DBT Week(s) in Review - 1/3/11

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Ken Tucker's Top 10 Albums Of 2010 : NPR

The 11 Top Albums for 2010 - MJwycha - Open Salon

No Expiration - a blog about timeless music: BEST OF 2010 - #1! - THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS "THE BIG TO-DO"

SOMETHING ELSE!: The Best of 2010, Part 1: The Mainstream

Three Dimes Down • View topic - The Night Before Christmas

'Drive-By Truckers' on roll for show | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/31/2010

No Expiration - a blog about timeless music: THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS AT BKLYN BOWL - LET THERE BE ROCK!:

"I have seen the present of rock and roll, and it is The Drive-By Truckers. I'm not even kidding. They're not punk, metal, 'alternative,' 'indie' or anything else. They are rock and roll. There aren't too many bands like that today."

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No Depression Readers Poll and Featured Bloggers' Favorite Albums of 2010 - Americana and roots music - No Depression:

"From those entries, we compiled a giant masterlist and plugged the top 100-or-so most-listed albums into a polling widget. As it turned out, the widget was imperfect - it only allowed one vote at a time, and raised some questions about voting consistency and the widget's reliability. Some members of this community noted the widget seemed to be getting 'stuffed' by fans of artists who encouraged their Facebook friends and Twitter followers to vote for their album. While this struck us as frustrating at first, we figured we may as well throw those gates open and make it a free-for-all. In an effort to see what would happen if many of the artists listed in that Top 100 (or so) list leveraged their fanbases, Kyla sent emails to the management and labels of as many artists for whom she had contacts, encouraging them to also post a link on Facebook and Twitter. Some of them joined in the fun, others didn't. In the end, the results of that round of polling seemed to more adequately reflect the ability and interest of several artists to leverage their social media presence and ignite the enthusiasm of their fans."

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11 Picks For Early 2011 - Americana and roots music - No Depression:

"Drive By Truckers: Go Go Boots. On the heels, literally of The Big To-Do, The Truckers are kicking of 2011 with a bang. They are returning with a new album, a band documentary called The Secret To A Happy Ending, and embarking on an upcoming tour. Go Go Boots has been described as a 'country meets rhythm and blues' kind of album. Check out Bettye LaVette's excellent Scene Of The Crime, which featured the Truckers as LaVette's backing band, and you'll get an idea of where this is going. (2/15/2011)"

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Slobberbone



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Jason Isbell - Drivin N Cryin

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Vic Chesnutt

Remembering Vic from scott stuckey on Vimeo.

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DOWNLOAD: Black Keys & Big Boi Mashup! | SPIN.com

Merle Haggard: Obama 'Very Different' Than Media's Portrayal | TPM LiveWire

Finally, Local Community Radio Act Was Passed Saturday. Time For A Media Revolution! | Crooks and Liars

Fake article prompts NYC mosque opponents to boycott Justin Bieber | Raw Story

Friends: 8 killed in NO fire musicians, artists - Yahoo! News

Concert prices to fall as rockers try to woo fans

Memoirs By Dead Rock Stars We Wish We Could Have Read (PHOTOS)

BBC News - Don Van Vliet, aka 'Captain Beefheart', dies aged 69

Teena Marie, known as 'Ivory Queen of Soul,' dies - Yahoo! News

And I don't care what you say, this is the jam:

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DBT Week in Review - 7/9/10

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Free download of Girls Who Smoke!

Drive-By Truckers- Girls Who Smoke Download

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Our show at Louisville's Forecastle Festival is Friday at 6:15pm and being broadcasted live on WFPK

91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville

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American Routes ~ From Backroads to Backatown: Drive-By Truckers and Trombone Shorty

Drive-By Truckers: Daytrotter Session recorded Jul 6, 2010

Drive-By Truckers Playing In Store @ Shake It Records | Each Note Secure

Audio-didact: An All American Band: The Drive-By Truckers

Only 5 dollars:

Amazon.com: Killers and Stars: Patterson Hood: MP3 Downloads

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Jason Isbell

Southern exposure: Jason Isbell to play Taste of Downtown - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

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The Drams



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The Hold Steady

The Hold Steady: Rock's Pious Barflies - Video - TIME.com

Pitchfork: TV

Knockoff Craig Finn (FakeCraigFinn) on Twitter

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Drivin N Cryin

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Music

Pitchfork: New Mavis Staples (Written by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy): "You Are Not Alone"

WATCH: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Together Again | Spin Magazine Online

Prince - world exclusive interview: Peter Willis goes inside the star's secret world - mirror.co.uk

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DBT Week in Review - 6/7/10

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Guest Book for Chester W. Adams – Online Guest Book by Florence Times Daily and Legacy.com.

Birthday Boy - CANALPLUS.FR

Starr Kicks of New Season of PBS' `Artists Den' - ABC News

Here we are. Drive-By Truckers are the guest band. No cells/c... on Twitpic

A Drive-By in Dewey | Pulp Culture

Drive-By Truckers - "The Big To-Do" - Album Review

"This F***ing Job" - Drive-By Truckers // Rock Band�

Noisy Puppet brings more Drive-By Truckers to Rock Band | Noisy Puppet

Drive-By Truckers Til Sentrum Scene. � Stageway

Three Dimes Down • View topic - DBT Tracks - Week #2 - Late For Church

Bonnaroo Cinema - Bonnaroo - Activities & Attractions

Film documents life of Drive-By Truckers | delmarvanow.com | The Daily Times

Southern Shelter � Patterson Hood & Todd Snider @ Georgia Theatre 7/10/03

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Dexateens

Singles Reviews: Dexateens, Cass McCombs, David Ball | American Songwriter:

"Dexateens – “Granddaddy’s Mouth”

An overcast tone sometimes still harbors a little optimism at the core. A pedal steel’s heartbroken whine is comforted by Elliott McPherson’s reassuring voice in a song that tries and fails to be modest. The Dexateens “can’t explain granddaddy’s mouth,” just like you can’t explain the subtle beauty of the song, but it’s there."

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Bettye LaVette

Becoming Bettye LaVette: an interpreter of the highest order tackles the British Songbook - Americana and roots music - No Depression

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Lauderdale



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Drivin N Cryin



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Music

Yup:

Ryan Adams’ Metal Album Arrives - Americana and roots music - No Depression

Nice.

Rush Songs Not For Rent To Rand Paul | TPMDC

Daphne Duquesne: Do Fries Go With That Shake? 11 Kick-Ass Songs About Food From the '80s and '90s

Ali-Ollie Woodson DEAD: Temptations Singer Dies, Age 58

Stand and Deliver.

Reports: Adam Ant Sent to Psychiatric Hospital Again | PopEater.com

Punk rock:

Nicholas Blossom, Alaska Alaska Drummer, Falls From Chelsea Balcony, Impales Head On Fence

My 2nd favorite drummer:

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DBT Week in Review - 2/12/10

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Pre-Order The Big To-Do yet? You hate baby Jesus if you haven't.

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DBT on ReverbNation.

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Shonna contributed a recipe to the Austin City Limits Performers' Cookbook.

Below is a note from the publisher posted to DBT's Facebook page

Table of Contents and Excerpt, Facemire, Music in the Kitchen

Hi Shonna - thanks for your awesome Drunken Baby Carrots recipe in "Music In The Kitchen" -Austin City Limits performers cookbbook. We LOVE it!

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Q&A: Brad Morgan of Drive-By Truckers | Metromix Greenville

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A Valentine's Day To-Do - see the Drive-By Truckers in Knoxville:

"'In the studio is when we typically have a really good time,” Cooley said. 'Going out and touring is fun, and we really get off on it, but it's the job — or at least, for us it's the closest we get to a grind. But when we're looking for something new, going into the studio and getting to hang out with each other without all of the soundchecks and this and that is something we look forward to. Because if you write songs, your favorite song is always the next one.'"

"“Once you get to that bridge, sometimes it's a lot longer and shakier and sometimes made out of rope. But you've got to get across it. And once you do — once you achieve tolerance — you can get back to all of the respect and chemistry and natural things that make it happen in the first place."

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Knoxville.com | Drive-By Truckers take no show and no crowd for granted : Music : Knoxville.com:

"How the Drive-By Truckers became a success story confounds even its members.

'This is our 25th year together and it's still a mystery to me,' says Patterson Hood. 'I just know that it works and I'm glad it works."

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NineBullets.org - Message Board • View topic - Rolling Stone Shows Some Love:

"The new (Feb 18, 2010) issue of Rolling Stone has a little love for DBT, landing them on this month's 'Hot List:' 'This Fucking Job: Roots-rock social realism is back! 'A family can't live on these fast-food wages,' Patterson Hood sings over power chords crunchier than a double-stuffed gordita.'"

