Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite add Troubadour gigs

Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite are going to spend a couple nights in West Hollywood together in support of their upcoming new record.

Harper and Musselwhite announced they will play the Troubadour on Monday, May 7 and Tuesday, May 8. The shows are in support of their new record No Mercy In This Land, which drops March 30 via ANTI- Records.

The duo dropped the title track from the new album earlier this week that pair Harper’s lap steel guitar with Musselwhite’s harmonica in the blues jam. The duo won a GRAMMY for Best Blues Album in 2014 for Get Up! and this record promises to deliver as a follow-up. Listen to the new song below:

Tickets to see Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite at the Troubadour on May 7 and May 8 go on sale Friday, January 26 at 10 AM Pacific Time. The tickets are priced at $60 and it’s an all-ages show beginning at 7 PM. Click below to get tickets.

Harper has been playing shows with his band The Innocent Criminals the last few years since reforming the group in 2015. That outfit will make a stop at the One Love Cali Reggae Festival on February 11 in Long Beach (tickets still available). I got to cover them with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in one of the first reviews at Pass The Aux in late 2015, one of the best shows I saw all year.

TICKETS TO BEN HARPER + CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE AT TROUBADOUR ON MAY 7
TICKETS TO BEN HARPER + CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE AT TROUBADOUR ON MAY 8

Ben Harper + Charlie Musselwhite Tour Dates:
March 30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
March 31 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
May 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
May 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
May 12 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
May 13 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
May 28 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
May 29 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
June 3 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
June 4 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
June 8 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
June 9 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
July 29 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
July 30 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
August 1 – Saint Paul, MN @ Palace Theater
August 3 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
August 27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst

Ben Harper outdoes himself at Hollywood Bowl with help from LA Phil