ABKCO Music & Records reissues classic Animals albums in the Dolby Atmos® audio format

 

EXPERIENCE THE ANIMALS LIKE NEVER BEFORE: 

ABKCO RELEASES EARLY CATALOG IN DOLBY ATMOS FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF "HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN"

US Albums The Animals, The Animals on Tour, Animal Tracks and Animalization, As Well As Best of Collection The Animals Retrospective, All Newly Remixed In Dolby Spatial Audio, Will Be Available On Apple Music, TIDAL, Amazon Music

 

On May 17, ABKCO Music & Records will release five albums by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Animals in the Dolby Atmos® audio format for the first time ever. These include the British rock band’s first four US full lengths The Animals (1964), The Animals on Tour (1965), Animal Tracks (1965) and Animalization (1966), as well as the 22-track career-spanning collection The Animals Retrospective, originally released in 2004. Every title will come out simultaneously on the streaming platforms Apple Music, TIDAL and Amazon Music. This will happen 60 years almost to the day of the recording of their intercontinental chart-topping single “House of the Rising Sun” on May 18, 1964. 

 

Developed by Dolby Laboratories in 2012, Dolby Atmos® is a patented technology that is a leap forward from surround sound. It goes beyond the ordinary listening experience and puts you inside the song in a spatial way, revealing every detail of the music with unparalleled clarity and depth. Grammy-nominated recording engineer Kenta Yonesaka helped mix The Animals albums in Dolby Atmos® with the utmost attention to detail. Yonesaka has worked with a wide range of artists including The Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Mark Ronson, Mariah Carey, Pharrell Williams and Kendrick Lamar. 

 

“The idea of hearing our earlier work in Atmos spatial audio, it’s like stepping into a whole new dimension for me,” said The Animals frontperson Eric Burdon. “It’s like rediscovering the magic all over again. I mean, we poured our hearts and souls into those recordings, and now to hear them brought to life in such an immersive way, it’s like a dream come true. The quality and depth of the playback experience, it’s everything.” 

 

Formed in Newcastle by Eric Burdon from the ashes of the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, The Animals were known for their hard driving, R&B-influenced sound and became a hit-making machine on both sides of the Atlantic right out of the gate. Their self-titled 1964 album includes the #1 US and #1 UK charting “House of the Rising Sun,” and was made in an era when they were “the most important and successful British export after the Beatles,” as asserted by Rolling Stone’s David Fricke. Despite its title, their February 1965 follow-up The Animals on Tour contains studio recordings and features the Top 20 single “I’m Crying.” Animal Tracks was released just six months later, in the same calendar year. As was customary for American versions of British records, hit singles were packed into it—“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (originally recorded by Nina Simone the previous year), Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home to Me” and the Mann/Weil-penned “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” the latter of which became a de facto anthem for U.S. Armed Forces G.I.s deployed to Vietnam. 1966’s Animalization, released during the band’s final year of existence, saw original producer Mickie Most replaced by Tom Wilson (Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, The Mothers of Invention). There is no shortage of Top 40 material, from “Don’t Bring Me Down” (written for The Animals by Gerry Goffin and Carole King), Ma Rainey’s “See See Rider” and the Animals’ re-imagining of a prison work song originally recorded by American folklorist Alan Lomax, “Inside-Looking Out.”   

 

Spanning the years 1964-1970, The Animals Retrospective contains all fourteen US Top 40 hits by The Animals and late ‘60s lineup Eric Burdon & The Animals, including “When I Was Young,” “San Franciscan Nights,” “Monterey” and “Sky Pilot.” The set is capped by the 1970 smash hit “Spill the Wine” by Eric Burdon & War. 

