LOS ANGELES (Jurassic 5 Official Website) - In celebration of their highly anticipated new album, Feedback, Interscope recording artists
Jurassic 5 will launch a massive nationwide tour beginning in Seattle shortly before the album's July 25, 2006 release and concluding nearly three months later. The group will hit close to three-dozen cities. Highlights include two shows at the Filmore in San Francisco on July 22nd and 23rd, a show at Stubb's BBQ in Austin,
Texas on August 1st, an August 14th stop at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., a performance at the world famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver on
September 9th, and shows at the House of Blues in
Chicago (September 1st), Las
Vegas (September 13th), and in the group's hometown of Los Angeles (July 25th and 26th).
Feedback follows J5's critically acclaimed releases Power in Numbers and Quality Control. The album's first single is a soulful collaboration with the Dave Mathews Band titled, "Work It Out." The song is the natural culmination of a close relationship the two groups formed while touring together, and a fitting introduction to J5's new effort.
"It's a step up for us because we have been basically known as an underground group. We've been known as a backpacker group. This album still has elements of that because that's who we are, but at the same time we are also trying to step into another realm," said Soup, one of the group's four emcees.
DJ/Producer Nu-Mark handles the majority of the album's production, including the standout tracks "Future Sound," "Red Hot," and "Where We At," which features a vocal bit from Mos Def.
He steps aside intermittently to allow inspired contributions from, among others, super producer Scott Storch ("Brown Girl") and the mastermind behind many a Nas and Fugees hit, Salaam Remi ("Radio" and "Get It Together"). In addition, noteworthy up-and-comers Exile and Bean One both contribute powerful tracks.
Fans have everything to look forward to upon the album's summer release, as one of the best live acts in music today starts their tour bus engine with classic new material in hand. Find a complete list of tour dates and corresponding cities below:
July 18th - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
July 19th - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
July 21st - Stateline, NV - Mont Bleu Resort
July 22nd - San Francisco, CA - Filmore
July 23rd - San Francisco, CA - Filmore
July 25th - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
July 26th - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
July 27th - San Diego, CA - 4th and B Concert Theatre
July 28th - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
July 29th - Santa Fe, NM - Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
July 31st - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom
August 1st - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
August 2nd - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
August 4th - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
August 5th - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
August 6th - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
August 9th - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre
August 10th - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
August 11th - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
August 12th - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
August 14th - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
August 22nd - So. Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom
August 24th - Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
August 25th - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
August 26th - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
August 28th - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
August 30th - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
August 31st - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue Theatre
September 1st - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
September 2nd - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave @ The Eagles Club
September 4th - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
September 5th - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
September 8th - Aspen, CO - Belly Up, Aspen
September 9th - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
September 10th - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
September 11th - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
September 13th - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues