Thomas Dolby Plots Tour / SxSW Show

02/19/07
. (conqueroo ) If you�re 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 world�s cell phones. Unlike many performers who return to the stage, he doesn�t 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 Dolby�s 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 weren�t 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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