Jupiter, Miami, FL. (Top40 Charts/
Little Silver Records) - The original creators of the progressive Blues/Rock/Groove sound known as Swampadelic, Graham Wood Drout & Iko Iko, have announced tour dates in support of the reissue of their critically acclaimed, "
Shine" (Little
Silver Records). The reissue received 9 out of 10 stars from Blues Revue magazine who calls the band, "an American original�"
Shine was originally released in 2000 and features performances by Ron Dziubla, Stewart Jean, Michael Mennell, Doug Leibinger, Nicole Yarling, and the late Larry Williams as well as production credits for Jerry Hall who's work includes releases from James Harman, Ian Whitcomb, Earl Klugh, Bernadette Peters, Lynwood Slim and others. A more traditional flavored release, the remastered Shine includes Drout's songs Teasing the Trains (recently covered by Blues artist, Albert Castiglia), Pet De Kat, Spy Boy and Riding on The Rims. Iko Iko's Shine, and other releases, are available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon.com, MusicMatch and via Little Silver Records online at www.littlesilver.com.
Iko Iko Tour Dates include:
November 30, 2007: Coral Gables Blues Festival, Coral Gables, FL (6:00pm)
December 1, 2007: Ace's Lounge, Bradenton, FL
December 15, 2007: O'Hara's on Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, FL
December 28, 2007: The Bamboo Room, Lake Worth, FL (Tickets on sale now) https://www.bambooroomblues.com/
December 31, 2007: New Year's Eve, Bayfront Park, Miami, FL
February 21, 2008: Clematis By Night, West Palm Beach, FL
March 2, 2008: 43rd Annual Fort Lauderdale Billfish Tournament, Fort Lauderdale, FL
April 19, 2008: 35th Anniversary Festival - Center for Environmental Studies, Stuart, FL
July 25, 2008: Sunrise Civic Center Theater, Sunrise, FL
Complete tour date listings for all cities are available at www.iko-iko.com or www.pollstar.com
About Iko-Iko:
Highlighting his more than 25-year career, Graham Wood Drout and Iko-Iko's work has received Song of The Year honors from The Blues Critics Choice Awards for The Ghosts of Mississippi, that appeared on his acoustic own CD with Albert Castiglia, The Bittersweet Sessions as well as releases by Albert Castiglia and Joey Gilmore that won both of those artists accolades as well.
With an international fan base referring to themselves as The Voodoo Crew, five releases and thousands of shows behind them, Iko-Iko continues to make history as one of the most successful independent artists today.
Graham Wood Drout and Iko Iko was awarded Best Blues Band and Songwriter of the Year from New Times Magazine and a Jammy Award for Best Blues Band. The band has performed with music legends of all styles including Bo Diddley, Jimmy Buffett, Ron Wood, Ivan Neville and many others.
