Recently, The New Mastersounds announced a special 2019 spring tour in celebration of the band’s 20th anniversary. Lamar Williams Jr., son of former Allman Brothers Band bassist Lamar Williams, will join the band throughout the tour on vocals. The New Mastersounds, comprised of Eddie Roberts (guitar), Simon Allen (drums), Pete Shand (bass guitar), and Joe Tatton (organ/piano), recently released their latest studio album , The Nashville Session 2, in November 2018.
The New Mastersounds will release a special 7″ single on May 3rd via Color Red, in conjunction with the band’s tour-opening two-night run at New Orleans, LA’s House of Blues on May 3rd and 4th. The A-side finds Lamar Williams Jr. joining the band on “Shake It”, and the B-side finds Thievery Corporation’s Jeff Franca lending a hand on “Permission to Land”.
Following The New Mastersound’s two-night run in New Orleans, the band will continue with stops at Virginia Beach, VA’s Elevation 27 (5/7); Baltimore, MD’s Union Craft Brewing (5/8); Pittsburgh, PA’s Thunderbird Music Hall (5/9); Pittsburgh, PA’s Roxian Theatre (5/10); Rochester, NY’s Lilac Festival (5/11); Albany, NY’s Skyloft (5/12); Portland, ME’s Aura (5/15); Fairfield, CT’s StageOne (5/16); and a two-night tour-closing run art Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Bowl on May 17th and 18th.
Head here to pre-order The New Mastersounds’ forthcoming 7″ record.
For ticketing and more information, head to The New Mastersounds’ website.
[H/T JamBase]