Blues Traveler stops by Sunday

Brooklyn trio Animal Years to open show

TORRINGTON — The Warner Theatre welcomes Blues Traveler to the main stage Sunday at 8 p.m.

Opening the show is Brooklyn-by-way-of-Baltimore trio Animal Years

Blues Traveler, which includes John Popper, lead vocals, harmonica, Chan Kinchla, guitar, Tad Kinchla, bass, Brendan Hill, drums and Ben Wilson, keyboards, have a proven reputation for their improvisational live shows and tireless touring. With a total of 12 studio albums — four gold, three platinum and one six-time platinum — they have sold more than 10 million combined units worldwide and played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people. Their hit “RunAround” is the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history and earned then a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

The group’s 2015 album, “Blow Up The Moon,” was its first collaborative album. Keeping an open-minded perspective on making music, the Travelers enlisted a range of artists across the musical spectrum representing country, pop, reggae and hip-hop.

On the heels of the band's 30th anniversary, the multiplatinum rock mavericks will release their 13th studio album, Hurry Up and Hang Around, on Friday. The 12track opus finds the band re-energized and laser-focused, stirring up an intoxicating brew of rowdy rock, smoky psychedelica, southern folk, staggering soul and brash blues.

The group rented a house in Nashville to write and record with Grammy Award-winning producer Matt Rollings (Willie Nelson). Rollings’ attention to detail unlocked a rich sonic spectrum as he challenged and pushed each member to excel without compromising or taking “no” for an answer.

Animal Years is a an upbeat folk band composed of Mike McFadden, vocal/guitar, Anthony Saladino, bass, and Anthony Spinnato, drums. They perform with rapid-fire, finger-picked guitars and percussion that ticks and thumps along to harmonious vocal arrangements. In 2017, the band was named one of Rolling Stone’s top 10 new country and Americana artists to watch.

For tickets, call the Warner Box Office at 860-489-7180 or visit warnertheatre.org.