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The Infamous Stringdusters On The Road
Better watch out – The Infamous Stringdusters is coming to town. The notorious bluegrass band has more than three dozen U.S. performances booked in early 2017.
“The Laws Of Gravity Tour” kicks off Jan. 12 in Raleigh, N.C., and runs through April 8 in Seattle.
The Infamous Stringdusters has been busy showing off its sixth studio album, Ladies & Gentlemen, which was released in February. The concept of the LP features a guest vocalist on each song, including Lee Ann Womack, Joan Osborne, Nicki Bluhm, Sara Watkins and Mary Chopin Carpenter.
Earlier this year Pollstar chatted with guitarist Andy Falco, who took over for Chris Eldridge in 2007.
“Most of the people on the record are people we have a personal connection to – friends and people we’ve worked with,” Falco said. “There’s a few people we never met before that were sort of ‘wish list’ people. To me, the concept was born more out of the creative benefits of doing something different, writing songs that we weren’t going to sing, necessarily, and trying to find that point of view. It was an incredible experience.”
After playing “Strings & Sol” in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, in December, the five-piece band wraps up 2016 with two nights at The National in Richmond, Va., Dec. 30-31.
Check out the “The Laws Of Gravity” itinerary below.
Jan. 12 – Raleigh, N.C., Lincoln Theatre
Jan. 13 – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
Jan. 14 – Athens, Ga., Georgia Theatre
Jan. 15 – Abingdon, Va., Barter Theatre
Jan. 18 – Pawling, N.Y., Daryl’s House
Jan. 19 – Plymouth, N.H., The Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center
Jan. 20 – Portland, Maine, Port City Music Hall
Jan. 21 – Boston, Mass., Paradise Rock Club
Jan. 22 – Hartford, Conn., Infinity Hall Hartford
Jan. 24 – Columbus, Ohio, Park Street Saloon
Jan. 25 – Rocky Mount, Va., Harvester Performance Center
Jan. 26 – Charlotte, N.C., The Visulite Theatre
Jan. 27 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
Jan. 28 – Philadelphia, Pa., World Cafe Live
Feb. 16 – Sacramento, Calif., Harlow’s Night Club
Feb. 17 – San Francisco, Calif., The Fillmore
Feb. 18 – West Hollywood, Calif., Troubadour
Feb. 19 – Solana Beach, Calif., Belly Up Tavern
Feb. 20 – Las Vegas, Nev., Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Feb. 22 – Telluride, Colo., Sheridan Opera House
Feb. 23 – Telluride, Colo., Sheridan Opera House
Feb. 24 – Aspen, Colo., Belly Up Aspen
Feb. 25 – Steamboat Springs, Colo., WinterWonderGrass Festival Grounds (WinterWonderGrass)
Feb. 26 – Steamboat Springs, Colo., WinterWonderGrass Festival Grounds (WinterWonderGrass)
March 15 – Cleveland, Ohio, Beachland Ballroom
March 16 – Indianapolis, Ind., The Vogue
March 17 – Chicago, Ill., Park West
March 18 – Saint Joseph, Minn., College Of St. Benedict
March 19 – Omaha, Neb., The Waiting Room
March 21 – Jackson, Wyo., Pink Garter Theatre
March 22 – Laramie, Wyo., University Of Wyoming
March 23 – Park City, Utah, Park City Live
March 25 – Missoula, Mont., The Wilma
April 4 – Bend, Ore., Domino Room
April 5 – Eugene, Ore., Hi Fi Music Hall
April 6 – Portland, Ore., Wonder Ballroom
April 7 – Portland, Ore., Wonder Ballroom
April 8 – Seattle, Wash., Neumos
Billy Strings, David Wax Museum, The Brothers Comatose, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, The Way Down Wanderers, and The Ghost of Paul Revere support select dates.
Tickets are on sale now. Visit TheStringDusters.com for more information.