NASHVILLE |FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD BRODGINSKI/LATHUM NELSON
HOOKAH BROWN ANNOUNCE SECOND LEG OF CONCERT DATES,
WITH SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST SHOW SET FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 13 AT THE FOX AND HOUND IN AUSTIN
Riding a wave of acclaim for their debut concert swing on the East Coast, HOOKAH BROWN kick off a new leg of dates March 3 in Atlanta through March 22 in Cleveland. Midway through this leg, the group will perform at the 2002 South by Southwest Music Festival. Consisting of two Americans (RICH ROBINSON, guitars, vocals; BILL DOBROW, drums) and as many Brits (JOHN HOGG, lead vocals; FIONN O’LOCHLAINN, bass), HOOKAH BROWN will take the stage Thursday, March 13 at 11:00 PM at the Fox and Hound venue (401 Guadalupe St) in Austin. ROBINSON last performed at SXSW in 2001 with The Black Crowes–the multi-platinum, critically acclaimed band he co-founded–before they parted ways in early 2002.
HOOKAH BROWN are inviting fans to tape their mix of bracing riffs, deep grooves, soulful vocals and swirling harmonies. As they note on the hookahbrown.com website:
LIVE TAPING POLICY–Hookah Brown encourages audio taping and trading of their performances. Audience recording is permitted from your seat, including mic stands as long as you do not obstruct anyone’s view, but no video or soundboard access is allowed. This policy is communicated to the venue management and staff and you should not have any issues with regarding entry with your recording equipment. If you do encounter a problem, please ask the staff to check with the tour manager to resolve the issue.
Writing in the Boston Herald (2/2/03) about the band’s recent sold-out show at the House of Blues, Brett Milano observed: “The new originals covered all the right bases: heavy rockers, spacier jam-driven tunes, a Led Zeppelin homage (‘Rude To Me’) and an acoustic number, ‘When You Will,’ for the first encore.”
HOOKAH BROWN tour dates are as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
Wed 3/5 Atlanta, GA Cotton Club
Thu 3/6 Greenville, SC The Handlebar
Fri 3/7 Knoxville, TN Blue Cat’s
Sat 3/8 Jackson, MS Hal & Mal’s
Sun 3/9 Nashville, TN Exit/In
Tue 3/11 Little Rock, AR Sticky Fingers
Thu 3/13 Austin, TX Fox and Hound- SXSW
Fri 3/14 Dallas, TX Galaxy Club
Sat 3/15 Oklahoma City, OK Classic Rock Café
Mon 3/17 St. Louis, MO The Galaxy
Wed 3/19 Indianapolis, IN Birdy’s
Thur 3/20 Chicago, IL Double Door
Fri 3/21 Detroit, MI Magic Bag
Sat 3/22 Cleveland, OH The Odeon
# # #
