I had dinner with an old comrade-in-arms last week. You may remember her from this great song she did with the Squirrel Nut Zippers for Blue America candidates. Yep, Rickie Lee Jones, currently of New Orleans. She told me about the video above for a song she and Madeleine Peyroux had recently recorded with producer Larry Klein. I was a fan of the David Essex version but this duet is amazing-- and the video: WOW! These are some pretty provocative images everyone should think about and think about again, especially people who got something out of Helen's post yesterday.The good news here-- aside from the sheer joy of this song and the video-- is that Rickie and Madeleine will start touring in a few weeks and be on the road for virtually all of March. The tour starts in Montreal on March first. Here are the dates so far:
March 1- Théâtre Maisonneuve, MontrealMarch 2- The Wilbur, BostonMarch 3- Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingwood, NJMarch 4- Town Hall, NYCMarch 6- Mayo, Morristown, NJMarch 7- Bethesda Blues & Jazz, Bethesda, MDMarch 9- Peace Center, Greenville, SCMarch 10- Gailard Venter, CharlestonMarch 11- Capitol, Clearwater, FLMarch 12- Variety Playhouse, AtlantaMarch 14- Majestic Theatre, DallasMarch 16- Fox Theatre, TucsonMarch 17- Arlingtion Theatre, Santa BarbaraMarch 18- Luckman Fine Arts Center, L.A.March 19- Jewish Community Center (Kanbar Hall), San FranciscoMarch 21- Royal Theatre, Victoria, BCMarch 22- Neptune, SeattleMarch 24- Rococo Theatre, Lincoln, NEMarch 25- Paramount Theatre, Aurora, ILMarch 26- Northern Lights Theater, MilwaukeeMarch 28- Ames Center, Burnsville, MNMarch 29- Englert Theatre, Iowa CityMarch 31- One World Theater, AustinApril 1- Heights Theater, HoustonApril 7-15- Australia
Apropos of nothing in particular... did you ever hear this Rickie Lee cover of Subterranean Homesick Blues from 2009?