Relix Recording artist the John Popper Project will open its spring tour tomorrow at Boulder, CO’s Fox Theatre. The groove-heavy quartet, which features Popper, DJ Logic, Blues Traveler bassist Tad Kinchla, and Mosaic drummer Marcus Bleecker, will remain in Colorado for the rest of the month, making stops at Fort Collins’s  Aggie Theatre (3/23), Denver’s Bluebird Theatre (3/24), Crested Butter’s Calypso (3/28), Telluride’s Sheridan Opera House (3/29-30), Copper Mountain’s Grand Hall (3/31), and Aspen’s Belly-Up (4/1). The quartet has also confirmed a 1 PM performance on March 31 as part of Copper Mountain’s ninth annual Sunsation. Today, Popper made his first public appearance since his recent arrest at an in-store promotional gig held at Denver’s Twist and Shout Records. On March 7, state patrol officers pulled over a black Mercedes SUV carrying the harmonica player after clocking the vehicle at 111mph. Inside, the officers found a small arsenal of weapons, including four rifles, nine handguns and a switchblade knife stashed in numerous hidden compartments. A police dog also found a small amount of marijuana, while officers located a Taser and night-vision goggles. According to the Associated Press, the vehicle also had flashing emergency headlights, a siren and a public address system, which “Popper indicated to troopers that he had installed these items in his vehicle because (in the event of a natural disaster) he didn't want to be left behind.” Popper, an outspoken libertarian, is also a gun collector.

As of press time, the John Popper Project’s only additional confirmed dates in an August 4 appearance at Lima, OH’s Square Fair Festival, though Blues Traveler will open its spring tour April 12 at Las Vegas’ The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. The John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic’s self-titled debut is now available on Relix Records.

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