The Mavericks to Return to Indian Ranch 7/16

The Mavericks announced today that they will return to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA on Sunday, July 16, 2017. Tickets for The Mavericks concert at Indian Ranch go on-sale Friday, January 13, 2017 at 10 AM at www.indianranch.com.

The band also announced today they will release a new record, Brand New Day, on March 31st. More than two decades into a career that's always avoided the predictable path, the Mavericks - whose Tex-Mex twang, Cuban-influenced country and retro rock made them unlikely stars in the mid-Nineties and critical darlings during later years - turn another corner with this album. It also marks the first time they are releasing new material on their own label, Mono Mundo Recordings.

"We're gonna love all our troubles away," Raul Malo sings on the title track, whose throwback, symphonic sweep recalls the wall of sound arrangements of the 1960s. Malo pulls double duty as frontman and Phil Spector-ish producer, stacking the song high with bells, horns, harmonies and plenty of four-on-the-floor stomp. Also pitching in are three longtime Mavericks - drummer Paul Deakin, guitarist Eddie Perez and keys man Jerry Dale McFadden - and co-producer Niko Bolas, who helped birth songs like Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" and Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer." (Listen to the premiere of Brand New Day's title track below.)

For a songwriter who has never been shy about his own liberalism, "Brand New Day" isn't just a lush, layered love song. Malo says it packs a political message, too. "'Brand New Day' expresses how we feel about the journey we're on," he explains, "as a band, as a family, as a nation, as a world. Now more than ever, we're going to need to be more compassionate, more understanding, more loving than ever before."

A collection of 10 tracks, Brand New Day allowed Malo and company the freedom to work without the constraints of a major label for the first time ever (the Mavericks amicably parted ways with Big Machine's Valory Music Co. last year after two albums). They recorded at an unhurried pace - first at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, then in Nashville - and ignored the rules of radio, focusing instead on a Latin- and country-influenced version of rock & roll's early days, before the genre firmly branched away from its country and blues trunk. In other words, there are no Auto-Tuned pop hooks or refrains about F-150s here.

The Mavericks have seen their share of darkness. In late 2014, co-founder Robert Reynolds was dismissed from the group for drug addiction, ending his 17-year run. With Brand New Day, however, they look ahead to brighter horizons.

Indian Ranch offers music lovers a chance to see some of the greatest country, classic rock and pop bands steps from Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. Nestled between pine trees, the amphitheater offers the ability to see the stage from anywhere in the audience. The venue also announced that Dwight Yoakam will return to Indian Ranch on Sunday, August 13th. Tickets are already on sale for The Marshall Tucker Band on June 25, Phil Vassar on August 6 and the Charlie Daniels Band on September 9. Additional shows for the 2017 season will be announced soon.

Tickets for The Mavericks on July 16, 2017 at Indian Ranch go on-sale Friday, January 13, 2017 at 10:00 A.M.! Gates open at 12:00 P.M.showtime is 2:00 P.M. Tickets are available online at www.IndianRanch.com, by calling 1-800-514-ETIX (3849) or at the Indian Ranch Box Office. The Indian Ranch Box Office is currently open Wednesday's and Saturday's from 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. All events are rain or shine. No refunds. Indian Ranch is located at 200 Gore Road in Webster, MA outside of Worcester and less than an hour's drive from Boston, Providence, Hartford and Springfield. For more information, visit www.indianranch.com.

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