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Black Crowes @ Mesa Arts Center

with Special Guest Howlin Rain
Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 7:30PM

TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, MAY 31 AT 10AM

THE BLACK CROWES exploded onto the music scene in 1990 with their multi-platinum debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. THE BLACK CROWES are Chris Robinson (vocals), Rich Robinson (guitars), Steve Gorman (drums) and Sven Pipien (bass). The tour will make a stop in Mesa to perform at the Ikeda Theater on Tuesday, September 16. The show will begin at 7:30pm.

Their “Euphoria or Bust” Tour follows the release of the band’s new album, Warpaint which debuted earlier this year at #5 on the Billboard Top 200, #1 on Billboard’s Digital chart, #2 on the Independent Album chart, as well as the #2 album on iTunes. Warpaint is the band’s first album of all-new studio material in seven years and is the band’s seventh studio recording. Warpaint features 11 songs--all of which were written by Chris and Rich Robinson, except “God’s Got It” by the Reverend Charlie Jackson. Click here to see more about the Black Crowes and Warpaint

Howlin Rain is Ethan Miller (vocals), Ian Gradek (bass), Garett Goddard (drums), Mike Jackson (guitars), Eli Eckert (guitars) and Joel Robinow (keyboards). On April 9, 2008, Howlin Rain released their second album Magnificent Fiend. Click here to see Howlin Rain on YouTube

Tickets priced at $42.00 will go on-sale Saturday, May 31 at 10am at Mesa Arts Center Box Office, www.livenation.com or www.mesaartscenter.com. To charge by phone, call 480.644.6500. All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges. For more show information, check out www.livenation.com