Durand Jones & The Indications – the trio of Durand Jones, Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein – have announced their most extensive tour to date. Following a successful opening slot on Lenny Kravitz’s European tour, the band will hit their biggest headlining shows yet, with stops at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin and The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
The tour will kick off Sept. 11 at The Van Buren in Phoenix and run through some of North America’s most iconic venues, including Webster Hall in New York, Tipitina’s in New Orleans, First Avenue in Minneapolis and The 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The 37-date trek will come to a close on Nov. 16 at House of Blues in Dallas.
In addition to announcing their fall tour, Durand Jones & The Indications have released the second single from their upcoming album Flowers, due June 27 on Dead Oceans. The new single “Flower Moon” puts Frazer’s signature falsetto front and center as the group waxes poetic about love in springtime. The band draws from their extensive knowledge of soul and R&B history to deliver one of their most irresistible dancefloor tracks yet.
“It felt right to release ‘Flower Moon’ with this record. Spring is here and the flowers are blooming everywhere. We really wanted to catch that essence of the song and bring it to life for the listener,” Jones said in a release. “Also the Flower Moon is happening in a few weeks, so everything just seemed aligned to bring this song to our fans. It’s a feel-good tune to enjoy with friends or a loved one.”
Check out the video for “Flower Moon,” directed by Alec Basse, below.
Flowers will mark Durand Jones & The Indication’s fourth studio album and a return to the band’s roots with a mixture of gritty funk and Southern soul that inspired their 2016 self-titled debut. The album was self-produced in Rhein’s Chicago home studio and reflects the “ups and downs in our personal lives and professional lives,” Frazer said when the album was announced, adding, “and flowers are a sign of maturity, growth, spring, productivity.” The new song follows lead single “Been So Long,” which was released last month.
Check out a full list of tour dates below.
Sept. 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Sept. 12 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater
Sept. 13 – Abiquiú, NM @ Blossoms & Bones
Sept. 15 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre
Sept. 16 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Sept. 18 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Sept. 19 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
Sept. 21 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Sept. 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ UnionTransfer
Sept. 26 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues
Sept. 27 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sept. 30 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex
Oct. 1 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
Oct. 3 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Oct 4 – Fort Collins, CO @ Washington’s
Oct. 5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
Oct. 7 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
Oct 10 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
Oct. 11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
Oct. 23 – Del Mar, CA @ The Sound
Oct. 24 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
Oct. 27 – Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
Oct. 28 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
Oct. 29 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
Oct. 31 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Nov. 1 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM
Nov 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Nov 4 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Nov 5 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
Nov. 7 – Toronto, ON @ The Concert Hall
Nov. 8 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre
Nov. 9 – South Burlington, VT @ HIgher Ground Ballroom
Nov 11 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Nov. 12 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
Nov. 14 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s
Nov. 15 – Houston, TX @ Heights Theater
Nov. 16 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