 

The Animals (US, 1964)

1. House of the Rising Sun
2. The Girl Can’t Help It
3. Blue Feeling
4. Baby Let Me Take You Home
5. The Right Time
6. Talkin’ ‘bout You
7. Around and Around
8. I’m in Love 
9. Gonna Send You Back to Walker
10. Memphis, Tennessee
11. I’m Mad Again
12. I’ve Been Around
13. Talkin’ ‘Bout You (unedited) (Bonus Track)

 

The Animals on Tour (US, 1965)

1. Boom Boom
2. How You’ve Changed
3. Mess Around
4. Bright Lights, Big City
5. I Believe to My Soul
6. Worried Life Blues
7. Let the Good Times Roll
8. I Ain’t Got You
9. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
10. I’m Crying
11. Dimples
12. She Said Yeah
13. Baby What’s Wrong (Bonus Track)
14. F-E-E-L (Bonus Track)
15. New Year’s Radio Spot (Bonus Track)

 

Animal Tracks (US, 1965)

1. We Gotta Get Out of This Place (US single version)
2. Take It Easy
3. Bring It On Home to Me
4. The Story of Bo Diddley
5. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
6. I Can’t Believe It
7. Club A-Go-Go
8. Roberta
9. Bury My Body
10. For Miss Caulker
11. Roadrunner (Bonus Track)
12. Don’t Want Much (Bonus Track)
13. We Gotta Get Out of This Place (UK Single Version) (Bonus Track)
14. It’s My Life (Bonus Track)
15. I’m Gonna Change the World (Bonus Track)

 

Animalization (US, 1966)

1. Don’t Bring Me Down
2. One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show
3. You’re On My Mind
4. Cheating
5. She’ll Return It
6. Inside-Looking Out
7. See See Rider
8. Gin House Blues
9. Maudie
10. What Am I Living For
11. Sweet Little Sixteen
12. I Put a Spell on You

 

The Animals Retrospective (2004, containing material from 1964-1970)

1. House of the Rising Sun
2. I’m Crying
3. Baby Let Me Take You Home
4. Gonna Send You Back to Walker 
5. Boom Boom
6. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
7. Bring It On Home To Me
8. We Gotta Get Out of This Place (US single version)
9. It’s My Life
10. Don’t Bring Me Down
11. See See Rider
12. Inside-Looking Out
13. Hey Gyp
14. Help Me Girl*
15. When I Was Young*
16. A Girl Named Sandoz*
17. San Franciscan Nights*
18. Monterey*
19. Anything*
20. Sky Pilot*
21. White Houses*
22. Spill the Wine**

 

*Eric Burdon & The Animals

**Eric Burdon & War

 

ABOUT ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., is one of the world’s leading independent entertainment companies. It is home to iconic music catalogues that include compositions and recordings by Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Bobby Womack, Eric Burdon, The Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Marianne Faithfull, The Kinks as well as the Cameo Parkway masters by such artists as Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Clint Eastwood, The Dovells, ? And The Mysterians, The Orlons, Dee Dee Sharp, Charlie Gracie, Bob Seger, and The Tymes. Releases on ABKCO’s SAR Records include albums by L.C. Cooke, The Soul Stirrers, Billy Preston, Johnnie Taylor, The Valentinos, Mel Carter and more. ABKCO is active on many fronts, including the release of critically lauded soundtracks, compilations, reissues from its catalog, film, commercial placement of its master recordings and music publishing properties in all media. One Night In Miami…, ABKCO’s latest theatrical production, received a nomination for the 2017 Olivier®.  

The Animals' 'Retrospective' coming on November 18, 2022

Nice to see The Animals' aptly-titled 'Retrospective' will be released via vinyl this fall...Robert Kinsler

22-Track Collection Includes “House of the Rising Sun,” “We Gotta Get Out of This Place,” “Don’t Bring Me Down,” “Sky Pilot,” Eric Burdon & War’s “Spill The Wine,” Many More

­ On November 18, ABKCO Records will release, for the first time, a vinyl edition of Retrospective, the definitive 22-track collection spanning the years 1964-1970 from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Animals. Originally released in 2004 on CD and SACD formats, the 180-gram black 2-LP set gathers all fourteen US top 40 hits by The Animals and late ‘60s lineup Eric Burdon & The Animals, including “See See Rider,” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “San Franciscan Nights” and the transatlantic number one “House Of The Rising Sun.” The set is capped by the 1970 smash hit “Spill The Wine” by Eric Burdon & War. An exclusive edition pressed on 180g orange vinyl is available at Target.  ­

