Neal Casal

Neal Casal tribute concert happening in NY with many of his collaborators

We sadly lost the great Neal Casal at age 50 last month, and today several of his collaborators and peers announced a tribute concert for him happening at Port Chester, NY’s Capitol Theatre on September 25 called There’s A Reward: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Neal Casal. The lineup so far includes:

Beachwood Sparks
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Circles Around the Sun
Joe Russo, Dave Dreiwitz, Tom Hamilton & Scott Metzger
Hazeldine
Mapache
Dave Schools
Citizen Cope
Jeff Hill
Bob Glaub
Dan Fadel
Davis Jaynes
Don Heffington
Dori Freeman
Jesse Aycock
John Ginty
Jon Graboff
John Lee Shannon
Kenny Roby
Leslie Mendelson
Rickey Medlocke
Robbi Robb
Zephaniah Ohora

More guests are TBA. Tickets are on presale now (password = moonlight), and the public on-sale begins Friday (9/13) at noon. All net proceeds will go to MusiCares.

It was also revealed shortly before Neal died that he and his band Circles Around the Sun had been working on a new album, and Neal “left behind specific wishes for Circles Around The Sun to continue in his absence.” His bandmates are honoring that, and planning to finish the album with producer Jim Scott and release it in early 2020. They also have a collaborative EP with Joe Russo, Circles Around The Sun Meets Joe Russo, coming October 18. CATS will be touring after the tribute concert; all dates are listed below.

Circles Around The Sun — 2019 Tour/2020 Dates
October 16 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
October 17 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
October 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
October 19 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
October 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
October 24 – Live Oak, FL – Hulaween
December 27 – Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre
December 29 – Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater
December 31 – Buena Vista, CO – Ivy Ballroom
January 7-12 – Miami, FL – Jam Cruise