You know, how your mom has been pestering you to eat your vegetables? Image how proud she would be if you tell her you spend Saturday night immersed in Lettuce. You don’t have to tell her that you seriously got your Funk on! Either way, Boston’s Lettuce are bringing their “Mt. Crushmore” tour to First Avenue’s Mainroom Saturday night. Tickets are still available HERE.
For more than two decades, Lettuce have brought a new vitality to classic funk, matching their smooth and soulful grooves with a hip-hop-inspired urgency and mastery of beat. Now, on their fourth studio album Crush, drummer Adam Deitch, guitarists Adam Smirnoff and Eric Krasno, bassist Erick “Jesus” Coomes, keyboardist Neal Evans, saxophonist Ryan Zoidis, and trumpet player Eric Bloom deepen that sound by channeling the sonic freedom and infectious energy of their incendiary live show.
In recent years, Lettuce have watched their fanbase expand as they’ve hit bigger and bigger stages and earned their name as a can’t-miss festival act. And in making Crush, the band had no trouble harnessing the spirit of their explosive live show. “Some of these shows we’ve played over the past couple years have been so amazing, it’s like you go home a different person,” says Coomes. “I’m sure remembering those moments in our minds and our hearts helped bring out something special when we were recording these new songs.”
Tour Dates:
Feb 22 The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
Feb 23 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
Feb 24 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
Feb 25 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Feb 26 Slowdown Omaha, NE
Mar 01 Aggie Theater Fort Collins, CO
Mar 02 Belly Up Aspen, CO
Mar 03 Belly Up Aspen, CO
Mar 04 Park City Live Park City, UT
Mar 05 McDowell Mountain Music Festival Phoenix, AZ
Mar 07 Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT
Mar 09 The Showbox Seattle, WA
Mar 10 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Mar 11 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Mar 12 Midtown Ballroom Bend, OR
Mar 14 Ashland Armory Ashland, OR
Mar 15 Crystal Bay Casino Crystal Bay, NV
Mar 16 Crystal Bay Casino Crystal Bay, NV
Mar 17 Fox TheaterOakland, CA
Mar 18 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
Mar 19 Music Box San Diego, CA
Mar 22 Billboard Live Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Mar 23 Billboard Live Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Mar 24 Billboard Live Osaka Osaka, Japan
Mar 31 Fool’s Paradise St Augustine, FL
Apr 01 Fool’s Paradise St Augustine, FL
Apr 23 Sweetwater 420 Fest Atlanta, GA
Apr 30 Tipitina’s New Orleans, LA
May 04 Joy Theater New Orleans, LA
May 13 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO