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Movie review: 'The Secret to a Happy Ending' features the Drive-By Truckers - washingtonpost.com:

"'The Secret to a Happy Ending' doesn't strictly obey the rules of the very genre it belongs to. Made by an unabashed fan, what it might lack in hard-nosed inquiry it makes up in conveying the ardor and near messianic belief that have made Drive-By Truckers a cult sensation."

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"....but it got canceled".

The Secret to a Happy Ending at the AFI Silver Theatre - Arts & Events - Washington City Paper:

"The documentary will probably present DBT in three different ways: DBT as the obvious heirs to Skynyrd’s “triple-threat” guitar section; DBT as real folk who still hang out in Athens, even though they’re famous; and DBT as manly men who dry themselves with cheetah pelts. If you doubt these truths, take your beef to Cooley and Patterson—they’ll be waiting for you at AFI."

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NineBullets.org - Message Board • View topic - vintage DBT

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Wes Freed turned me on to his neighbor Mark Lilly. Marks got a very cool racket.

Farm to Family 09.25.09 | VASADP:

"Farm to Family, operated by Mark Lilly, is a bus that stops all over Richmond so that you can pick up fresh produce from local farmers any day of the week. The goal of Farm to Family is to provide local, sustainable and affordable produce to the Richmond metro area and to provide small farms with a means of distribution year round. Mark also hopes that it will foster a community of healthy eaters and growers and lead towards a more sustainable food system."

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Jason Isbell

The Music of The Who at Carnegie Hall - March 2, 2010:

"Bob Mould (of H�sker D�Fab Faux, The Gaslight Anthem, Jason Isbell, Asaf Avidan, Vanessa Carlton, Willie Nile, Rich Pagano, Nicole Atkins, Steven Bernstein & The Music Unites Youth Choir"

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Muscle Shoals Sound

Filmmaker attempting to secure funding for music documentary | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"TUSCUMBIA - Most recording artists know when the audience is cheering, they're into the music.

Percy Sledge, who sang “When a Man Loves a Woman,” grew up in Leighton.

If they're silent, there's something wrong.

It's just the opposite for Percy Sledge, the man whose hit 'When a Man Loves a Woman' helped bring Muscle Shoals music to the world.

'When they're quiet, I've got 'em,' Sledge said in an interview that will be part of a short presentation that filmmaker Wallace Sears will use to get backing for a major documentary on Muscle Shoals music."

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Music I Like

Whilst managing one of the many social sites I admin, I came across Allison Weiss from Athens, GA.

Really digging 'Fingers Crossed' and 'I'm Ready'.

Allison Weiss | Athens, GA | Rock / Folk / Powerpop | Music, Lyrics, Songs, and Videos | ReverbNation

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DnC gets a panda shout-out.

Morning Roundup: One Less Panda Edition - City Desk - Washington City Paper:

"Sometime around 8, Tai Shan entered a FedEx container and headed out to Dulles. I hope he took 123 to the Toll Road, rather than stay on 66, which is a killer! He will be flying back to China as part of a deal under which they sell us cheap power tools for the foreseeable future, accompanied by his redneck cousin Mei Lan, who is returning from Zoo Atlanta (sadness). Mei Lan will bore Tai Shan to tears on the way over, talking about how much better Atlanta's weather is than D.C.'s and why Drivin' N Cryin' never got their due."

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Music

Jesse Kornbluth: Justin Townes Earle: Steve's Son? Yes, Just as Talented, but Not Political and Much More Fun

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Air Force pulls ad following legal threat from White Stripes | Raw Story:

"WASHINGTON -- jackmeg Air Force pulls ad following legal threat from White StripesAdd the White Stripes to the long list of rock musicians that have extracted their music from politically-related campaigns they don't support.

The Detroit alternative rock duo consisting of Jack and Meg White has lashed out at the United States Air Force for using their song 'Fell In Love With A Girl' in a recruitment ad that aired during the Super Bowl.

Posted on their main page whitestripes.com is a cutting letter explicating in no ambiguous terms the band's dissatisfaction with the Air Force's use of their works without permission. The duo said they 'have not licensed' the song and 'plan to take strong action' if the ad isn't pulled."

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Bruce Springsteen Sues Connolly's Pub... Or Does He?:

"NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen wants his name off a lawsuit demanding licensing fees from a Manhattan bar where a band played his songs.

A statement on Springsteen's Web site Thursday said he didn't know about the lawsuit that was filed Wednesday in federal court and wouldn't have agreed to be a plaintiff if he had been asked."

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GET THIS NOW: GALACTIC, YA-KA-MAY | The People's Music

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Backpack Strategically Placed In Theft-Proof Corner Of Concert Hall Floor | The Onion - America's Finest News Source:

"ATHENS, GA—Wishing to avoid the annoyance of wearing his backpack during a rock and roll show at the 40 Watt Club Friday, concertgoer Nick Hurley ingeniously placed the bag in the corner, thereby rendering his personal items completely inaccessible to any potential thieves.

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See. Even Jesus is against the prohibition.

30 pounds of pot found inside pictures of Jesus - CNN.com:

"(CNN0 -- A marijuana bust along the U.S.-Mexico border revealed 30 pounds of the drug stuffed into framed pictures of Jesus Christ, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said Wednesday."

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My buddy R. Keith Harris is TJ/Timbaland in this video.

More humorous than educational.

Soomo Publishing creates online assignments that bring the best web resources to the college classroom. "Too Late To Apologize: a Declaration" is our first satirical video project and is part of our ongoing effort to facilitate learning in creative, innovative ways. Learn more about Soomo Publishing at soomopublishing.com

Music and video based on "Apologize" by One Republic, featuring Timbaland, 2007.

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Without comment:

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DBT Week in Review - 12/4/09

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Alabama Ass Whuppin': Grammy Nominations for Booker and DBT!!!

Drive-By Truckers 2009 - a set on Flickr

The 30 Best Cover Songs of the Decade (2000-2009) :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste

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Brent Best/Slobberbone

Bandwagon: Over the Wires : Brent Best:

"I suppose I should just get the obvious one out of the way first. I see that you're playing dates with Slobberbone and solo. Since there's been no official announcement, what does this mean for the band situation? Are The Drams still active? How's it all shaking out?

Drams are still semi-active. We just played a show last night. The idea is to do both but obviously we'll have to kinda focus on one or the other at one time and it looks like we're gonna focus on some Slobberbone stuff for now. Keith and Chad are playing and doing quite well in The King Bucks right now and with Brian back it seems like a good time to fire up Slobbebone and maybe start laying down some tracks. And then hopefully do it all again with The Drams in a year or so. I like the idea of having both and having them be very different things. Solo shows just sorta fill the cracks in between."

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Jason Isbell: Live at KDHX:

"Jason Isbell grew up in the Muscle Shoals area of Alabama, and the Shoals' deep soul permeates his style and sensibility – even when he's pouring out intricate story songs on an acoustic guitar, as he did during an exclusive live session for Feel Like Going Home."

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Drivin N Cryin

A Night w/ Drivin N Cryin By Eric Von Haessler On ExposureRoom

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Music

John Mellencamp To QUIT SMOKING If Facebook Group Hits 1 Million:

"BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — John Mellencamp's 14-year-old son has started a social networking campaign on Facebook that he hopes will get his rocker dad to quit smoking."

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I've dated an Eastern Block woman before, Ronnie. I understand.

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is arrested - Boston.com

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Give Some Thanks

I'm taking the next few days away from the blog, so stuff yourselves silly and holiday your asses off.

Some almost good news, though.

Paula Deen HIT In The FACE With A Ham (VIDEO)

I propose a TV show where Paula Deen gets hit in the face repeatedly with a ham, or hammer, for an hour straight. No commercials.

That woman gets on my last nerve.

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New, free music from one of my favorite rockers.

Official news about the rock band Glossary from Murfreesboro, TN � Blog Archive � Joey’s solo record – free download:

"Ok, first thing’s first. Our new record, Feral Fire, will be released on February 2nd. We are all very excited to say the least.

Joey is so excited, he has decided to give you his new solo record as a free download!All-Night Cover It’s called The All-Night Bedroom Revival. I know Joey spent a lot of time on it and he did everything himself. I listened to it while I was on the road this past month and I can tell you that it’s gripping and dense and is a showcase for one of my favorite songwriters ever. The record also includes the incredible song “Paper Mills” written by Kevin Kerby of Little Rock, AR. So please enjoy it thoroughly and let it tide you over until Feral Fire’s birthday on Feb 2nd"

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And, holy freakin' crap is Norah Jones fine as dandy wine or what. JeZeus. She's always been cute, but she's vamped it up a bit for the new record.

Stupid record labels with there 'embedding disabled'. And that helps how?

