Citizen Cope Adds Three Shows To Scheduled Tour

Citizen Cope has added three shows to his previously announced tour.

The new dates:

April 1 - Jammin Java - Vienna, VA
April 3 - Young Ave. Deli - Memphis, TN
April 20 - The Music Hall Theatre - Tarrytown, NY

Citizen Cope spring tour dates. Presale starts tomorrow

Citizen Cope announced some spring dates today. Starting tomorrow, go here for the presale. Password is "cope".

Show Dates:

April 5 - Stubbs Bar-B-Que - Austin, TX
April 6 - Palladium Ballroom - Dallas, TX
April 7 - Cypress Bayou - Rox Night Club - Charenton, LA
April 9 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
April 10 - WorkPlay Theatre - Birmingham, AL
April 11 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
April 12 - Georgia Theatre - Athen's, GA
April 13 - City Hall - Nashville, TN
April 14 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
April 16 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC
April 17 - The Music Farm - Charleston, SC
April 18 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC - Discounted two show pass
April 19 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC - Discounted two show pass
April 24 - Higher Ground- Burlington, VT
April 25 - Higher Ground- Burlington, VT
April 26 - Avalon Ballroom - Boston, MA
April 27 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT

Sasquatch Music Festival 2007 Lineup - Bjork, Beastie Boys, Arcade Fire, Citizen Cope, More!

Sasquatch Music Festival will be held over Memorial Day weekend this year, May 26-27 at The Gorge Ampitheatre in George, Washington. Another great lineup, check this out:

Saturday, May 26:

Björk
The Arcade Fire
Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System
M.I.A.
Citizen Cope
Neko Case
The Hold Steady
Grizzly Bear
Ghostland Observatory
Electrelane
Two Gallants
The Slip
Loney, Dear
Aqueduct
The Thermals
Viva Voce
The Blow
Gabriel Teodros

Sunday, May 27:

Beastie Boys
Interpol
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Spoon
Bad Brains
Ozomatli
Dandy Warhols
The Black Angels
Mirah
Tokyo Police Club
Money Mark
St. Vincent
Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter
Smoosh
Common Market
The Helio Sequence
Minus the Bear

Baltimore Artscape Dates: July 20-22, 2007

Artscape Baltimore will run from July 20-22, 2007. The event, as always, is free. Baltimore bands can go to the website to apply for the music showcase. None of the msucial artists for this year have been announced yet.

And, hey, Artscape is so hip, it's even on MySpace.

Last year's artscape featured Michael Franti & Spearhead, Citizen Cope, Common, Ricky Scaggs, Lake Trout, The Secret Machines, G-Love & Special Sauce, Lafayette Gilchrist, Brazilian Girls, Junkyard Saints, and a lot more. Looking forward to this year's list!

Citizen Cope - Every Waking Moment

3 out of 5 stars.

Clarence Greenwood, AKA Citizen Cope, since leaving the DC hip-hop scene (his former group was Basehead, worth checking out), has reached out on his own, now on his third solo release.

Cope's vocals are very muddled, without enunciation, particularly noticeable on the album's deepest cut, "107 Degrees." This smoky, sensual track conjures the ambience of the previous album, with some heavy keyboard and the best sound from Citizen Cope on the record. Some might consider such vocal porridge to be Dylan-esque, but it's more likely the product of being stoned. Then again, maybe it is Dylan-esque, after all.

The opening song, "Back Together", strikes as an internal battle of one dealing with personal struggle: "Been stuck in the middle of a vendetta between me and myself," and is a good enough way to start things off. The title track, "Every Waking Moment", is not particularly impressive as a single or a namesake for an album.

Every Waking Moment is a fine blend of folky, bluesy, and funky tracks, offering a mellow 45 minutes of hazy lyrics and music. The album doesn't deliver lyrically as the previous did, departing from the story-telling and blanking out where it could have continued to add to Citizen Cope's library of 4-minute tales about the crazed, forlorn, and famous.

Try tracks 6, 7, and 9.

3 out of 5.