February 13th, 2017 - New Orleans, LA - On the heels of their signing and album announcement last week,Louisiana bilingual pop project, Sweet Crude, has announced an upcoming nationwide tour. Headline dates kick off on April 18th, 2017 at The Record Bar in Kansas City, MO. A list of the full routing can be found below. Tickets are on sale today and can be purchased at https://goo.gl/0j4eML

The band has also been confirmed to perform at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on The Gentilly stage on Friday, May 5th and also have upcoming shows with Lake Street Dive, Big Freedia, Royal Teeth and more.

Sweet Crude recently announced their upcoming new album, Créatures, which will be released on April 21st, 2017 through Rhyme & Reason Records. The album is available for pre-order today and fans can stream their song "Isle Dans La Mer" on Spotify here: https://goo.gl/OzZtYr

Sweet Crude is a young 6-piece composed of New Orleans musicians creating a sound that sets English and Louisiana's native French dialect to decidedly non-Cajun music. The band, boasting surnames like Marceaux and Chachere, seeks to reconnect with their lineage in the context of 5-part harmonies, tribal rhythms, and pop hooks.

Pre-order Sweet Crude's upcoming album, Créatures, is now available for digital and physical pre-order.

1. Weather The Waves
2. Isle Dans La Mer
3. La Cheminee
4. Mon Espirit
5. Ancient Maps
6. One In The Hand
7. Finger Guns
8. Power Lines
9. Laissez Les Lazy
10. Laces
11. On Est Pares

Sweet Crude debuted in Spring 2013 and have hit the ground running. Music from their EP Super Vilaine can be heard in FX's American Horror Story and the band has been receiving generous amounts of plays nationally and internationally on public, satellite and internet radio. Sweet Crude has tested their frenetic sound on the road, packing venues across the country. They have been praised and featured with publications such as Brooklyn Vegan, PopMatters, and more.

Upcoming Sweet Crude shows:

February 24 @ Blue Moon Saloon - Lafayette, LA with Royal Teeth

February 25 @ One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, LA with Big Freedia

April 7 @ South Sounds - Mobile, AL

April 18 @ The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO**

April 20@ 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN**

April 21 @ The Frequency - Madison, WI**

April 22 @ Schuba's - Chicago, IL**

April 25 @ The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON**

April 26 @ Le Divan Orange - Montreal, QC**

April 27 @ Great Scott - Boston, MA**

April 28 @ Mercury Lounge - New York, NY**

April 29 @ World Café Live - Philadelphia, PA**

April 30 @ DC9 - Washington, DC**

May 2 @ Cat's Crade - Raleigh, NC**

May 3 @ The Earl - Atlanta, GA**

May 4 @ D.B.A. - New Orleans, LA**

May 5 @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, LA

May 6 @ Civic Theatre - New Orleans, LA with Lake Street Dive

** Headline Show

Follow Sweet Crude:

http://sweetcrudeband.com

www.facebook.com/SweetCrudeBand

https://twitter.com/sweetcrudeband

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