Alan Evans Trio Announces U.S. Tour In Support Of Their Follow Up Album Merkaba Set For Release On

Alan Evans Trio kicks off their national tour in support of their upcoming album, Merkaba, beginning February 28, 2013, with over 10 stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Washington D.C, and many more.

Alan Evans Trio's much-anticipated follow-up album, Merkaba (Royal Family Records), hits Earth on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, and will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital in select retail outlets around the globe, and neighboring solar systems.

Pre-order now available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/merkaba/id603061532

Pre-sale packages now available: http://alanevanstrio.com/store/
Vinyl + Digital Download + T-shirt + Merkaba Poster - $38.00
CD + Digital Download + T-shirt + Merkaba Poster - $28.00

Alan Evans Trio will also host a listening party for their new release Merkaba on Turntable.fm on March 5, 2013, giving fans exclusive access to listen and participate as the band streams a portion of the album before it is set to be released. Listeners will have a chance to comment and engage with the band members themselves, in real time. AE3 enthusiasts will be encouraged to keep the turntables spinning by sharing their own music after the listening party has concluded.

The perfect road trip album for the everyday space traveler, Merkaba takes listeners on a cosmic funk adventure. With spacey Hammond organ overlays and celestial chord progressions provided by Beau Sasser (Melvin Sparks Band, Akashic Record), zero-gravity guitar riffs by Danny Mayer (On the Spot Trio) and the rocket powered beats of legendary drummer Alan Evans (Soulive), the Alan Evans Trio follow up album to the critically-acclaimed Drop Hop, invites listeners to experience an interstellar musical voyage as deep as space itself.

Produced, recorded, and mixed by the legendary drummer of Soulive, Alan Evans contributed musically to nearly every instrument on the album. Additionally, Merkaba features special guest traveler and luminary hip hop guitarist, Mike Feingold (Jay-Z, Erykah Badu), on banjo, guitar, and keyboard.

In a message sent from the future, Alan Evans comments on Merkaba, "I can't wait for everyone and anyone to hear this album. This album is all of me. This album is for the loves of my life and there are songs on here that I never thought would see the light of day, but the alignment of the universe made the timing just perfect!"

An interstellar transmission of Alan Evans Trio's signature sound, Merkaba is a head-bobbing, funkadelic soundtrack for Earthlings everywhere.

TOUR DATES
Thurs 2/28/2013 Fairfield, CT Stage One w/ Fishbone
Fri 3/1/2013 Providence, RI Fete Ballroom w/ Fishbone
Sun 3/3/2013 Washington D.C. The Howard Theatre w/ Fishbone
Thurs 3/28/2013 San Diego, CA The Griffin w/ Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Fri 3/29/2013 West Hollywood, CA The Roxy Theatre w/ Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Sat 3/30/2013 San Francisco, CA The Independent w/ Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Sun 3/31/2013 Santa Cruz, CA Moe's Alley
Wed 4/3/2013 Arcata, CA Jambalaya
Fri 4/5/2013 Denver, CO Quixote's
Sun 4/7/2013 Frisco, CO Barkley Ballroom
Mon 4/8/2013 Boulder, CO Southern Sun Brewery
Wed 4/10/2013 Chicago, IL Martyrs
Sat 4/13/2013 Kerhonkson, NY Rock & Roll Resort
Wed 4/17/2013 Syracuse, NY The Wescott Theater
Thurs 4/18/2013 Buffalo, NY Nietzsche's
Fri 4/19/2013 Albany, NY Red Square

Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit: www.alanevanstrio.com.

MERKABA TRACKLIST:
Thor (3:22)
Gone (4:28)
Life Is Harder To Live (5:12)
Cosmic Hazel Dust (4:17)
Who Dare Knock (5:54)
They Call Me Velvet (3:33)
Have You Seen Him (4:34)
Hotcakes Meltdown (3:08)
Biscuits (4:04)
Givin' To You (3:52)