The Gourds prep for tour
The band will be touring around the release of their next CD "Old Mad Joy," out Sept. 13 on Vanguard. The Gourds will also be performing during this year's Americana Music Conference in Nashville at the Mercy Lounge on Oct. 12.
The CD was recorded at Levon Helm Studios with producer Larry Campbell (musical director of Helm's 'Midnight Rambles' and formerly with Bob Dylan).
Tour dates are:
Aug. 1 The Golden Light Cantina - Amarillo, TX
Aug. 2 KTAOS Solar Center - Taos, NM
Aug. 3 Crested Butte Mountain Resort - Crested Butte, CO
Aug. 5 Knotty Pine Supper Club - Victor, ID
Aug. 6 Northern Rockies Folk Festival - Hailey, ID
Aug. 7 Choppers - Big Sky, MT
Aug. 20 Nutty Brown Cafe - Austin, TX
Sept. 9 The Compound Grill - Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 10 The Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff, AZ
Sept. 13 Echo - Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 14 Moe's Alley - Santa Cruz, CA
Sept. 15 The Palms - Winters, CA
Sept. 16 Slim's - San Francisco, CA
Sept. 17 Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA
Sept. 22 Courville's - Beaumont, TX
Sept. 23 Threadgill's - Austin, TX
Sept. 24 Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX
Sept. 28 The Linda - Albany, NY
Sept. 29 The Higher Ground - Burlington, VT
Oct. 1 Sullivan Hall - New York, NY
Oct. 4 World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
Oct. 6 The State Theatre - Falls Church, VA
Oct. 7 Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
Oct. 8 Albino Skunkfest - Greer, SC
Oct. 12 Mercy Lounge - Nashville, TN - Americana Music Conference
Oct. 14 TBA - Houston, TX
Oct. 27 Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
Oct. 29 Harrigan Centennial Hall - Sitka, AK
Nov. 5 Discover Downtown Music Fest - Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 11 The Henry Strater Theatre - Durango, CO
Nov. 12 Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
Nov. 14 TBA - Lincoln, NE
Nov. 17 High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
Nov. 18 Shank Hall - Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 19 Martyr's - Chicago, IL
Nov. 20 Lafayette Brewing Company - Lafayette, LA
Dec. 10 The Paramount Theatre - Austin
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