DBT Week in Review - 4/30/10

DBT!

3DD is the place to be... especially hit that front page before you mosey to the new and improved forums.

threedimesdown.com

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Gretsch Guitar Signed by all Members of DBT to be Auctioned - Drive-By Truckers's MySpace Blog |

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Best review of the year and English is the writer's 2nd language AND this is the first time writer has seen the mighty DBT. American music 'writers' take note:

rockerparis: Drive-by Truckers @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal , Paris April 28th 8:00PM:

"Back at the famous Canal tv show L' Album de la Semaine to see , completely unknown over here, American band from Alabama ( and based in Georgia) Drive-By truckers."

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Drive-By Truckers deliver big tales worth stopping for - Go! Magazine | ColumbiaTribune.com:

"Driven largely by the stirring writing of Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, “The Big To-Do” is an album with evocative mini-narratives and tight yet unrestrained sound that grow more resonant by the listen, proving DBT the rare band that can string together 13 tracks without a single second of filler. One of the best records so far this year, it burnishes their reputation as first-rate rockers sensitive enough to color their songs with a cinematic brush."

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Encore performance this weekend on your local PBS.

Austin City Limits - (3412) Drive-By Truckers / Ryan Bingham

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Reel Fanatic: Atlanta Film Festival report No. 4: "The Secret to a Happy Ending" with the Drive-By Truckers

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Wait for it....

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Bettye LaVette

Great read but just a little bit more actual research needed. Not hard to do.

Bettye's new record is going to be the absolute tits, ya'll.

Leonce Gaiter: Bettye LaVette: The High Priestess of R&B, Too Long Ignored:

"Then someone comes along and reminds me of what we can do in other forms. Bettye LaVette has been around since she was a teenager in the early sixties, largely ignored. She never, as she put it, 'crossed over.' Opportunities were lost, missed, unrecognized or unfulfilled. Then, in 2005 she released 'I've Got My Own Hell to Raise.' The great Joe Henry produced. The songs came from a slew of fine female writers: Aimee Mann, Dolly Parton, Joan Armatrading, Lucinda Williams. Immediately, that voice slapped you. Unashamedly aged, rough, ragged and under absolute control. On the song 'Just Say So,' she proved that she could find depths of longing and desperation in a lyric that the songwriters probably didn't even know existed.

She then released the brilliant 'Scene of the Crime' with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section."

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FREE MP3: Betty LaVette - "Salt of the Earth" :: Featured Videos :: Paste

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ANTI- Bettye LaVette Invited By Robert Plan To Open On His July Tour:

"The stars are aligning for Bettye LaVette and the May 25 release of Interpretations: The British Rock Songboo, as Robert Plant has invited Bettye to open for his July tour. Bettye's 3rd album for Anti-, and the follow-up to her Grammy-nominated Scene of the Crime, is earning considerable praise from both the press and her artist peers, and she’s already booked for a performance on The Late Show with David Letterman for June 23.

The request to join the legendary Led Zeppelin vocalist on tour is not so much a notch in Bettye's belt as it is another link in the chain: Her latest work is an impassioned dissertation on the much-documented influence that American blues and soul had on British rock n' roll – but more than that, it's an exploration of how those echoes from a foreign shore in turn influenced and reshaped American blues and soul. Fittingly, Bettye’s rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic “All My Love,” will premiere exclusively on AOL’s “Spinner” April 27."

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Dexateens

Get yo momma a present from Elliott this year.

FOR SALE : LIGHTBOXES : ELLIOTT McPHERSON : CORNELIUS CHAPEL BUHL, AL

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Music

Diabetic and sleeveless. Classic.

DUDE, DON’T DIE. | The People's Music:

"Bret seems like a nice guy and has always done what most any other average American guy would do given the opportunity and selection of cowboy hats. In fact, Bret is America. He’s diabetic, sleeveless, and just trying to get back to his success from the 80’s. Bret Michaels is Mr. America, which is all the more reason he cannot die while under contract with Donald Trump."

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Justin Townes Earle live at The Guest Apartment on Baeblemusic

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OK, I'm ready to take you on now... what, you're quitting?

A-ha Breaking Up After Three Decades Together | PopEater.com:

"A-ha are ending their 30-year run.

The '80s band, who gave us the memorable video for their greatest hit 'Take on Me,' have decided to call it quits, EOnline.com reports.

Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy will tour one last time together this year, but it will be their last."

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Pitchfork: Record Store Day Sets, Uh, Records:

"Billboard reports that according to Nielsen Soundscan, this year's Record Store Day marked the biggest single day for vinyl sales in the history of Soundscan, which started counting things in 1991. According to Billboard, RSD's co-founder, the Music Monitor Network's Michael Kurtz, also reports that stores including New York City's Other Music, Seattle's Sonic Boom, and New Jersey's Vintage Vinyl, had their most successful days ever. And sales were up all across the board.

Good work, people."

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Beer

Went to high school with Dale. Yet to get my hands on any of his brew.

50 Beers to Try Before You Die - The Early Show - CBS News:

"Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale - $9 (6-pack cans)
Packed with tons of citrus from a heavy dose of American hops, this is the quintessential stateside IPA. Like most pale ales, it's on the hoppier side-which means its slightly bitter and sour. You know hops when you taste em. However, it's not as hoppy as a IPA (Indian Pale Ale). And we really like the can, which makes it easily transportable, great to bring to a picnic or barbecue or the beach. Technically speaking, beer lasts longer in a can because no light is allowed in."

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DBT Week in Review - 4/23/10

DBT!

Drive-By Truckers miss their last exit, have a 'Happy Ending' - USATODAY.com:

"'When we go to see the Truckers play, we wear diapers so we don't have to go to the bathroom,' declares a young female fan early on in The Secret to a Happy Ending, a documentary about Southern rock band the Drive-By Truckers.

Similar devotion to the Athens, Ga.-based Truckers led Washington, D.C.-area filmmaker Barr Weissman to spend nearly six years making what he calls 'a love letter to rock 'n' roll.'"

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Vic Chesnutt, Alex Chilton, And The Big To-Do: An Interview with Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers: The Q: GQ

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Amazing picture. Tells the tale of the times of this glorious band.

Drive-By Truckers Crash Rec Store Day! on Blurt Online

some thoughts from the crowd while we wait for the Drive-By Truckers to stage., some thoughts from the crowd while we wait for the Drive-By Truckers to sta...

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Music review: Drive-By Truckers April 9 show in Chicago - chicagotribune.com

Drive-By at House of Blues- Roving Festival Writer, LLC | TheRFW.com

Drive By Truckers Live at The Norva - Norfolk, VA 4/15/2010 | Merchants Of Rock

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Love this:

The Drive-By Truckers' Union Roots | Teamster Magazine:

"Did you grow up in a union home (or ever belong to a union yourself), or was work an important part of your upbringing?

MC: My dad was a Teamster for a few years. He drove dump trucks, hauling asphalt and gravel.

PH: My dad and I have both been members of the musicians union. My dad has been there for over 40 years. I was also partly raised by my great uncle who was a Teamster. He drove trucks for International Harvester from 1946 through 1976. I have very strong working-class roots, even though my dad is a lifelong musician. He was always more on the working man’s end of al of that (being a session musician)."

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Lauderdale

Come with the new record, already!

Lauderdale Live at Pegasus Records, Tapes & CDs on 2010-04-17 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

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Music

Hilarious:

BIGGEST MISUSE OF THE WORD “ACADEMY” EVER | The People's Music:

"Three years ago, Troy Gentry pled guilty to shooting a domesticated, caged bear named “Cubby.” This year the ACM gave Montgomery Gentry their humanitarian award. As horrible as that may be, it still shows more integrity than giving them an award for their music."

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I agree:

SFGate: Daily Dish : Russell Brand: How to weed out teenyboppers from music

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America's 15 Best Indie Record Stores | Spin Magazine Online:

"1. AMOEBA

6400 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, 1855 Haight Street in San Francisco, and 2455 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, California"

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Measuring Success By Fan Passion, Not Billboard Chart Position | Techdirt:

"For a long time now, we've chosen to measure their success in the fans' passion for the music rather than Billboard chart positions.

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RIP, Alicia.

Writer Alicia Parlette, who moved many readers with 'Alicia's Story,' dies

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DBT Week in Review - 4/16/10

DBT!

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS WORST JOB VIDEOS | The People's Music

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NFL

Jerry Falls Victim To The Information Age (And Whiskey) | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth:

"This isn't the best way to go about things, and the booze is no excuse. As the Drive-By Truckers tell us, 'whiskey don't make you do a thing, it just lets you.'"

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10 Best Rock Operas - Spinner:

"3. 'Southern Rock Opera,' Drive-by Truckers
The classic Lynyrd Skynyrd lineup may have perished in that awful plane crash, but the band left behind a fine legacy for Drive-by Truckers, the band that would define what it was like to grow up in the South in their wake. This 2001 'Southern Rock Opera' tells Patterson Hood's semi-autobographical tale through the constant touchstone of the Skynyrd legend. Sample song title: 'Shut Up and Get on the Plane.'"

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DBTweet

NBA

Twitter / Paul Shirley: I've owned the new @driveb ...:

"I've owned the new @drivebytruckers album for 12 days. I've listened to 'Birthday Boy' 8 times. This is a lot. So far, best song of 2010."

