Folk rock outfit Carbon Leaf will launch a new tour this spring to coincide with the release of the group’s newest studio album. The tour launches on May 19 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, MA, and wraps July 12 at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville, TN.
Nearly 30 concerts are booked across the nation for this late spring to early summer endeavour. Highlights for the trek include a May 22 show at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, a May 27 concert at HighLine Ballroom in New York, NY, a June 5 performance at Subterranean in Chicago, IL, a June 9 gig at Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN, a June 14 session at Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO, a June 25 show at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA, and a June 29 event at The Rhythm Room in Phoenix, AZ.
Carbon Leaf will release its newest studio album, “Nothing Rhymes with Woman,” on the tour’s May 19 opening day, though the disc is currently available for pre-sale. The disc is the band’s seventh studio album and a follow-up to their 2006 mainstream breakthrough “Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat.”
“I wanted songs that were emotionally available to the listener and to me without trying to mask what I’m saying with clever language,” guitarist and vocalist Barry Privett said in a statement about his songwriting. “The feelings are anxious and regretful. They talk about living up to the mistakes you’ve made. They examine the humanity and weaknesses of everyday life.”
Based out of Richmond, VA, the rock quintet has been making music for more than a decade. The debut record “Meander” was released in January 1995. However, Carbon Life didn’t make their Billboard chart debut until its 2006 effort snuck onto the Billboard 200 at No. 170 and hit No. 3 on the Heatseekers chart.
Carbon Leaf itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| May 19 | Boston, MA | Paradise Rock Club |
| May 20 | South Burlington, VT | Higher Ground |
| May 21 | Rochester, NY | Water Street Music Hall |
| May 22 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club |
| May 26 | Philadelphia, PA | World Cafe Live |
| May 27 | New York, NY | HighLine Ballroom |
| May 29 | Dewey Beach, DE | Bottle & Cork |
| May 30 | Richmond, VA | The National |
| May 31 | Pittsburgh, PA | Rex Theatre |
| June 2 | Cincinnati, OH | 20th Century Theatre |
| June 3 | Ann Arbor, MI | Blind Pig |
| June 4 | Indianapolis, IN | Birdy’s |
| June 5 | Chicago, IL | Subterranean |
| June 6 | St. Louis, MO | Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room |
| June 8 | Milwaukee, WI | Shank Hall |
| June 9 | Minneapolis, MN | Varsity Theater |
| June 10 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre |
| June 11 | Oshkosh, WI | Waterfest Concert Series |
| June 12 | Des Moines, IA | Vaudeville Mews |
| June 14 | Denver, CO | Bluebird Theater |
| June 15 | Salt Lake City, UT | Urban Lounge |
| June 17 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory Concert House |
| June 18 | Spokane, WA | Knitting Factory Concert House |
| June 20 | Portland, OR | Aladdin Theater |
| June 23 | San Francisco, CA | The Independent |
| June 24 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | The Coach House |
| June 25 | Solana Beach, CA | Belly Up Tavern |
| June 26 | West Hollywood, CA | The Roxy Theatre |
| June 27 | Tucson, AZ | Club Congress |
| June 29 | Phoenix, AZ | The Rhythm Room |
| July 12 | Nashville, TN | 3rd & Lindsley |
