Indigo Girls’ add to their busy tour schedule
Indigo Girls played only a handful of dates in 2001, but the duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are making up for lost time in 2002.
Indigo Girls played only a handful of dates in 2001, but the duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are making up for lost time in 2002.
The pair began the year with a brief European tour, and followed it by hosting “preview parties” for their new album, “Become You,” which hit stores in March. During the parties, which took place at more than a dozen North American clubs, the album was played in its entirety, after which Ray and Saliers played an acoustic set.
More North American shows featuring the act’s complete touring lineup followed through the spring and summer, and the group’s latest batch of dates stretch into October.
Belgian quintet K’s Choice, which has been opening for Indigo Girls throughout much of the year, will support on all September and October dates. The latest album from K’s Choice, ”Almost Happy,” surfaced in May.
Ray and Saliers recorded “Become You” with their touring group: Carol Isaacs (Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer, piano, accordion, penny whistle, recorder, percussion), Clare Kenny (acoustic and electric bass) and Brady Blade (drums and percussion).
“When we were learning the new songs for ‘Become You,’” Saliers said in a press release, “at first we weren’t even thinking about drums or accompaniment--we just worked real hard on our guitar parts and harmonies so that the songs stood on their own. But when we invited the band to come in, we got so inspired that we ended up using their parts.”
Saliers and Ray each wrote six of the 12 songs on the new album.
Ray spent much of 2001 touring behind her debut solo album, “Stag,” while Saliers took most of the year off.
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