YouTube - Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates

Here's she is performing the single live. All bow to Norah Jones hotness!

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And this website needs to add the 'embed' option. Get with it, folks. You get more views with embed.

A Night w/ Drivin N Cryin By Eric Von Haessler On ExposureRoom

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DBT Week in Review - 11/20/09

DBT/Patterson

Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog � Decade :: Drive-By Truckers, The Dirty South (2004)

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The 100 Best Records of the Decade: 73.) The Drive-By Truckers - The Dirty South (2004)

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Review: Drive-by Truckers deliver in Clay Center s ... - News - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports:

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- On a mild November Sunday evening, the Drive-By Truckers stormed into Charleston and heated up the Clay Center stage with an eye-opening and ear-catching performance."

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My Aimz Is True: Concert Review: Private Drive-By Truckers show in T.O.

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Southern Shelter � Patterson Hood @ Caledonia 11/11/09

Plus Bo! Great listen.

Southern Shelter � Bo Bedingfield @ Caledonia 11/11/09

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That Evening Sun w/Patterson Hood songs featured opens in L.A. today!

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

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Adam Smith

New web site:

Adam Smith Photography / Artist Management

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Muscle Shoals Sound

The Black Keys New Album Recorded At Muscle Shoals Sound Studio | The Black Keys Fan Lounge:

"There used to be some amazing regional record labels, but that all dried up. But the same talent pool is there—just no one is there to discover it. It’s the same thing with Muscle Shoals—there are talented people everywhere. I do believe that music is genetic—it’s a family thing. Whatever was magical about Muscle Shoals is still there, it’s just no one fucking cares anymore. Music now is just pop music, made by motherfuckers like Bob Rock. Motherfuckers that have wrap-around Sub Zeros and dreadlocks and a crazy ass Kurzweil keyboard. People just don’t get it."

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I'm announcing a Patterson Japan solo tour for next year (Not that there is one in works, but a good buddy is going to grad school in Japan next year and how cool would it to follow Hood when I make my visit).

Japanese dig the Muscle Shoals sound | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Hearing Donnie Fritts and Scott Boyer describe their five-show tour in Japan in October conjures up images of rock stars getting off a plane, being mobbed by autograph-hungry fans and running through train stations to make the next show.

Part of that is true - the rest is a product of my overactive imagination.

In reality, Fritts and The Decoys, two names that are well known in the Shoals but sometimes taken for granted, received the grand treatment in Japan.

Fritts said going to Japan with The Decoys was one of the best experiences of his 50-year career.

'Being accepted by the Japanese like we were was unbelievable,' he said."

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Music

:: news, reviews and opinion :: since 2001 :: online at clickyclickymusic.com ::: Rock Over Boston | drivin n cryin | TT the Bear's | 11.15.2009:

"It would be easy to go on for a thousand words about drivin n cryin (in fact, when I started this review it was starting to look like I would), because theirs has been a long and complex story since singer-sonwriter Kevn Kinney and bassist/mandolinist Tim Nielsen released the first album with the band's first lineup, 1986's Scarred But Smarter. So let's boil it down. Here's what you need to know: drivin n cryin are a part southern rock, part country rock, part folk rock, and part hard rock working class band from Atlanta, GA. They like folk music as much as they like the Stooges, and Aerosmith as much as country music."

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D'0h!

Bruce Springsteen News - Yahoo! Music:

"A visibly embarrassed Springsteen grinned and said such a mistake was 'every front man's nightmare.'"

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The Who? I wish they would tell me.

The Who to perform at SuperBowl: report | Entertainment | Reuters

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Yeah!

INTERVIEW - Don't jail illegal music sharers - UN agency | Business News | Reuters

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Or Rock musicians for that matter.

Belarus rock musician faces extradition on phony murder charge | Raw Story:

"Amnesty International has declared rock musician and social activist Igor Koktysh to be a prisoner of conscience who 'is being persecuted for his political views.' Koktysh was tried on trumped-up murder charges in Belarus in 2001, and was allegedly tortured in an attempt to force him to confess, but he was acquitted after he proved he had been in another city at the time."

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'Remote Control' Host Ken Ober Dead At 52 - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News

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Via Grumbine.

NSFW, but damn I wish I had a job to give this guy.

Ian Pfaff's Demo Reel from Ian Pfaff on Vimeo.

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DBT Week in Review - 10/2/09

DBT!/Patterson Hood

If you have an iPhone go get DBT's new iPhone app. Pretty darn cool, if I do say so myself.

