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Living Colour North American 2009 Tour Dates
Sept 1 - The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA - Ticketmaster
Sept 2 - Bottle & Cork - Dewey Beach, DE
Sept 3 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
Sept 4 - The Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY - MusicToday.com
Sept 6 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CT
Sept 8 - Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH
Sept 9 - FTC @ Stage One - Farfield, CT
Sept 10 - Johnny D's - Somerville, MA - BrownPaperTickets
Sept 11 - Mexicali Live - Teaneck, NJ - TicketWeb
Sept 12 - Rams Head Tavern - Annapolis, MD
Sept 14 - The Loft - Atlanta, GA - TicketAlternative.com
Sept 15 - HOB Orlando - Lake Buena Vista, FL - Ticketmaster
Sept 16 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL - Ticketmaster
Sept 18 - Emo's - Austin, TX - TicketWeb
Sept 19 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
Sept 21 - Living Colour will be the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Monday, September 21, 2009 -- You better act like you know!
Sept 23 - Canes Bar and Grill - San Diego, CA Ticketmaster
Sept 24 - The Key Club - West Hollywood, CA - TicketWeb
Sept 25 - Regency Ballroom - San Francicso, CA - Ticketmaster
Sept 26 - Berbatis Pan - Portland, OR - TicketWeb
Sept 27 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA - TicketsWest
Sept 30 - Fine Line Music Cafe - Minneapolis, MN - Ticketmaster
Oct 2 - The Magic Bag - Detroit, MI - Ticketmaster
Oct 3 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ONT - Ticketmaster
Oct 4 - Double Door - Chicago, IL - Ticketmaster
Oct 5 - The Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH - Ticketmaster
Oct 30 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY - TicketWeb
Living Colour South America 2009 Tour Dates (more dates coming)
Oct 09 - Music Hall - Belo Horizonte, BR
Oct 15 - Via Funchal - Sao Paulo, BR
Oct 16 - Circo Voador - Rio de Janeiro, BR
Nov 14 - La Trastienda - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Living Colour European 2009 Tour Dates (more dates coming)
Nov 17 - Reithalle - Bern, CH
Nov 18 - Hiroshima Mon Amour - Torino, IT
Nov 19 - Circolo - Roma, IT
Nov 20 - Estragon - Bologna, IT
Nov 21 - Flog - Firenze, IT
Nov 22 Deposito Giordani Pardenone, IT
Nov 24 - Kino Siska - Ljubljana, SI
Nov 25 - Palac Acropolis - Prague, CZ
Nov 26 Diesel - Budapest, HU
Nov 29 - Fabrik - Hamburg, D
Nov 30 - Lido - Berlin, D
Dec 2 - VK - Brussels, B
Dec 3 - The Tunnels - Bristol, UK
Dec 4 - The Globe - Cardiff, UK
Dec 5 - The Academy - Manchester, UK
Dec 6 - The Relentless Garage - London, UK
Dec 8 - Oosterpoort - Groningen, NL
Dec 9 - De Boerderij - Zoetermeer, NL
Dec 10 - 0/13 - Tilburg, NL
Dec 11 - Hedon - Zwolle, NL
Dec 12 - P3 - Purmerend, NL
Dec 16 - Faktoria - Barcelona, ESP
Dec 18 - Auditorio - Murcia, ESP
Dec 19 - Sala Itzala - San Sebastian, ESP
Dec 20 - Capitol - Santiago de Compostela, ESP
Dec 22 - Sala Heiniken - Madrid, ESP
More dates to follow...Please be patient!
Also, please check with local venues to confirm show dates and details.
You know Corey Glover's powerful voice. Corey was the lead singer and one fourth of the pioneering, Grammy winning, platinum selling rock band Living Colour. The steps Corey took to reach this point in his career are well known. As a founding member of Living Colour, Corey helped prove that not only could black guys kick out the jams, but that they could be embraced by a vast expanse of fans. Living Colour earned numerous industry awards including back-to-back Grammys for Best Hard Rock Performance of 1989 ('Cult of Personality') and 1990 (Time's Up) and emerged as one of the most influential rock acts of all time: regularly selling out arenas and selling millions of albums. As vocal proponents for black self-reliance and pride, they broke down more than their fair share of musical barriers and served as role models for other black bands who had their sights set on hard rock recognition.
