New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Boz Scaggs' 'Out Of The Blues' is out now on Concord Records and is currently #1 on the iTunes and Amazon Blues charts, and reached the top 10 on the iTunes overall albums chart. Boz just discussed his new album on NPR's Weekend Edition and has been praised by the Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Billboard, American Songwriter and more. On August 28, Boz heads out on an extensive national tour through mid-November, including LA's Orpheum Sept 29 and NYC's Town Hall on November 14. Full dates below.
'Out Of The Blues' is a self-produced mix of blues deep cuts and new originals that finds Scaggs - born in Ohio, raised in
Texas and Oklahoma - reconnecting with his earliest musical and regional influences. It marks the final piece of an unofficial trilogy of genre albums for Boz, which began with the Steve Jordan-produced albums 'Memphis' and 'A Fool to Care.'
'Out of the Blues' features an all-star studio band, including guitarists Doyle Bramhall II, Ray Parker Jr. and Charlie Sexton, bassist Willie Weeks, drummer Jim Keltner, keyboardist Jim Cox, and Jack Walroth on harmonica, all supporting Boz himself on guitar, bass and vocoder.
Listen to Boz's cover of Neil Young's "On the Beach," featured in Rolling Stone here: https://rol.st/2KzCha2
Boz was also just interviewed on NPR Weekend Edition and KPCC's The Frame.
Weekend Edition: https://n.pr/2LCDQVi
KPCC's The Frame: https://bit.ly/2v5Q6CK
RAVES FOR 'OUT OF THE BLUES':
"Superior…the blues suit Scaggs" - Associated Press
"A lifetime spent cultivating rock wisdom" - USA Today
"A tour-de-force" - American Songwriter
"Excellent…one of Scaggs' more sure-footed releases" - All Music
"A smoky atmosphere [with] an all-star backing band" - Rolling Stone
"[Boz is] an underrated legend" - Popmatters
"Soul oozes out of [the album's] pores…[Boz is] a consummate pro still at the top of his form" - No Depression
"Masterful…this is an album you want on every music device you have" - American Blues Scene
"Irresistible…able to recreate the magic of the masters who came before him" - Something Else
"A select few of the ageless produce such grand works a half century down the line" - Elmore
"A winner…this album and the two that preceded it are his best" - Making a Scene
"Deceptively potent…Demonstrate[s] exactly how to balance grit and romance" - All About Jazz
TRACKLIST:
Rock and Stick (J Walroth)
I've Just Got to Forget You (Don Deadric Robey)
I've Just Got to Know (Jimmy McCracklin)
Radiator 110 (J Walroth)
Little Miss Night and Day (Boz Scaggs-J Walroth)
On the Beach (Neil Young)
Down in Virginia (Jimmy Reed-Manny Reed)
Those Lies (J Walroth)
The
Feeling Is Gone (Don Deadric Robey)
BOZ SCAGGS TOUR DATES:
Aug 28 - Cleveland, MS - Bologna Performing Arts Center @ Delta Pine & Land
Aug 29 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Aug 31 - Aspen, CO -
Belly Up Aspen
Sep 1 - Boulder, CO - Chautaqua Auditorium
Sep 2 - Littleton, CO - The Hudson Gardens & Event Center
Sep 5 - Layton, UT - Kenley Amphitheater
Sep 7 - Henderson, NV - Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino
Sep 8 - Cerritos, CA - Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Sep 9 - Healdsburg, CA - Rodney Strong Vineyards
Sep 11 -
Santa Barbara, CA - Granada Theatre
Sep 13 - Sacramento, CA - Community Center Theater
Sep 15 - Tacoma, WA - Emerald
Queen Casino - Showroom
Sep 16 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sep 18 - Redding, CA -
Cascade Theatre
Sep 20 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
Sep 21 - Dry Lake, NV - Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa
Sep 23 - Modesto, CA - Gallo Center for the Arts
Sep 25 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Cal Poly
Sep 26 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
Sep 28 - Temecula, CA - Pechanga Resort & Casino
Sep 29 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
Oct 19 - Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Resort Casino - Special Events Center
Oct 20 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
Oct 22 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
Oct 24 - Austin, TX - Paramount Theatre
Oct 26 - Tulsa, OK - River
Spirit Casino Resort - Paradise Cove
Oct 27 - Paducah, KY - Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center
Oct 29 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
Oct 30 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre
Nov 1 - Northfield, OH - Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park
Nov 2 - Joliet, IL - Rialto
Square Theatre
Nov 3 - Skokie, IL - North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
Nov 6 - Munhall, PA - Carnegie Library of Homestead
Nov 7 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center
Nov 9 - New Bedford, MA - Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
Nov 10 - Portsmouth, NH -
Music Hall
Nov 11 - Peekskill, NY - Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
Nov 14 - New York, NY - The Town Hall
Nov 15 - Bensalem, PA - Xcite Center at Parx Casino
Nov 16 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
Mar 27, 2019 - 70s Rock & Romance Cruise - Celebrity Infinity
Order 'Out of the Blues' here: https://found.ee/boz_ootb
