Cyril Neville, Eric Lindell & Rick Holmstrom Hit The Road!

Cyril Neville, Eric Lindell & Rick Holmstrom Hit The Road! Contact: Mark Carpentieri Phone: 631-754-8725 E-Mail: mc@mc-records.com web: www.mc-records.com M.C. Recording artists Cyril Neville, Eric Lindell & Rick Holmstrom will be pretty busy this Spring. Lots of places to check out these great roots music masters! The Uptown ruler, Cyril Neville will be playing dates with his own band Tribe 13 and The Royal Southern Brotherhood. Here's Cyril and his band performing "Brand New Blues" at Louisiana Music Factory: 04/21/12 Cyril Neville in Slidell, LA Stone Creek Spa US 04/22/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Earth Day Festival US 04/25/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Wednesday on Square US w/ Voice of the Wetlands Allstars 04/26/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Louisiana Music Factory US w/ Royal Southern Brotherhood 04/27/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Mid City Rock n Bowl US w/ Royal Southern Brotherhood 04/28/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival US w/ Voice of the Wetlands Allstars 04/29/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA Irvin Mayfield’s IClub US w/ Big Chief Monk Boudreaux 05/01/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans, LA The Howlin Wolf US w/ Tribe 13 (Pres. Obama Fundraiser) 05/03/12 Cyril Neville in New Orleans 12 Bar US w/ Cyril Neville’s Nevillution Eric Lindell will be touring in the south through most of the Spring. You can also catch him at Jazz fest. Check out Eric performing "Find Another Girl" from West County Drifter. Eric Lindell Tour Dates 4/19/2012 - JEFFERSON STREET PUB - LAFAYETTE LA 4/21/2012 - CRAWFEST 2012 - TULANE UNIVERSITY - NEW ORLEANS LA 4/27/2012 - MID CITY LANES - NEW ORLEANS LA 4/27/2012 = NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL - BLUES TENT NEW ORLEANS LA 4/28/2012 - FUNKY FISH FRY - MOUNTAIN BROOK AL 5/4/2012 - MID CITY LANES - NEW ORLEANS LA 5/5/2012 - D.B.A. - NEW ORLEANS LA 5/5/2012 - FEST FOR ALL!! - BATON ROUGE LA 5/6/2012 - ONE EYED JACK'S - NEW ORLEANS LA 5/10/2012 - EXIT/IN - NASHVILLE TN 5/11/2012 - PADDOCK CONCERT SERIE - LOUISVILLE KY 5/18/2012 - CHELSEA'S CAFÉ - BATON ROUGE LA 5/19/2012 - THE PORCH COFFEE HOUSE - LAKE CHARLES LA Relix said of West County Drifter, "Lindell’s throaty, soulful vocals and laid-back acoustic grooves recall the likes of G. Love & Special Sauce." Rick Holmstrom, will be doing some solo dates as well as playing his legendary guitar with Mavis Staples. Look for a bunch of shows with Mavis and Bonnie Raitt! Rick Holmstrom Tour Dates 4/20/2012 Milwaukee WI, Northern Lights Theater (Mavis Staples) 4/24/2012 Chicago IL, Private Event (Mavis & Rick) 4/28/2012 Oxford MS, Double Decker Festival (Mavis Staples) 5/4/2012 New Orleans LA, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Mavis Staples) 5/6/2012 Los Angeles, CA Liquid Kitty (RHB) 5/11/2012 Sierra Madre, CA Cafe 322 (RHB) 5/20/2012 Gulf Shores AL, Hangout Festival (Mavis Staples) 5/26/2012 Simi Valley, CA Blues n Cajun Fest (3 pm slot w/ RJ Mischo) 5/27/2012 most likely Los Angeles, CA The York (w/ Gimme 5's) 6/6/2012 Charleston SC, Spoleto Festival (Mavis Staples) 6/8/2012 Holyoke MA, Mountain Park (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/9/2012 Uncasville CT, Mohegan Sun Casino (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/10/2012 Chicago IL, Chicago Blues Festival (Mavis Staples) 6/12/2012 Charlottesville VA, nTelos Wireless Pavilion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/13/2012 Portsmouth VA, nTelos Wireless Pavilion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/14/2012 Vienna VA, Filene Center at Wolf Trap (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/16/2012 Philadelphia PA, Academy of Music @ Kimmel Center (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/17/2012 Baltimore MD, Pier Six Pavillion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/19/2012 Montclair NJ, Wellmont Theatre (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/20/2012 New York NY, Beacon Theatre (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/21/2012 New York NY, Beacon Theatre (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/23/2012 Boston MA, Harbor Lights/Bank of America Pavilion (Bonnie & Mavis) 6/24/2012 Hyannis MA, Cape Cod Melody Tent (Bonnie & Mavis)

Lindell, Neville and Holmstrom Hit The Road

Northport N.Y. - Eric Lindell begins his East Coast tour on Thursday with stops in SC, NC, MD, VA, NY and MA. The tour is already getting some love. Check out this preview of the Charleston SC show, http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/eric-lindell-w-the-congress-the-hungry-monks/Event?oid=4016448

In other news Eric will be featured on this weekends' House of Blues Radio Hour,http://www.thebluesmobile.com/. We should have announcement of a major feature on Eric by an A3 station later this month.