After four Billboard charted albums, the group disbanded in 1995. Almost immediately Corey began laying the foundation for what you now hear. Hymns. The debut solo album from a rock legend. "I always wanted to do rock stuff and I did. But I've always wanted to be a loveman and sort of split the difference. I think I've done that with this album and with this band."
Alternative salty and sweet, hushed and defiant, and undeniably sexy and melodic, Hymns takes you back to the day and yet is a reminder that not all good songs were written years ago. Hymns is packed with 10 spicy, emotion filled tracks which confirms Corey Glover's place in every genre, not only rock, but alternative and soul as well. Hymns clearly has tracks for everyone, crossing all boundaries and showcasing Glover's undeniable vocal abilities.
The road to Hymns began a few years ago, when Corey hooked up with some like minded musicians, among them his current band members guitarist Mike Ciro and bassist Booker King. After adding a few more key ingredients the band began to play out and soon built up a rep as a serious live act. Anyone who's seen Corey can verify, when he steps on stage his energy and emotion are so powerful, they provide an electric performance which leaves you wanting to see him again, and again.
When it came time to take that rep and put it on tape, Corey hooked up with his old friends and fellow musical provocateurs Peter Lord and V. Jeffrey Smith. Both are members Elektra recording group The Family Stand, and are seasoned song writers and producers.
"I thought about Pete and Jeff immediately because of their songwriting expertise and because they're musicians. And like me, they had the concept of making this a real organic record. No synthesizers. To have real strings, real horns and have it played by a real, core band, live in the studio."
The first song that Corey, Jeff and Peter cooked up at their songwriting sessions was the sizzling "Hot Buttered Soul" and from there, the grooves and the ideas flowed. "The whole process from start to finish was natural," Corey says. "But at the same time, I really pushed myself as a songwriter. I was reaching into areas I never had before." By the end of the process Corey, Peter and Jeff had collaborated on four cuts, including the transcendent and sure to be legendary "April Rain", a song that Corey calls "Prince meets the apocalypse".
Then there's Hymns propulsive lead off single "Do You First, Then Do Myself". This explosive, gutsy track is an no holds barred ode, to well, doing it. "It needs no explanation beyond that!" laughs Corey. "It's a song about sex."
Among the other highlights on Hymns is "One" which finds the common musical ground between the Beatles and Stevie Wonder and the sexy, persuasive Memphis vibe of "Little Girl".
Corey describes the differences between his days with Living Colour and the music he's making today as "a natural progression from what I did back then." He explains, "Because the whole attitude and feeling behind this solo album is what my contribution was to Living Colour. Completely. The thing that has changed is that before I fit my vocals into a slot and now I don't."
If you're not familiar with Corey Glover, that is sure to change. Whether he's belting Living Colour's prize recording "Cult of Personality" or one of his new tracks from Hymns, Corey is sure to entertain you and leave you feeling good. His debut solo album Hymns is destined to be embraced by the music world today, as it's filled with skilled production, eclectic tracks and powerful vocals.
Living Colour fans will love Hymns, Alternative fans will love Hymns, Soul fans will love Hymns, Music lovers will love Hymns.
Hello Corey, We are so beautiful together ;-) Thx for the show & autograph on my new “living colour” yellow tee-shirt! Most seriously, very good show at Paris trabendo. Come back soon. Take care . Michael.
hi Corey how are you? remember me? we meet you in Rome Italy after show living colour , im friend of Louis Metoyer , by the way Louis leave a message to you he say congrant for your perfomance in jesus christ super star.. take care brotha Corey thanks for your concert thanks to everyone living colour for magic rock night
Pretty Funny your Outfit in those new pic's on Will's site..."Saw" right ??? I bet you were the country it was supposed to have taken place too !!! Good to you guys Doing your Thing like New Again Smile Michael B NYC
Happy Birthday COREY! It was great to see both shows in Atlanta and to get to rap with you... Well, not like "tag team partners" style, but it was cool to chat. Still looking young and singing great. Have a great birthday week Yo! core
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