Patti Smith on the road again

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Patti Smith will spend the month of June on tour in the U.S, making stops at a mix of clubs and festivals.

Smith is supporting her new album, 'Trampin'. She is backed on the set by the band she formed in 1996: guitarist Lenny Kaye and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty--both of whom were members of her original group--Tony Shanahan (bass, keyboards) and Oliver Ray (guitar).

The album also includes the debut performance of Smith's daughter, Jesse, who plays piano on its title track, a spiritual popularized in the 1930s by contralto Marian Anderson.

"Trampin" is Smith's first album for Columbia Records, a label she signed with after more than 25 years recording for the Arista label.

"I am happy and proud to be associated with Columbia Records, which has been home to many artists I admire, including Bob Dylan, Miles Davis and Glenn Gould," Smith said in a statement. "And I am grateful for the creative freedom I was afforded on my first Columbia recording."

In 2002, Arista issued a two-disc compilation titled "Land 1975-2002," which included one disc of previously released material--mostly culled from her eight Arista studio albums--and a second disc of demos, alternate takes, live tracks, poetry and other rarities, including her rendition of Prince's "When Dove's Cry."

Tour Itinerary

June 2004
3 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
4 - Boston, MA - Paradise
5 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
6 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Great Bamboozle
9 - Pittsburgh, PA Three Rivers Arts Festival
11 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
12 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
15 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
16 - Houston, TX - Meridian
18 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
19 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
20 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
22 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
23 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
24 - Chicago, IL - Navy Pier
25 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre

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