I know it’s almost March, but I just pulled the tickets out of my wallet and realized that I had neglected to write about the Carolina Chocolate Drops that are coming to the Cedar Cultural Center again!  I know the Chocolate Drops are not a rock band, but seeing that they have repeatedly packed the Cedar in Minneapolis as well as surprising the astute ears of New Yorkers at Joe’s pub in NYC, they certainly ROCK.  Seeing them is a carnival for the senses!   Rhiannon Giddens’ voice is the perfect combination of true talent and training, it’s silk.  While Dom Flemons and Justin Robinson grace us with their striking voices, it’s their ability to play various instrument (banjo, fiddle just to name a couple) to perfection that is most striking.  These three take their influences from the foothills of the Carolinas, but don’t interpret that as some hillbilly sound.  This string band has mastered this genre as well as Elvis has Rock and Rock.  The feeling that the crowd gets when seeing them is incredible!  People dance in the isles, the young, old, male, female, and hey I saw a couple of “goth” kids in the back attempting a jig (not kidding)!  Don’t bet on getting tickets at the door, if previous years are any indication, they will most likely be sold out.

Enjoy The Show!!

Carolina Chocolate Drops Concert Tour

Feb 26 2009      8:00P
Rio Theatre     Las Cruces, New Mexico

Feb 27 2009     8:00P
Macey Center     Socorro, New Mexico

Feb 28 2009     8:00P
San Juan College     Farmington, New Mexico

Mar 1 2009     8:00P
Outpost Performance Space     Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mar 2 2009     8:00P
Outpost Performance Space     Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mar 3 2009     8:00P
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts     Alamogordo, New Mexico

Mar 4 2009     8:00P
Simms Performing Arts Center     Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mar 6 2009     8:00P
Argyle Bluegrass Festival     Argyle, Texas

Mar 26 2009     8:00P
Fitzgerald’s     Berwyn, Illinois

Mar 27 2009     8:00P
Bloomington Center For the Arts     Bloomington, Illinois

Mar 28 2009     8:00P
Cedar Cultural Center     Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mar 29 2009     8:00P
Cedar Cultural Center    Minneapolis, Minnesota

Apr 18 2009     8:00P
Ferst Center for the Arts     Atlanta, Georgia

Apr 19 2009     8:00P
Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival     Moulton, Alabama

Apr 26 2009     8:00P
Merlefest     Wilkesboro, North Carolina

May 9 2009     8:00P
Discovery Theater     Anchorage, Alaska

May 12 2009     8:00P
Seattle International Children’s Festival     Seattle, Washington

May 13 2009     8:00P
Seattle International Children’s Festival     Seattle, Washington

May 14 2009     8:00P
Seattle International Children’s Festival     Seattle, Washington

May 15 2009     8:00P
Seattle International Children’s Festival     Seattle, Washington

May 16 2009     8:00P
Seattle International Children’s Festival     Seattle, Washington

May 17 2009     8:00P
Seattle International Children’s Festival     Seattle, Washington

Jul 10 2009     8:00P
Sugar Grove Festival     Sugar Grove, North Carolina

Jul 11 2009     8:00P
Sugar Grove Festival     Sugar Grove, North Carolina

Oct 2 2009     8:00P
The Ark     Ann Arbor, Michigan

Oct 3 2009     8:00P
The Ark     Ann Arbor, Michigan

Oct 4 2009     8:00P
Old Town School of Folk Music     Chicago, Illinois

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posted February 27th, 2009 at 5:34 pm Concert Announcements Carolina Chocolate Drops