From the grunge era but not quite of it, Stone Temple Pilots really excelled most when the world of flannel was in decline, diving deeper into psychedelia and power-pop on their last three albums. Since they continued to get better after their heyday, there's reason to suspect great things in the works for the reformed band's new album, which they're currently working on with legendary producer Don Was (and Weiland's longtime collaborator friend of the site Douglas Grean on engineering duties.)
Sour Girl, from their fourth album aptly titled No. 4, shows the band sounding more like the Zombies than Pearl Jam, a form which always worked well for them.
STP is hitting the road for 24 shows with the original quartet intact. Dates after the flip.
10/2, Mobile, AL (Bayfest)
10/3, St. Augustine, FL (St. Augustine Amphitheatre)
10/4, Orlando, FL (Hard Rock Live)
10/6, Myrtle Beach, SC (House of Blues)
10/7, Greensboro, NC (Memorial Auditorium)
10/9, Portsmouth, VA (Telos Wireless Pavilion)
10/10, Reading, PA (Reading Eagle Theater)
10/11, Columbus, OH (LC Amphitheatre)
10/13, Denver, CO (Fillmore Auditorium)
10/15, Fresno, CA (Fresno Fair)
10/18, Phoenix, AZ (Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
10/20, Oakland, CA (Fox Theatre)
10/22, San Manuel, CA (San Manuel Bingo & Casino Hall)
10/23, Primm, NV (Star of the Desert)
10/25, Concho, OK (Lucky Star Casino)
11/7, Victoria, BC (Save on Foods Memorial Centre)
11/9, Kelowna, BC (Prospera Place)
11/11, Edmonton, AB (Shaw Conference Centre)
11/14, Regina, SK (Brandy Centre - Evraz Place)
11/15, Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)
11/19, London, ON (Labatt Centre)
11/21, Kingston, ON (K-Rock Centre)
12/29, Biloxi, MS (Hard Rock Live)
1/1, Thackerville, OK (WinStar Casino)