­ Preorder Retrospective Now  ­

­  Formed in Newcastle, England in the early 1960s out of the ashes of The Alan Price Rhythm & Blues Combo, The Animals moved to London in ‘64 and were signed to EMI’s Columbia label by the visionary independent producer Mickie Most. Influenced by folk, blues, jazz, R&B, and early rock and roll, The Animals and front man Eric Burdon seemed tougher and more brooding than their British Invasion peers The Beatles and even The Rolling Stones. An international sensation almost out of the gate, the band toured and recorded non-stop until the end of 1968, going through several lineup changes and parting ways with Mickie Most in ’66 to work with producer Tom Wilson (Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Mothers of Invention). After disbanding, Burdon joined forces in the early 1970s with Los Angeles funk band War for two albums and scored a Billboard number three (Cashbox number one) hit with “Spill the Wine,” which featured the spoken-word style that he effectively employed on many of the latter Animals albums.    The Animals’ approach to music was three-pronged. There were the “Animalized” covers of folk and blues songs like the traditional “House of the Rising Sun,” blues great John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom,” and “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” originally recorded by Nina Simone. Then there were tunes written for the band by Brill Building songwriters such as “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place,” by Mann and Weil (which became an unofficial anthem for disgruntled American forces in Vietnam), the Gerry Goffin/Carole King-penned “Don’t Bring Me Down,” and “Baby Let Me Take You Home” by Bert Berns and Wes Farrell. Lastly, The Animals had original compositions that they leaned towards in the later years. The thinly veiled ode to LSD “A Girl Named Sandoz” (named after the company that chemist Albert Hofmann worked for when he synthesized the drug). It was covered decades later by Smashing Pumpkins. “Sky Pilot,” the epic, cinematic anti-war masterpiece, and the contemplative “When I Was Young” helped define The Animals’ second wind in the flower power era.     “We were the ultimate club band,” concludes Burdon in Jim Bessman’s Retrospective liner notes. “We had our differences and sometimes came to blows, but we all stood together when anybody attacked us from the outside.”    The Animals Retrospective 2-LP  Side 1  1) House Of The Rising Sun 4:29  2) I'm Crying 2:47  3) Baby Let Me Take You Home 2:20  4) Gonna Send You Back To Walker 2:27  5) Boom Boom 3:49  6) Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 2:29  Side 2  7) Bring It On Home To Me 2:42  8) We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (U.S. single version) 3:16  9) It's My Life 3:08  10) Don't Bring Me Down 3:17  11) See See Rider 4:01  12) Inside-Looking Out 3:49  Side 3   13) Hey Gyp 3:50  14) Help Me Girl 2:43 *  15) When I Was Young 3:01 *  16) A Girl Named Sandoz 3:07 *  17) San Franciscan Nights 3:20 *  18) Monterey 4:18 *  Side 4  19) Anything 3:20 *  20) Sky Pilot 7:27 *  21) White Houses 4:43 *  22) Spill The Wine 4:03 **  * Eric Burdon & The Animals  ** Eric Burdon & War    ABOUT ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., is one of the world’s leading independent entertainment companies. It is home to iconic music catalogues that include compositions and recordings by Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Bobby Womack, Eric Burdon, The Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Marianne Faithfull, The Kinks as well as the Cameo Parkway masters by such artists as Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Clint Eastwood, The Dovells, ? And The Mysterians, The Orlons, Dee Dee Sharp, Charlie Gracie, Bob Seger, and The Tymes. Releases on ABKCO’s SAR Records include albums by L.C. Cooke, The Soul Stirrers, Billy Preston, Johnnie Taylor, The Valentinos, Mel Carter and more. ABKCO is active on many fronts, including the release of critically lauded soundtracks, compilations, reissues from its catalog, film, commercial placement of its master recordings and music publishing properties in all media. One Night In Miami…, ABKCO’s latest theatrical production, received a nomination for the 2017 Olivier® Award for Best New Play and three Academy Award nominations as a Major Motion Picture directed by Oscar® winner Regina King. ABKCO’s latest TV production is The Durrells in Corfu, based on Gerald Durrell’s book The Corfu Trilogy and ABKCO’s latest vinyl and CD releases are by The Animals: The Animals, Animalization, The Animals on Tour and Animal Tracks, and The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966 7” Box Set.      www.abkco.com www.facebook.com/abkco www.twitter.com/abkco www.youtube.com/abkco

