Today, Duane Betts shares “Colors Fade,” an evocative acoustic duo rendition of the standout track originally released as a full band version on his acclaimed debut album, Wild & Precious Life, issued in July 2023 via Royal Potato Family.
"Johnny Stachela and I recorded this in the study of my dad’s house as he listened down the hall while we played," says Betts. "For that reason alone, it’s a very special memory. I think you can hear the magic we were both feeling as we were performing the song."
Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel kick off an extensive U.S. tour in Sioux Falls, SD on June 28. The date is one of several shows supporting Little Feat this summer and fall. Duane Betts and his band will also headline several of their own dates, including Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA and Portland House of Music in Portland, ME. In addition, they'll appear at festivals like Bourbon & Beyond and Backroads Blues Festival. Betts curates his own Horseshoe Music Festival in Jackson, WY over Labor Day weekend. In the fall, Betts and Johnny Stachela will join Tedeschi Trucks Band as support in Providence.
DUANE BETTS & PALMETTO MOTEL
Tour Dates
6/28 - Sioux Falls, SD - Washington Pavilion *
6/29 - St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald Theatre *
6/30 - Mankato, MN - Better Stone Amphitheatre *
7/2 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre *
7/3 - La Vista, NE - Astro *
7/11 - Lewes, DE - Rocking The Docks Concert Series
7/12 - Homer, NY - Center for the Arts
7/13 - Briggsville, PA - Briggs Farm Blues Festival
7/14 - Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios
7/16 - Fairfield, CT - Stage One
7/17 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
7/18 - Portland, ME - PHOME
7/19 - Greenwich, RI - Greenwich Odeum
7/20 - Gloucester, MA - The Cut
8/10 - Lewiston, NY - Backroads Blues Festival
8/15 - Park City, UT - Park City Song Summit
8/30-9/1 - Jackson, WY - Horseshoe Music Festival
9/7 - Camino, CA - Folk On The Farm
9/19 - Louisville, KY - Bourbon & Beyond Festival
10/3 - Providence, RI - Veterans Memorial Auditorium ^
10/19 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre *
10/20 - Northfield, OH - MGM Northfield Park *
10/22 - Wheeling, WV - The Capitol Theatre *
10/24 - Raleigh, NC - The Rialto
10/25 - Cherokee, NC - Harrah’s Cherokee Casino *
10/26 - Charlottesville, VA - The Paramount Theater *
10/28 - Virginia Beach, VA - Sandler Center for the Performing Arts *
10/29 - Charlotte, NC - The Knight Theater *
10/30 - Wilmington, NC - Kenan Auditorium *
10/31 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
11/1 - Macon, GA - Macon City Auditorium *
* w/ Little Feat
^ w/ Tedeschi Trucks Band