DBT Week in Review - 10/22/10

DBT!

Facebook | Nuci's Benefit Night at Terrapin Brewery!

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Get your Richmond, VA - Halloween Weekend Two-night Rock Show tickets:

Drive-By Truckers: Shows

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The Mountain Times - Drive-By Truckers drive by Legends:

"And he has lots of wisdom for other up-and-comers in the industry.

'Years ago, I would have said, 'Do it yourself,'' he said. 'Now, I think that's conventional wisdom. I think everybody kind of knows that ... I'd say keep it under your own roof for as long as you can.'"

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welfare music: The Lot Lizards (Patterson Hood pre-DBT)

Drive-By Truckers' 'Happy Ending'

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Wes Freed

Facebook | Degenerates Ink. Movie Premiere

And, if you are in NorCal next Saturday:

Facebook | Cabernet Francenstein Fest

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Calendar Pick: Jason Isbel & 400 Unit - Flagpole Magazine: Colorbearer of Athens, GA

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Kelly Kneiser (Glossary)

Kelly Kneiser "Happiness Looks Good On You" from Joey Kneiser on Vimeo.

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Lera Lynn

Awesome. Looking forward to this record.

Lera Lynn- Bobby, Baby from S L O W R e c o r d s on Vimeo.

Lera Lynn - Music, Videos, Pictures, Awesomeness - HOME

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Music

John Lennon, baker | Daily Dish | Los Angeles Times

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h/t Fog City Foodie

Rock and Roll Music: Chuck Berry’s 10 Greatest Riffs

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Tom Colicchio Rocks Out | NBC Chicago:

"Watch him cover Warren Zevon's 'Lawyers, Guns And Money.' [The Feast]"

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DBT Week in Review - 10/15/10

DBT!

Concert Review: Drive-By Truckers at Musica | C-Notes: Scene's Music Blog

Photos: Drive-By Truckers @ The Pageant | ishootshows.com

Southern Shelter � Drive-By Truckers @ Buckhead Theatre 10/9/10

Southern Shelter � Patterson Hood @ Last Call 10/13/10

Austin Film Festival 2010 : The Secret to a Happy Ending

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Wes Freed

Wes Freed stars in this tatts-ploitation horror film. Catch the premiere if you live in VA. Dig it!

Facebook | Degenerates Ink.

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David Barbe and the Quick Hooks

Buy it.

David Barbe and the Quick Hooks

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Glossary

Love it.

Glossary: Southern Rock Riffs Done Right � Last.fm Discover – Studio Performances and Interviews with New Musical Artists

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Doc Daily and Magnolia Devil

This record has really grown on me. Not only can Doc sing, but the chick who harmonizes is great, too.

Buy it!

Doc Dailey Can Flat Out Sing | The Shoals Sound

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The Secret Sisters

Catch the Secret Sisters explosion.

The Secret Sisters Stay Humble After 'Crazy' Success -- Exclusive Video - Spinner

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Nuci's

For all the Athenians.

I like writing 'Athenians'.

Nu�i's Space � Benefit Night at Terrapin Brewery!:

"Oct. 22, 2010 @ 8:30 pm Admission: $20/$25 at the door. Price of admission includes live music from David Barbe & The Quick Hooks (featuring Patterson Hood!) and Kuroma, a tour of the brewery and a limited edition Nu�i’s Space 10th Anniversary pint glass from Terrapin Beer – plus drinks tickets to sample various brews! [...]"

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Music

PR stunt FAIL. One NEVER blocks a California freeway for a PR stunt. That shit will get you killed deader than dead.

Most hated band in SoCal.

Band arrested after blocking LA freeway to perform

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THE JOHNNY CASH PROJECT

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DBT Week in Review - 5/21/2010

DBT!

Red Rocks. Widespread. Nuci's Benefit!

Widespread at Red Rocks Amphitheater June 25-27, 2010 - Rock 'N' Raffle - Benefiting Nuci's Space

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European Tour Dates Announced!!

Drive-By Truckers: Shows

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Note from Patterson - 5/18/10 - Drive-By Truckers's MySpace Blog |

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Drive-By Truckers Bring The Rock Show To Colorado | I Listen So You Don't Have To

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2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival:

"Cheryl Waters at KEXP 90.3 FM has crafted a perfect podcast to accompany you on your trek out to Sasquatch! 2010!"

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Check out the new Big To-Do Webisodes for 'You Got Another' and 'Drag the Lake Charlie'.