 

Los Lobos return with "Native Sons" on July 30 Via New West Records

Check out news on Los Lobos' just-announced return and the band's version of two classics...Robert Kinsler

LOS LOBOS RETURN WITH NATIVE SONS JULY 30 VIA NEW WEST RECORDS 

 

13-SONG SET SERVES AS A LOVE LETTER TO LOS ANGELES 

 

VARIETY PREMIERES “LOVE SPECIAL DELIVERY” & “SAIL ON, SAILOR”

Los Lobos Photo by Piero F. Giunti 

Los Lobos will return with Native Sons on July 30, 2021 via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by Los Lobos in East Los Angeles and finds the band mapping their musical DNA as a kaleidoscopic selection of tribute songs from their homeland, ultimately creating a crucial snapshot of L.A.’s musical heritage. Having formed in 1973 and gotten their start playing spirited renditions of Mexican folk music at parties and in restaurants, Los Lobos are no strangers to reinterpretation (and if you’ve ever been to one of their legendary live shows, you already know that). These brothers have always held a deep appreciation for diverse music, and they love pulling out old gems and making them shine like new. 

 

For all the trailblazing musical acts who’ve emerged from Los Angeles, very few embody the city’s wildly eclectic spirit more wholeheartedly than Los Lobos. Over the last five decades, the East L.A.-bred band has made an indelible mark on music history by exploring an enormous diversity of genres—rock-and-roll and R&B, surf music and soul, mariachi and música norteña, punk rock and country—and building a boldly unpredictable sound all their own. 

 

In a nod to their neighborhood, Native Sons opens with the wide-eyed frenzy of “Love Special Delivery” by Thee Midniters, an East L.A. garage band and one of the first Chicano rock groups to ever score a major hit in the U.S. From there, it features favorites and deep cuts by other Los Angeles luminaries such as the Beach Boys, WAR, Buffalo Springfield, Jackson Browne, and more. In a particularly meaningful moment for the band, Native Sons includes a fiery cover of “Flat Top Joint” by the Blasters, the seminal L.A. roots-rock band who helped pave the way for their signing to Slash Records in the early ’80s (and whom counted Steve Berlin as a member before his joining Los Lobos). The album’s title track is its sole original song, a loving homage to Los Angeles that sounds right at home amid so many classic tracks. 

 

Today, Variety has premiered “Love Special Delivery” by Thee Midniters as well as “Sail On, Sailor” by the Beach Boys.  Of “Love Special Delivery,” Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo says “We grew up on Thee Midniters and felt like they were representing us, so their music means a lot.” “Sail On, Sailor,” an early-70s track originally sung by longtime Los Lobos friend Blondie Chaplin, was one that Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin says “seemed like it would be easy, but once we broke the eggshell it revealed itself to be a lot more complex,” adding “The genius of so many of these records is all the layers that meld together in a way that isn’t very obvious at first.” Hear “Love Special Delivery” and “Sail On, Sailor” HERE. 

 

As with all of their catalogue, Native Sons reveals Los Lobos’ ability to merge genres and styles with both sophistication and playful spontaneity, an element that’s perfectly reflected in the album’s unbridled joy. “I played it for a friend and his first response was that it’s a party record—which sounds right to me,” says Hidalgo. Beyond that undeniably feel-good quality, Native Sons essentially serves as a love letter to Los Angeles and the endless possibilities to be found when all boundaries are shattered. “I couldn’t say there’s a common thread for all these artists, but in a way that’s exactly what makes L.A. great,” says Berlin. “You’ve got R&B and punk rock and rock-and-roll and folk, and somehow it exists together in this one weird city that we all call home.” 

