Benevento/Russo Duo Go On Tour :: Music News :: Articles

The instrumental rock songwriting Benevento/Russo Duo is going on tour in support of its recent LP, Play Pause Stop .

The Brooklyn-based keyboard-and-drum duo hooked up in 2002, performing instrumental renditions of Led Zeppelin and Radiohead songs at a weekly gig.

After 2005's Best Reason to Buy the Sun , the duo played everywhere from smoky dives and sweaty bars to SXSW and Bonnaroo.

After playing in the studio on Trey Anastasio's new solo album, Bar 17 , they went on the road with him both as his opening act and backup band.

On their newest album, the pair claim that playing as a duo is "far more liberating than limiting," and they are setting out to prove it onstage.

BENEVENTO/RUSSO DUO TOUR DATES:

September
1 - Portland, OR: Doug Fir Lounge*
2 - Seattle, WA: Neumo's*
3 - Eugene, OR: W.O.W. Hall*
4 - Reno, CA: Ciao*
6 - Crystal Bay, NV: Crystal Bay Club*
7 - San Francisco, CA: The Independent*
8 - San Francisco, CA: The Independent*
9 - West Hollywood, CA: The Troubadour*
10 - San Juan Capistrano, CA: The Coach House*
11 - San Diego, CA: House of Blues Sidestage*
12 - Tucson, AZ: Plush*
15 - Austin, TX: Austin City Limits Festival (Heineken Stage at 11:45 a.m.); Stubb's (Inside) (ACL Aftershow)*
26 - Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts
30 - Saratoga Springs, NY: The Grotto

October

5 - Indianapolis, IN: The Vogue#
6 - Madison, WI: The Annex#
7 - Chicago, IL: The Park West#
8 - Columbia, MO: Mojo's#
10 - Lawrence, KS: The Granada#
12 - Omaha, NE: Sokol Underground#
13 - Boulder, CO: Fox Theatre#
14 - Denver, CO: Bluebird Theatre#
16 - Little Rock, AR: Sticky Fingerz#
17 - St. Louis, MO: Blueberry Hill Duck Room#
18 - Louisville KY: Headliner's#
19 - Knoxville, TN: Blue Cat's#
20 - Atlanta, GA: The Loft#
21 - Asheville, NC: The Orange Peel#
27 - New York, NY: The Bowery Ballroom
31 - Charleston, SC: The Music Farm