Anders Osborne Announces BLACK EYE GALAXY Tour - Free Song Download & Album Stream
ANDERS OSBORNE'S BLACK EYE GALAXY MAKING WAVES AT PRESS AND RADIO ONE MONTH BEFORE RELEASE
FIRST SINGLE, WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN?, AVAILABLE AS A FREE DOWNLOAD
FULL ALBUM TO STREAM EXCLUSIVELY AT RELIX.COM
MASSIVE TOUR ANNOUNCED
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New Orleans' "Best Guitarist" (as selected by OffBeat magazine's readers), Anders Osborne, will tour heavily behind the May 1 release of his new Alligator Records CD, Black Eye Galaxy. The CD is already gaining momentum with press, radio and through fan-driven word of mouth. The song Black Tar (co-written by Little Feat's Paul Barrere) debuted on XM/Sirius Radio's Jam On (Channel 27) on March 29.
Beginning April 3, the first single from the album, When Will I See You Again?, will be available as a free download at both Alligator.com and Andersosborne.com.
The full album will stream exclusively at Relix.com beginning on April 17.
Recorded at the famed Dockside Studio in Maurice, Louisiana, Black Eye Galaxy was produced by Anders along with engineer Warren Riker and Galactic's Stanton Moore. Sounds on the album range from heavy electric mayhem to joyous acoustic melodicism. Anders begins the album singing from the darkest depths of despair and concludes it affirming the healing power of love. Black Eye Galaxy is a harrowing but ultimately uplifting cycle of richly detailed songs that are musically and lyrically thought-provoking, exhilarating and spellbinding.
Anders has filmed a series of videos performing acoustic versions of each song from the album shot in different locations around New Orleans. All videos will be available at Anders' YouTube page, located here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AndersOsborneVideos/videos
In addition to his recent OffBeat awards for "Best Guitarist" and "Roots Rock Artist Of The Year," Osborne has been nominated for Gambit magazine's Big Easy Award for "Best Rock." He is also nominated for "Best Mixed Bag" for his work with The Voice Of The Wetlands All-Stars. Two records Osborne produced and played on -- by Johnny Sansone and Tab Benoit -- received Big Easy Award nominations in the "Best Blues" category. Sansone's was also nominated for "Album Of The Year."
Tour dates for Anders and his band -- bassist Carl Dufrene and drummer Eric Bolivar -- follow below, with more dates to be announced:
Apr 27, 2012 Nolafunk Jazzfest Series Inaugural Event, New Orleans, LA at the Republic New Orleans
Apr 28, 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA with the Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars
Apr 28, 2012 The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, LA
Apr 30, 2012 Tipitina's Foundation 11th Annual INSTRUMENTS A COMIN', New Orleans, LA at Tipitina's
May 01, 2012 2012 Threadhead Patry, New Orleans, LA at The Old Ironworks
May 03, 2012 House of Blues, New Orleans, LA Guest of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe "Sticky Fingers" Tour
May 04, 2012 The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, LA with The New Orleans All-Stars
May 05, 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA
May 05, 2012 Nolafunk Jazzfest Series 2012, New Orleans, LA at the Republic New Orleans
May 09, 2012 Dosey Doe Coffee House, The Woodlands, TX
May 10, 2012 Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio, TX
May 11, 2012 The Parish, Austin, TX
May 12, 2012 The Kessler Theater, Dallas, TX
May 15, 2012 Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, MO
May 16, 2012 Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, MO
May 18, 2012 The Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
May 19, 2012 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
May 22, 2012 The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
May 23, 2012 Varsity Theater & Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
May 24, 2012 Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
May 25, 2012 SPACE, Evanston, IL
May 26, 2012 Summer Camp Music Festival, Chillicothe, IL
May 30, 2012 Club Cafe, Pittsburgh, PA
May 31, 2012 The Blockley, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 01, 2012 Mountain Jam, 2012 Hunter, NY
Jun 02, 2012 The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
Jun 20, 2012 The 8x10, Baltimore, MD
Jun 22, 2012 T.T. the Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA
Jun 23, 2012 Paulie's New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival, Worcester, MA
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