 

Los Lobos have also announced their initial 2021 & 2022 tour dates in support of Native Sons, launching May 27 in Santa Cruz, CA.  But first, the band will celebrate Cinco de Mayo this evening with a special live-streamed performance from the studio, featuring a post-show Q&A with the band. Tickets can be purchased via Mandolin HERE.  See all Los Lobos tour dates, including appearances with The Mavericks, Steve Earle & The Dukes, and the Tedeschi Trucks Band below.

 

Quickly finding their footing in L.A.’s punk/college-rock scene, Los Lobos began sharing bills with bands like Public Image Ltd. and the Circle Jerks. After making their major-label debut with 1984’s critically lauded How Will the Wolf Survive?, they went on to achieve such triumphs as contributing a smash-hit cover of Ritchie Valens’s signature song “La Bamba” to the 1987 biopic of the same name, winning three Grammy Awards, collaborating with the likes of Elvis Costello and Ry Cooder, and earning massive worldwide critical acclaim. 

 

Los Lobos’ Native Sons will be available across digital platforms, compact disc, and standard black vinyl. The Double LP vinyl editions will be housed in a gatefold sleeve and will feature three sides of music and a custom etching on its fourth side.  A Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl Edition limited to 4,000 copies worldwide will be available at Independent Record Stores while a Brown Vinyl Edition limited to 1,000 copies is available for pre-order NOW via New West Records. 

Los Lobos Still Are: David Hidalgo (vocals, guitars) - Louie Pérez, Jr. (vocals, guitars) - Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitars, bass, Hammond B3 organ) - Conrad Lozano (vocals, bass) - Steve Berlin (saxes, midisax, keyboards)

 
Los Lobos Native Sons Track Listing:
1. Love Special Delivery 
2. Misery 
3. Bluebird / For What It’s Worth 
4. Los Chucos Suaves 
5. Jamaica Say You Will
6. Never No More
7. Native Son 
8. Farmer John 
9. Dichoso
10. Sail On, Sailor
11. The World Is A Ghetto
12. Flat Top Joint
13. Where Lovers Go

 

