Former Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson plans to tour in late November in support of his debut solo album, New Earth Mud, which was released this week.

Paul and Jeremy Stacey, who play on the album, will back Robinson on his month-long tour. Paul Stacey also produced the record and accompanied Robinson on his acoustic tour through August in advance of the release. The album is being packaged with a DVD documenting the making of the album.

"It's really soulful and rootsy," Robinson told Rolling Stone in August. "It's definitely more subdued -- either funky sounding Neil Young or folksy Steely Dan. This is all my thing, the way I feel -- things I probably brought to the Black Crowes but now are able to come to the front in the lyrics, and just in the vibe."

Chris Robinson tour dates:

11/21: Dallas, Gypsy Tea Room
11/22: Austin, Mercury
11/23: Houston, Numbers
11/25: New Orleans, House of Blues
11/26: Atlanta, Variety Playhouse
11/28: New York, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
11/29: Asheville, NC, Orange Peel
11/30: Charlotte, NC, Tremont Music Hall
12/1: Raleigh, NC, Lincoln Theater
12/2: Knoxville, TN, Blue's Cat
12/6-7: New York, Irving Plaza
12/9: Asbury Park, NJ, Stone Pony
12/10: Norfolk, VA, NorVa
12/11: Charlottesville, VA, Starr Hill Music Hall
12/14: Northampton, MA, Pearl Street
12/18: Burlington, VT, Higher Ground
12/19: Clifton Park, NY, Northern Lights

LAUREN HARRIS and AUGUSTIN SEDGEWICK
(October 24, 2002)