"How to Shake Hands" - What's it About? 06/24/2018


"How to Shake Hands" Video Released. 06/23/2018
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“How To Shake Hands” Single Released 06/22/2018
Maryland rockers CLUTCH are releasing the second single from their upcoming album Book of Bad Decisions as an instant gratification track at iTunes. and Amazon. Spotify has it here. In addition, a very limited 7” Picture Disc in a transparent PVC pocket will hit stores that same day, June 22nd. “How To Shake Hands” is on the blue side and “Gimme The Keys” on the reverse, green side. Clutch’s song “How to Shake Hands” traces its lineage back to Ry Cooder and John Lee Hooker via the song “John Lee Hooker for President”. In that song Ry Cooder impersonates JLH giving a stump speech on what will happen when he becomes President. Clutch’s original idea of covering the Ry Cooder song was soon abandoned as vocalist Neil Fallon said he couldn’t do the song justice. Instead, Neil put his own lyrics in the style of Ry Cooder/JLH to a new Clutch song which ended up becoming the fast-paced “How to Shake Hands”. Each of the single releases from Book of Bad Decisions is accompanied by a Spotify playlist put together by one of the band members. In this instance guitarist Tim Sult is responsible for surrounding “How To Shake Hands” with other songs to his liking: “Since Neil mentioned Jimi Hendrix and Bill Hicks in ‘How To Shake Hands’, I decided to make a playlist including both. Classic guitar playing meets classic comedy. What could go wrong?” CLUTCH: Neil Fallon - Vocals/Guitar Tim Sult - Guitar Dan Maines - Bass Jean-Paul Gaster - Drums/Percussion

2018 "Book of Bad Decisions" Tour 06/19/2018
June 19th, 2018 - Clutch has just announced US/Canada Fall tour dates for their "Book Of Bad Decisions Tour 2018." Clutch is making the following special offer for this tour: The price of a ticket when purchased in advance online includes a physical CD copy of Clutch's new album "Book of Bad Decisions.” Fans will receive information on how to redeem the album after purchasing the advance ticket online. Offer valid through 10/29/18, open to US residents only. Not valid on Resale tickets. Offer only valid for Clutch headline dates. Festivals, Canadian headline dates and the October 13th date with System of a Down are exempt from this offer. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, June 22nd at 10AM local time and will be available at www.pro-rock.com and www.facebook.com/clutchband. Supporting the tour will be Sevendust and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. Book of Bad Decisions, CLUTCH’s 12 th studio album is scheduled for a worldwide release on September 7 th , 2018 via their own Weathermaker Music label. The album was recorded at Sputnik Sound in Nashville, TN by producer Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather) and consists of 15 new tracks. Clutch Book Of Bad Decisions Tour with Sevendust and Tyler Bryant &The Shakedown: Sun/Sep-16 Chicago IL Riotfest Tue/Sep-18 St Paul, MN Myth Live Wed/Sep-19 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater Fri/Sep-21 Houston TX House of Blues Sat/Sep-22 San Antonio TX River City Rock Fest Sun/Sep-23 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Live Tue/Sep-25 Orlando, FL House Of Blues Thu/Sep-27 Norfolk, VA The NorVa Fri/Sep-28 Raleigh, NC The Ritz Sat/Sep-29 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade * Sun/Sep-30 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life Tue/Oct-02 Denver, CO Ogden Theater Wed/Oct-03 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot Fri/Oct-05 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Sat/Oct-06 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Sun/Oct-07 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO Mon/Oct-08 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom Tue/Oct-09 Portland, OR Roseland Theater Thu/Oct-11 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom Fri/Oct-12 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater Sat/Oct-13 San Bernardino, CA Glen Helen Amphitheater w/SOAD * Sun/Oct-14 San Diego, CA North Park/Observatory Mon/Oct-15 Tempe, AZ The Marquee Wed/Oct-17 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom Thu/Oct-18 Sauget, IL Pop’s Nightclub Fri/Oct-19 Grand Rapids, MI 20 Monroe Live Sat/Oct-20 Detroit, MI The Filmore Detroit Sun/Oct-21 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE Tue/Oct-23 Toronto, ON Rebel Thu/Oct-25 Worcester, MA The Palladium Fri/Oct-26 New York, NY Irving Plaza Sat/Oct-27 New York, NY Irving Plaza Sun/Oct-28 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory = no Sevendust * = festival date / Clutch and festival bill only *** = date w/ System of a Down/ no Sevendust

A Long Writing Process 06/14/2018