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I'm lovin' it too, Junkie.

Twitter / Athens Music Junkie: I love all the social medi ...:

"I love all the social media stuff the @drivebytruckers are doing. Kinda makes me wish I had a bad job to post on www.workingthisjob.com."

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I might not agree, but I know comedy when I see it.

Twitter / BitterOldPunk: @soundhunter Kings of Leon ...:

"@soundhunter Kings of Leon is for people who like My Morning Jacket but think Drive-By Truckers r 2 country. I have no use for these people."

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David Morton is rocking to DBT whilst climbing Mt. Everest.

Twitter / David Morton: renjola yesterday. tday le ...

renjola yesterday. tday leaving Gokyo. tmorrow ChoLa. BC 11 or 12. Drive-By Truckers on the headphones. new FA update soon.

Meeting with Elizabeth Hawley Kicks off Expedition for Arnot and Morton

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Facebook | Misericordia's Hearts & Flour Bakery's Photos - We're Fans!

DBT-working on Flickr - Photo Sharing!:

Dewey Beach to host Drive-By Truckers | Pulp Culture

Drive-By Truckers/Lucero | 04.03 | Philly on JamBase

Drive-By Truckers live in concert: Photos of Drive-By Truckers live in concert - Eye Tunes

Road Tested | My Secret Boston - StumbleUpon

Five Records With… Patterson Hood : Sounds Country:

"I had the opportunity to interview Patterson Hood about some records that keep him going. I covered his band, the Drive-By Truckers’ latest record The Big To Do here. Five Records is an occasional feature of artists talking about the music that inspires them. Read more of these posts here."

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Day 2: Braves season, Heyward mania resume | Atlanta Braves:

"♣ Diversions: Picked up a couple of excellent CDs last week, the new, interesting, partly spoken-word CD by the godfather of hip-hop, Gil-Scott Heron, and the most recent release by Alabama garage-rockers the Dexateens, a CD called Singlewide. It’s the first one I’ve heard of theirs in a few years, for some unknown reason. Talk about underrated bands. The Dexateens have been around for many years and absolutely rock, but don’t seem to get much attention from the music press. They should. Try ‘em out if you haven’t. The Drive-By Truckers aren’t the only vital band from Alabama.

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Check out the DBT shout-out at 1:30. Nice tune, too:

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Brent is Best

Between Love and Like: Slobberbone/Drams' Brent Best Wanting to DIY Next Solo Record With Fan Donations

Music

We love the Hold Steady... but COME ON, COLBERT! Before you've had DBT on?!? You've been to Colbert County, for fuck's sake.

The Hold Steady on Letterman & Colbert Report & New Members on JamBase:

"The Hold Steady will perform on The Late Show with David Letterman on Friday, April 30, and sit down for an interview as well as perform on The Colbert Report Thursday, May 14. The band will play songs from their new album Heaven Is Whenever, out May 4 on Vagrant Records."

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That it is, baby. Can't wait for her new record.

It’s just Roast and Potatoes baby! | Epicurean Musician

Rocket Fuel - punk, ska, indie music podcast // rocketfuelpodcast@gmail.com:

"Welcome to the latest installment of Rocket Fuel! On this episode I play great new jams from Four Year Strong, Streetlight Manifesto, Crime In Stereo and much more. I also interview Joe Kneiser from Glossary and review the new album To Bed To Battle by Look Mexico."

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James McMurtry's Blog on Blurt Online:

"This guy, Rick Bass, wanted to do a piece on me for 'Gun and Garden', which sounds like it should have a sister publication called 'Tarp and Shovel'."

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Clean Bill Of Health? | GRAMMY.com:

"Framed in music terms, the U.S. healthcare debate has unfolded like an epic battle of the bands. For nearly a century politicians, doctors and private insurers have riffed on the subject, with each side hoping their proposed healthcare solutions would capture the grand prize of public approval. With the recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the debate continues and among the topics is how this historic legislation will impact the music community."

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Idiots

The Entertainment Industry's Dystopia of the Future | Electronic Frontier Foundation:

"In other words, the entertainment industry thinks consumers should voluntarily install software that constantly scans our computers and identifies (and perhaps deletes) files found to be 'infringing.' It's hard to believe the industry thinks savvy, security-conscious consumers would voluntarily do so. But those who remember the Sony BMG rootkit debacle know that the entertainment industry is all too willing to sacrifice consumers at the altar of copyright enforcement."

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The Associated Press: NC prosecutor: Nelson band member charges pending:

"KENANSVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina prosecutor says he still plans to prosecute six members of guitarist and singer Willie Nelson's band on drug and alcohol charges.

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Whoa, Kenny. More work done than Dolly.

Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers Reteam For Rogers' Show (PHOTOS)

What English Sounds Like to Foreigners is Todays BIG Thing in Music - NOV 03, 2009 - StumbleUpon

Amen:

Green Day singer tells Bill Maher: ‘Religion is a bunch of bullsh*t’ | Raw Story

Stupid Fight � Tom Scott

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Via Peter Grumbine

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DBT Week in Review - 2/12/10

DBT!

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 - 1/22/10

Update!

New Drive-By Truckers - "This Fucking Job" (Stereogum Premiere) - MP3 - Stereogum

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Still trying to catch up from the Athens excursion. I'll be editing my booty off this weekend to have stuff up next week. In the meantime....

Go to NineBullets.org for all kinds of reviews, pics and video.

Here's to people who.....

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Patterson Hood:

"No final tallies yet on the Nuci's Space fundraiser, but I'm suspecting it will end up in the $20,000 range. I will keep everyone posted as those figures come to me.
Thanks to everyone who bought tickets to the show and to everyone who came out to Nuci's Space and made bids on the fine art and memorabilia there. I'd also like to thank all of the artists who donated their wares to the cause.
Kudos to the Camp Amped Sampler Band that opened Thursdays benefit show. They were amazing. I look forward to seeing what each and every one of them do in the future."

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Truckin' on: The Hoods share a legacy in music || OnlineAthens.com

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The War On Pop: DBT's Return Home for Three-Night Stand: Drive-By Truckers at the 40 Watt (1/15/10):

"While the band played nine new tracks from The Big To Do as well as this tribute 7”, they also ensured that the hometown fans received more than their money’s worth, as they played an assortment of songs from across their catalog. Singers Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley alternated on lead vocals for fan favorites including “Three Dimes Down,” “Lookout Mountain” and “Women Without Whiskey,” providing the crowd with plenty a number to sing along with."

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Ummmm.

Nr. 29 - Drive-By Truckers: Southern Rock Opera | diskant.dk:

"Efter udgivelsen af debuten Gangstabilly i 1998 stod det ikke ligefrem skrevet i stjernerne, at Drive-By Truckers skulle g�hen og blive et af de vigtigste amerikanske southern rock bands i nyere tid, men det er lige pr�cis hvad der er sket!"

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DBT's documentary The Secret to a Happy Ending is being screened at the NoisePop festival in San Francisco. Woot!

** Noise Pop 18 || February 23rd to March 1st, 2010 || San Francisco CA **

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Facebook | Help Patterson Hood win an Oscar!!! Watch short video and repost

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Patterson Hood:

"Sign up for Patterson Hood's mailing list and get a free download of 'Depression Era' from the movie That Evening Sun"

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Drive-By Truckers:

"THAT EVENING SUN
Opening in theaters in Atlanta and Athens this Friday, January 22nd!

Grand Jury Winner at the 2009 Atlanta Film Festival
Starring Hal Holbrook, Ray McKinnon, Walton Goggins, Carrie Preston, Mia Wasikowska, Barry Corbin, and Dixie Carter
Featuring music by Patterson Hood of 'Drive-By Truckers' (DOWNLOAD 'Depression Era')

This is a limited engagement so be sure to see it before it leaves theaters!"

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How awesome is this:

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Who Made You God? 1-14-2010 - SignOnSanDiego.com:

"The only thing hotter than the triple-digit temperatures at last year’s Coachella festival in Indio was the music produced by some of the event’s most potent artists. Few of them sizzled as much (or seemed as effortlessly cool) as Memphis soul legend Booker T., who performs Saturday at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. The results were so joyous and exuberant that it was difficult to determine who was beaming more, the sweat-drenched members of the audience or Booker T. and his band (which at Coachella just happened to be top Southern rock band Drive By Truckers)."

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Jason Isbell

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Browan Lollar

Facebook | Videos Posted by Browan Job Lollar: "Closing Down My House" [HQ]

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Will Johnson

Magnet Magazine | GUEST EDITOR

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Vic Chesnutt

Southern Shelter � Undertow Orchestra @ 40 Watt 2/8/06:

"Undertow Orchestra was a songwriters “supergroup” featuring David Bazan, Vic Chesnutt, Mark Eitzel, and Will Johnson (assisted by multi-instrumentalist Scott Danbom)."

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Glossary

Last Chance Records and Tapes - Little Rock AR:

"GLOSSARY 'Better Nature' 180 gram deluxe vinyl LP

Limited pressing!

List Price: $20.00
Our Price: $16.99
You Save: $3.01 (15%)"

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Music

A. R. Kara: Amazing Photos from 'Elvis 1956': Celebrating The King's Birthday (PHOTOS, POLL)

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Blogger bags Big Music game - NYPOST.com:

"Meet the most influential man you've never heard of.

