Austin, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Nettie Hartsock/ Hartsock Communications) - Austin-based musician and eclectic singer/songwriter
Bob Schneider is rocking his way on tour through April with dates in Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Canada, Nevada, Kansas, Nebraska Minnesota, Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia, and Alabama.
Schneider is exploring new music territory in trio form and bringing a dynamic multi-media live stage show to some of the most rocking venues in the nation.
"This tour is going to be different because I'm playing as a trio with Bruce Hughes and Jeff Plankenhorn. I've never played this configuration before. It's going to be a combination of the acoustic show and a full band show. I'll be playing keyboards and guitar and we'll be using drum machines and showing video where the venue will allow us to do so. It'll be more of an event, instead of the usual bar band affair," says Schneider.
Long known for his unique and diverse live shows, Schneider's latest tour is already garnering fantastic buzz for its delivery of stellar new material as well as fan favorites.
"...the only certainty about his music is that he will travel wherever he wants to with it." - PASTE
Bruce Hughes most recent release was "Bluebird" and played with Bob in both The Ugly Americans and Bob's Lonelyland as well. Bruce also plays with the Resentments.
Jeff Plankenhorn has jammed with folks including Ray Wylie Hubbard, Eliza Gilkinson, Bruce Robison, Slaid Cleaves and others. Jeff is a talented dobro player, guitarist and vocalist. His most recent album was "Plank."
"I really feel great about touring this time around because I'm really psyched about doing something different in terms of what people are used to seeing. We always put on unique shows, they are never the same, even from night to night, but I think the regulars will be pleasantly surprised with how much new material they are going to hear. We'll definitely be going places musically and visually that we have not gone to before," Schneider said.
Schneider's latest album is The Californian, a studio album from Austin, TX singer-and the latest addition to his prolific catalog of over a thousand songs. THE CALIFORNIAN is the follow-up to his 2004 Shockorama/Vanguard release I'M GOOD NOW (52,000 SoundScan).
Bob Schneider's web site can be found at : https://www.bobschneidermusic.com .
"This CD (The Californian) was recorded in four days at Jack Rock's studio in Austin, Texas. Billy was leaving the band and I really wanted to capture what the band sounded like live before he left. We just set up and blasted through these and about 14 other songs. We might have stopped in the middle of a couple of the songs and started over, but for the most part, this is what the songs sounded like on the first take. We did some minimal overdubs over the next couple of days. Added the background vocals and some additional guitars, but that's about it..." - BOB SCHNEIDER
Schneider will also play in the prestigious and much-rocking SXSW in March of this year in Austin, TX. Nettie Hartsock may be contacted for possible Bob Schneider interviews and CD copies - at e-mail protected from spam bots or 512-396-1067.
BOB SCHNEIDER TOUR SCHEDULE
2/23 - San Francisco, CA/ The Independent
2/24 - Petaluma, CA/ Mystic Theater
2/25 - Eugene, OR/Taboo
2/26 - Portland, OR/ Aladdin Theater
2/27 - Seattle, WA/ Crocodile Café
2/28 - Vancouver, CA/Richards on Richards
3/02 - Fresno, CA/ The Crossroads
3/03 - Las Vegas, NV/ Celebrity Theater
3/04 - Tucson, AZ/ Club Congress
4/03 - Little Rock, AK/ Juanita's
4/04 - Lawrence, KS/ The Bottleneck
4/05 - Lincoln, NB/ Knickerbocker's
4/06 - Minneapolis, MN/ Fine Line Music Café
4/07 - Chicago, IL/ Metro
4/11 - Cambridge, MA/ Middle East Downstairs
4/13 - Falls Church, VA/ State Theater
4/14 - Philadelphia, PA/ World Café Live
4/15 - Annapolis, MD/ Rams Head on Stage
4/16 - Baltimore, MD/ 8 X 10
4/17 - Nashville, TN/ Exit/In
4/18 - Atlanta, GA/ Smith's Old Bar
4/19 - Birmingham, AL/ Zydeco
More dates to follow.
