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The Joys Of Heavy Petting
Oh wait, make that in support of their latest album, which happens to be called Heavy Petting.
The pair kicks off the trek February 15 at Acappella Pub in Richmond, Va., and will hit venues of all varieties scattered across the country through September.
Dates on the books so far include Side Bar in Gainesville, Fla. (February 17), Sentient Bean in Savannah, Ga. (February 24), Barley’s Taproom in Knoxville, Tenn. (March 3 & 12), The Garage in Winston-Salem, N.C. (March 15), The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, N.C. (March 19), Rodeo Bar in New York City (March 26), Wildwood sounds in Del Norte, Colo. (April 16), Dulcinea’s 100th Monkey in Denver (April 23), The Melting Point in Athens, Ga. (June 10), Music On The Square in Jonesborough, Tenn. (June 13), Old Firehouse in Tinmouth, Vt. (June 20), and Historic Cold Springs Village in Cape May, N.J. (September 13-14).
Joining The Two Man Gentleman Band on several dates is fellow roots/swing quartet Christabel and the Jons.
Heavy Petting, due February 12 from Serious Business Records, is the band’s third release.
The disc features the duo’s high-energy, hot-jazz, vaudeville swing take on sly, cheeky tunes like “When Your Lips Are Playing My Kazoo,” “William Howard Taft,” “On The Badminton Court,” “Dippin’ Sauce” and the title track, a joyous ode to the delights of some old-fashioned fooling around.
Here’s a clip of The Two Man Gentleman Band performing “When Your Lips Are Playing My Kazoo” at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn, N.Y.