Eric Lindell in Charleston February 16, The Pour House, Charleston SC
Eric Lindell in Charlotte February 17, Double Door Inn, Charlotte NC
Eric Lindell in Hot Springs February 18, Garth Newel Music Center, Hot Springs VA
Eric Lindell in Richmond February 19, Hippodrome Theater, Richmond VA
Eric Lindell in Vienna February 21, Jammin' Java, Vienna VA
Eric Lindell in Virginia Beach February 23, Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach VA
Eric Lindell in Edgewood February 24, Club 66, Edgewood MD
Eric Lindell in New York February 25, Hiro Ballroom At Maritime Hotel, New York
Eric Lindell in Hyannis February 26, Resort & Conference Center At Hyannis, Hyannis MA
Eric Lindell in Miami March 9, 2012 The Stage, Miami FL
Eric Lindell in Jupiter March 10, 2012 Guanabanas Restaurant, Jupiter FL
Eric Lindell in New Orleans March 17, 2012 Mid-City Lanes, New Orleans LA

Relix said of West County Drifter, "Lindell’s throaty, soulful vocals and laid-back acoustic grooves recall the likes of G. Love & Special Sauce."

The is from the just released review from Blues Revue, "it is bluesy — as well as jazzy and soulful — and represents a fine debut for Eric Lindell on M.C. Records, a new record label for him."

You can check out music from the new double-disc and for our friends in radio you can download broadcast quality tracks right here,

http://airplaydirect.com/music/westcountydrifter/

The Uptown ruler, Cyril Neville will be playing dates with his own band Tribe 13 and The Royal Southern Brotherhood. Here's Cyril and his band performing "Brand New Blues" at Louisiana Music Factory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1r-CGR_BAA

February
Fri. 17 - Big Easy - Buffalo, NY w/ Tab Beniot's Swampland Jam
Sat. 18 - Artigras - Tallahassee, FL w/ Tribe 13
Sun. 19 - 14th Annual MMB Concert - Ft. Lauderdale, FL w/ Tribe 13
Tue. 21 - Dunedin Mardi Gras - Dunedin, FL w/ Tribe 13

March
Wed 7 - The Katherine Hepburn PAC - Old Saybrook, CTw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Thur 8 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CTw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Fri 9 - BB Kings - New York, NYw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Sat 10 - Club Helsinki - Hudson, NYw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Sun 11 - The Bull Run - Shirley, MAw/ The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Sat 24 - Hogs for Cause - New Orleans, LA / w/ Voice of the Wetlands
Fri 30 - The Tbois Blues Festival - Larose, LA w/The Royal Southern
Sat 31 - Mid City Rock N Bowl Blue Star Show - New Orleans, LA w/The Royal Southern Brotherhood

Rick Holmstrom, the guitarist's guitarist has a rare string of solo dates in the L.A. area through February 26. He's taking a short breather before heading back on the road with Mavis Staples.

2/17/2012 Hermosa Beach, CA Cafe Boogaloo (RHB)

2/19/2012 Los Angeles, CA Liquid Kitty (RHB)

2/24/2012 Sierra Madre, CA Cafe 322 (RHB)

2/26/2012 Los Angeles, CA The York (Gimme 5's)

2/29/2012 Downer's Grove, IL Tivoli Theater (Mavis)

3/10/2012 San Dimas, CA Chaparral (RHB)

3/30/2012 Charlotte, NC McGlohon Theater (Mavis)

3/31/2012 Asheville, NC UNC (Mavis)

4/8/2012 Los Angeles, CA Liquid Kitty (RHB)

4/28/2012 Oxford, MS Double Decker Festival (Mavis)

5/4/2012 New Orleans, LA Jazzfest (Mavis)

5/20/2012 Gulf Shores, AL Hangout Festival (Mavis)

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Rick Holstrom Tour Schedule

Rick Holmstrom is known as one of the true great roots guitarists. He's been recording and touring with Mavis Staples for almost a half a decade now. He has some solo gigs with his band coming up. Either with Mavis or solo, it is always a rockin's time!

11/2/2011 Los Angeles, CA Melody Bar (RHB)

12/1/2011 Los Angeles, CA Liquid Kitty (RHB)

12/2/2011 Long Beach, CA Eldorado (RHB)  

12/5/2011 New York NY, WFUV’s Holiday Cheer for FUV (Mavis)

12/8/2011 Kansas City MO, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (Mavis)

12/10/2011 Stateline, NV (Mavis)

12/17/2011 Hermosa Beach, CA Cafe Boogaloo (RHB)

12/31/2011 Boston MA, First Night (Mavis)

1/15/2012 Oakland CA, “In The Name Of Love” - Musical Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Paramount Theatre (Mavis)

1/20/2012 Poughkeepsie NY, Bardavon 1869 Opera House (Mavis)

1/21/2012 TBA east coast show (Mavis)

1/22/2012 Great Barrington MA, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (Mavis)

1/24/2012 Kingston ON CANADA, Grand Theatre (Mavis)

1/25/2012 St. Catherines ON CANADA, Centre For the Arts (Mavis) 

1/27/2012 Brampton ON CANADA, The Rose Theatre (Mavis)

1/28/2012 Burlington ON CANADA, Burlington Performing Arts Centre (Mavis)

1/29/2012 Toronto ON CANADA, Koerner Hall (Mavis)