Rustic Overtones
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On their latest album, seasoned indie-rockers Rustic Overtones welcome a new life and a new backup singer: David Bowie.

Viva Nueva is the Portland, Maine, sextet's Tommy Boy Records debut following several releases on Ripchord Records.

Bowie lends his voice on two tracks, "Sector Z" and "Man Without a Face," both of which encapsulate Rustic Overtones' blend of ska, punk, hip-hop and jazz.

Celebrity DJ Funkmaster Flex also guests on the album, scratching on the funky "Smoke." "C'Mon," which the group describes in a press release as "a rallying cry to follow your dreams in the face of adversity," is the LP's first single.

Viva Nueva, due June 5, was produced by longtime Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti, Dave Leonard (Barenaked Ladies, Indigo Girls) and the Rustic Overtones themselves, who often played more than 200 live shows a year throughout the '90s.

The band — singer/guitarist Dave Gutter, bassist Jon Roods, drummer Tony McNaboe, keyboardist Frankenstein, alto and tenor saxophonist Ryan Zoidis and baritone saxophonist Jason Ward — will support its new release on the Global Chilling tour, which will feature fellow East Coast bands the Clarks, Fighting Gravity and Gran Torino.

Global Chilling Tour dates, according to Tommy Boy:

• 6/1 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
• 6/2 - Rochester, NY @ Milestones
• 6/5 - Boston, MA @ The Paradise
• 6/6 - Boston, MA @ The Paradise
• 6/7 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
• 6/8 - Northhampton, MA @ Pearl Street
• 6/9 - Portland, ME @ Portland State Pier
• 6/12 - New York, NY @ Wetlands
• 6/13 - Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere
• 6/14 - Baltimore, MD @ Fletcher's
• 6/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
• 6/16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Point State Park East
• 6/19 - Blacksburg, VA @ Top of the Stairs
• 6/20 - Charlottesville, VA @ Trax
• 6/21 - Richmond, VA @ Mulligan's
• 6/22 - Wilmington, NC @ Marz
• 6/23 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
• 6/24 - Atlanta, GA @ Smith's Olde Bar

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