Thievery Corporation: Babylon Falling Tour
If you’re trying to determine just what it is that Thievery Corporation does, suffice to say you’ll be hunting for a long time, because the two geniuses who founded this musical juggernaut keep moving the target. In the ’90s when Eric Hilton and Rob Garza met, bossa nova was the bond. Since then, they’ve added voices to the original instrumental sound and spun through acid jazz, trip hop, rock, electronica, chill-lounge, psychedelia, reggae, Afrobeat, and more. Here’s a safe bet: don’t judge a band by its previous album.
Ever since the duo emerged with their music on an album titled Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi in 1997, they’ve garnered a dedicated following with eleven more albums and amazing live performances. The two most recent albums, Treasures from the Temple and La Force de Melodie, were released in 2018. They have also become a force politically with their music, and the duo have spoken out powerfully about war, hunger, injustice and similar themes.
The current tour is called Babylon Falling, harkening back to the 2002 album The Richest Man in Babylon and its 2004 reworking, Babylon Rewound. The tour began last night (October 10) with a sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom. The tour continues with 14 more October dates, 17 in November, and 10 in December. Along the way, they will be joined by Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe for 11 shows, Boombox for two, and Brazilian Girls for four dates.
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BABYLON FALLING 2019 Fall Tour
10/10 Bowery Ballroom | New York NY
10/11 Pier 17 | New York NY
10/12 The Fillmore Philadelphia | Philadelphia PA w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
10/13 House of Blues Boston | Boston MA w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
10/16 Le Capitole de Québec | Québec QC w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
10/17 MTELUS | Montreal QC w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
10/18 Aura | Portland ME w/ Boombox
10/19 College Street Music Hall | New Haven CT w/ Boombox
10/20 The Danforth Music Hall | Toronto ON
10/23 Newport Music Hall | Columbus OH
10/24 The Fillmore Detroit | Detroit MI w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
10/25 The Vogue Theatre | Indianapolis IN
10/26 Pabst Riverside Theater | Milwaukee WI
10/27 Varsity Theater | Minneapolis MN w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
10/28 House of Blues Chicago | Chicago IL w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
11/01 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater | Wilmington NC
11/02 The Fillmore Charlotte | Charlotte NC
11/03 The Orange Peel | Asheville NC
11/04 The Orange Peel | Asheville NC
11/06 The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater | Miami Beach FL w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
11/07 The Ritz Ybor | Tampa FL w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
11/08 Tabernacle | Atlanta GA w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
11/09 House of Blues Orlando | Lake Buena Vista FL w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
11/13 Stubb’s | Austin TX
11/14 House of Blues Dallas | Dallas TX w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
11/15 House of Blues New Orleans | New Orleans LA
11/16 House of Blues Houston | Houston TX
11/23 Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival | San Diego Waterfront | San Diego CA
11/26 The Commodore Ballroom | Vancouver BC w/ Brazilian Girls
11/27 The Commodore Ballroom | Vancouver BC w/ Brazilian Girls
11/29 The Showbox | Seattle WA
11/30 Roseland Theater | Portland OR
12/01 The Showbox | Seattle WA
12/11 Fox Theater Oakland | Oakland CA w/ Brazilian Girls
12/12 Belly Up | Soldana Beach CA w/ Brazilian Girls
12/13 The Wiltern | Los Angeles CA
12/14 The Van Buren | Phoenix AZ
12/15 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas | Las Vegas NV
12/18 Belly Up | Aspen CO
12/19 Belly Up | Aspen CO
12/20 Fillmore Auditorium Denver | Denver CO
12/21 9:30 Club | Washington DC
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