Music Existence Because of Music, We Exist
For nearly two decades, Eric Krasno has been an omnipresent figure in popular music. We’ve heard his virtuosic, innovative guitar playing with Soulive and Lettuce (both of which he co-founded), seen him onstage supporting the likes of the Rolling Stones and The Roots, watched him take home multiple GRAMMY Awards, and benefited from his deft, behind-the-scenes work as a producer and songwriter for everyone from Norah Jones, Tedeschi Trucks, and 50 Cent to Talib Kweli, Aaron Neville, and Allen Stone. Krasno’s rousing new solo album, Blood From A Stone, reveals a previously unknown and utterly compelling side of his artistry, though, inviting us to bear witness as he both literally and metaphorically finds his voice.
It might sound strange hearing Krasno discuss the idea of “finding his voice” so deep into a career already chock full of remarkable songwriting, but as he sees it, there’s something new, something intimately personal about this album that urged him to step up to the microphone for the first time. And though so much about this album feels like uncharted territory, in some ways, it brings him all the way back to his musical roots.
Krasno is taking Blood From a Stone on the road across North America this winter, with a stop at New York City’s Gramercy Theater on Saturday, January 28th. All tour dates listed below.
