12-28-2014

The quintessential live band, Pittsburgh's Rusted Root celebrates their 20th anniversary this year and has a brand new album, "The Movement" coming out in October. Formed in the early 90's by singer/guitarist Michael Glabicki, Rusted Root's worldly style quickly charmed fans of roots music and world rock. To date they have released 7 albums and sold over 3 million records worldwide. After debuting in 1992 with the self released Cruel Sun, Rusted Root signed with Mercury Records and released the 1994 platinum selling breakthrough "When I Woke," which featured the massive hits Send Me On My Way, Ecstasy and Martyr. Their huge success allowed the band to tour with Santana, The Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers Band, HORDE Festival and, perhaps most notably, the highly coveted support role on the landmark Jimmy Page/Robert Plant reunion tour.

What was indubitably a first for Rusted Root was that NASA engineers chose Send Me On My Way as "wake-up" music for the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, for Sol 21.

In October their newest album, The Movement will be released and the disc will mark the groups 20th anniversary year. You can pre-order the album at: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8825163&style=music

"Rusted Root is a state of mind shared and explored by many people - we are a community that supports one another. The fans are as much a part of this as anyone. As to what you'll hear at an upcoming Rusted Root show, "Our set is a really cool mix of old classic Rusted Root and the new songs," Liz Berlin says. "It's been fun to play them. A lot of the development of (the new album) has happened on stage; what fans have been into has helped with the direction of the songs." Rusted Root will be touring relentlessly throughout 2012, and this will be a very special Holiday Show.