With their second Alligator Records album, Orange Blossoms, scheduled for August 26th release, the Florida-based, country-styled blues-rock band J.J. Grey & Mofro will be hitting the road in support of the new disc. Beginning with a special in-store performance in their backyard at the CD Connection store in Jacksonville and a high-profile performance at The Blackwater Sol Revue in St. Augustine, Florida on August 30th, 2008, the band will travel out west in September with the Hill Country Revue, which features members of the North Mississippi All-Stars. Catch J.J. Grey & Mofro at a club or festival near you; complete tour dates are listed below.
J.J. Grey & Mofro photo by Eric Sutton, courtesy Madison House Publicity
Jul. 26 @ Taste Of Lincoln, Chicago IL
Jul. 27 @ 3rd & Lindsley, Nashville TN
Aug. 07 @ Summit-Fox Theatre, Boulder CO
Aug. 08 @ Magic City Blues Festival, Billings MT
Aug. 09 @ Realm Festival, New Castle CO
Aug. 16 @ Hot August Blues Festival, Cockeysville MD
Aug. 26 @ CD Connection, Jacksonville FL
Aug. 30 @ Blackwater Sol Revue, St. Augustine FL
Sep. 02 @ The State Theater, Starkville MS
Sep. 03 @ Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge LA
Sep. 04 @ Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis TN
Sep. 05 @ Greater Ozarks Blues Festival, Springfield MO
Sep. 06 @ George's Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville AR
Sep. 09 @ Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe NM
Sep. 10 @ Rhythm Room, Phoenix AZ
Sep. 11 @ Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach CA
Sep. 12 @ The Independent, San Francisco CA
Sep. 13 @ The Independent, San Francisco CA
Sep. 14 @ Earthdance Peace Festival, Laytonville CA
Sep. 16 @ Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz CA
Sep. 17 @ Crystal Bay Club Casino, Crystal Bay NV
Sep. 18 @ Rogue Theatre, Grants Pass OR
Sep. 19 @ Berbati's Pan, Portland OR
Sep. 20 @ Neumo's, Seattle WA
Sep. 22 @ Winthrop Auditorium, Winthrop WA
Sep. 24 @ Alive After Five, Boise ID
Sep. 25 @ Mangy Moose, Teton Village WY
Sep. 26 @ Murray Theatre, Murray UT
Sep. 27 @ Ogden Theater, Denver CO
Oct. 12 @ Loki Festival, Mills River NC
Oct. 25 @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA
Nov. 01 @ Sarasota Blues Festival, Sarasota FL
Memphis radio legend Cap'n Pete, the alter-ego of WEVL-FM radio deejay Dee Henderson, was found shot to death at his Southwest Memphis home on Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 at the age of 72. As reported by the Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper, Henderson hosted his blues program, "Cap'n Pete's Blues Cruise," on WEVL-FM every Friday night for 26 years, and he showed no signs of slowing down.