Dr. John & The Lower 911, July 24th

Dr John & The Lower 911

Featuring. Jon Cleary

Vicar Street

July 24^th.

Dr. John & The Lower 911 featuring Jon Cleary will perform live at Dublin’s Vicar Street July 24th 2012 on the back of the latest album ‘Locked Down’ which is out now.

Storied musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John - Mac Rebennack - released LOCKED DOWN, a startling album that marks a significant departure from his recent efforts. The new album, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, is Dr. John's first for Nonesuch Records.

It's an entirely new approach for the iconic Dr. John, featuring as it does his collaboration with Auerbach and a band of young musicians Auerbach handpicked to make LOCKED DOWN at his studio Easy Eye Sound in Nashville.

"It was way cool cutting this record with Dan and the crew he put together for it,"says Rebennack. "It's reel HIP.”

For his part, Auerbach--who currently is preparing for a worldwide tour in support of The Black Keys' new album "El Camino"--says about the collaboration: "Mac inspired me every

single day we were in the studio together - musically, spiritually, cosmically...something special seemed to be happening and everyone involved could sense it.

‘’For my money, Mac's one of the greatest who ever was and who ever will be...I'm so honoured to have had this opportunity to work with him."

Auerbach, a long-time fan of the influential musician dubbed "the Night Tripper" in the late 60s, visited Dr. John late in 2010 in his hometown New Orleans, announcing his ambition to produce "the best record you've made in a long time." Rebennack replied that he had done his research--his children had told him good things about The Black Keys--and the conversation led to an agreement to collaborate on the 2011 Bonnaroo Jam being curated by Auerbach.

That performance--called by NY Times critic Ben Ratliff in his best-of-the-year list "deep and oozy, close-to-the-vest, lowfrequency funk" --confirmed that something unusual was taking place and led to September recording sessions in Nashville. Dr. John returned to Nashville at Thanksgiving to complete the vocals and LOCKED DOWN was mixed by Auerbach and completed in early 2012.

“All told, LOCKED DOWN is that rare thing: a retro exercise that looks

forward, by an old hustler and a young player who, in the process of

making a great record, probably taught each other a thing or two.” ‐ ROLLING STONE

"…a master at conjuring up that wild stew of jazz, blues, rock’n’roll, creole and voodoo rhythms that is a natural outcome of New Orleans’ louche and humid atmosphere."
- The Times (UK), April 2012

Tickets on sale Monday 14^th May at 9am, priced €40.00 (including booking fee) available from www.ticketmaster.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. 0818 719 300 - Republic of Ireland customers 0844 277 4455 - Northern Ireland customers 00353 1 456 9569 - International customer