Los Lobos On Tour: 
May 5, 2021 - Cinco De Mayo Livestream     
May 27, 2021 - Santa Cruz, CA - Dream Inn       
May 28, 2021 - Napa, CA - Blue Note Napa          
May 29, 2021 - Big Sur, CA - Loma Vista Gardens   
June 24, 2021 -Lowell, MA - Lowell Summer Music Series 
August 5, 2021 - Evanston, IL - Canal Shores Golf Course       
August 15, 2021 - Costa Mesa, CA - OC Fair & Event Center           
August 21, 2021 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek @     
August 24, 2021 - Montgomery, AL - Montgomery Performing Arts Centre +  
August 26, 2021 - Selbyville, DE - The Freeman Stage at Bayside +          
August 27, 2021 - Doswell, VA - Meadow Event Park +    
August 30, 2021 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium +     
September 3, 2021 - Asheville, NC - Salvage Station +           
September 4, 2021 - Beaver Dam, KY - Beaver Dam Amphitheatre +       
September 9, 2021 - Grass Valley, CA - The Center For The Arts         
September 18, 2021 - Webster, MA - Indian Ranch   
September 19, 2021 - Westhampton Beach, NY - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center        
September 22, 2021 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest Cafe            
September 23, 2021 - South Orange, NJ - South Orange Performing Arts Center           
September 24, 2021 - Harrisburg, PA - Whitaker Center         
September 25, 2021 - State College, PA - State Theatre  
September 26, 2021 - Albany, NY - The Egg          
October 1, 2021 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern          
October 2, 2021 - Bisbee, AZ - Historic Warren Ballpark      
October 8, 2021 - Santa Barbara, CA - Lobero Theatre           
October 9, 2021 - Bakersfield, CA - World Records            
October 21, 2021 - Austin, TX - Antone's          
October 22, 2021 - Austin, TX - Antone's          
October 23, 2021 - Goliad, TX - Schroeder Hall 
October 24, 2021 - The Woodlands, TX - Dosey Doe Big Barn    
November 2, 2021 - Millvale, PA - Mr Smalls Theatre      
November 3, 2021 - Cleveland, OH - Music Box Supper Club           
November 4, 2021 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark          
November 5, 2021 - Grand Rapids, MI - Listening Room           
November 6, 2021 - Fort Wayne, IN - Clyde Theatre  
November 13, 2021 - Tacoma, WA - The Spanish Ballroom @ McMenamin's Elk's Temple          
November 14, 2021 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre          
December 19, 2021 - New York, NY - City Winery     
December 20, 2021 - New York, NY - City Winery     
December 21, 2021 - New York, NY - City Winery     
January 13, 2022 - Honolulu, HI - Blue Note Hawaii       
January 14, 2022 - Honolulu, HI - Blue Note Hawaii       
March 3, 2022 - Raton, NM - Shuler Theater            
March 4, 2022 - Fort Collins, CO - Washington's  
March 5, 2022 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Strings Music Pavilion 
March 7, 2022 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater          
March 23, 2022 - Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain Arts Center   
March 26, 2022 - Fall River, MA - Narrows Center For The Arts 
March 31, 2022 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
April 1, 2022 - Brugge, Belgium - Stadsschouwburg Brugge      
April 2, 2022 - Leuven, Belgium - Het Depot       
April 3, 2022 - Antwerp, Belgium - De Roma         
June 24, 2022 - Jacksonville, FL - Daily's Place Amphitheater *    
June 25, 2022 - Mobile, AL - Mobile Civic Center *
June 28, 2022 - Indianapolis, IN - The Amphitheater at White River State Park *          
July 1, 2022 - Canandaigua, NY - Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center *
July 2, 2022 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion *       
July 3, 2022 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center *      
July 6, 2022 - New Haven, CT - Westville Music Bowl *
July 8, 2022 - Philadelphia, PA - The Mann Center of Performing Arts *
July 9, 2022 - Burlington, VT - Midway Lawn *
July 10, 2022 - Patchogue, NY - Great South Bay Music Festival *      
July 12, 2022 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark *
July 15, 2022 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre *
July 16, 2022 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre * 
July 19, 2022 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap *    
July 21, 2022 - Raleigh, NC - Coastal Credit Union Music Park *       
July 23, 2022 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion *    
July 24, 2022 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center at The Heights *     
July 26, 2022 - Aurora, IL - RiverEdge Park *          
July 29, 2022 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre *        
July 30, 2022 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre *

 

@ w/ The Mavericks 
+ w/ Steve Earle & The Dukes 
* w/ Tedeschi Trucks Band      

  

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Inbox Update: Tower of Power recording new album; seeking new lead singer

I enjoyed catching Tower of Power when they performed at NAMM earlier this year. The troupe's continuing journey continues; here is the latest media release on the band...


Tower of Power Gears Up for New Album in Celebration of 45th Anniversary

TOP Set for Fox & Friends All-American Concert Series August 16, 2013


Los Angeles, CA (July 9, 2013) – One of music’s most iconic soul/funk bands,Tower of Power, is set to record a brand new album in 2013 in celebration of the band’s 45th Anniversary.   Over the 45 year career, TOP’s unique sound has been heard in all corners of the world and continues with the recently announced “Up In Smoke” tour starring TOP, WAR, and Cheech & Chong.  At the present time, TOP is touring throughout Europe on their annual summer trek. You can even catch them on the Fox and Friends All American Concert Series on August 16th on the Fox News Channel. Check out more on the series here,Foxandfriends.com/concert.
 