DriveByTruckers's Channel- Big To-Do Webisodes

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Georgia Theatre doc:

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Glossary

Glossary "Lonely Is A Town" on Vimeo

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Muscle Shoals Sound

This is an article on The Black Keys. | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL

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Music

Ronnie James Dio Dies | TMZ.com

Mick Jagger Talks Tech, Gives the Finger to the Recording Industry

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The Big To-Do and 40 Watt Pictures

The Big To-Do is Here!

Today is the official release of Drive-By Truckers' The Big To-Do.

If you haven't already, go grab a copy of this awesome rock record.

All I can say is.... Whew.

Also, check out the new DBT Main Website. Nice work Jenn et. al!

In celebration of this fine day, I've posted pics and vids from the 40 Watt shows that I was too lazy to fuck with several weeks ago.

No blogurockumentary as those may be a thing of this blog's past.

Thanks to all in Athens who made it a kickass time (Jenn.. always Jenn! Shayne and TMcB... much love, y'all. Mattador and Kelly. Damon.... for working all night then jaw jacking with me about the night's doings @ 4 a.m. Sunday morning. Justin.... for being a genius and creating the 'Friends and Family' cooler back stage. All at the 40 Watt. Athens in general. Nuci's for a kick ass benefit. Hoods and Cooleys and Tuckers and Neffs and Gonzalezezezez. Weaver D's for that Automatic Sweet Tea that damn near saved my life (I stumbled into Weaver's Saturday afternoon bleary as could be... ordered my food, then asked for some sweet tea. Weaver pointed to the cup already in front of me and said "Automatic, baby. Automatic for the people". I thought, my that's odd. Then I turned around to see the wall plastered with REM memorabilia. Then I received my music lesson for the day).

To all the folks I'm sure I forgot in my little thank you jag.

But, the biggest thanks goes out to Ava Hood, the only person willing to play dinosaur tag with me. I'd been asking people all day before Ava stepped up. You Rock, Ava!

OK, here are the pics and one thought that has endured from Athens:

Redneck sexy: Somebody else's baby dangling from one arm while holding a PBR in the other hand.

Riding in the back of Damon's van listening to the new Bettye LaVette (yes, it is very bad ass)

Yeah, She will.



40 Watt - Blessing of the Venue









Camp Amped All Stars



































Guess why this picture made the cut:



Yes.



Hoods









I call this one 'Mattador'



















3:00 a.m. Sunday Morning backstage.... gettin' arty



40 Watt presents an award to DBT







Here's Bloodkin, though the sound is squeaky



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Here's to 2010 being the Biggest Damn To-Do we've all experienced.

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DBT Week in Review - 1/29/10

DBT!

Booker T. Jones Potato Hole is up for two Grammies!

Remember, you can tune in online for the awards not shown on TV.

Go Booker and DBT!

I almost feel this one in my bones. The stars are really aligned at the moment. (Roll Tide, anyone?)

Nominees | GRAMMY.com

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Check out the new bio if you haven't already.

Drive-By Truckers- Bio

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Peter Grumbine reviews This Fucking Job

NEW DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS SONG, TOUR DATES, ALBUM ART, DOCUMENTARY | The People's Music:

"When most bands make an announcement, they simply do that: they make AN announcement, but not the Drive-by Truckers. No, when you get some DBT news, you get all kinds of cool shit in your inbox.

Today the Truckers released “This Fucking Job” the first song off their upcoming album “The Big To-Do,” they unveiled the cover art by the always brilliant Wes Freed, they announced tour dates, and released more screening dates for the documentary on the band “The Secret to a Happy Ending.” That’s more than most indie shitheads do in a career, and it was just another Tuesday for the Truckers."

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Check out Nuci's Thank you for the fans and links reviewing the benefit.

Nu�i's Space - DBT Review

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Camp Amped Band:

Here they are covering Centro-Matic's Breathe Deep Not Loud:

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I'll have a full picture post from the 3 night run hopefully up Monday.

Here are a couple more.

Look at these NBers:

I do know one of them battled an won this bad boy at the auction:

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Check out the Dead Drunk and Naked cover by The BluesBerries from....

Steyr, Oberösterreich Austria

The BluesBerries on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads:

"and the occasional modern song (Dead Drunk & Naked by The Drive-By Truckers and Prison Grove by Warren Zevon)."

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Don't worry, great music is on the way - ESPN:

"A week later, on March 16, new work from the Drive-By Truckers. Meaning that on March 17, you'll be able to find me hunkered in my bedroom with a bottle of whiskey to drink, a mixed-breed dog to pet, and the Truckers on my stereo. I'll be as happy as a man can be.

