Snarky Puppy Releases Groove-Oriented Album, “Immigrance”
Snarky Puppy has returned with a new studio album called Immigrance. The new record lets the 19 band members let loose in places, but bassist and bandleader Michael League says their focus this time around was on the groove.
“You risk alienating people who love the big, exciting moments,” League told Rolling Stone. “But as we get older, the guys are into the idea of nice grooves and sounds, especially the farther away they get from being young! Those things appeal to you more than crazy licks. We’re more into setting up nice grooves that we like and sitting with things a bit longer.”
Hear that groove exploration on “Xavi”:
Snarky Puppy will be on tour for the rest of the year starting next month in support of the album. Immigrance is available now on CD, vinyl and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).
Immigrance Track List:
- Chonks
- Bigly Strictness
- Coven
- Bling Bling
- Xavi
- While We’re Young
- Bad Kids to the Back
- Even Us
Snarky Puppy 2019 Tour Dates:
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24 | UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Apr 11 | Club Quattro | Osaka, Japan |
| Apr 12 | Club Citta | Kawasaki, Japan |
| Apr 15 | Powerstation | Auckland, NZ |
| Apr 16 | Opera House | Wellington, NZ |
| Apr 18 | Byron Bay Bluesfest | Byron Bay, AUS |
| Apr 19 | Byron Bay Bluesfest | Byron Bay, AUS |
| Apr 21 | Enmore Theatre | Sydney, AUS |
| Apr 24 | HQ Complex | Adelaide, AUS |
| Apr 26 | The Forum | Melbourne, AUS |
| May 10 | The Strand Ballroom | Providence, RI |
| May 11 | The Music Hall | Portsmouth, NH |
| May 12 | House of Blues | Boston, MA |
| May 14 | Town Ballroom | Buffalo, NY |
| May 15 | Roxian Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA |
| May 16 | Masonic Cleveland | Cleveland, OH |
| May 17 | The Vogue | Indianapolis, IN |
| May 18 | The Riviera | Theatre Chicago, IL |
| May 19 | Atomic Cowboy Pavillion | St. Louis, MO |
| May 23 | Pabst Theater | Milwaukee, WI |
| May 24 | Orpheum | Madison, WI |
| May 25 | Palace Theatre | St. Paul, MN |
| May 28 | The Paramount | Seattle, WA |
| May 29 | Roseland Ballroom | Portland, OR |
| May 30 | Paramount Theatre | Oakland, CA |
| May 31 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles |
| Jun 1 | House of Blues | San Diego, CA |
| Jun 3 | Brooklyn Bowl | Las Vegas, NV |
| Jun 4 | The Commonwealth | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Jun 7 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, CO |
| Jun 8 | Mishawaka Amphitheater | Mishawaka, CO |
| Jun 11 | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Kansas City, MO |
| Jun 12 | Minglewood Hall | Memphis, TN |
| Jun 13 | Pisgah Brewing Company | Black Mountain, NC |
| Jun 14 | DC Jazz Festival at The Anthem | Washington DC |
| Jun 15 | Brooklyn Steel | Brooklyn, NY |
| Jun 24 | Vienna Jazz Festival | Vienna, Austria |
| Jun 26 | Leopolis Jazz Fest | Lviv, Ukraine |
| Jun 28 | Rock Werchter 2019 | Werchter, Belgium |
| Jul 6 | Love Supreme Festival | Glynde, UK |
| Jul 11 | Parco delle Rose | Udine, Italy |
| Jul 12 | Anfiteatro Romano | Avella, Italy |
| Jul 14 | Arena Derthona | Tortona, Italy |
| Jul 16 | Parque Marechal Carmona | Cascais, Portugal |
| Jul 18 | Antiche Terme Romane | Fordongianus, Italy |
| Jul 19 | Umbria Jazz / Arena Santa Giuliana | Perugia, Italy |
| Jul 20 | Pori Jazz Festival | Pori, Finland |
| Jul 23 | Noches del Botánico | Madrid, Spain |
| Oct 24 | Falkoner Theater | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Oct 25 | Train | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Oct 26 | Grosse Freiheit | Hamburg, Germany |
| Oct 29 | Columbia Halle | Berlin, Germany |
| Oct 30 | E-Werk | Cologne, Germany |
| Oct 31 | Capitol | Hannover, Germany |
| Nov 1 | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Nov 4 | De Roma | Antwerp, Belguim |
| Nov 11 | Ulster Hall | Belfast, Ireland |
| Nov 12 | Olympia | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nov 18 | Zenith Club | Nantes, France |
| Nov 19 | Le Zenith | Toulouse, France |
| Nov 20 | Cenon Le Rocher de Palmer | Bordeaux, France |
| Nov 22 | Salle Pleyel | Paris, France |
| Nov 23 | Théâtre Municipal Raymond Devos | Tourcoing, France |
| Nov 25 | Rockhal | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Nov 26 | Batschkapp | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Nov 27 | Muffathalle | Munich, Germany |
| Nov 28 | Volkshaus Zürich | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Nov 29 | Im Wizemann | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Nov 30 | Löwensaal | Nuremberg, Germany |
