The Black Crowes have released a new film, titled “Brothers Of A Feather,” through Amazon’s “The Coda Collection.” That effort focuses on the band’s reunion and the final night of their 2020 acoustic tour, which wrapped up at the Chapel in San Francisco, CA on March 6, 2020.
It was recently revealed that The Black Crowes were working on new music and now it has also been confirmed that “Shake Your Money Maker” producer George Drakoulias is involved in the sessions. For now, the band’s main focus is touring, but a new album is tentatively expected to surface in 2022.
Rich Robinson said the following during an appearance on the “Lipps Service With Scott Lipps” podcast:
“Yeah, Chris and I always write; in general, it’s what we do. And it keeps me sane in a day, to be able to write some songs. I have a studio here [at home], so to me, it was one of the things that kept everything going during this time that we had. To be able to send songs to Chris and have him send me stuff, and back and forth. And also working with George again for the first time has been great; it’s been really cool.”
Chris Robinson also commented in a separate interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
“We were sitting around during the pandemic, and Rich just started sending me stuff and two or three things turned into five or six things. That’s just how we work. He has a little home studio, so he can send me rough sketches. I’m not that technologically advanced. I’m like with a pencil on an old piece of paper.”
“We just want to get as many songs as we can and we’re working with George Drakoulias again, our producer, which has been fantastic. [He’s] one of the real last of the great ears for the essence of these songs, what they can be, how they live. A great song lives outside of the time it’s made. He has great vision that way. He understands our strong points as writers and our talent as musicians. So, it’s super exciting. I know we’re going to make a record. We could make one tomorrow. Again, our focus this whole time has just been the tour.”
[via Blabbermouth]
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Chris Robinson revealed that The Black Crowes are working on new material. He said the following:
“It’s funny, ’cause Rich and I, for whatever we’ve been through, the one place where we were always the most together [was when we were making music]. I mean, we fought onstage, we fought backstage, we fought in an Italian restaurant in Berlin, but when we’re writing has always been our sweet spot. It’s been amazing to get to where Rich and I are today. And we’re in a great, great place as brothers and as partners in this band and as songwriting partners. So, we’ve written about 20 new Black Crowes songs, which has been really cool.”
[via Blabbermouth]
The Black Crowes have officially announced the rescheduled dates for their North American tour. The trek will find the band performing “Shake Your Money Maker” in full. Dirty Honey will serve as support.
Tour Dates:
07/20 Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
07/21 Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre
07/24 Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
07/25 Hartford, CT – The XFINITY Theatre
07/28 Pittsburgh, PA – S&T Bank Music Park
07/29 Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/31 St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/01 Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
08/03 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
08/04 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Amphitheatre
08/07 Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
08/08 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheatre
08/10 Rogers, AR – Walmart Amphitheatre
08/11 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
08/14 Houston, TX – Cynthia Mitchell Woods Pavilion
08/15 Austin, TX – Germania Amphitheatre
08/18 San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/19 Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
08/21 Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
08/22 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/25 Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
08/26 Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
08/29 Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
08/30 Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
09/04 Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
09/05 Birmingham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
09/07 West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
09/08 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
09/10 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
09/11 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
09/14 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
09/15 Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
09/17 Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Theater
09/18 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
09/22 Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
09/23 Philadelphia, PA – BB&T Pavilion
09/25 Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods
During an appearance on AXS TV’s “At Home And Social,” Chris Robinson confirmed that The Black Crowes have written some new material. However, he went on to say that the band are “in no hurry” to make a new album. Robinson said the following:
“Rich and I, our focus, like anyone else, is to get through this pandemic and get back to where we can do the thing we love [to do]. I miss going to see music as much as I miss playing. And I know all of our friends for many, many decades and in many different places around the world who are musicians, [and] none of us are working. But our main focus is to tour. We’ve been writing a bunch of new songs, and we’ll get around to making a record, but we’re in no hurry to do that. We wanna get on the road. We wanna do this tour. We put together an amazing band, and we wanna go out and do it.”
