One of my favorite bands The Counting Crows are hitting the road.
In the spirit of their new album (listen:http://www.countingcrows.com/main), Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation), the Crows will be introducing some of their favorite artists on their headline summer tour, The Outlaw Roadshow, which grew out of the Outlaw Roadshow indie rock showcases that Adam Duritz and Ryan Spaulding of Ryan’s Smashing Life (www.RSLBlog.com) have been staging at CMJ and SXSW in recent years.
Other artists include Good Old War, Foreign Fields, Filligar, We Are Augustines, Kasey Anderson and The Honkies, and Field Report.
And before they hit the road this Saturday, June 9, The Counting Crows will be performing on Good Morning America Friday, June 8th.
Counting Crows w/ Good Old War, Foreign Fields, and Filligar
June 9 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summerstage
June 12 – Danbury, CT @ Ives Concert Park
June 13 – Utica, NY @ Saranac Brewery
June 15 – Toronto, ON @ Echo Beach
June 16 – Sylvania (Toledo), OH @ Centennial Terrace
June 18 – Cleveland, OH @ Cain Park
June 20 – Vienna, VA @ The Filene Center at Wolftrap
June 22 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook
June 23 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
June 25 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater
June 26 – Simpsonville, SC @ Charter Amphitheater
June 28 – Tuscaloosa, AL @Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
June 29 – Snowden Grove, MS @ Snowden Grove Amphitheater
July 1 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at White River State Park
Counting Crows w/ We Are Augustines, Kasey Anderson and The Honkies, and Field Report
July 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Waterfront Park
July 19 – Hyannis, MA @ Cape Cod Melody Tent
July 20 – Cohasset, MA @ South Shore Music Circus
July 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
July 26 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ Ragbrai 40th Anniversary
July 28 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater
July 31 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theater
Aug 2 – Denver, CO @ Red Rocks
Aug 4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rail Event Center
Aug 6 – Boise, ID @ Idaho Botanical Gardens
Aug 7 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
Aug 11 – Billings, MT @ Magic City Blues Festival
Tickets: http://www.countingcrows.
Produced by Counting Crows and Shawn Dealey, Underwater Sunshine features tracks written by artists such as Big Star, Gram Parsons, Tender Mercies, Kasey Anderson and The Faces. Each rendition offers an entire spectrum of human emotion, delivered with the conviction and intense honesty the band is known for.
As their first independent release, it was the right time for the Crows to make this album. “If you wonder why we didn’t just write our own record, it’s simply because we wanted to do THIS one,” says Duritz.
In the spirit of being an independent band, the Crows are giving away a free download of their new song, “Mercy” on http://www.countingcrows.