Two links.

This one will launch iTunes store directly to the app.

This one is a third party vendor:

Drive-By Truckers - Official App iPhone application - AppStoreHQ

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New Words from the Hood.

Patterson Hood

New solo gigs for Patterson:

Patterson Hood - Tour

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The Lovesick Drunk: Album of the Decade: Drive-by Truckers - Decoration Day:

"How do you follow up a masterpiece? You one-up the mother fucker."

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Hellz yeah. Git you some.

"INSPIRING MOMENT
Sent to me as a complimentary gift CD for the work I'd done for 91.3 WYEP FM, I found this track to be the most soulful on the compilation. And I found it fascinating for the main character to wonder about his own mortality even after death. Conversely I wonder if I am at times dead even in life."

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Jason Isbell

Trythespecial's Blog:

"So I’m doing a little blogging now. Lots going on these days, and I thought some of you might want to know how we’re getting along. The Americana Awards are Thursday night the Ryman in Nashville, and of course excitement abounds. Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing lots of old friends and hearing some great music. Here’s a picture-"

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Dexateens

The Dexateens (dexateens) on Twitter

Skybucket Records:

"$ 14.00

This is to pre-order the vinyl LP edition of Dexateens – Singlewide. All orders will be ship before release date to arrive early or on time. All orders will come with download code of full album plus alternate versions. THE RELEASE DATE IS NOVEMBER 24"

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Drivin' n' Cryin'

Please go buy this excellent record if you haven't already. Really, really good stuff.

Amazon.com: The Great American Bubble Factory: Drivin' n' Cryin': Music

I've been revisiting some older DnC and at the same time revisiting some of my youth. So glad these guys are still around and making good tunes.

Here's where my worlds collide.

Stewart Cink hanging with DnC.

Facebook | drivin' n' cryin''s Photos - Dave FM Circle of Friends

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DnC on CNN.com doing some acoustic.

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Muscle Shoals Sound

The other Southern sound | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"SHEFFIELD - Jay Johnson says he knows just enough Spanish to get into trouble, but he's not going to let his limitations keep him from taking on the challenge of learning a Mexican rock song.

The song and maybe a couple of other rock songs that are popular south of the border will appear on an album featuring Johnson and guitarist Brian Flynn, a Colorado native who has spent the past 15 years living and playing music in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Johnson, son of Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section founder Jimmy Johnson, and Flynn began recording the untitled album at Jimmy Johnson's Sheffield studio in mid-September.

The guitarists were joined in the studio by Flynn's friend and bassist, John June, and Shoals drummer, John Blumer, who played with Johnson in the popular local act, Radio Tokyo, in the 1980s.

Several other noted musicians, including former 38 Special guitarist Jeff Carlisi and one-time Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Mike Estes, also are expected to be involved in the project."

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Music

Grumbine rants so good.

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Grateful Dead Archive To Be Preserved Online - cbs5.com

Warner music videos returning to YouTube

Lucy Vodden Dead: 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' Dies At 46

Subversive cartoonist R. Crumb zaps the Bible | Raw Story:

"PARIS — Subversive US cartoonist Robert Crumb, whose take on the Bible is about to be released worldwide, says people are “totally nuts” for taking the book so seriously for so long.

“I grew to hate the Bible,” he told a press conference for the international launch of “Robert Crumb’s Book of Genesis”, which he called a “gruelling” four year project. The book hits bookshelves in late October in Europe, Brazil and the United States.

“The idea of millions of people taking this so seriously is totally nuts,” he added. “The Bible doesn’t need to be satirised. It’s already so crazy.”"

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DBT Week in Review - 9/18/09

Tommy takes first position today. Read it:

Tommy Womack:

"I’m sick of playing benefits.

We shouldn’t have to."

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DBT!


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Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog � Jim Carroll :: August 1, 1950 — September 11, 2009:

"The Drive-by Truckers have long made “People Who Died” a staple of their live shows. If you go back to 1999’s sadly out-of-print Alabama Ass Whuppin’, the early line-up of the band tears through the song with abandon. Muddling the verse order, and shuffling and adjusting lyrics as he goes, Patterson Hood’s delivery of the song is a howling maelstrom of grief. There are times where his vocals become muttered and incoherent, others where the pain is howled into the Plutonian shore. Imagining the narrator now in the small towns of the deep South, where friends are people you’ve known since you were born, not just the guy you met hustling on the street the other week, the deaths rack up in a much more serious way. As friends drop left and right, everything that seemed true is revealed in the harsh light of reality. The guitars, thick and raspy, convey something much more guttural and deeply troubling than the skittish chug of Carroll’s original. You can only take so much pain in a lifetime. Sometimes, it just can’t hurt any less. words/ j. neas"

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Drive-By Truckers - Stereo Subversion

: "SSv: What kind of details can you give us about the new Drive-By record?

