Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and record producer Raphael Saadiq is gearing up for an exciting Spring tour in conjunction with the release of his fifth studio album Stone Rollin’ on May 10th, 2011 (Columbia Records). Saadiq will begin the run of shows today, Tuesday, March 15th in Dallas, TX for the tour kick off (full routing below). Saadiq will follow up the kickoff with sets at the acclaimed Austin’s SXSW Music + Film Interactive Festival.

Presenting these dates in support of his new album, the standard bearer for “old school” R&B is celebrating the classic sounds of the 60s and 70s soul with a futuristic twist on Stone Rollin’. The new release is available for pre-order now on iTunes.

Official US Tour Dates Are As Follows:

March 16th-18^th: Austin, TX – SXSW

March 19^th: New Orleans, LA – House of Blues

March 20^th: Houston, TX – House of Blues

March 22^nd: Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box

April 11^th: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

April 12^th: Vancouver, B.C. – Commodore Ballroom

April 13^th: Seattle, WA – The Showbox @ The Market

April 15^th: San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom

April 16^th: Indio, CA – Coachella Music and Arts Festival

May 10^th: New York, NY – Webster Hall