LIVING COLOUR To Release ‘THE CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY’

Due September 15 On Megaforce Records

World Tour To Commence Fall 2009



New York/London — Living Colour will release their first new studio album in five years entitled The Chair In The Doorway on September 15 via Megaforce Records. The legendary downtown NYC rock band, who exploded out of CBGB’s in the late ’80s, landing all over MTV, the cover of Rolling Stone and stadium stages around the world with their Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum debut album Vivid, are back and “fierce” as ever.



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Original members Vernon Reid, Corey Glover, Will Calhoun and (since 1993) Doug Wimbish gathered at Sono Studios outside of Prague in The Czech Republic during the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009 to write and record what would become The Chair In The Doorway. The results stretch from the modern soul anthem “Behind The Sun” to the politically-charged, heavy rock of “DecaDance” to the sacred steel blues of “Bless Those.” The artwork for The Chair In The Doorway was compiled from thousands of contest entries by fans from around the world.

“We feel like this is the best record we’ve made yet and we couldn’t be more excited to be releasing it with the legendary Megaforce Records,” says guitarist Vernon Reid. “Some of our favorite bands were or are Megaforce artists, Metallica, Bad Brains, Anthrax, Black Crowes, so it’s an honor to be part of a label with a great legacy.”

Living Colour will announce plans for a world tour shortly. With dates set to begin in September, it will include their first North American tour in four years along with performances in South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Having helped to pave the way for a number of contemporary African-American artists to follow in their wake, ranging from Rage Against The Machine to Lenny Kravitz to Ben Harper, with a multi-dimensional sound that drew equally from Jimi Hendrix, Bad Brains, Talking Heads and Ornette Coleman, the success of Living Colour broke down the color barriers in rock music. Guitarist and founding member Vernon Reid also founded the Black Rock Coalition to use his influence to further this cause.

Discovered by Mick Jagger who produced their first demo and later offered them an opening slot with The Rolling Stones, Living Colour would go on to create a repertoire that includes a multitude of classic songs, including “Cult Of Personality,” “Elvis Is Dead,” “Open Letter To A Landlord,” “Glamour Boys” and “Love Rears Its Ugly Head.” With The Chair In The Doorway, the fifth album of their storied career, Living Colour expands the scope of their timeless body of work and, in the process, proves vital as ever.

Track listing:

1. Burned Bridges
2. The Chair
3. DecaDance
4. Young Man
5. Method
6. Behind The Sun
7. Bless Those
8. Hard Times
9. Taught Me
10. Out Of Mind
11. Not Tomorrow



Photography by Bill Bernstein


Posted by: Laure on Jun

ref: http://www.dougwimbish.co...14_0_1_0_C

Love them! Glamour Boys was my shit. But, ummm, is that Corey with the locs? Wow, he was fine in them lime green biker shorts back in the day. Love me some Vernon Reid too. What's he been up to all these years?

Cool! My husband is a big fan, so he will be happy about this.

SCNDLS said:

No I think Corey's the bald-headed one with the glasses.

SCNDLS said:

In addition to keeping LC running, he's toured and recorded with Yohimbe Bros, a electronica collab with DJ Logic, Masque, a jazz-fusion group, Free Form Funk Freqs a free-funk unit with Jamaladeem Tacuma and Calvin Weston. Some performances were on East and West Coasts, but the bulk were in Europe.

Ceck mypace: http://www.myspace.com/vernonreid

Timmy84 said:

Okay, yeah right. Now I recognize that dude as the bass player.

Timmy84 said:

Yeah.
L to R foreground Will Calhoun (drums) Doug Wimbish (bass)
L to R background Corey Glover (vocals) Vernon Reid (guitar)

PFunkjazz said:

Dug "Collideoscope". Hopefully this one will be just as good. Did Vernon cut his locks off too?

I've seen his wife dance on TV. She is beautiful!

Hell to the Yeah!
I'm been wondering what the status of their new album was.
I too enjoyed Collidescope so I'm really looking forward to this.

good news

The band ran a contest to pick a cover design from the fanbase. Here's a flickr thread with all the details.

http://www.flickr.com/gro...501980911/
[Edited 6/24/09 18:57pm]

PFunkjazz said:

Nice. Thanks for all the updates P. See ya over at One Nation.

