocals sounded like they were from a bygone era. It was a voice to make you believe that medicine shows still traveled the earth. That wonderful, weathered instrument is the rustic heart of this new record, just as Helm's ageless drumming is its heartbeat. And despite a title that suggests a more modern program than 2007's "Dirt Farmer," the songs, like their vessel, are mostly from another time. ...
Levon Helm's music has always been firmly rooted in early American music well past the Carters and Stanleys. This embraces this heritage in its selections of traditional and contemporary Americana. As its title implies, "Dirt Farmer" is earthy with a raw and vital energy. It is Helm's valentine to life and the music that continues to sustain him.
Helm explains in the liner notes his interest in revisiting some traditional songs he grew up playing, including "Little ...
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