Like a chronic yet mysterious pathological affliction—say, one that causes auditory hallucinations in which a snarky Brit pretends to be American and plays the blues—Hugh Laurie has returned to U.S. shores. He won’t be reprising his titular role as the irascible main character of House, though. He’ll be doing that playing-the-blues thing, which he's done on record and also sometimes on House.
Laurie will be touring the U.S. and Canada with his group The Copper Bottom Band in support of his sophomore blues album, Didn’t It Rain. The disc comes out August 6 and will feature renditions of classics by everyone from Jellyroll Morton to Dr. John (sadly, though, no cover of “Rockin Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu”). Tour dates are below.
