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Reverend Horton Heat preps 'Whole New Life' (watch the video), touring

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The Reverend Horton Heat is revving up for a new album, Whole New Life, which will be out November 30 via Victory Records. (Pre-order.) He made this one in Dallas and with new pianist Matt Jordan and drummer Arjuna ‘RJ’ Contreras joining the the Rev (real name: Jim Heath) and longtime bassist Jimbo Wallace, giving this one a little more of a Little Richard/Jerry Lee Lewis vibe. You can hear that on Whole New Life‘s rollicking title track. “The line about ‘store bought clothes’ is borrowed from my grandmother,” Heath tells us of the song’s opening line. “You know, people in rural areas used to have to make their own clothes. So, having clothes that were bought in a store meant you really had ‘made it.’ I think in today’s world, we take many things for granted.” The video for “Whole New Life,” directed by Brian Raida, makes its premiere in this post and you can watch that below.

As usual, Reverend Horton Heat is on tour — “I’m afraid I’m on the Willie Nelson retirement program, which means I’ll never retire” — with dates starting in earnest in October that include a six-night run at Austin’s Continental Club. Starting in November, he’ll be on tour with Junior Brown, The Blasters and Big Sandy and there are NYC-area stops at Sony Hall on December 7 and Asbury Park’s Stone Pony on December 8. Tickets for both those show are on sale. There are 2019 dates too — all are listed below.

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Reverend Horton Heat – 2018 Tour Dates
09.22.2018 Fountain, CO Pikes Peak International Raceway HOT ROD ROCK & RUMBLE
10.11.2018 Tulsa, OK Shrine Unknown Hinson
10.12.2018 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck Unknown Hinson, Delta Bombers
10.13.2018 Eldon, MO Shawnee Bluff Unknown Hinson
10.14.2018 Chattanooga, TN Songbirds South Unknown Hinson
10.23.2018 Austin, TX Continental Club Junior Brown, Whitney Rose
10.24.2018 Austin, TX Continental Club Junior Brown, Scott Biram
10.25.2018 Austin, TX Continental Club Flaco Jimenez, Joe King Carrasco
10.26.2018 Austin, TX Continental Club Flaco Jimenez, El Dusty
10.27.2018 Austin, TX Continental Club Wayne Hancock, Delta Bombers
10.28.2018 Austin, TX Continental Club Wayne Hancock, Jesse Dayton
11.27.2018 Omaha, NE Waiting Room Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
11.28.2018 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
11.29.2018 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
11.30.2018 Chicago, IL The Metro Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.01.2018 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.02.2018 Warrendale, PA Jergel’s Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.04.2018 Buffalo, NY Tralf Music Hall Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.05.2018 Boston, MA Royale Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.06.2018 Portland, ME Aura Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.07.2018 New York City, New York Sony Hall Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.08.2018 Ashbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.09.2018 Woodstock, NY Colony Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.11.2018 Roslyn, NY My Father’s Place JIM HEATH SOLO, Junior Brown
12.12.2018 Pawling, PA Daryl’s House Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.13.2018 Harrisburg, PA 10th St Stage Door Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.14.2018 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.15.2018 Washington, DC Black Cat Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.16.2018 Richmond, VA The Broadberry Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.18.2018 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.19.2018 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle Music Hall Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.20.2018 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.21.2018 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.22.2018 Birmingham, AL Iron City Junior Brown, The Blasters, Big Sandy
12.28.2018 Houston, TX Rockefeller’s Dale Watson
01.16.2019 Tucson, AZ 191 Toole Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.17.2019 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.18.2019 Santa Ana, CA Observatory Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Manic Hispanic
01.19.2019 Santa Ana, CA Observatory Big Sandy, The 5.6.7.8s, Delta Bombers
01.20.2019 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.22.2019 Long Beach, CA Alex’s Bar Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.23.2019 Ventura, CA Discovery Ventura Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.24.2019 San Luis Obispo, CA The Fremont Theater Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.25.2019 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.26.2019 San Francisco, CA Slim’s Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.27.2019 Fresno, CA Fulton 55 Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.29.2019 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.30.2019 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
01.31.2019 Chico, CA Senator Theater Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.01.2019 Bend, OR Domino Room Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.02.2019 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.06.2019 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.09.2019 Olympia, WA Capitol Theater Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.10.2019 Ashland, OR The Historic Ashland Armory Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.12.2019 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.14.2019 Reno, NV Cargo Music Hall Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.15.2019 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.16.2019 Englewood, CO Gothic Theater Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.17.2019 Albuquerque, NM Sister Bar Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.20.2019 Austin, TX Antone’s Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.22.2019 Houston, TX House Of Blues Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
02.23.2019 Dallas, TX House Of Blues Big Sandy, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Delta Bombers
04.20.2019 Las Vegas, NV The Orleans VIVA LAS VEGAS