Maroon 5, Counting Crows coming to Tampa
March 24th, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News
Photo of Counting Crows by Danny Clinch.
Plastic soul purveyors Maroon 5 and underrated roots rockers Counting Crows have joined forces for a summer tour that stops at the Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, Oct. 3, reports Billboard.com. Tickets go on sale April 4 through Ticketmaster and Live Nation. The Counting Crows’ freshly minted album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, their first in more than five years, drops tomorrow. I’m digging the debut single “You Can’t Count on Me.” An earnest, melodic number with tasty guitar licks and pretty piano, it finds singer Adam Duritz in fine voice and recalls the band’s best work. Here’s a live clip:
March 24th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
They’re on Letterman tonight. If I recall he heard CC early in their career and sort of debuted them. However, he also did the same for Hootie and the Blowfish so I won’t celebrate that little bit of trivia with much flourish.
March 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
There’s a good profile of Duritz in the new issue of Rolling Stone, the one with Chris Rock on the cover. I never understood why critics hate on CC so much, I’ve always dug ‘em, and think the new CD is their best in years.