Shooter Jennings and Hierophant flaunt "Black Ribbons"
Shooter Jennings and his latest group, Hierophant, will hit the road later this summer in support of their March release, "Black Ribbons."
The Southern singer/songwriter and his crew -- bassist Ted Russell Kamp, drummer Bryan Keeling, guitarist John Schreffler and keyboardist Bobby Emmett -- will first finish three August commitments, including an Aug. 6 gig opening for Bob Dylan, before kicking off the official headlining tour with a Sept. 5 stop in Alexander City, AL. The 23-city outing focuses on clubs and theaters throughout the eastern half of the nation before wrapping up Oct. 9 in Louisville, KY. The full schedule is shown at right.
J Roddy Walston & the Business, Ponderosa and Band of Heathens will handle opening duties on the trek.
In March, Jennings released "Black Ribbons," his fourth studio effort, but first under the moniker Shooter Jennings and Hierophant. The album, which includes nine other musicians, features author Stephen King as a late-night radio host broadcasting his final hour before being taken over by the government.
"I've always been drawn to the darker side of things," Jennings said of the album in a recent interview with Reuters. "When I was doing this record, I was reading a lot on everything, from past civilizations to government conspiracies to UFOs to the brief history of time to books on the occult.
"We're in a very grim time, so I needed to paint the grim picture to let the colors of the positive message of the record shine."
6 - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
7 - Ardmore, OK - Heritage Hall
28 - Grand Junction, CO - Rock Jam Festival Grounds
September 2010
5 - Alexander City, AL - Lake Martin Amphitheater
7 - Saint Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre
8 - Orlando, FL - The Social
10 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live
11 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen
12 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
15 - Huntington, WV - V Club
16 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
17 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
18 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
23 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House
24 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
25 - Baltimore, MD - The 8X10
26 - Falls Church, VA - State Theatre
29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel Club Lounge
30 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon
October 2010
1 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
2 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
5 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
6 - Dekalb, IL - Otto's
7 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
8 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
9 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
