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Hard Working Americans Keep Working
As Todd Snider counts down the days until his 50th birthday, he isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. He’s just announced dates for the second leg of Hard Working Americans’ “Cavalcade Of Chaos” summer tour.
Photo: Jay Blakesberg
Hard Working Americans, which is fronted by Snider, features Neal Casal of The Chris Robinson Brother and two members of Widespread Panic – Dave Schools on bass and Duane Trucks on drums. The lineup also includes Chad Staehly on keys, and Jesse Aycock on guitar and lap steel.
The group’s sophomore album, Rest In Chaos, was released in May. Hard Working Americans wrote the LP on the road, with 12 out of the 13 tracks based on poetry by Snider.
Rolling Stone says Rest In Chaos is “definitive proof that Hard Working Americans is no half-baked side project. Instead, the group continues to be a fascinating roots-rock collaboration.”
In its eight star review of the album, Glide declared, “Hard Working Americans are reconfiguring elements of folk, country and rock into a combustible mix of the visceral and cerebral.”
Hard Working Americans returns to the road in August. Here’s the plan:
Aug. 5 – Loveland, Colo., Sunrise Ranch
Aug. 7 – Bozeman, Mont., Lindley Park (Sweet Pea Festival)
Aug. 9 – Seattle, Wash., The Showbox
Aug. 10 – Portland, Ore., Revolution Hall
Aug. 11 – Arcata, Calif., Humboldt Brews
Aug. 12 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Aug. 13 – Los Angeles, Calif., El Rey Theatre
Aug. 16 – Dallas, Texas, The Kessler Theater
Aug. 17 – Austin, Texas, Scoot Inn
Aug. 18 – Fayetteville, Ark., George’s Majestic Lounge
Aug. 19 – Birmingham, Ala., Iron City
Aug. 20 – Atlanta, Ga., The Buckhead Theatre
Aug. 21 – Knoxville, Tenn., Bijou Theatre
Aug. 23 – Charlotte, N.C., Neighborhood Theatre
Aug. 25 – Saxapahaw, N.C., Haw River Ballroom
Aug. 27 – Arrington, Va., Oak Ridge Farm (Lockn’ Festival)
A presale for select dates is ongoing. Tickets for Sweet Pea Festival and Lockn’ are available now. As for the non-festival dates, tickets go on sale to the general public beginning June 10.
Snider’s 50th birthday bash is set for Oct. 7 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Visit TheHardWorkingAmericans.com and ToddSnider.net for more information. And click here for Pollstar‘s recent Q&A with Snider.