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a Zach Arrias tribute & other Nicole Atkins tour dates w/ Cotton Jones (who is in NYC now w/ Crooked Fingers)

DOWNLOAD: Nicole Atkins – Vitamin C (Can Cover) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Nicole Atkins – Vulture (MP3)

Nicole Atkins covering Bob Dylan @ LPR (more by Chris La Putt)
Nicole Atkins

With her new album, Mondo Amore, coming out Jan 25 (Razor & Tie), New Jersey-born, Brooklyn-based crooner, Nicole Atkins has just released the Vultures 7″. The record features her first single of the same name backed with her beautiful cover of “Vitamin C,” the classic hit from German kraut-rockers Can.

“‘Vitamin C’ is my favorite song from one of my favorite bands. I also wanted to record something that wasn’t so centralized around the vocals but more about the overall feel of the band. It was like ‘let’s record a song that I wish was my own.'” – Nicole Atkins

Download Nicole’s Vitamin C cover above.

Nicole Atkins recently took part in tributes to both Bob Dylan and John Lennon, and will honor yet another person with music at a show tonight (12/11), though this time it’s the much sadder kind of tribute. Musician Zach Arrias passed away suddenly on Thanksgiving due to a blood clot that went to his heart. Friends, including Nicole Atkins, David Pattillo and Mollie King, will gather and perform in his memory upstairs at Pianos from 7-10pm.

Nicole Atkins kicks off a tour in support of her new record (see above) on February 9th at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are on sale. No openers are announced yet for that show, but she will be joined by Cotton Jones on the rest of the tour.

Cotton Jones just so happens to be playing in NYC tonight as well, at Mercury Lounge with Crooked Fingers.

All dates below…

Zach Arrias

Nicole Atkins & The Black Sea – 2011 Tour Dates:
2/9 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
2/11 – Media Club – Vancouver, BC *
2/12 – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA *
2/13 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR *
2/15 – Cafe Du Nord – San Francisco, CA *
2/16 – Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA *
2/18 – The Loft at UCSD – La Jolla, CA *
2/23 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA *
2/25 – La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QU *
2/26 – The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON *
2/27 – Magic Stick – Detroit, MI *
3/1 – Turf Club – St. Paul, MN *
3/2 – The Frequency – Madison, WI *
3/4 – Subterranean – Chicago, IL *
3/5 – The Firebird – St. Louis, MO *
3/7 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN *
3/9 – The Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC *
3/10 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA *
* w/ Cotton Jones


Cotton Jones – 2010/2011 Tour Dates
12/11 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge*
12/12 – Boston, MA – TT The Bears*
01/29 – Frostburg, MD – Dante’s
02/04 – Indianapolis, IN – White Rabbit Cabaret
02/05 – Ames, IA – Maintenance Shop
02/07 – Denver, CO – Hi Dive
02/11 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club^
02/12 – Seattle, WA – The Tractor Tavern^
02/13 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios^
02/15 – San Francisco, CA – Cafe Du Nord^
02/16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour^
02/18 – San Diego, CA – USCD The Loft^
02/23 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall^
02/24 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall^
02/25 – Montreal, QE – LA Sala Rossa^
02/26 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern^
02/27 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick^
03/01 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club^
03/02 – Madison, WI – The Frequency^
03/04 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean^
03/05 – St. Louis, MO – FIrebird^
03/07 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge^
03/09 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel^
03/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s^
* w/ Crooked Fingers
**w/ Frontier Ruckus
^ w/ Nicole Atkins and The Black Sea