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February 4, 2011

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While gearing up for the release of his upcoming fifth studio album Stone Rollin', Raphael Saadiq has announced a corresponding tour. The veteran vocalist will be performing the following dates:

March 15th Dallas, TX House of Blues
March 16th Austin, TX SXSW
March 19th New Orleans, LA House of Blues
March 20th Houston, TX House of Blues

April 16th Indio, CA Coachella Music and Arts Festival

May 9th Minneapolis, MN First Ave
May 16th Boston, MA House of Blues
May 20th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 21st Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head
May 23rd Raleigh, NC Lincoln
May 24th Charlotte, NC Fillmore
May 25th Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
May 27th Orlando, FL House of Blues
May 28th Tampa, FL Ritz

Stone Rollin’ is the follow up album to Saadiq’s 2008 effort The Way I See It., which boasts three Grammy nominations including Best R&B Album.

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Well I've always wanted to see the man live so I'll probably try to make either the DC show or the Charlotte, NC show.

I want to see Raphael-talented guy

I saw him on PBS's Austin City Limits show and he totally killed.

I don't really like any of his solo albums that much (coupla songs are great but overall...naaaahh) but his performance presence and crack musicians make it really exciting live.

Wish I lived near these venues. I'd definitely go.

how u gon NOT put Detroit on the list. too much musical history here. dag bruh!

First he subjects us to the first single offa his new one, now no West Coast gigs. Imma pass till the TTT reunion happens....ya think? Maybe?

Ok...maybe it's only a "maybe" on the whole reunion thang happenin, but still. Dunno if my ears would survive his whole new "chuck berry'ish / Jan & Dean hybrid retro-surf-soul trash" live anyway

JamFanHot said:

First he subjects us to the first single offa his new one, now no West Coast gigs. Imma pass till the TTT reunion happens....ya think? Maybe?

Ok...maybe it's only a "maybe" on the whole reunion thang happenin, but still. Dunno if my ears would survive his whole new "chuck berry'ish / Jan & Dean hybrid retro-surf-soul trash" live anyway

I guess the Texas dates & that California date in April counts as west coast dates.

Jermaine88 said:

JamFanHot said:

First he subjects us to the first single offa his new one, now no West Coast gigs. Imma pass till the TTT reunion happens....ya think? Maybe?

Ok...maybe it's only a "maybe" on the whole reunion thang happenin, but still. Dunno if my ears would survive his whole new "chuck berry'ish / Jan & Dean hybrid retro-surf-soul trash" live anyway

I guess the Texas dates & that California date in April counts as west coast dates.

As for the Tony Toni Tone Reunion it looks like his brother D'Wayne Wiggins & cousin Timothy Christian Riley aren't holding their breaths cause they moved on without him & got a high school classmate & another relative Amar Khalil to replace Raphael Saadiq. If people wonder why he is a lookalike it's cause Amar is related to all of them.

Jermaine88 said:

JamFanHot said:

First he subjects us to the first single offa his new one, now no West Coast gigs. Imma pass till the TTT reunion happens....ya think? Maybe?

Ok...maybe it's only a "maybe" on the whole reunion thang happenin, but still. Dunno if my ears would survive his whole new "chuck berry'ish / Jan & Dean hybrid retro-surf-soul trash" live anyway

I guess the Texas dates & that California date in April counts as west coast dates.

Welll...yeah..Coachella....but that's a festival thang, not a regular club date. And Dallas isn't West Coast. Maybe I was overgeneralizin a tad tho.

Still love the guy (and honestly would turn out to see him..current musical direction aside).

I doubt this is the complete tour, just the first leg. Hell, it's only 14 dates.

^^ Yeah..but ya know, I wouldn't bash him if it WAS the whole tour. It's not like he's likely to go out on a 75 date tour or sumpthin.

I'm just glad to see him out there playin for the people. That's good no matter what.

Newly added gig:

March 22nd Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box

Identity said:

Newly added gig:

March 22nd Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box

Mmm <eybrow raise>..ask & ye shall recieve

That's very true!

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JamFanHot said:

Identity said:

Newly added gig:

March 22nd Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box

Mmm <eybrow raise>..ask & ye shall recieve

Ray Ray is a member of the org.

Love That Girl is nice ya'll trippin

Has an old Motown feel to it

Still my shit

Let me know when he gets back with Tony, Toni, Tone

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nursev said:

Still my shit

Let me know when he gets back with Tony, Toni, Tone

He get's bak with them every night on youtube and my CD player.

Good lookin' out. I'm >so< there.