Bob Lefsetz, a 56-year-old blogger, is to music what Nikki Finke is to Hollywood -- a reclusive, sardonic writer who has the ear of every exec in the industry, but is little known and of little consequence outside of it.

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Jackson Thriller film picked for U.S. registry | Reuters:

"The 14-minute 'Thriller' is among 25 films the Library of Congress on Wednesday named to the registry, and it became the first music video included in the 2009 list of cultural treasures that will be preserved for all time."

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Top films of the decade:

"2. 25th Hour (2002): Spike Lee filmed this screen version of David Benioff's novel, about a New York drug dealer (Edward Norton) on his last day of freedom, just months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The first great 21st century film made about a 21st century subject, Lee's movie was a meditation on New York and America, and it captured for all time the spiritual misery and confusion that followed that tragedy. Misunderstood as just a pretty good movie in its time, it's an American masterpiece."

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Decade in review: The 10 best TV shows:

"7. 'Slings and Arrows,' Sundance Channel. Three smart, funny, subtle and emotionally rewarding seasons made this Canadian series one of those rare finds worth seeking out. Set at a troubled Shakespearean theater company, the literate and witty story lines revolved around not only the performers and their backstage antics and offstage personalities but also the overwhelming transformative power of the Bard himself, played by people who really felt the words. A gem."

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Bonus Tracks

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DBT Week in Review - 12/18/09

DBT!

The Best Music of the Decade - Metacritic

DBT #7

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The No Depression Community's Top 50 Albums of 2009 - Americana and roots music - No Depression:

"20. Drive-By Truckers - The Fine Print (buy)"

31. Booker T. & the Drive-By Truckers - Potato Hole (buy)

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Holiday song of the day: 'Mrs. Claus' Kimono' by the Drive-By Truckers | Portland & Oregon Music - OregonLive.com:

"Years later, in a bar on the Gulf Coast, Hermey told this story to Patterson Hood, who wrote it down, made it rhyme and recorded it with the Drive-By Truckers. It's an outtake from the 'A Blessing and a Curse' album that found its way onto this year's collection of 'oddities and rarities' called 'The Fine Print.' (Buy it)

At least part of all that is true. There are lots of songs about Santa. There are some naughty songs about Santa -- 'Backdoor Santa' and 'Santa Claus Needs Some Lovin'' come immediately to mind. There are very few songs about a mischievous elf getting Santa out of the way so as to put the moves on Mrs. Claus.

And this is why the Drive-By Truckers are great."

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Swear I'm not Paul: Interview: Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers:

"My year end and decade end lists are coming up very shortly. You should expect the Drive-By Truckers to feature on both (especially the decade end one). So imagine my delight at being able to interview Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers. Here is what he had to say about returning to Ireland, new albums The Big To-Do and Go Go Boots, his favourite lyrics, his early band Adam's House Cat, working with Booker T, and even selected his favourite albums of the decade."

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Facebook | Wendy Hopkins's Photos - UNHCR Benefit December 16,2009

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Yet another music blogger

Here's some dude who fails to inform folks that his new music blog is up and running.

Listen, Grumbine, this ain't the fancy, la-te-da world of television where your audience is captive and drooling. This is the bare knuckle world of blogging. Self promotion is king.

Anyway, unlike this blog, the motherfucker curses a lot, but he does know his musical shit. Such language, though.

The People's Music

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Dexteens

Dexateens � Sake of the Song:

"Elliott McPherson is the co-writer/front man of Alabama rock and roll band the Dexateens. He made his first “Lightbox” in a last-minute effort to complete an album cover for the band’s self-titled release in 2004. That first Lightbox featured the same headphones that McPherson had used as a child to “listen to the rock and roll that my parents forbade me to listen to.” Since then, every Dexateens release has borne a Lightbox on its cover, and McPherson has assembled hundreds more. McPherson supports his family with a kitchen and bath cabinetry business that he and his wife run together. “I really love the craft of cabinetry and it did me a lot of good to learn that discipline, but I prefer the freedom and randomness of building Lightboxes”. Elliott resides in Buhl, Alabama with his wife, Eva, and their two boys, Caleb and Gray."

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The Raw Story | Jackson, Cohen to get Grammy lifetime nods:

"Pop icon Michael Jackson and Canadian singer Leonard Cohen will headline a group of talent receiving lifetime achievement awards at the Grammys in January, organizers announced Thursday.

The late King of Pop, a 13-time Grammy winner, and singer-songwriter Bobby Darin will be receiving the prestigious prize posthumously during a Los Angeles gala on January 30, on the eve of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Other awardees include classical pianist Andre Previn, country legend Loretta Lynn, jazz trumpeter Clark Terry and blues musician David (Honeyboy) Edwards."