“In my 45 years as bandleader for Tower of Power we have been blessed to tour with many gifted entertainers,” says founding member Emilio Castillo.  “As we move into our 45th year together I’m very excited to see where our music takes us this time around.”
 
As in any band, members of TOP have changed throughout the years.  2014 will be another transition year as lead singer Larry Braggs will move-on at the end of 2013.  “For most bands gaining or losing a lead singer can either make or break the band in the eyes of the fans but in our group there has been so many great ones that the fans are generally excited about who will be next. We have a unique signature sound that combines a “one of a kind” rhythm section with a world class horn section playing very eclectic original soul music. The job of the lead singer is to stir the soup as the band is cooking; while bringing his own distinctive flavor to the mixture. He’s the “Master of Ceremonies” on stage and a key ingredient to the excitement that’s generated nightly,” adds Castillo.
 
For all current information on Tower of Power, please visit www.towerofpower.com
 
For more information on Tower of Power’s global search for a new singer, please visit
www.towerofpower.com/new_singer.html 
 
2013 Tower of Power Tour Schedule 
(check for updates)
Jul 09 Gothenburg, Sweeden / Tradgarn
Jul 11 Paris, France / Zenith
Jul 13 Juan-Les-Pins, France / La Pinede
Jul 18 Tulock, CA / Stanislaus County Fair
Jul 26 Niigata Japan / Fuji Rock Festival
Jul 29-30 Tokyo, Japan / Blue Note Tokyo
Aug 03 Vallejo, CA / Solano County Fair (Concert Arena)
Aug 09 El Dorado Hills, CA / Steven Young Amphitheater
Aug 10 Sparks, NV / Hot August Nights
Aug 14 Westbury, NY / The Theater at Westbury*
Aug 15 Bethel, NY / Bethel Woods Center for the Arts*
Aug 18 Snoqualmie, WA / Snoqualmie Casino
Aug 23 Atlanta, GA / Chastain Park Amphitheater*
Aug 28 Redding, CA / The Cascade Theater
Aug 29 Chico, CA / Laxson Auditorium
Aug 30 Monterey, CA / Monterey County Fair (Garden Stage)
Sep 01 Templeton, CA / Castoro Cellars
Sep 12 Tulare, CA / Tulare County Fair
Sep 13 Pomona, CA / LA County Fair
Sep 14 San Diego, CA / Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
Sep 26 Alexandria, VA / The Birchmere
Oct 15 Puerto Vallarta, MEX / Holland America Cruise - Ms. Westerdam
Oct 18 Jacksonville, FL / The Florida Theater
Oct 19 Clearwater, FL / Coachman Park
Oct 25-27 Las Vegas, NV / South Point Hotel & Casino
Nov 08 Newkirk, OK / First Council Casino*
Nov 09 Concho, OK / Lucky Star Casino*
Nov 11 Laughlin, NV / Harrah’s Fiesta
Dec 19 Highland, CA / San Manuel Indian Casino
Dec 28 San Jose, CA / San Jose Civic Auditorium
 * “Up In Smoke” Tour date

About Tower of Power:
Tower of Power’s musical odyssey began in 1968 when tenor saxophonist/vocalist Emilio Castillo met baritone sax player Stephen “Doc” Kupka in July of that year. Originally named The Motown’s, the guys paid homage to the R&B sound that influenced them while adding their own personal twist. In 1970, the now renamed Tower of Power landed its first record deal with Bill Graham’s San Francisco Records. Their next album, Bump City, was recorded on Warner Brothers and produced a string of hits giving the band its first national exposure. At least 60 talented musicians have toured or recorded with the band in its 45 years and they have been featured with artists as diverse as Aerosmith, Elton John, Little Feat, Phish, Santana, Heart, and many others, forever infusing the radio airwaves with Tower’s musical DNA. Each year Tower of Power tours the United States, Japan and Europe, playing sold out shows all over the world. Recent releases include “Great American Soulbook”, a collection of classic soul tunes, and the 40th Anniversary Concert DVD. Tower has never been busier or more in demand.