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Kottonmouth Kings and friends ‘Bring Tha Noize’
Published December 29, 2008 12:12 PM
By Kym Kilgore / LiveDaily Contributor

Rap-rock outfit Kottonmouth Kings [ tickets ] will blaze into 2009 headlining the “Bring Tha Noize Tour,” which also includes supergroup La Coka Nostra, Blaze Ya’ Dead Homie, Big B, Potluck and Short Dawg.

The 33-city outing is set to launch Feb. 25 in Petaluma, CA, and criss-cross the US through early April. The itinerary is listed below.

The Kottonmouth Kings are supporting their 10th studio effort, “The Green Album,” which surfaced in October and landed the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart. The record was pared down to 21 tracks out of 60 recorded over a six-month period, according to the band’s own Suburban Noize Records label. The Kings will donate a percentage of the profits from “The Green Album” to environmental causes.

In a recent interview with The Pier, Kottonmouth Kings’ Daddy X talked about the message behind the new album and its laid-back vibe.

“Really, [the vibe] was because a lot of these songs were written on an acoustic guitar to begin with,” Daddy X told the publication. “Since it is our 10th record, we wanted to make a statement with it. The whole concept of ‘The Green Album,’ is everyone on the planet is thinking ‘green’ these days. We put our own little Kottonmouth Kings twist on it as it is synonymous with the herb and, of course, with the environment, too. We thought those types of songs kinda fit a classic-rock/hip-hop feel.”

The lead single, “Where I’m going,” is streaming at the Kings’ MySpace page.

Among the acts on the “Bring Tha Noize Tour” is new Suburban Noize signing “La Koka Nostra,” which comprises former House of Pain members Everlast, DannyBoy and DJ Lethal, along with Ill Bill, Slaine and Big Left. The band plans to release its debut, “A Brand You Can Trust,” early next year.

Ill Bill, who described La Koka Nostra’s forthcoming album as “a no holds barred burst of hardcore hip-hop to the fullest,” said in a statement that the band is looking forward to “unleashing the LCN war machine upon the current candy-coated, watered-down and auto tuned-out musical landscape that popular rap music has become.”
[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
tour dates and tickets
February 2009
25 - Petaluma, CA - Phoenix Theater
26 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
27 - Portland, OR - Roseland
28 - Seattle, WA - Showbox

March 2009
1 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
3 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
4 - Billings, MT - Shrine Auditorium
5 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Hall
6 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
7 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
8 - Fargo, ND - Playmakers
9 - Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall
11 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
12 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
13 - Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargos
14 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
15 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
17 - Mokena, IL - Pearl Room
18 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
19 - Cheswick, PA - Gravity Nightclub
20 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
21 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head
22 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
23 - New York, NY - BB Kings
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
27 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
28 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
29 - Sauget, IL - Pops
31 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom

April 2009
1 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
2 - Wichita, KS - Cotillion Ballroom
3 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
4 - Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air