Ray Davies For July Solo Tour

He’s a 21^st century man and still not sure if he wanna be here, but he’ll at least do a tour.

By Fred Mills

Ray Davies — currently featured in an exclusive Q&A in the June digital magazine of BLURT — will perform a handful of special acoustic shows in support of his critically-hailed Working Man’s Café (New West Records/Ammal Records).  As our very on Jud Cost puts it, about the Kinks mainman, “With a robust back catalog of Kinks songs whose shimmering melodies and Dickensian attention to detail would give even Lennon & McCartney a run for their dough, Davies’ Working Man's Café shows the old boy still fully in control of his art. His new tunes treat world peace, job out-sourcing and the demolition of old churches with equal zest.”

The dates will bring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member and music legend to select markets where he will perform acoustically as a duo.

Ray Davies Tour Dates:

July 11^th - Ottawa, ON Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest

July 13^th - Winnipeg, MB Winnipeg Folk Festival

July 14^th - Calgary, AB Jack Singer Hall

July 15^th - Edmonton, AB Francis Winspear Centre for Music

July 18^th - Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom

July 19^th - Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo

July 22^nd - Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim

Meanwhile, long as we’re singing Ray’s praises, here’s a little YouTube goodie: The Kinks performing “Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues” (from Muswell Hillbillies):