Thomas Dolby Plots Tour / SxSW Show
02/19/07
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(conqueroo ) If youre wondering what Thomas Dolby has done in the two decades since he cunningly fused pop and electronic music, the answer is in the palm of your hand: Twelve years ago Dolby left music and proceeded to develop the Beatnik software technology used in two-thirds of the worlds cell phones. Unlike many performers who return to the stage, he doesnt need to do it for the money. Pumped up by new technologies and changing business models in the music industry, and re-invigorated by reaction to his initial tour dates earlier this year, Dolby is now writing his first album of new music since the early 90s.
He will also hit the road in March, with shows in Northern California and Texas, including SXSW in Austin on March 15. Ever the innovator, Dolby is pioneering a new blend of instruments: high-tech electronica plus live jazz brass. His spring touring ensemble will feature real-time looping on a computer laptop, along with a three-piece horn section (the Jazz Mafia Horns) comprising some of the San Francisco Bay Area's finest young jazz soloists: Adam Theis on trombone, Rich Armstrong on trumpet, and Ron Cohen on tenor sax.
Dolby took us on a guided tour of the old with the live retrospective CD and The Sole Inhabitant, each issued independently last fall on Dolbys own label and web site, and via CD Baby and iTunes. The album contained live versions of classic songs including She Blinded Me With Science, one of the very first MTV-driven hits, and Hyperactive, as well as great songs from the era that werent seen on MTV. Sat. March 10 SANTA CRUZ, CA - Kuumbwa PM (2 shows)
Sun. March 11 REDWOOD CITY, CA Little Fox Theater
Mon. March 12 SACRAMENTO, CA - Harlows
Thurs. March 15 AUSTIN, TX (SXSW) - Elysium
Sun. March 18 DALLAS, TX RockHouse Live
Thurs. March 22 FAIRFAX, CA (Bay Area) - 19 Broadway
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