Best New Bands » Gary Clark Jr http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Gary Clark Jr. Announces New North American Tour Dates http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/gary-clark-jr-announces-new-north-american-tour-dates/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/gary-clark-jr-announces-new-north-american-tour-dates/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:27:11 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34233 Los Angeles – Gary Clark Jr., Grammy-award-winning guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, has announced new dates for his spring/summer tour. The tour kicks off May 2, in his hometown of Austin, TX, and will take him across North America through the end of September. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 31. The tour also includes

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/gary-clark-jr-announces-new-north-american-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Gary Clark Jr. at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/gary-clark-jr-chicago-riviera-theatre/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/gary-clark-jr-chicago-riviera-theatre/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2016 06:58:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29840 Chicago – Last Friday night, Austin guitar wizard Gary Clark Jr. performed a sold-out show in Chicago, at the Riviera Theatre, in support of his second studio LP, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim. I’ve been stumped as to what to say about this show. The show was brilliant. Stunning. Breathtaking. Phenomenal. Extraordinary. But there are

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-story-sonny-boy-slim/feed/ 1 Gary Clark Jr. Announces 2nd Studio Album and Tour http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/gary-clark-jr-announces-2nd-studio-album-tour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/gary-clark-jr-announces-2nd-studio-album-tour/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:01:45 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=26432 Burbank – Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Gary Clark Jr. will release his second full-length studio album, entitled The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, on September 11th via Warner Bros. Records. It will be available for pre-order from participating digital retailers beginning today, July 30th. Those who pre-order will receive an instant download of two new album tracks: ”The Healing,” and ”Grinder.”

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