Fresh from New Orleans comes Honeyboy Carencro; an artist that is stirring together blues and soul while sprinkling in a bit of ska for his debut release The Widowmaker via Rolling Fork Records.  The album will be released on March 29th through most digital retailers and CD’s will be available on tour and at select retailers.  The album includes a few musical guests, including an appearance by Dave Hillyard of The Slackers on the track “Row Yo! Motor.”  You can listen to a couple tracks from The Widowmaker HERE.

Honeyboy Carencro will on the upcoming Slightly Stoopid Spring Tour along with The Meat Puppets, which makes a stop at the First Avenue Mainroom on May 6th.  Tickets for that show are available HERE

Louisiana reggae-rock band Outlaw Nation is returning to the Twin Cities for the Out On Bail 2010 Tour!  A couple months ago, this band came to town on tour with Fishbone and The English Beat at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN.  This time, they are headlining an 18+ show at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis TOMORROW NIGHT! Doors open at 8 pm for this Tuesday night show.

You can get your Outlaw Nation tickets ahead of time HERE

You can get their latest album New Day out on Stoopid Records HERE.  It features appearances by Miles Doughty (Slightly Stoopid), Angelo Moore (Fishbone) and Dave Wakeling (The English Beat), so go get it!

San Diego group Slightly Stoopid is kicking off an American tour in support of 2007′s Chronichitis.  This will include a tour stop in Minneapolis on October 18th at First Avenue.

Check out the tour dates after the jump.

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