CRACKER Back To Rock at " SUNRISE ... "

     MUSIC NEWS - Alt-rock icons Cracker are back in a big way with a new album, single and record label! Cracker, are ready for the release of their new CD, SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY which will be out May 5, 2009 online and in retail outlets (via 429 Records; order thru MNN below the break). They're already off to a great start with their first single, "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me" (check out video for the tune) .   Long-time Cracker cohorts David Lowery and Johnny Hickman teamed up again with drummer Frank Funaro and bassist Sal Maida with stellar producer David Barbe (Drive By Truckers) and somehelp of guests Adam Duritz, Patterson Hood and John Doe, have created a uniquely eclectic trove of new tunes.

The Cracker sound; brash, irreverent, sharp-witted, anthemic and riveting are all accurate again this time on SUNRISE IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY. The album shows Cracker's trademark rock, punk, glam, surf and country aesthetic. Says Lowery: "We weren't kicking back on an island in the Caribbean, waiting for the muse to hit us. We got down to work, found the punk and glam rock in our blood and woke up to Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey."  And see CRACKER live, see tour dates after the break-

CRACKER 2009 Tour Itinerary- 

5/2/09 Louisville, KY Phoenix Hill Tavern 

5/15/09 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill 

5/17/09 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley 

5/27/09 Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Cafe 

5/28/09 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater 

5/29/09 Philadelphia, PA AAA Non-Com Radio Convention 

5/30/09 Harrisburg, PA The Abbey Bar at ABC 

5/31/09 Richmond, VA The National 

6/11/09 Las Vegas, NV Rio Suites Hotel & Casino 

6/18/09 Rochester, NY Party in the Park 

6/19/09 Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs 

6/20/09 Troy, NY River Street Festival 

6/24/09 Syracuse, NY Inner Harbor Amphitheatre 

7/22 & 23/09 Atlanta, GA The Earl

7/25/09 Macon, GA Bragg Jam Cox Capital Venue 

7/31/09 Isle of Palms, SC The Windjammer 

8/14/09 West Allis, WI Wisconsin State Fair 

8/29/09 Skokie, IL Skokies Backlot Bash 

9/10/09 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater

"SUNRISE..." Track list:

 Yalla Yalla (Let’s Go)

Show Me How This Thing Works

Turn On, Tune In Drop Out With Me

We All Shine A Light (w/ John Doe)

Hand Me My Inhaler Friends (w/ Patterson Hood)

I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right Time

Machine Hey Bret (You Know What Time It Is)

Darling One (w/ Adam Duritz)

Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey