Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals plan to take the United States hostage in the year 2001. March 13 they will release a double live album, and help spread the word, they will launch a cross-country tour kicking off February 2 in Boston. The new CD will most likely be called Live and will feature various live tracks from the Burn to Shine LP.

“We multitrack every show to a 24-track [board]. … It will be a well-rounded representation of the music that I make,” Harper recently said of the project. Expect a mix of full band electric material as well as some solo acoustic goods. The 2 disc set is being overseen by Harper and his longtime producer, J.P. Plunier, and we can expect a complete track listing soon.

Current dates for Ben Harper’s upcoming tour:

2/1 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre 2/2 – Burlington, VT @ Burlington Memorial Auditorium 2/3 – Waltham, MA @ Brandeis University 2/4 – Hanover, NH @ Dartmouth College 2/6 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel 2/8 – Lewiston, ME @ Bates College
2/9 – Storrs, CT @ Jorgensen Auditorium
2/10 – Rochester, NY @ Institute Of Technology
2/11 – Akron, OH @ University Of Akron
2/13 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College
2/15 – Muncie, IN @ Emens Auditorium
2/16 – Athens, OH @ Ohio University
2/18 – Decorah, IA @ Luther College
2/19 – Champaign, IL @ University Of Illinois
2/20 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre
2/22 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
2/23 – Gainesville, FL @ University Of Florida
2/24 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
2/26 – Winston-Salem, NC @ Wake Forest University
3/1 – Athens, GA @ University Of Georgia
3/2 – Spartanburg, SC @ Spartanburg Memorial
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3/3 – Charlottesville, VA @ University Of Virginia

Source: MTV Online