Roadhouse blues band Chris Duarte Group is on tour supporting their latest release, Tailspin Headwhack.| The album is a more delicately crafted followup to the raucous Texas Sugar Strat Magik, according to Duarte. "This time the emphasis is mostly on composition ... We used funkier rhythms and things like tape loops to get a different feel across," he said. (Isaac Josephson)

Catch Chris and crew at any or all of the following cities near you:

• Oct. 9-- Linden's Nightclub, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Oct. 10 -- Double Diamond, Aspen, Colo.
• Oct. 11 -- Fox Theatre, Boulder, Colo.
• Oct. 12 -- Colorado Music Hall, Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Oct. 14 -- Fine Line Music CafT, Minneapolis
• Oct. 17 -- Park West, Chicago
• Oct. 18 -- Majestic Theatre, Detroit
• Oct. 21 -- Double Door, Charlotte, N.C.
• Oct. 23 -- Frankie's Patio, Tampa, Fla.
• Oct. 24 -- Sapphire Supper Club, Orlando, Fla.
• Oct. 25 -- Cotton Club, Atlanta
• Oct 31 -- Stubb's Barbeque, Lubbock, Texas
• Nov. 15 -- Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio
• Nov. 21 -- Water Street Music Hall, Rochester, N.Y.