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After a few shows on the West Coast, Les Claypool‘s Duo de Twang will be heading East for a run of shows beginning on April 18 in Atlanta, Georgia. The tour hits the Southeast for Wanee Festival in Florida and the Georgia Theater in Athens. After that, it’s on to North Carolina before finishing up in Philly, DC, and NYC at the Gramercy Theater.

Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

03/20/13 – Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA
03/22/13 – The Troubador in Los Angeles, CA
03/23/13 – Pappy and Harriett’s in Pioneertown, CA
03/24/13 – McDowell Mountain Musicfest in Phoenix, AZ
04/18/13 – Terminal West in Atlanta, GA
04/19/13 – Wanee Music Festival in Live Oak, FL
04/20/13 – Georgia Theatre in Athens, GA
04/22/13 – Haw River Ballroom in Saxapahaw, NC
04/23/13 – Orange Peel in Asheville, NC
04/26/13 – TLA in Philadelphia, PA
04/27/13 – The Hamilton in Washington, DC
04/28/13 – The Gramercy in New York, NY

Les Claypool‘s Duo de Twang will play three shows in California towards the end of March beginning with a return to Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA on March 20, The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA on March 22, and Pappy and Harriett’s in Pioneertown on March 23. The short tour wraps up at the McDowell Mountain Musicfest in Phoenix, AZ on March 24.

Tickets for these shows can be purchased, here. Be sure to get your tickets early as these intimate shows promise to sell out in advance.

Is everyone ready for the 12th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival? This year’s festival will take place October 5-7 at Hellman’s Hollow in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. Best of all, it’s still completely free!

Lineup (Alphabetical)

  • Alison Brown Quartet with Stuart Duncan
  • Allison Moorer
  • ALO
  • Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
  • Bill Kirchen and Texicalli
  • Boz Scaggs: Tribute to Doug Sahm
  • Buddy Miller
  • Chris Carrabba
  • Chris Robinson Brotherhood
  • Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
  • Chuck Ragan
  • Conor Brings Friends for Friday featuring: Simon Felice, Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express, Beachwood Sparks, Ben Kweller, Jenny Lewis, Conor Oberst
  • Cowboy Junkies
  • Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones
  • Dirty Three
  • Dry Branch Fire Squad
  • Dwight Yoakam
  • Elvis Costello Solo
  • Emmylou Harris
  • Giant Giant Sand
  • Glen Hansard
  • Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson
  • Heartless Bastards
  • Jerry Jeff Walker
  • Jesse Winchester
  • Jim Lauderdale
  • Joe Pug
  • John Reilly and Friends (featuring Becky Stark & Tom Brosseau)
  • Jon Langford & His Sadies
  • Jonny Two Bags & Salvation Town
  • Justin Townes Earle
  • Keller Williams, Steve Kimock & Kyle Hollingsworth featuring Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram & Andy Hess
  • Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin
  • Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
  • Les Claypool Duo De Twang
  • Little Green Cars
  • Lloyd Cole
  • Lucero
  • Luther Dickinson & the Wandering
  • Moonalice
  • Nick Lowe
  • O’Brien Party of 7
  • Patterson Hood & the Downtown Rumblers
  • Patti Smith and her band
  • Patty Griffin
  • Peter Rowan
  • Pickwick
  • Poor Man’s Whiskey
  • Preservation Hall Jazz Band
  • Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
  • Reckless Kelly
  • Red Baraat
  • Reignwolf
  • Robert Earl Keen
  • Robyn Hitchcock
  • Roger Knox & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
  • Rubblebucket
  • Sara Watkins
  • Seasick Steve
  • Sierra Hull
  • Son Volt
  • Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses)
  • The Barr Brothers
  • The Chieftains
  • The Civil Wars
  • The Del McCoury Band
  • The Flatlanders featuring Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock
  • The Go to Hell Man Clan with Special Guests the Wronglers featuring Jimmie Dale Gilmore
  • The Heart & the Heart
  • The Jerry Douglas Band
  • The Knitters
  • The Lumineers
  • The Milk Carton Kids
  • The New Orleans Bingo! Show
  • The Soul Rebels
  • The Time Jumpers (Vince Gill, Dennis Crouch, Paul Franklin, Larry Franklin, Andre Reiss, Dawn Sears, Kenneth Sears, Joe Spivey, Jeff Taylor & Billy Thomas)
  • The Trishas
  • The White Buffalo
  • Tiny Television
  • Todd Snider
  • Tribute to the Founding Fathers: Warren Hellman, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson
  • Walter Salas-Humara
  • World Famous Headliners

I know it’s last minute, but word on the street is that one of Les Claypool‘s new projects, Duo de Twang will be playing two very special acoustic shows soon. On October 4 the Duo should be playing at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, CA and then they should be playing again on Oct 6 at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Joining Les as part of the Duo de Twang should be his old pal Marc “Mirv” Haggard.

You can find out more info on Les Claypool’s website, here. Hope to make it at least one of the shows and see you there!