Patterson Hood: It’s a big rock record. A big, big rock record. It’s epic. I think it’ll be out in February and I think it’ll be a good one."

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Best Albums Of 2000’s and Best Albums Of The Decade

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Honest Tune Online - Drive-By Truckers : The Fine Print - A Collection of Oddities and Rarities

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CD Review: Drive-By Truckers - Music

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Drivin' N' Cryin'

I've had the pleasure of rocking out to this record for the past couple of weeks. Stellar work and worthy to add to your collection.

Stream Drivin' N' Cryin's first new album in 12 years: It's an EW exclusive! | EW.com

ATLANTA, GA - Drivin' N' Cryin' will put out their first record in twelve years. Great American Bubble Factory will be released on September 29, 2009 on Vintage Earth Music with marketing and distribution provided by Thirty Tigers/RED. "This record is the perfect crescendo to a long twenty-plus year career of the band. I think we've found the true essence of what we started to build back in 1985," says Kevn Kinney.

Drivin' N' Cryin' originally started recording demos for this album on September 10, 2001. After 9/11 the band abandoned the sessions after deciding the time wasn't right for their stories of blue-collar optimism. They returned to Sonica Studios in Atlanta earlier this year where the band produced the album in collaboration with Anton Fier, who produced their 1987 album Whisper Tames the Lion and James Barber, their ex-manager-turned-producer.

This record moves from the "Midwestern Blues" to the Flannery O'Connor South of "This Town" to the industrial grind of "Detroit City" to the optimistic anthem (and Dictators cover) "I Stand Tall" to the genuine pining for home in "I See Georgia."

The current DNC line up is: Kevn Kinney (guitar & vocals), Tim Nielsen (bass, mandolin & backing vocals), Mac Carter (guitar), Dave V. Johnson (drums, percussion & backing vocals). The band will be on tour throughout the fall, tour dates will be announced soon.

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Centro-Matic

Counting the Scars:

"We are honored to share footage of Rockestra performing “Counting the Scars” at their Good Records performance in Dallas on Aug. 30th. Rockestra is a Rock n Roll Youth Orchestra that contains vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keys, synths, strings, horns, etc ages 12-17. Here’s a hearty salute to them and their lovely version of this song."

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Dexateens

The top 40 bands you should see at ACL before dark - No. 36 Dexateens:

"I attempt to avoid comparisons to other bands, especially when it shows my age, but I have heard others compare Dexateens to bands like Son Volt, or others of the same strain. But I think it is more apropos to say many of us are just now catching on to Dexateens’ sound that is 110% their own making."

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Lauderdale

two-bit wonders:

"The following series of photographs are from the first weekend in August. Lauderdale and Shotgun Lover shared bills at Speakeasy and the Alabama Music Box. We always have a blast playing shows and acting like pirates with those guys. I saw them last Friday night here at home with Doc Dailey and Magnolia Devil. It was a good show and a great reminder of my intentions to post these photos. This club circuit that we're on most weekends seems as if it's becoming the world's largest, most dysfunctional family. We're a handful of hard-working bands from all over the place who are perpetually crossing paths and closing down bars."

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Music

Emmitt-Nershi Band

BOULDER,CO- The Emmitt-Nershi Band will release New Country Blues on September 29, 2009 on SCI Fidelity Records. Prior to the release of the album, a free download of the title track, New Country Blues will be available online. The bands website, emmittnershiband.com, also features information on contests and ordering the new album. Fans have a chance to win an autographed guitar, as well as autographed albums.

Throughout the new album, Drew Emmitt and Bill Nershi exemplify the forward-thinking modern bluegrass musician. As linchpins of two legendary jam-bands --Drew with Leftover Salmon, Bill with the String Cheese Incident--both men have traveled the world and played in front of hundreds of thousands of people. The Emmitt-Nershi Band is rounded out with Andy Thorn on banjo and Tyler Grant on bass and guitar.

