Portugal. The Man has popped up plenty of times here on The Tripwire. It looks like you’ll be reading more about this Wasilla, Alaska based group more over the next few months, as they have completed work on their third full-length release, Censored Colors.
The band, consisting of guitarist/singer John Baldwin Gourley, bassist/vocalist Zachary Scott Carothers, drummer Jason Sechrist and new member keyboarist/vocalist Ryan Neighbors, wrote and recorded the new tunes over two and a half weeks in Seattle. They recorded with producers Phil Peterson and Kirk Huffman of The House Of Breaking Glass, and ended up getting extra production help and mixing duties by Paul Kolderie (Pixies, Radiohead).
The actual release date is still quite vague, as the band is currently considering many outside the box options for getting the music out to their fans. All we know as of now is that it will find its way into our fans by late summer or early fall. Until then, prepare to check out the new material live as Portugal. The Man embarks on an extensive North American tour beginning in mid July.
07.15.08 – Tucson, AZ (Rialto Theatre)
07.17.08 – San Antonio, TX (White Rabbit)
07.18.08 – Austin, TX (Emo’s)
07.19.08 – Dallas, TX (House Of Blues)
07.20.08 – Houston, TX (Meridian – Red Room)
07.21.08 – New Orleans, LA (House Of Blues)
07.22.08 – Tallahassee, FL (Floyd’s Music Store)
07.23.08 – St. Petersburg, FL (State Theatre)
07.24.08 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Culture Room)
07.25.08 – Orlando, FL (The Social)
07.26.08 – Atlanta, GA (The Masquerade)
07.27.08 – Wilmington, NC (The Soapbox Laundrolounge)
07.29.08 – Baltimore, MD (The Ottobar)
07.30.08 – Philadelphia, PA (The Filmore)
07.31.08 – S. Hackensack, NJ (School of Rock)
08.01.08 – New York, NY (Highline Ballroom)
08.02.08 – Allston, MA (Harper’s Ferry)
08.04.08 – Rochester, NY (The Club At Water Street Music Hall)
08.05.08 – Cleveland Heights, OH (Grog Shop)
08.06.08 – Detroit, MI (Magic Stick)
08.07.08 – Chicago, IL (Metro)
08.08.08 – St. Louis, MO (2 Cents Plain)
08.09.08 – Lawrence, KS (The Bottleneck)
08.10.08 – Omaha, NE (Waiting Room)
08.12.08 – Portland, OR (Marquis Theatre)
08.13.08 – Salt Lake City, UT (Avalon Theatre)
08.15.08 – Seattle, WA (El Corazon)
08.16.08 – Portland, OR (Hawthorne Theatre)
08.17.08 – Orangevale, CA (The Boardwalk)
08.18.08 – San Francisco, CA (Slim’s)
08.22.08 – Pomona, CA (The Glass House)
08.23.08 – Las Vegas, NV (Jillian’s)
08.27.08 – Los Angeles, CA (The Troubadour)
08.28.08 – Los Angeles, CA (The Troubadour)
08.30.08 – San Diego, CA (SOMA)
08.31.08 – Tempe, AZ (The Clubhouse)
09.01.08 – Tempe, AZ (The Clubhouse)
