Grupo Fantasma, the 11-piece Latin funk outfit from Austin, Texas, known for their scintillating live shows, recently announced a heavy docket of concert appearances that’ll have the band on the road through the end of July. In recent years, Fantasma has gained some high-level notoriety by backing Prince on several occasions. The group’s latest release, last year’s Sonidos Gold, earned a Grammy nomination for “Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.” That capped off a year that featured relentless touring across North America, Europe and elsewhere. Highlights included appearances at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, and a 10-day engagement entertaining troops in Iraq and Kuwait. In 2009, the band has continued touring and, as the following dates show, will continue touring well into summer. www.grupofantasma.com

June 26 – Arlington, Texas
June 27 – Austin, Texas
July 3 – San Antonio, Texas
July 14 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 15 – Columbia, Missouri
July 16 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 17 – Chicago, Illinois
July 18 – Detroit, Michigan
July 19 – Cleveland, Ohio
July 21 – Northampton, Massachusetts
July 22 – Boston, Massachusetts
July 23 – Fall Church, Virginia
July 24 – Floyd, Virginia
July 25 – Guelph, Ontario
July 26 – Brooklyn, New York
July 28 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 29 – Richmond, Virginia
July 30 – Asheville, North Carolina
July 31 – Atlanta, Georgia
August 1 – Memphis, Tennessee
August 8 – Bee Cave, Texas
August 14 – Kilkenny, Ireland
August 15 – Zeebrugge, Belgium
August 19 – Stockholm, Sweden
August 20 – Malmo, Sweden
August 21 – Groningen, Netherlands
August 22 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands