Candlebox on tour

As mentioned previously, Candlebox (with 3 of 4 original members), are back on tour. And what a tour it is: eight dates in Texas, eight dates in Florida in the month of August. Those boys are going to sweat.

So where have they been for 10 years? Alternative Addiction has the scoop. Apparently the release of a best-of in 2005 led to talk of a reunion tour, which took place in 2006 (I have a buddy who heard about the Candlebox reunion show on the radio while drunk, bought the tickets online, then couldn't remember and was completely flummoxed when Candlebox tickets showed up in his mailbox). They've been working on this new album (entitled Into the Sun) for more than a year.

So where's the fourth original member, bassist Bardi Martin? I'm not sure. Wikipedia says he played with the band on their reunion shows two years ago, but has since left. The guy appears to have a Facebook page, though; somebody be friends with him and tell us what's up! Meanwhile, the current bass player is Adam Kury, not to be confused with Adam Curry, the MTV VJ.

If you visit their website, by the way, or iTunes, you'll see that they've already got five songs off the album available for individual purchase.

Candlebox tourdates:
July 11 - Quaker City Raceway (Ribs&Rock Festival) - Salem, OH
July 12 - Headwaters Park (Three River Festival) - Fort Wayne, IN
July 15 - Bogart's, Cincinnati
July 16 - Kickers, Clarkesville, TN
July 17 - Center Stage, Atlanta
July 19 - Xclamation Festival, Modesto, CA
July 21 - The Viper Room, West Hollywood, CA
July 25 - The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA
July 26 - Gateway Golf Center (Rockin' on the River) - Clarkstown, WA
July 27 - Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
July 29 - Bluebird Theatre, Denver
July 31 - Midnite Rodeo 3, Abilene TX
August 1 - The Palladium Ballroom, Dallas
August 2 - Warehouse Live, Houston
August 4 - Scout Bar, San Antonio
August 5 - Whiskey River, Waco TX
August 6 - Dos Amigos, Odessa, TX
August 8 - The Pavilion at Concrete Street, Corpus Christi, TX
August 9 - Grahams, San Angelo, TX
August 11 - The Rev Room, Little Rock
August 12 - Soul Kitchen, Mobile, AL
August 13 - The Swamp, Fort Walton Beach, FL
August 15 - Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL
August 16 - Ricochets, Fort Myers, FL
August 17 - Captain Hirams Resort, Sebastian, FL
August 19 - Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
August 20 - Mojo Room, Port St. Lucie, FL
August 22 - House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL
August 23 - Free Bird Live, Jacksonville, FL
August 24 - The Music Farm, Charleston, SC
August 27 - Hampton Beach Casino, Hampton Beach, NH
August 28 - Thursday at the Square, Buffalo NY
August 29 - Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA
September 2 - Chameleon, Lancaster, PA
September 3 - Magic City Music Hall, Johnson City, NY
September 5 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY
September 6 - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
September 7 - The Recher Theatre, Towson, MD
September 9 - The Norva, Norfolk, VA
September 10 - Amo's Southend, Charlotte, NC