The Bridge will release their fifth studio album National Bohemian on February 1, 2011 through Woodberry Records/Thirty Tigers. For its latest effort, the Baltimore-based six-piece enlisted Grammy Award-winning producer and Los Lobos multi-instrumentalist Steve Berlin to join the band behind the boards. Ranging from the sonically dense, voodoo-tinged rock of “Sanctuary” to the modern day murder ballad “Moonlight Mission,” the 11-track collection is shaped by the dynamics that distinguish the band’s two principle songwriters Cris Jacobs and Kenny Liner. Jacobs delivers Dixie-drenched southern soul, while Liner’s approach is steeped in swaggering American roots music. As a preview to the recording, The Bridge is offering a free download of “Moonlight Mission” at their website.
Plans are set for The Bridge to tour throughout 2011 in support of National Bohemian. They’ll kick off the year sharing a three-night co-bill with Trombone Shorty that includes New Year’s Eve at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. The band will then celebrate the album’s release by headlining a hometown record release party at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore on January 29. In February, The Bridge will head out for a string of dates across the east coast with Tea Leaf Green before traveling to the midwest to support Galactic. The March leg includes the band’s first headline show at Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO.
Track Listing:
1. Sanctuary
2. Chavez
3. Big Wheel
4. Moonlight Mission
5. Geraldine
6. Long Way To Climb
7. Rosie
8. Stranger
9. Hey Mama
10. Colorado Motel
11. Dirt On My Hands
Tour Dates:
December 30 | Ram’s Head Live | Baltimore, MD (w/ Trombone Shorty)
December 31 | World Cafe Live | Philadelphia, PA (w/ Trombone Shorty)
January 1 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC (w/ Trombone Shorty)
January 14 | Sound Factory | Charleston, WV
January 15 | PJ Kelly’s | Clarksburg, WV (w/ Grayson Capps)
January 29 | Ram’s Head Live | Baltimore, MD (WTMD Presents)
February 2 | Jefferson Theatre | Charlottesville, VA (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 3 | Alley Katz | Richmond, VA (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 4 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 5 | World Cafe Live | Philadelphia, PA (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 8 | Strand Capital Performing Arts Center | York, PA (w/ Tea Leaf Green)February 9 | Westcott Theater | Syracuse, NY (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 10 | Higher Ground | Burlington, VT (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 11 | Paradise Rock Club | Boston, MA (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 12 | Highline Ballroom | New York, NY (w/ Tea Leaf Green)
February 16 | The Cabooze | Minneapolis, MN (w/ Galactic)
February 17 | Majestic Theatre | Madison, WI (w/ Galactic)
February 18 | Park West | Chicago, IL (w/ Galactic)
February 19 | Beachland Ballroom | Cleveland, OH (w/ Galactic)
February 20 | Mr. Small’s Theater | Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Galactic)
March 3 | Southgate House | Newport, KY
March 4 | Max’s | Bloomington, IN
March 5 | Trouser Mouse | Blue Springs, MO
March 6 | Bourbon Theatre Rye Room | Lincoln, NE
March 11 | Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom | Denver, CO
March 15 | The Canopy Club | Urbana, IL
March 16 | Canal Street | Dayton, OH
March 17 | V Club | Huntington, WV
March 18 | Dante’s | Frostburg, MD
April 16 | Old Settler’s Music Festival | Driftwood, TX
June 4 | Crawfish Fest | Augusta, NJ