[via Blabbermouth]
The Black Crowes have shared an official video for “Charming Mess.” This song is one of several previously unreleased tracks that will be featured on the deluxe 30th anniversary edition of “Shake Your Money Maker.” That effort will be released on February 26 and more details on it can be found HERE.
The Black Crowes will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of “Shake Your Money Maker” by reissuing the album on February 26. The effort will be available in various formats and can be pre-ordered HERE.
The 4 LP and 3 CD super deluxe editions will include the following:
“Super Deluxe version includes the original album, remastered; 3 never-before-heard studio recordings; 2 unreleased demos from the band’s early incarnation as Mr. Crowe’s Garden; B-sides; a spectacular, high-energy 14-song unreleased concert recorded in their hometown of Atlanta, GA in December 1990; reproductions of an early Mr. Crowe’s Garden show flyer, setlist and tour laminate; a 4″ Crowes patch; and a 20-page book with liner notes by David Fricke. Limited edition 8”x10” glossy photo print in the box. Only 1000 photos made for the world.”
Here’s the track listing for the 4 LP set:
LP 1: “Shake Your Money Maker” (2020 Remaster):
Side One:
01. “Twice As Hard”
02. “Jealous Again”
03. “Sister Luck”
04. “Could I’ve Been So Blind”
05. “Seeing Things”
Side Two:
01. “Hard To Handle”
02. “Thick N’ Thin”
03. “She Talks To Angels”
04. “Struttin’ Blues”
05. “Stare It Cold”
06. “Mercy, Sweet Moan”
LP 2: “More Money Maker: Unreleased Songs and B-Sides”:
Side One:
01. “Charming Mess”
02. “30 Days In The Hole”
03. “Don’t Wake Me”
04. “Jealous Guy”
05. “Waitin’ Guilty”
Side Two:
01. “Hard To Handle” (With Horns Remix)
02. “Jealous Again” (Acoustic Version)
03. “She Talks To Angels” (Acoustic Version)
04. “She Talks To Angels” (Mr. Crowe’s Garden Demo)
05. “Front Porch Sermon” (Mr. Crowe’s Garden Demo)
LP 3 And 4 “The Homecoming Concert: Atlanta, GA December 1990”:
Side One:
01. “Introduction”
02. “Thick N’ Thin”
03. “You’re Wrong”
04. “Twice As Hard”
05. “Could I’ve Been So Blind”
06. “Seeing Things For The First Time”
Side Two:
01. “She Talks To Angels”
02. “Sister Luck”
03. “Hard To Handle”
04. “Shake ‘Em On Down/Get Back”
Side Three:
01. “Struttin’ Blues”
02. “Words You Throw Away”
Side Four:
01. “Stare It Cold”
02. “Jealous Again”
The reissue’s first single, “Charming Mess,” can be streamed below:
Live Nation Canada and Budweiser will be bringing the concert experience to fans at home with a weekly series called “Budweiser Stage At Home.” The show will launch on May 30 with performances from The Black Crowes and The Trews. Tara Slone will host the series from the Budweiser Stage waterfront venue and fans will be able to watch it every Saturday via Citytv and Citytv.com. The series will also be available to stream on the Citytv iOS and AppleTV apps and Live Nation’s “Live From Home” platform.
The Black Crowes have postponed their “Shake Your Money Maker” 30th anniversary tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The band commented:
“While Chris, Rich and the band were so excited to play for you all this summer, the North American Shake Your Money Maker 30th Anniversary tour dates are being rescheduled to 2021 in the interest of everyone’s health and safety. Hold on to your tickets as they will be honored at the new show dates. Keep an eye on this space and www.theblackcrowes.com for more information, to be announced soon. The whole band and crew can’t wait to get back on the road as soon as its safe. Much love #TBC 🖤”
The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson have shared pro-shot footage of themselves performing “Hotel Illness,” “The Garden Gate,” and “Wiser Time” during their March 6 “Brothers Of A Feather” acoustic show in San Francisco, CA. You can watch that below:
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