NASHVILLE |For Immediate Release
the subdudes
TO RELEASE UPLIFTING NEW ALBUM AS
SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA LOOMS;
GROUP SPEAKS OUT ON ‘STREET SYMPHONY’ CD AND IN FIRST SINGLE
‘POOR MAN’S PARADISE’
the subdudes will acknowledge the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with their first new album of material since the disaster struck their original home base of New Orleans. STREET SYMPHONY (Manhattan*Back Porch Records)–featuring the first single “Poor Man’s Paradise,” already a hit at AAA radio–will be released August 28.
“It was another world,” bassist/guitarist JIMMY MESSA recently told Chicago’s Daily Southtown from a stop on their in-progress 50-city U.S. tour. “There were people walking around with guns, trees in the roads, boats stuck in the sides of houses.” Optimistic about the future of his beloved hometown, MESSA and the band didn’t take kindly to the response from Washington. “The people running our government are not too concerned with the people.”
But STREET SYMPHONY isn’t bitter. On the contrary, it conveys an inspired and hopeful message while showcasing the eclectic musical influences the subdudes have embraced since they first formed in New Orleans 20 years ago. A living encapsulation of American music, the subdudes continue to blend their infectious grooves with a bit of jazz, rock and soul thrown in.
“Poor Man’s Paradise”, an ode to current-day New Orleans, was written by the entire group–TIM COOK, bass and vocals; TOMMY MALONE, vocals, acoustic, electric, and slide guitars; JOHN MAGNIE, vocals, accordion, keyboards; JIMMY MESSA, bass and guitar; and STEVE AMEDÉE, tambourine, drums, percussions, vocals–while recording the album “live” in-studio with producer George Massenburg (Earth, Wind & Fire, Little Feat, Linda Ronstadt).
And, while the band didn’t necessarily set out to write songs about a hurricane, they did feel strongly that no one should forget the city, the people and their continuing struggle. As the Illinois Entertainer noted in a recent article, “The Subdudes are practically ebullient on the dozen tracks, tellingly kicking things off with “Fountain of Youth…It’s not like once the city’s back on her feet she’ll be one large hurricane museum, eh? She’s gonna wanna rock some.”
the subdudes have already hit the road in support of STREET SYMPHONY and have dates scheduled into November.
| DATE: | CITY: | VENUE: | |||||||
| Thu | 8/2 | Silverton, OR | Oregon Garden | ||||||
| Sat | 8/4 | Hailey, ID | Northern Rockies Folk Festival | ||||||
| Fri | 8/10 | Louisville, CO | Louisville Street Faire | ||||||
| Tue | 8/14 | Steamboat Springs, CO | Strings In The Mountain Music Festival Park | ||||||
| Wed | 8/15 | Red Cliff, CO | Mango’s Mountain Grill | ||||||
| Thu | 8/16 | Fruita, CO | Colorado River State Park | ||||||
| Sat | 8/18 | Fort Collins, CO | New West Fest | ||||||
| Wed | 8/29 | Denver, CO | Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||
| Thu | 8/30 | Boulder, CO | Chautauqua Auditorium | ||||||
| Sun | 9/2 | Pagosa Springs, CO | Four Corners Folk Festival | ||||||
| Fri | 9/7 | Nashville, TN | 3rd and Lindsley | ||||||
| Sat | 9/8 | Covington, KY | Madison Theatre | ||||||
| Mon | 9/10 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ark | ||||||
| Tue | 9/11 | Ann Arbor, MI | Ark | ||||||
| Wed | 9/12 | Indianapolis, IN | Music Mill | ||||||
| Thu | 9/20 | Fort Worth, TX | Bass Performance Hall | ||||||
| Fri | 9/21 | Austin, TX | Antone’s Home of the Blues | ||||||
| Sat | 9/22 | Marble Falls, TX | Lorraine’s | ||||||
| Sun | 9/23 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live | ||||||
| Thu | 9/27 | Lafayette, LA | Grant St. Dance Hall | ||||||
| Sat | 9/29 | Flat Rock, NC | Flat Rock Music Festival | ||||||
| Tue | 10/2 | Seattle, WA | Triple Door | ||||||
| Wed | 10/3 | Portland, OR | Aladdin Theater | ||||||
| Fri | 10/5 | Sebastopol, CA | Sebastopol Community Center | ||||||
| Sat | 10/6 | San Francisco, CA | Café Du Nord | ||||||
| Mon | 10/8 | Santa Cruz, CA | Moe’s Alley | ||||||
| Tue | 10/9 | Santa Cruz, CA | Moe’s Alley | ||||||
| Thu | 10/11 | Los Angeles, CA | Safari Sam’s | ||||||
| Fri | 10/12 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Coach House | ||||||
| Sat | 10/13 | Solana Beach, CA | Belly Up | ||||||
| Fri | 10/26 | Kansas City, MO | Knuckleheads Saloon | ||||||
| Sat | 10/27 | Salina, KS | Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts | ||||||
| Wed | 10/31 | Minneapolis, MN | Fine Line Music Cafe | ||||||
| Thu | 11/1 | Madison, WI | Barrymore Theatre | ||||||
| Sat | 11/3 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues | ||||||
| Thu | 11/8 | Falls Church, VA | State Theatre | ||||||
| Fri | 11/9 | Philadelphia, PA | World Café Live | ||||||
| Sat | 11/10 | Albany, NY | The Egg | ||||||
| Tue | 11/13 | Boston, MA | Sculler’s Jazz Club | ||||||
| Wed | 11/14 | Northampton, MA | Iron Horse Music Hall | ||||||
| Thu | 11/15 | New York, NY | Highline Ballroom | ||||||
| Fri | 11/16 | New York, NY | B.B. King Blues Club | ||||||
| Sat | 11/17 | Rutland, VT | Paramount Center | ||||||
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the subdudes TO RELEASE UPLIFTING NEW ALBUM AS SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA LOOMS; GROUP SPEAKS OUT ON ‘STREET SYMPHONY’ CD AND IN FIRST SINGLE
‘POOR MAN’S PARADISE’
