(PR) In the wake of Robert Randolph having to cancel his set at the 2008 Langerado Festival, his friends and fellow sacred steel musicians The Lee Boys will fill his Saturday late-night closing slot on the Swamp Stage on Sunday, March 9th from 12:30-2:30 A.M. Their performance will follow headliners R.E.M., who will grace the Everglades Stage that evening from 9:30-11:30 P.M. The 6th annual festival takes pace March 6-9th in the Big Cypress Reservation in Everglades National Park, Florida. Other performers include Medeski, Martin, Scofield & Woods, 311, Beastie Boys, Ani DeFranco, Gov't Mule, Ben Folds, Avett Brothers and Phil Lesh & Friends.2008 is promising to be a big year for The Lee Boys. In addition to Langerado, they will perform at BONNAROO, The New Orleans' Jazz & Heritage Festival, High Sierra, Memphis in May, Summercamp, Cornerstone Festival, and many more of the country's most prestigious festivals.
The Lee Boys is a sextet from Miami who transcend the boundaries set by musical genres. An energetic blend of R&B, gospel, hip-hop, rock and country driven by the pedal steel guitar, The Lee Boys win over audiences wherever they perform, including the "jamband" fests such as 10,000 Lakes and Wakarusa; folk fests such as Merlefest, Lowell Folk Festival and the National Folk Festival; and blues and jazz fests such as Chicago Blues Festival, Portland Blues Festival and JVC Jazz Festival. Admired by their peers, they have jammed with The Allman Bros. Band, North Mississippi Allstars, Bob Weir, Los Lobos, Victor Wooten, Derek Trucks, and Susan Tedeschi. In the last few years they have toured with Los Lobos, The Black Crowes, J.J. Grey and Mofro, and performed at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Itinerary:
Fri, Feb 29 Jack of the Wood Asheville, NC 9 PM
Sat, March 1 Handlebar Greenville, SC 8:30 PM
Sun, March 9 Langerado Festival Everglades, FL
Sat, March 21 BB Kings Orlando, FL
Fri, March 28 Suwanee Springfest Live Oak, FL
Sat, March 29 Suwanee Springfest Live Oak, FL
Mon, Mar 31 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 12 PM
Thurs, April 3 Wild Wing Hilton Head, SC 10:15
Fri, April 4 Wild Wing Columbia, SC 10:15 PM
Sat, April 5 Wild Wing Savannah, GA 10:15
Fri, April 25 Anderson Soiree Anderson, SC 7:00 PM
Thurs, May 1 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage New Orleans, LA`
Fri, May 2 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage New Orleans, LA
Fri, May 2 Chickie Wah Wah New Orleans, LA
Sat, May 3 Reserve Laurel, MS
Wed, May 14 Wednesday at the Square New Orleans, LA
Thu, May 15 Proud Larry's Oxford, MS
Fri, May 16 Revolution Music Room Little Rock, AR
Sat, May 17 Memphis in May Memphis, TN 2
Thurs, May 22 Summer Camp Chilicothe, IL TBA
Fri, May 23 Summer Camp Chilicothe, IL TBA
Sat, May 24 Asheville Music Jamboree Horse Shoe, NC TBA
Sun, May 25 Delfest Cumberland, MD TBA
Sun, Jun 1 Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest Augusta, NJ 11:30 AM
Sun, Jun 15 Bonnaroo Festival Manchester, TN TBA
Fri, July 4 Cornerstone Festival Chicago, IL 5:35 PM
Sat, July 5 High Sierra Festival Quincy, CA
Sat, July 26 Taste of Lincoln Chicago, IL 8:30 PM
