Maxwell Wraps Up First New Record In Eight Years

Wed, 27 May 2009 11:44:42

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BLACKsummers'night, the first Maxwell album since 2001's Now, has been set for a July 7 release. The first of a planned trilogy, it'll be following by BlackSUMMERS'night and Blacksummers'NIGHT in 2010 and 2011 respectively. (No, we're not kidding about those slightly-tweaked titles.) Hod David, a longtime collaborator of Maxwell's, aided in the production and writing of the three efforts.

In related news, Maxwell will continue playing his first shows in six years this summer with dates running between a June 17 stop in Grand Rapids, MI, and an August 1 gig in Miami.

Here's the full rundown:
6/17 Grand Rapids, MI - DeVos Performance Hall
6/19 Hammond, IN - The Venue
6/20 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
6/23 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
6/24 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Centre
6/26 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
6/29 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
7/1 Austin, TX - Bass Performance Hall
7/3 San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theater
7/4 New Orleans, LA - Essence Festival
7/12 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
7/13 Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre
7/15 Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
7/16 Cleveland, OH - Allen Theatre
7/18 Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall
7/19 Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Arts Center
7/21 Albany, NY - The Palace
7/22 Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
7/24 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata
7/25 Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Resort Casino
7/27 Norfolk, VA - Chrysler Hall
7/28 Savannah, GA - Johnny Mercer Theatre
7/30 Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
8/1 Miami, FL - The Knight Center

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
05.27.09