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Ariz. teacher on leave for taking choir to Hooters:

"An Arizona music teacher whose students performed at a presidential inauguration event is on administrative leave after taking 40 high school students to a Hooters restaurant."

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Grammy Nominations for Booker and DBT!!!

Congrats to some very beautiful people. Awesome!

GRAMMY.com

Category 10

Best Pop Instrumental Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.)

• In Boston
  Chris Botti
  [Columbia]
  
  
• Legacy
  Hiroshima
  [Heads Up International]
  
  
• Potato Hole
  Booker T. Jones
  [Anti]
  
  
• Modern Art
  The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman
  [Hear Music]
  
  
• Down The Wire
  Spyro Gyra
  [Heads Up International]

Category 19

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal. Singles or Tracks only.)

• A Day In The Life
  Jeff Beck
  Track from: Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scott's
  [Eagle Records]
  
  
• Warped Sister
  Booker T. Jones
  Track from: Potato Hole
  [ANTI]
  
  
• Playing With Fire
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: Play
  [Arista Nashville]
  
  
• Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'
  Brian Setzer Orchestra
  [Surfdog Records]
  
  
• Now We Run
  Steve Vai
  [Favored Nations Entertainment]

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Grumbine. Reduced to Glee. What a world.

TV Guide Magazine | News | TV Makes Glee-ful Music:

"“It’ll probably do better and also boost sales of the first,” says music critic Peter Grumbine, who believes the genius of the series and soundtrack is introducing younger listeners to the original songs. “Kids hear Glee’s version of ‘Dancing with Myself’ and start digging into more Billy Idol. It exposes them to music they might not otherwise hear.”"

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Neat.

Nick Carr: The Secret Bowling Alley

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DBT Week in Review - 11/06/09

Here is a great discussion thread of about 11 pages from the Timesdaily sent to me by CH/Zoid.

Great insight into.... shit, several of DBT/Isbell songs regarding the area of the country we grew up in. I ran with some of the sons of the folks mentioned here and worked for a few others.

One crazy ass part of the world. Sometimes I wonder how I'm still walking around.

And yes, Dawson = Lawson. (Correction: I've been notified that Dawson does not equal Lawson, which is another can of local shit. Should have checked my source, dammit!)

Old State Line Clubs - Topic Florence, AL

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Words from the Hood:

Drive-By Truckers:

"Decompressing from our late October run.
Very happy with the shows on all levels.
Don't think the band has ever played better than we have in the last six months.
As we are winding down The Righteous Path Tour of shows and starting to gear up for next years' new releases and tours, we are all very excited about what we did this year in the studio and out on the road and really fired up about going out and playing these new songs next year.

This month, the band is tying up some loose ends and starting our preparations for next year.
We are about to announce our annual Athens GA / 40 Watt Homecoming Shows and annual Nuci's Space Benefit.
I'll go ahead and spill a few of the beans to y'all now:
The weekend will be Jan. 14th - 16th."

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Live review: Drive-By Truckers at Stubb's | Austin Music Source

OK, I’m passing through the final stage of grief and find myself at acceptance at Jason Isbell’s having left the Drive-By Truckers, what, 17 years ago?

Thursday night’s show at Stubb’s, from Mike Cooley’s “Gravity’s Gone” to the last moments of Lynyrd Skynyrd rave-up “Angels and Fuselage,” which finished the encore because absolutely nothing else could follow it, was as good a show as I’ve seen them do since their third guitarist-singer-songwriter went solo. The aught-nine version of the band is decidedly funkier — that Muscle Shoals influence is burbling to the surface more. And a new one that bassist Shonna Tucker sang (from a spring release to be called “The Big To-Do”) sounded positively Motown.

But at their core these guys are Southern-fried chroniclers of hard-luck characters — Uncle John, he ain’t been right since Vietnam — and cemetary groundskeepers pondering a leap into the abyss. Uplifting, no? Good thing they can seriously rock. Guitarist-singer-songwriter-loquacious talker Patterson Hood took a lot of leads last night and all three guitarists seemed hell-bent on making as much racket as possible, no matter whom else they were fighting for solo space. I never saw Lynyrd Skynrd but I sure saw Drive-By Truckers. And I will again. Like the man said: Let there be rock.

But next time, guys, please play “Carl Perkins’ Cadillac.” Don’t make me grovel; it demeans us both.

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Concert Review: Drive-By Truckers at House of Blues (October 28) | pegasusnews.com | Dallas / Fort Worth:

"The energy was so intense, I wondered what they could do for a satisfactory encore, and halfway through the first song I got my answer as Brent Best (Slobberbone and The Drams) ambled onto stage with a guitar in hand. But then, as four guitars were clearly not enough, bandmate Jess Barr showed up for the show closer, a rousing cover of Jim Carroll's 'People Who Died.'"

