Mudcrutch is a new band ... or is it? Tom Petty is about to release his own puddle of mud under a new name. Then again, maybe it is an old name. Intriguing, isn't it!
Mudcrutch is Petty with Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench with Tom Leadon and Randall Marsh. Leadon is the brother of former Eagles member Bernie Leadon.Petty formed Mudcrutch before The Heartbreakers. The original band dates back to the early 70s. They released one single, 'Wild Eyes', on Shelter Records.
Now Petty has put the band back together, and in August 2007, gathered in a studio and crunched out an album in just two weeks.
Mudcrutch is even going on the road including 4 nights confirmed for the Troubadour in West Hollywood.
The album will be released on April 29.
Tour dates for Mudcrutch are:
April 12- Benefit For The Midnight Mission at Malibu PAC, Malibu, CA?
April 14- Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA?
April 16- Fillmore, San Francisco, CA?
April 17- Fillmore, San Francisco, CA?
April 19- Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA?
April 20- Ventura Theater, Ventura, CA?
April 22- Concerts in The Park, Alpine, CA?
April 25- Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA?
April 26- Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA?
April 28- Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA?
April 29- Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
