It's already heating up out in the deserts of Phoenix, AZ - and the Sugar Thieves are gearing up for a busy summer of writing, touring, and recording.
Highlights include the Glendale Blues Festival on Saturday, April 14th, and our new album this summer followed by shows in Las Vegas, Denver, Omaha, St. Louis, and more! Stay tuned for some serious sweetness-stealing!
For now, here's an interview with Meridith about the band's history:
Produced by Molly Pfister/Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Featuring 8 tracks of holiday joy to share with your friends and family this season. Click Here to listen to and download the album!
1. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
2. Pretty Paper
3. Silent Night
4. Baby It's Cold Outside
5. Greyhound to Nebraska
6. Santa Baby
7. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
8. Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
Also, it's not too late to see and hear the Sugar Thieves perform for Luminaria at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. It's a beautiful event where the garden is lit by more than 8,000 hand-lit luminaria bags and 10 musical groups perform nightly. Check out the Sugar Thieves there December 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30.
As a special holiday gift, here's a fun track from the album: Baby It's Cold Outside!
Hey folks! We just returned to the Phoenix heat from a long summer of traveling and sharing the sweetness we've been stealing all over the US, capping it off with a 3-day run at the Telluride Blues and Brews festival. Now that we're back to our desert home, we're excited to announce a new Phoenix residency!
The Sugar Thieves are now appearing Every Wednesday night at Copper Blues in Phoenix Cityscape (on Central and Jefferson). The band starts at 6:30PM, and as is our tradition for Wednesday nights, it is a Swing-Dance friendly event with a lesson at 7:15. No cover, no partner required, great food, great drinks, great atmosphere, great people, and the Sugar Thieves playing some down-home, meat-shakin' blues.
Check our calendar for more local and road events, and have fun stealing some sugar of your own! Thanks!
Our CD Release was a grand happening this past Wednesday at the Sail Inn. Special Thanks to Banana Gun, the Insects, Dry River Yacht Club, Strange Young Things, and What Laura for making it a real barn burner!
The New album is now available for Mail-Order and for Download at CD Baby and also on iTunes, Amazon, etc.
We're looking forward to our next travels and adventures, including Jazz on the Green in Omaha in July, and the Telluride Blues and Brews festival in September. Thanks to all the meat-shakers out there, keep on shakin' it!
The Sugar Thieves CD release party is taking place at the Sail Inn on Wednesday, June 22. The party will start at 8pm, and $10 at the door gets you a brand spankin' new, all original, full length Sugar Thieves album.
What Laura Says at 8pm
Banana Gun at 9pm
The Insects at 10pm
The Sugar Thieves at 10:30
Dry River Yacht Club at 11:30
Strange Young Things at 12:30
More info is available at the Facebook Event.
If you can't attend, the album is also available for mail-order and for download at CD Baby.
The Sugar Thieves will be performing on the Main Stage at this year's Telluride Brews and Blues festival! Our slot is in the afternoon of Friday, September 16, opening for Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa and The Flaming Lips, among others.
The Sugar Thieves are excited to return to Telluride after having successful adventures at the Bubble Lounge last year. Click Here to get your tickets now!
On June 4, 2011, the Sugar Thieves traveled to Coloma, CA to play the Coloma Blues Live! festival. Even though there was a spot of rain, we had an awesome time performing and the crowd of die-hard blues fans was engaged and energetic throughout our set.
Afterwards, we had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hang out backstage with Mr. Taj Mahal himself and discuss the history of blues music, the state of blues today, and what life is like for someone who has reached legendary status. He put on an awesome and inspiring performance, and we're grateful to the El Dorado Arts Council for putting together such a great show and including us. We can't wait to return to Northern California to shake their meat all over again!
