Less than a year after their last appearance at Clearwater's stately Ruth Eckerd Hall, New York-based blues rockers Crowes return for another round of fiery jams marked by the finger-licking prowess of North Mississippi Allstars guitarist Luther Dickinson. The tour supports the release of the band's eighth studio effort, Before the Frost…Until the Freeze, a different sort of double album recorded before a live studio audience at Levon Helm's Woodstock, N.Y. studio. The CD (Before the Frost) includes 11 new songs and a download code for Until The Freeze, a complementary collection of eight more original Crowes' tunes and a cover of Stephen Stills' classic "So Many Times." Truth & Salvage Co. open. (Pictured: Rich and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes) Wed., Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Rd., Clearwater, $40.50 and $68. — Leilani Polk
This article appears in Sep 30 – Oct 7, 2009.