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Galactic has been laying the funk on thick for years now. Basically, if your booty don’t shake to the New Orleans band's grooves, check your pulse and call an ambulance. Drummer Stanton Moore holds it down like few can, and the group’s new album From the Corner to the Block might be its most vibrant work yet. Aided by special guests Lyrics Born, Blackalicious, and Juvenile (among others), the record is a rich work of post-Katrina NoLa music (and an arm-rattling good time, too).

Now, to support the album, Galactic is hitting the road with some other finger-licking-good musicians. Boots Riley and Portland hip-hop duo Lifesavas will open the bill at every show, while Jurrasic 5’s Chali 2na will take the stage from October 11-26. Once 2na leaves, Mr. Lif will join the tour starting with the October 31 show in Austin, Texas.

Dates:

October
11 - Flagstaff, Ariz. @ Orpheum Theatre
12 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ House of Blues
13 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Fillmore
14 - Stateline, Nev. @ Mont Bleu Resort
15 - Ashland, Ore. @ Armory
17 - Bellingham, Wash. @ Nightlight
18 - Vancouver, B.C. @ Commodore Ballroom
19 - Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox
20 - Eugene, Ore. @ McDonald Theatre
22 - Ft Collins, Colo. @ Aggie Theatre
24 - Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues
25 - Houston, Texas @ Meridian
26 - New Orleans, La. @ Voodoo Music Festival
27 - New Orleans, La. @ Tipitina's
31 - Austin, Texas @ Stubb's

November
1 - Baton Rouge, La. @ Varsity Theatre
2 - Athens, Ga. @ Georgia Theatre
3 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Variety Playhouse
4 - Charleston, S.C. @ Music Farm
6 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Lincloln Theatre
7 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Visulite Theatre
8 - Asheville, N.C. @ Orange Peel
9 - Richmond, Va. @ Toad's Place
10 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Mr. Smalls
14 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
15 - Baltimore, Md. @ 8x10
16 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Fillmore at the TLA
17 - New York, N.Y. @ Roseland Ballroom
18 - Boston, Mass. @ Paradise