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Flavorwire � Blog Archive � Chuck Klosterman Presents: Albums That Kick Writer’s Block:

"Drive-By Truckers, Southern Rock Opera

“In terms of using sparse language to explain complex ideas (and in terms of using straightforward music to express a sense of time and place), I can’t think of a better record than this. It always sounds totally real, and the details are thick (particularly about Bear Bryant, George Wallace, and Blue Oyster Cult). I probably listened to this CD 100 times while I was writing Downtown Owl. It was absolutely the single-biggest influence on that novel.”"

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Very Extremely Dangerous Singles:

"But that hasn’t stopped him from launching his latest project, a series of limited-edition 45-rpm vinyl singles by the likes of Greg Dulli, Drive-By Truckers, Heartless Bastards and Wussy in tribute to the late Eddie Hinton. The first two 45s, covers of Hinton songs by Dulli and the Truckers, come out locally on Tuesday and nationally on Nov. 24.

Blase is pressing just 2,000 copies of each record. He figures half of that run will be sold through Shake It and its mail-order operation and half through other independent record stores. Ultimately he plans a set of 10 discs."

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The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009) :: Blogs :: List of the Day :: Paste:

"27. Drive-By Truckers: Decoration Day [New West] (2003)"

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Best of the Voodoo Experience! | Drive-By Truckers | Spin Magazine Online

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Via Zip City:

Can you name the Drive-By Truckers Songs on each studio album? - sporcle

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Review: Jason Isbell's band plays focused set of down-home rock - Salt Lake Tribune:

"Using Isbell's own poetic, literate songbook along with the group's guitar-based musical firepower, the State Room concert left the impression of one of the country's best emerging bands."

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Muscle Shoals Sound

Life experiences translated in song | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Mac McAnally compares songwriting to a disease, and he's not looking for a cure.

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Music

Excellent read:

pandagon.net

Raftery decides the switch is due to three factors: the emergence of late 90s/early 00s super-singable pop songs by Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys that are easy enough to sing that anyone feels comfortable trying, the popularity of “American Idol”, and the normalizing karaoke scene in “Lost In Translation”, a scene that really captures how karaoke works a lot better if people involved take their performances seriously, instead of doing a performance whose whole point is how you’re above all this. I think he’s on to something, but he doesn’t go far enough, though part of the reason is the culture changed even more since he was writing this book, which came out in 2008. I think it’s because Americans are increasingly putting a premium on fantasy and performance as valuable things, when in the past, these things were considered children’s fare that proper adults grow out of. (Unless they’re professionals, like actors or musicians.) And even though Raftery and I agree that “ironic” karaoke performances---where the person mocks the process of karaoke while performing---are stupid, I will say the ironic bent of American culture since really the late 60s on has a lot to do with this. It’s about playfulness, at its core, and once you start allowing and even requiring adults to be playful, then fantasy and performance are not far behind.

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All we need is Blog?:

"Last night I went to my first arena concert in a very long time. I've pretty much sworn off big arena shows because they are overpriced and the prices charged for food and drink are insulting. The list of people I will pay over $50 to see live is very small and until last night Bruce Springsteen wasn't on that list. Last night I had two free tickets and the next time he comes around I will probably buy a ticket."

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George Jones no fan of country crossover music:

"Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.

When asked what he thought about music by today's top country stars, the 78-year-old said that while they are good, 'they've stolen our identity.'"

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Austin City Limits - ACL Pilot episode featuring Willie Nelson now streaming � Austin City Limits

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"Get up from the table and just walk away...."

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And, just because I lived for many years a couple of blocks away.

Cliff House Centennial Celebration

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DBT Week in Review - 10/9/09

I'm swamped, y'all!

Not much DBT content this week, but next week I'll have a special Hardly Strictly post with video from Booker and DBT's set along with some other amazing stuff from other artists.

First time out with a new video camera, so lots to clean up. My rookieness will be apparent, but some good stuff to be seen. Mo' later.

Here are a couple of pics.

On stage (no shit. I could have picked up an instrument and played along) with Billy Joe Shaver.

And here's backstage at the main stage. This is quickly become on of the all time favorite pictures I've ever taken. I've got a big ass version on my MAC desktop and I find something new in the pic everyday.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are on stage.

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Do have a bit of DBT for you.

Isn't this just a kick ass piece of art?

I'll let the artist explain. She posted this on DBT's Facebook page.

Lee Anne Vavra - Hi! I wanted to show you my "Sweet Annette" painting I just finished. I have the words to the song in the background and a dedication to DBT on the back. xo

Excellent, excellent work, Lee Anne!

