Since their 1971 self-titled debut, Little Feat have branded their own style of roots rock with original material and reworkings such as The Band's "Rag Mama Rag" (RealAudio excerpt) and Phish's "Sample in a Jar," from their latest effort Chinese Work Songs.
The group will kick off a summer/fall tour Aug. 10 in Keene, N.H., and then head overseas for several dates, including the Summer Nights in the Country festival Aug. 26 in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle. They return to the United States on Sept. 14 in Grand Junction, Colo., and play the Blues & Brews Festival on Sept. 15 in Telluride, Colo., with Robert Cray and the North Mississippi Allstars.
Other notable shows include a House of Blues appearance Oct. 20 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and two performances Oct. 26–27 at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York before wrapping the tour Nov. 4 in Stamford, Conn.
In recording news, Rhino will release a four-CD box set, Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat, on Sept. 19. The album includes demos and outtakes spanning the group's tenure with late guitarist/vocalist Lowell George.
Little Feat tour dates:
Aug. 10; Keene, N.H.; Colonial Theatre
Aug. 11; Hyannis, Mass.; Cape Cod Melody Tent
Aug. 12; Cohasset, Mass.; So. Shore Music Circus
Aug. 13; Salem, N.H.; I Center
Aug. 15; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Metropol
Aug. 16; Buffalo, N.Y.; The Tralf Music Hall
Aug. 17; Albany, N.Y.; McGeary's
Aug. 18; York, Pa.; Strand-Capitol Theatre
Aug. 19; Oyster Bay, N.Y.; Planting Fields
Aug. 20; Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.; Bayou Blues Festival
Aug. 22; New Haven, Conn.; Toad's Place
Aug. 26; Edinburgh, Scotland; Summer Nights in the Country
Aug. 27; Mildenhall, England; Military Base
Aug. 28; Lund, Sweden; Mrjeriet
Aug. 30; Oslo, Norway; Rockefeller Music Hall
Aug. 31; Copenhagen, Denmark; Amager Bio
Sept. 1; Esbjerg, Denmark; Multihuset
Sept. 2; Aarhus, Denmark; Train
Sept. 7; Sembach, Germany; USO Event
Sept. 8; Cologne, Germany; E-Werk
Sept. 9; Heidelberg, Germany; Military Base
Sept. 10; Dublin, Ireland; Olympia Theatre
Sept. 11; London, England; The Forum
Sept. 14; Grand Junction, Colo.; Avalon Theatre
Sept. 15; Telluride, Colo.; Blues & Brews Festival
Sept. 16; Deadwood, S.D.; Deadwood Jam
Sept. 18; Park City, Utah; Harry O's
Sept. 20; Phoenix, Ariz.; Alice Cooper'stown
Sept. 21; Anaheim, Calif.; Sun Theatre
Sept. 22; Las Vegas, Nev.; Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Sept. 23; Ventura, Calif.; Ventura Theatre
Sept. 24; Alpine, Calif.; Viejas Casino
Sept. 26; Bend, Ore.; Club 97
Sept. 27; Eugene, Ore.; The Hilton
Sept. 28–29; Redway, Calif.; Mateel Community Center
Sept. 30; San Francisco, Calif.; Maritime Hall
Oct. 7; Shreveport, La.; Red River Revel
Oct. 8; Seabrook, Texas; Seabrook Music Festival
Oct. 12; Dothan, Ala.; Dothan Civic Center Arena
Oct. 13; Atlanta, Ga.; Variety Playhouse
Oct. 15; Fellsmere, Fla.; Mesa Park
Oct. 19; Sunrise, Fla.; Alligator Alley
Oct. 20; Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; House of Blues
Oct. 21; Live Oak, Fla.; Spirit of Suwanee Festival
Oct. 26–27; New York, N.Y.; B.B. King's Blues Club
Oct. 28–29; Falls Church, Va..; State Theatre
Nov. 2; Lebanon, N.H.; Lebanon Opera House
Nov. 3; Worcester, Mass.; The Palladium
Nov. 4; Stamford, Conn.; Palace Theatre