Summer is here and a lot of things are happening in Spin Doctors land. The band did a UK tour in May, performing their hit album “Pocket Full Of Kryptonite” in sequence and with the European bonus tracks (Yo Mama’s A Pajama, Sweet Widow and Stepped On A Crack) as encores. During the 7-show-run, the band brought back some very old blues tunes – so the English audiences got performances of Scotch & Water Blues, The Drop (!) and So Bad (!!!). Check the recordings and the 2011 Show Archive to read and hear about the success that was the UK PFOK tour.
The 20th anniversary of PFOK is the main focus for the band for the rest of 2011. Yesterday, the official press release for the PFOK anniversary edition was released. Main news is that we will get the classic album, remastered with an alternative version of “Hard To Exist” as a bonus track on CD one. The second disc offers remastered versions of the “Can’t Say No” and “Piece Of Glass” demo tapes plus two live tracks. Highlights for the hard-core fans are the tracks “Can’t Say No” and “Turn It Upside Down (live)”. The PFOK re-release will be in stores August 30th (in the US, that is).
In other news, SD are playing a couple of shows in the summer (check the 2011 Show Archive for details). There will be a US East Coast tour in October including a show in New York City that will be officially announced soon.
Lots of side projects are happening as well: Chris formed a side project in Norway, a band called “The Canoes“. They plan on recording and releasing an album. Aaron just released his second solo album – the fantastic “Beautiful Mistake“. There is also new music by NYEP and James Maddock that has Aaron as producer and musician. Aaron just was in the studio doing a blues album with Joan Osborne and also a new record with Edie Brikell, so there is more good stuff to look forward to. Eric’s new band Open Hearts Society has released its fine debut album “Love In Time” in March.
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