Rykodisc’s Sam & Ruby Launch Full Fall Tour!
September 17, 2009 by MusicThread
Filed under Featured, Pop, Press, R&B
The Hotel Cafe, World Cafe Live and Voodoo Music Experience on Schedule
For Immediate Release —- Sam & Ruby are hitting the road in support of their debut record ‘The Here and the Now’ (August 11th Rykodisc). A full slate of dates is scheduled that will take the duo up and down the East Coast showcasing their versatility as singer/songwriters and performers.
Sam & Ruby will play at a variety of venues from notable performing arts centers to smaller clubs and songwriter hangs. In between, the duo will make a stop at Los Angeless renown Hotel Café and perform once again at the rockin Voodoo Music Experience festival in New Orleans.
Sam & Ruby have been winning the hearts of fans and critics with their unique blend of Acoustic Pop/Folk R&B. ‘The Here and the Now’ has garnered them an Associated Press feature, appearances on NPR and PBS as well as four star reviews in publications as diverse as their musical styles.
“A seductive gem” - Country Weekly
“Close your eyes and listen intently to the pureness and color blindness of Sam & Ruby’s inspirational debut.” - Essence.com
….the supple arrangements vary the shadings and add to the allure.” - Performing Songwriter
Sam & Ruby’s musical connection is as unlikely as it is fortuitous
.Their voices blend so well that they can’t always tell who’s singing what on the recordings.- Associated Press
SAM & RUBY - FALL TOUR 2009
Sept. 10 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theater w/ Lovell Sisters
Sept. 18 - Hendersonville, NC - Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center
Sept. 22 - Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Café
Sept. 28 - Atlanta, GA - Eddie’s Attic w/ Katie Herzig
Sept. 29 - Charlotte, NC - Evening Muse w/ Katie Herzig
Oct. 1 - Athens, GA - The Melting Point w/ Young Goodman
Oct. 3 - Jacksonville, FL - European Street Café
Oct. 4 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House
Oct. 6 - Raleigh, NC - Berkeley Café
Oct. 7 - Columbia, SC - White Mule
Oct. 9 - Orlando, FL - Cameo Theater
Oct. 10 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 12 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Oct. 27 - Lexington, KY - Natasha’s Bistro
Oct. 28 - New Albany, IN - Ogle Center at Indiana University
Oct. 31 - New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience
Nov. 5 - Nashville, TN - 12th & Porter w/ Erick Baker
Nov. 6 - Vincennes, IN - Vincennes University w/ Eric Hutchinson
Nov. 12 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Jr. w/ Vienna Teng
Nov. 29 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
Nov. 30 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
Sam & Ruby
Rykodisc Records
‘The Here and the Now’ - Available Everywhere!
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/samandruby
Copies of ‘The Here and the Now’ are available from Amazon.com or iTunes!
Listen to Sam & Ruby on NPR’s “Indie Hour”: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=3&islist=true&id=46&d=08-13-2009
