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Howl Owl Howl’s Steve Gorman, Mike Mills and Darius Rucker

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Gen Xers rejoice! Musicians from three of the biggest acts of the ‘90s have formed Howl Owl Howl and will hit the road later this fall.

The trio consists of R.E.M. bassist/vocalist Mike Mills, Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker and The Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman. After being friends for more than 30 years and running in the same musical orbit, the trio casually came together a few years ago and began playing but just made the alliance official. First single, “My Cologne,” will come out Oct. 31.

“It feels great to be singing with a rock band again. It’s like buddies getting together, but also getting to play with your idols,” Rucker explains. “The stuff we’re writing is so different than anything I’ve tried to do before.”

“You never can explain band chemistry,” Mills adds. “We all like each other. And we all admire each other musically. All those things come together and if it weren’t fun, we wouldn’t be doing it.”

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The live shows will consist of new songs written by the group, which they plan on recording, as well as two hits from each of the members’ original bands.

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“We’re finally going to get to plug in and let it rip a little bit,” Gorman says.

The club tour starts Nov. 3 and runs through Nov. 15.

November 3 || Indianapolis, IN || The Vogue

November 4 || Chicago, IL || Metro Chicago

November 6 || Washington, D.C. || 9:30 Club

November 7 || Asbury Park, NJ || Stone Pony

November 8 || Boston, MA || Paradise Rock Club – Music Hall

November 11 || New York, NY || Webster Hall

November 12 || Philadelphia, PA || Union Transfer

November 14 || Athens, GA || Georgia Theatre

November 15 || Atlanta, GA || Variety Playhouse

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