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OK, since you asked nice and all.....

Here's a fan YouTube from Hardly Strictly.

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Dexateens

NBA Playa Paul Shirley's got great taste in music, but he's off about Dexateen's studio work. That shit is the bomb.

Rain, lawn chairs test my limits at Austin - ESPN

I rush into the grounds with visions of greatness in my head. Chris has been raving about a band he helps manage, The Dexateens, for months. I've listened to two of their albums, but left each encounter with their recorded work thoroughly underwhelmed.

Lee Bains leans into the mike and says, "We're the Dexateens, and we're from Alabama." Thirty seconds later, I can tell that the Dexateens are what the kids call the real deal. I decide that the band needs to hire a new recording engineer because whatever it is that they are doing onstage has not yet been translated to an album. Aping the Drive-By Truckers' legendary Three-Axe Attack (which I've always wanted to write -- it means there are three guitars), the 'teens form a wall of dirty Southern rock sound that is complemented by the harmonizing of Bains, John Smith and Elliott McPherson. I like the band's sound. I like their happy, dancing bassist. I like that most of the group is driving to New Orleans for a show that night. And I really like that they have to be back in Alabama by tomorrow morning, because one of their members has to play in church.

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Rock Candy: Last night: The Dexateens

Thursday night, beneath the banner of the Arkansas state flag on the back wall of White Water’s stage sat Brian Gosdin, drummer for the Dexateens, BAMA emblazoned across his T-shirt, attending his houndstooth-adorned drum kit, just in case there was any confusion about where these boys hail from.

Typically, the Tuscaloosa country-rockers’ lineup has featured three guitarists, but last night, founding member John Smith was nowhere to be found. Pre-set, front man Lee Bains III admitted that Smith had abruptly split from the band not days ago, this just before their first showing at the Austin City Limits music festival. It was clear Smith’s exit had rocked them, but luckily for us, as musicians are wont to do, the Dexateens managed to unload all that anxiety into their show

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Will Johnson

Jason Molina and Will Johnson

Jason Molina and Will Johnson Collaborate on New LP, Plot European Tour

Call this the Phantoms of Folk. Call this two lone wolves running together for one dark blissout of a night. Two of the finest indie-folk songwriters of the last decade come together under the Texas sky to quietly lay to tape 14 crushing, haunting tunes, leaving space enough in each to match their surroundings. In this collaboration between Jason Molina and Will Johnson, each seem to hold the other’s talents to fire and elevate both performance and creativity. In the friendly sharing of ideas, Molina and Johnson become two poet’s poets in a workshop, aimed to craft a singular, searing elegy.

Will Johnson describes this alignment of two red stars: “For ten days we wrote, co-wrote, workshopped, complimented, scrutinized, drank, invited friends to come play music, smoked, made lots of notes and drawings, drank a little more and shot the BB gun off the back porch when we just needed some time and space. In the throes of all this, our record was made in the late February sun.”

Listen:

twentycyclestotheground.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)

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Lauderdale

WUTK radio show and more.. - Lauderdale's MySpace Blog |:

"WUTK radio show and more..
This friday we will be at Barley's Taproom in Knoxville, Tn. opening for the Dirty Guv'nahs. They are a great band with a great following in the Knoxville area. We are very excited to have the opportunity of being exposed to their fanbase.

For those of you in Knoxville that can't make the show we will be promoting it with an interview and live performance that afternoon around 4 p.m. (eastern time) on 88.7 WUTK.

For those of you outside of the area the radio show can be streamed live at www.wutkradio.com
Assuming that most of you listening will be from our neck of the woods, that will be the central time zone, so you'll want to tune in around 3 p.m.

We will be perfoming several songs from our upcoming album that has yet to be released. This might be the only chance to hear a good quality recording of these songs for quite some time so check it out.

lauderdale."

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Muscle Shoals Sound

Can't remember if I posted this previously and too lazy to look at the last couple of WIRs, so...

By popular demand | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Donnie Fritts only had two conditions that had to be met before he agreed to perform a series of shows in Japan.

Because of his health, he needed a break between shows and he insisted he be joined by the The Decoys, the local rhythm-and-blues band that frequently serves as his backup band.

A Japanese concert promoter Fritts has known for more than 35 years agreed, and now Fritts and The Decoys will be taking Muscle Shoals R&B and funk to audiences in five Japanese cities beginning Saturday.

'I called him and told him what I had in mind,' Fritts said. 'I'd love to do some shows in Japan, but I had to bring The Decoys. I don't want to play with anyone else. I know these guys, we play well together and they know my songs.'"

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Last, but certianly not least..... Peter Grumbine.

I'll have more on this guy next week. He's alright for a South Carolinian... If yer into that type of thing.

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