Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes' debut album, Boys & Girls released on April 10th has already been experiencing massive success. It recently entered the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 and it debuted #3 on the UK Album Chart. Alabama Shakes is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, drummer Steve Johnson, bassist Zac Cockrell and Ben Tanner on keyboards. They are based in Athens, AL and began playing together when they were in high school. Boys & Girls was produced and mixed by the band and was recorded at The Bomb Shelter in Nashville.

"Compared to computer-tuned radio pop, or even the big-time pop-soul of a genuine singer like Adele, the Alabama Shakes sound raw-boned and proudly unprocessed," said The New York Times' Jon Pareles in a Sunday "Arts & Leisure" cover story. Entertainment Weekly put Boys & Girls on its "Must List," the Los Angeles Times said it's "as combustible as it is nuanced - and destined to be one of the albums of the summer".

Alabama Shakes will extend their U.S. tour with a headline run that kicks off July 29th at the Paper Mill in Syracuse, NY and includes a show at Los Angeles' Music Box on August 14th. Tickets went on sale to the general public on April 27th. The band heads out with Jack White on May 15th for a series of sold-out dates. Alabama Shakes will play a free show in New York City's Central Park on June 24th as part of the 2012 SummerStage concert series and perform at the Hangout, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Newport Folk, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands music festivals.

Alabama Shakes Tour Dates:

• May 15: Nashville, TN / Ryman Auditorium
• May 16: Nashville, TN / Ryman Auditorium
• May 18: Gulf Shores, AL / Hangout Music Fest
• May 19: Asheville, NC / The Orange Peel
• May 21: New York, NY / Roseland Ballroom
• May 22: New York, NY / Roseland Ballroom
• May 24: Detroit, MI / Scottish Rite Theater
• May 25-27: Gorge, WA / Sasquatch Music Festival
• Jun 7-10: Manchester, TN / Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
• Jun 22: Richmond, VA / Friday Cheers at Brown's Island
• Jun 24: New York, NY / Central Park
• Jul 28: Newport, RI / Newport Folk Festival
• Jul 29: Syracuse, NY / Paper Mill
• Jul 31: Indianapolis, IN / Vogue
• Aug 2: Minneapolis, MN / First Avenue
• Aug 3-5: Chicago, IL / Grant Park
• Aug 10-12: San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park
• Aug 14: Los Angeles, CA / Music Box

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