Native American rock outfit Indigenous will take a detour from its current tour route to open several Midwest shows for the Dave Matthews Band, including a two-night stand in East Troy, Wisconsin, on August 19 and 20.

The group, formed by siblings Mato Nanji (guitars, vocals), Horse (percussion), Pte (bass), and sister Wanbdi (drums), was added to the DMB bill after the previously announced opener, David Gray, had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with his own tour.

In addition to the Dave Matthews dates, Indigenous is also getting ready to release "Rest Of My Days" as the second single from its new album, "Circles," a record that was produced by Texan blues guitarist Doyle Bramhall.

Bramhall is perhaps best known for having collaborated on several songs with legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, writing such tracks as "Change It" for the late bluesman.

Indigenous had initially wanted to work with Bramhall on its first album, 1998's "Things We Do," and even though it took a little coaxing to get him into the studio for "Circles," Bramhall quickly got on a board once he heard the material.

"It was kind of hard asking Doyle to come in and work on the record," Pte said. "I think we had him in mind for 'Things We Do,' but it didn't work out. First time we asked Doyle, he was like, 'Well, I don't know if I can do that,' and [we said], 'OK, cool. Then we'll do it [ourselves].'

"I don't know if he had really gotten the chance to produce anything," Nanji explained, "beside from making songs with Stevie Ray Vaughan and stuff, but he never really actually had the chance to produce a record, so he was probably leery about it [laughs]."

"But we talked him into it," Pte added, "and he came up and said, 'Well, I don't want to be the producer, I just want to help you guys do what you're doing.' Then, as [the sessions] went along, he said, 'OK, I want to do the album.'" [RealAudio]

The current itinerary for Indigenous' tour:

• 8/17 - New York, NY @ National Museum Of The American Indian
• 8/18 - Erie, PA @ Erie Days Festival
• 8/19 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theater (opening for Dave Matthews Band)
• 8/20 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theater (opening for Dave Matthews Band)
• 8/22 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
• 9/1 - Arcata, CA @ John Van Duzer Theater
• 9/2 - Laytonville, CA @ Hog Farm PigNic
• 9/3 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival
• 9/4 - Atlanta, GA @ Montreux Atlanta Music Festival
• 9/6 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
• 9/7 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House Of Blues
• 9/8 - Sunrise, FL @ Alligator Alley
• 9/9 - Tampa, FL @ Skipper's Smokehouse
• 9/12 - Lexington, KY @ Lynagh's
• 9/15 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino
• 9/23 - Camp Verde, AZ @ Cliff Castle Casino

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After selling more than 100,000 copies of its 1998 debut, "Things We Do," the Native American group Indigenous has returned with a new rock and blues-drenched album, "Circle," the first single from which, "Little Time," has already charted on rock radio.

Formed by siblings Mato Nanji, Horse, Pte, and sister Wanbdi, Indigenous got its first break back in 1996, when the band contributed a track to the "Honor: A Benefit For The Honor The Earth Campaign" CD compiled by the Indigo Girls' Amy Ray.

The band subsequently signed with Pachyderm Records and issued "Things We Do," an album that led to an extensive headlining tour as well as opening stints for the likes of Bob Dylan and B.B. King.

For "Circle," Indigenous worked with Texas singer-songwriter Doyle Bramhall, who collaborated with legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan on material for several of Vaughan's albums, including 1989's "In Step."

Indigenous frontman and guitarist Mato Nanji and bassist Pte recently talked with MTV News about the "Little Time" single, a track that was more or less improvised on the spot at Bramhall's prompting.

"Actually ['Little Time'], when I first wrote it, it was something totally different than what it turned out to be," Nanji said of the song's creation. "I think... I brought it to everybody, and we started working on it, and it just kinda became so different than what it started out to be."

"We were out on the road, and we didn't even do this song yet, right?" Pte said. "We had most of the other songs already recorded and had kind of figured out what was going on, but 'Little Time,' that wasn't even on the [set] list at all."

Pte continued. "And I was like, 'Yeah, I've got a song,' and Mato goes, 'I've got one,' and [Bramhall] said, 'Let's try them.' 'Little Time' ended up turning out the way it did, but I had never heard it, nobody had heard this song, and I don't think that Mato had really heard it in his head yet."