Chris Brown is doing the first radio interview since his domestic-violence incident with Rihanna in November right now on New York radio station Hot 97, and I have to say that the DJ conducting the interview, Angie Martinez, is pretty no-holds-barred in her questioning, asking the singer about his status as a role model in light of the incident (and about lighter topics like the wedding-borne success of “Forever” over the past few months). Miss Info, who does some work for the station, has been cutting snippets from the chat as it’s been happening, and it’s still going on at the moment. Brown also dropped the redemptive ballad “Crawl” during the interview (hear it here); yesterday he announced dates for an “intimate” club tour, and they’re after the jump.


Nov. 14 Houston, TX House of Blues
Nov. 15 Dallas, TX Palladium
Nov. 18 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
Nov. 19 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Nov. 22 Richmond, VA Landmark
Nov. 25 Detroit, MI Royal Oak
Nov. 26 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Nov. 29 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Dec. 1 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Dec. 2 Atlanta, GA CenterStage
Dec. 4 Washington, D.C Warner Theater
Dec. 5 Providence, RI Lupo’s
Dec. 6 Boston, MA House of Blues
Dec. 11 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Dec. 12 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theater
Dec. 13 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory


Hot 97 [Official site]
Chris Brown talks to Angie Martinez: “I’m human, I hurt, cry, I feel pain, I feel shame…it’s not easy to let my friend go.” [Miss Info]