For nearly three decades, legendary saxophonist Karl Denson has been getting crowds around the world up on the good foot. Approaching iconic status, Denson has moved bodies and minds dating back to his earliest years with Lenny Kravitz’s band through his ongoing tenure as a founding member of seminal boogaloo revivalists The Greyboy Allstars and his current roll as a member of San Diego dub rockers Slightly Stoopid. Nowhere, however, is this more apparent than with his own band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. Touring relentlessly for the past 15 years and leaving a massive audience in his wake, fans know that when KDTU is in town a dance party will ensue.
In Fall 2013, Karl and his Tiny Universe get back to it, heading out for 39 shows across the United States that will debut material from a forthcoming new album due in early 2014 on Stoopid Records. Additionally, KDTU will hook up with looping master Zach Deputy & The Cosmic Horns on the West Coast and Southeast portion of the run to present: Soul Spectacular: A Ray Charles Boogaloo Dance Party. A handful of festival dates will also be mixed into the tour, including stops at Telluride Blues and Brews, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Mustang Music Festival, as well as two sets at Bear Creek Music Festival. On New Year’s Eve, KDTU will ring in 2014 with the city of Chicago at Park West.
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe shows are:
September 15 – Telluride, CO – Sheridan Opera House
September 15 – Telluride, CO – Blues & Brews
September 17 – Syracuse, NY – The Westcott Theater *
September 18 – Fairfield, CT – Stage One *
September 19 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair ^
September 20 – Philadelphia, PA – The Blockley ^
September 21 – Williamsburg Park | Brooklyn, NY *^ *FREE
September 22 – Providence, RI – Fete *
September 24 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club *
September 25 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton *
September 26 – Baltimore, MD – 8X10 *
September 28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls *
October 11 – Corolla, NC – Mustang Music Festival
October 12 – Joshua Tree, CA – Joshua Tree Music Festival
October 14 – Bellingham, WA – The Wild Buffalo ^^
October 15 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile ^^
October 16 – Portland, OR – Alladin Theater ^^
October 17 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall ^^
October 18 – Arcata, CA – Arcata Theater ^^
October 19 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore ^^
October 20 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s ^^
October 22 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley ^^
October 23 – Santa Barbara, CA – SOHO ^^
October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – The El Rey Theatre ^^
October 25 & 26 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up Tavern ^^
October 31 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium ^^
November 5 – Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay ^^
November 6 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West ^^
November 7 – Charlotte, NC – Fillmore Auditorium **
November 8 & 9 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel ^^
November 10 – Chattanooga, TN – Track 29 ^^
November 12 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In ^^
November 13 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theater ^^
November 14 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House ^^
November 15 & 16 – Live Oak, FL – Bear Creek Music Festival
December 31 – Chicago, IL – Park West
* w/ The Mike Dillon Band
^ w/ Soul Rebels
** w/ Galactic
^^ Soul Spectacular: Ray Charles Boogaloo Dance Party w/ Zach Deputy & The Cosmic Horns
