Thick as Thieves with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
There are only a couple of gentlemen who qualify currently for the title of Hardest-Working Man in Show Business (the title originally bestowed upon James Brown). We can say for certain that one of those gentlemen is Karl Denson, affable leader of the Tiny Universe, dynamo of a performer, and friend and teacher to all in the community.
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (hereinafter referred to as KDTU) throw down some of the heaviest funk and rock on the planet, and they are about to embark on the Thick as Thieves Tour. Their most recent album, Gnomes and Badgers, has garnered critical acclaim, as have each one of its predecessors.
This weekend finds KDTU at Crystal Bay Casino Lake Tahoe Saturday and the Sonoma Harvest Music Fest Sunday. The following Saturday (September 21) they play the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee.
The Thick as Thieves Tour launches at the Charleston Pour House. The tour works up the East Coast and into the Midwest, finishing in Florida and Georgia. Thirteen of those dates will be with Thievery Corporation. And there is one special benefit show that Denson will play with Warren Haynes, Joe Russo, John Medeski, and George Porter, Jr. in support of DEBRA of America. (DEBRA is the name of an international medical research charity dedicated to the curing of EB, epidermolysis bullosa, “The Worst Disease You’ve Never Heard Of.”)
KDTU will celebrated the New Year with Leftover Salmon in Denver before hopping on Jam Cruise 18 early in January in Miami.
KDTU are: Karl Denson, alto sax, tenor sax, flute, vocals, percussion, dancing; DJ Williams, guitar, vocals; Zak Najor, drums; Chris Stillwell, bass; David Veith, keyboards; Chris Littlefield, trumpet, vocals; and Seth Freeman, guitar, slide guitar, lap steel guitar.
KDTU
09/14 Crystal Bay Casino Lake Tahoe | Crystal Bay NV
09/15 Sonoma Harvest Music Fest | B.R. Cohn Winery | Glen Ellen CA
09/21 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival | Franklin TN
KDTU Thick as Thieves Tour
10/03 Charleston Pour House | Charleston SC
10/04 The Big House Museum | Macon GA
10/05 The Orange Peel | Asheville NC
10/06 Elevation 27 | Virginia Beach VA
10/08 The Hamilton Live | Washington DC
10/09 Neighborhood Theatre | Charlotte NC
10/10 The Broadberry | Richmond VA
10/11 The Rex Theater | Pittsburgh PA
10/15 Aura | Portland ME
10/18 Putnam Place | Saratoga Springs NY
10/26 Varsity Theater | Minneapolis MN
Warren Haynes, Joe Russo, John Medeski, George Porter, Jr., & Karl Denson
10/19 Benefit for DEBRA of America | The Capitol Theater | Port Chester NY
THIEVERY CORPORATION & KDTU Thick as Thieves Tour
10/12 The Fillmore Philadelphia | Philadelphia PA
10/13 House of Blues Boston | Boston MA
10/16 Le Capitole | Québec QC
10/17 Mtelus | Montréal QC
10/24 The Fillmore Detroit | Detroit MI
10/25 The Vogue Theatre | Indianapolis IN
10/27 Varsity Theater | Minneapolis MN
10/28 House of Blues Chicago | Chicago IL
11/06 The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater | Miami Beach FL
11/07 The Ritz Ybor | Tampa FL
11/08 Tabernacle | Atlanta GA
11/09 House of Blues Orlando | Lake Buena Vista FL
KDTU
12/31 Mission Ballroom | Denver CO w/ Leftover Salmon
01/07-12 Jam Cruise 18 | Miami FL