Tour dates are getting set up

Aug 14 2009 9:00P
Patronaat Haarlem
Aug 15 2009 12:00P
Pinkpop Classic Landgraaf
Sep 1 2009 8:00P
The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia
Sep 3 2009 7:30P
World Cafe live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 4 2009 8:00P
The Crazy Donkey Farmingdale, New York
Sep 6 2009 8:00P
Infinity Hall Norfolk, Connecticut
Sep 8 2009 8:00P
Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry, New Hampshire
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Ram’s Head Tavern Annapolis, Maryland
Oct 2 2009 8:00P
The Magic Bag Ferndale, Michigan



ref: http://www.myspace.com/li...olourmusic

Glad they're still going strong.

when they come to philly I WILL be there..hell, i can walk to world cafe..i have no excuse..lol

Awesome news! Do not miss the chance to see them live. I saw them open for the Stones back in 89 and they nearly crumbled Shea Stadium with the amps turned up to 15. Vernon Reid live on guitar has to be seen to be believed.

New song from TCITD - "Behind The Sun" on myspace player

http://www.myspace.com/li...olourmusic

PFunkjazz said:

Its about time that BLESS THOSE was recorded onto an album

Been waiting for this new album for awhile now. Diggin the new studio track as well. I have no reason to believe I won't dig TCITD. I loved collideoscope and I like all the new tunes played live thus far. And another reason,well...it's Living Colour.'Nuff said.
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Tour update (more dates)

Upcoming Shows ( view all )

Living Colour North American 2009 Tour Dates

Sept 1 - The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
Sept 2 - Bottle & Cork - Dewey Beach, DE
Sept 3 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
Sept 4 - The Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY
Sept 6 - Infinity Hall - Norfolk, CT
Sept 8 - Tupelo Music Hall - Londonderry, NH
Sept 9 - FTC @ Stage One - Farfield, CT
Sept 10 - Johnny D's - Somerville, MA
Sept 11 - Mexical Live - Teaneck, NJ
Sept 12 - Rams Head Tavern - Annapolis, MD
Sept 14 - The Loft - Atlanta, GA
Sept 15 - HOB Orlando - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Sept 16 - Jannus Landing - St. Petersburg, FL
Sept 18 - Emo's - Austin, TX
Sept 19 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX

Sept 21 - Living Colour will be the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon, Monday, September 21, 2009 -- You better act like you know!

Sept 23 - Canes Bar and Grill - San Diego, CA
Sept 24 - The Key Club - West Hollywood, CA
Sept 25 - Regency Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Sept 26 - Berbatis Pan - Portland, OR
Sept 27 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA

Sept 30 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 2 - The Magic Bag - Detroit, MI
Oct 3 - Lee's Palace - Toronto, ONT
Oct 4 - Double Door - Chicago, IL
Oct 5 - The Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH

Oct 30 - Highline Ballroom - New York, NY

Living Colour South America and European 2009 Tour dates

Oct 09 - Music Hall - Belo Horizonte, BR
Oct 15 - Via Funchal - Sao Paulo, BR
Oct 16 - Circo Voador - Rio de Janeiro, BR

Nov 14 - La Trastienda - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nov 17 - Reithalle - Bern, CH
Nov 18 - Hiroshima Mon Amour - Torino, IT
Nov 19 - Circolo - Roma, IT
Nov 20 - Estragon - Bologna, IT
Nov 21 - Flog - Firenze, IT

Nov 24 - Kino Siska - Ljubljana, SL
Nov 25 - Palac Acropolis - Prague, CZ

Nov 29 - Fabrik - Hamburg, D
Nov 30 - Lido - Berlin, D

Dec 2 - VK - Brussels, B
Dec 3 - The Tunnels - Bristol, UK
Dec 4 - The Globe - Cardiff, UK
Dec 5 - The Academy - Manchester, UK
Dec 6 - The Relentless Garage - London, UK

Dec 8 Oosterpoort - Groningen, NL
Dec 9 De Boerderij - Zoetermeer, NL
Dec 10 0/13 - Tilburg, NL
Dec 11 Hedon - Zwolle, NL
Dec 12 P3 - Purmerend, NL

Dec 16 Faktoria - Barcelona, ESP

Dec 18 Auditorio - Murcia, ESP

Dec 22 Sala Heiniken - Madrid, ESP
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[Edited 8/19/09 11:02am]

tour updates

Another set of tour updates. Most notably Fishbone opens 09.25 in San Francisco

Live versions of upcoming TCITD songs.



Bless Those




Deca Dance

Damn, no Chitown?

Oh and:





talk about a blast from the past!

New dates posted plus dates in Europe and South America and Jimmy Fallon in Sept.

I've been a fan since I was little. My mom got me into them. I'm so excited to finally see them live and it's only right that I'm going with my mother. She has seen them before and has a t-shirt from the show and said they throw down!! Years ago I audition for a music program and I played "Information Overload" on the drums, soooo much fun!! I can't wait for the album/show.