The title track is available for free download at the link below:

http://emmittnershiband.com/newcountryblues/downloads/01.NewCountryBlues.mp3.zip

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Miller, Fogerty honored at Americana Music Awards - USATODAY.com:

"Justin Townes Earle won new artist of the year,"

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Shoals Internet music program moves across the river | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL

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15th Street Dinah:

"15th Street Dinah is a blog primarily about music coming to and coming from the Tuscaloosa, AL area. From time to time, we might veer off course...but for the most part, that's our thing.

We're named in honor of the great Dinah Washington, Tuscaloosa native and 'Queen of the Blues'."

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DBT Week in Review - 8/28/09

DBT/Patterson Hood

Check out 4 new videos from Patterson Hood and the Screwtopians as they perform songs in-studio from Murdering Oscar (and other love songs):



YouTube - Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians - "Belvedere" from Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)

YouTube - Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians - "Back of a Bible" from Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)

YouTube - Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians - "Pollyanna" from Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)

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Lorenzo Wolff: There Ain't Much to Country Livin':

"A few years ago I heard about a band that was doing a kind of updated country-rock thing and went to seem them play Irving Plaza. They played for about an hour and half, dazzling what otherwise would have been a jaded New York crowd with their proud, aggressive songs and the brutal realism of their lyrics. After the last chord was struck and the world started spinning again, I went over to their merch booth to pick up as many of their records as I could fit in my pockets."

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Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) Review | Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People

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The Hold Steady & Drive-By Truckers - videos from last November | Breakfast On Tour

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Drivin' N' Cryin' discuss DBT's influence on a song from their upcoming album Great American Bubble Factory:

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Byron Wilkes is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself

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Wes Freed

Wes has been posting some sweet new work on Willard's Garage. Check it out:

Willard's Garage

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Will Johnson

Centro-Matic's Pence, Johnson Share Art at Good Records | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth:

"Baseball through the eyes of Centro-matic singer/guitarist Will Johnson looks like that. On panels of wood, he paints portraits of the men who've served the beloved sport with their life stories, such as Willie Mays and Cool Papa Bell. Johnson frames their faces with words, sometimes words the players famously said and sometimes Johnson's own wide-eyed biographies of the figures.

The night before they set out to record Centro-matic's next record, Johnson and drummer Matt Pence, who's a photographer, will share their work Sunday from 7 t"

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Lauderdale

Shameless self promotion - Lauderdale's MySpace Blog |:

A couple of us from the band have started blogs so that we can share our photos, stories and whatnot. We're always taking photos on the road and elsewhere. If you're interested in seeing what's going on inside and outside of the band check them out.

Patrick's:
www.two-bitwonders.blogspot.com

Chris':
www.dailyspamart.blogspot.com

word is bond,
-Patrick"

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Muscle Shoals Sound

Former George Jones songwriter left fame behind | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Welcome to Hobbyland, Montgomery's Sheffield store - a pack rat's nirvana.

But there is a history behind the guy selling those aged prom dresses and greeting cards.

He's penned more than 70 songs for country legend George Jones."

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Music

Dylan all over the news lately:

Bob Dylan to become the voice of your satnav? - Telegraph:

"Bob Dylan, the singer-songwriter who has taken his fans down Highway 61 by way of Lonely Avenue and Desolation Row, is in negotiations to voice a satellite navigation system.

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Bob Dylan’s Holiday LP “Christmas in the Heart” Due October 13th : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily:

"Bob Dylan has made his latest unpredictable career move: Rolling Stone has learned that Bob Dylan will release a Christmas album October 13th. Entitled Christmas in the Heart, the collection will feature holiday standards including “Must Be Santa,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Winter Wonderland” and “Here Comes Santa Claus.” All U.S. royalties from the collection will benefit the charity Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Other proceeds from the disc will benefit hunger relief organizations around the world. Get a first look at the album art here."

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Bob Dylan Stopped By Cops, Asked For ID In New Jersey Shore Town:

"A 24-year-old police officer apparently was unaware of who Dylan is and asked him for identification, Long Branch business administrator Howard Woolley said Friday.

'I don't think she was familiar with his entire body of work,' Woolley said."

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Rapper behind 'Roxanne's Revenge' gets Warner Music to pay for Ph.D:

"But Shante, then 19, remembered a clause in her Warner Music recording contract: The company would fund her education for life.

She eventually cashed in, earning a Ph.D. in psychology from Cornell to the tune of $217,000 - all covered by the label. But getting Warner Music to cough up the dough was a battle.

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