The posters for Erykah Badu’s upcoming tour have somehow managed to be almost as arresting as the album said tour will be supporting–not a small feat, given that New Amerykah Vol. 1 is crazy good. Check out the posters for her shows in Israel and Nigeria, and click the Moscow poster at left for the full itinerary for her May-June jaunt, which features a lot of dates with the Roots. [SoulBounce]
* May-04-Detroit,MI w/The Roots-Fox Theater
* May-05-Toronto,Canada-Massey Hall
* May-06-Montreal,Canada w/ The Roots-Jacques Cartier Park
* May-08-Boston,MA w/ The Roots-Orpheum Theater
* May-09-New York,NY W/ The Roots-Radio City Music Hall
* May-10-Baltimore,MD w/ The Roots-Pier Six Pavilion
* May-11-Philadelphia,PA-Tower Theater
* May-14-Washington,DC w/ The Roots-Constitution Hall
* May-16-Norfolk,VA w/ The Roots-Chrysler Hall
* May-17-Greensboro,NC w/ The Roots-Special Events Center
* May-18-Richmond,VA w/ The Roots-Landmark Theater
* May-20-Boca Raton,FL w/ The Roots-Mizner Park Amphitheater
* May-21-San Juan,PR w/ John Legend-Coliseum of Puerto Rico
* May-23-Atlanta,GA w/ The Roots-Fox Theater
* May-24-Montgomery,AL-Jubilee City Festival
* May-25-Aruba-Soul Beach Music Festival
* May-27-Nashville,TN w/ The Roots-Ryman Auditorium
* May-28-Memphis,TN-Orpheum Theater
* May-29-St. Louis,MO w/ The Roots-Fox Theater
* May-30-Chicago,IL w/ The Roots-Chicago Theater
* Jun-02-Denver,CO w/ The Roots-Fillmore
* Jun-03-Salt Lake City,UT w/ The Roots-The Depot
* Jun-05-Redmond,WA w/ The Roots-Marymoor Amphitheater
* Jun-06-Vancouver,Canada-Commodore Ballroom
* Jun-08-Oakland,CA w/ The Roots-Paramount Theater
* Jun-10-San Diego,CA w/ the Roots-Humphreys
* Jun-12-Los Angeles,CA w/ The Roots-Greek Theater
* Jun-13-Las Vegas,NV-House of Blues
* Jun-14-Phoenix,AZ w/ The Roots-Mesa Amphitheater
* Jun-15-Albuquerque,NM w/ The Roots-Kiva Auditorium






















@Chris Molanphy: exactly. total genius. this woman owns me.
Have you seen the vinyl version? It’s everything you could ever want in a psychedelic double-gatefold LP.
@BawstonSean: ooooh, no. i need to look for that immediately. is this for the full album or the 12 release that just came out?
Just dropping in belatedly to give an “amen” to “New Amerykah Vol. 1 is crazy good.” Why have we not been nerdishly obsessing over this record ’round here? It’s the closest thing to album-length genius I’ve heard so far this year.
@Chris Molanphy: THANK YOU.