(Note: I do not own a dog, mixed-breed or otherwise. But I might buy one on March 15, to get ready.)"

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Best Sing-A-Long ever:

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Keep on Smiling, y'all:

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Muscle Shoals Sound

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Stumbled upon these on YouTube:

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Music I Like

If you haven't gotten Hubbards latest one you are missing out.

Sessions: Ray Wylie Hubbard | American Songwriter

Ray Wylie Hubbard, the bard behind Jerry Jeff Walker’s classic ‘73 cut “Up Against The Wall, Redneck Mother,” was visiting Nashville, up from his home outside of Austin, Texas, when he stopped in to discuss his new album A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is No C). The album features the title cut (inspired by his favorite Poe poem) as well as the co-write with Hayes Carll, “Drunken Poet’s Dream,” also the first cut on Hayes’ 2007 album Trouble In Mind. Hubbard discussed life in Texas as an elder statesman of songwriting, what it’s like taking guys like Hayes under his wing and new tools like e-mail (!) and Masterwriter that keep his songwriting fresh. Take a listen to three live tracks that Hubbard recorded in our office and, below the interview, check out the video of Hubbard playing the album’s title track.

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Dead Drunk and Naked

The Stupidest Pop Lyrics Of All Time

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Like 54k isn't just as 'monstrous'.

Judge slashes ‘monstrous’ fine in music piracy case | Raw Story:

"WASHINGTON — Condemning a two-million-dollar fine meted out to a Minnesota woman for illegally downloading music over the Internet as 'monstrous and shocking,' a judge has slashed the penalty to 54,000 dollars.

US District Court Michael Davis said the fine imposed by a jury on Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a single mother of four from the town of Brainerd, veered into the 'realm of gross injustice.'"

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Just another day in the Tennessee Valley

Couple in court; body still missing | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL:

"Her car was discovered burned beyond recognition Friday on an isolated logging road in McNairy County. Authorities said a GPS unit in the car indicated it left the Beersdorf residence Thursday and was driven to McNairy County."

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Salinger was still alive?!? We'll RIP, then, J.D.

J.D. Salinger Dead: 'Catcher in the Rye' Author Dies At 91:

"NEW YORK — J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose 'The Catcher in the Rye' shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91."

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Coal Mine Canaries

What Kos says... Always.

Daily Kos: Canaries in the coal mine

As you can see, our base is demoralized and tuned out, and plan on sitting out the 2010 elections at rates that will absolutely fuck us if they don't improve by November.

But again, African Americans, Latinos, and young voters aren't tuning out because we failed to build bipartisan concensus with Olympia Snowe. Making such claims is patently absurd. They're tuning out because we wasted 2009 "negotiating" with bad faith actors like Snowe and Mike Enzi. The tools were available to quickly pass a health care bill, yet Democrats were too incompetent to do so. And on issue after issue, they've proven completely ineffective.

THAT's why the base is sitting things out. They don't need blogs or MSNBC to tell them that Democrats can't govern. They already knew that Republicans don't want to govern, but the Democrats were supposed to be different. And they are, they want to govern, but they can't. And the voters that worked their asses off to give Democrats the White House and super majorities in Congress are now realizing that it was all for nothing. That all that talk about hope and change was cynical bullshit designed to motivate them. It worked once, but that crowd is learning the art of political cynicism, and it ain't pretty.

Cole may want to lash out at prominent progressives who have tried to prod our Democratic majorities in the right direction, and they certainly offer a tempting and easy target. But the reality is that voters demanded accomplishments, and on the big items, the Democrats have mostly failed. They weren't hired to tinker around the edges. They were hired to enact transformative "change". And while Cole and others like him might wish that progressives banded together to cheer along bullshit negotiations with Snowe and Enzi and repeated capitulations to an irrelevant minority and its corporatist allies in the Democratic Party, fact is, voters aren't that stupid. All the neocon cheerleading in the world didn't prevent Americans from realizing that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had been completely botched. Canned cheering for this health care bill wouldn't have saved it from similar sentiment.

Those prominent progressives have, in effect, been canaries in the coal mine -- warning of the disengagement and alienation among base voters we now see so clearly in the polling.

It would be absurd to blame those canaries for any deadly gas leaking into mine shafts.

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Why would any progressive with half a twig rattling around upstairs believe this for a second.

It would be the first 'Fight Back' we've seen.

Think Progress � White House Signals That It Will Fight Back Against GOP Abuse Of Filibuster

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Brutal. From the man who should, but won't replace Bernanke.

He Wasn’t The One We’ve Been Waiting For - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com:

"But I have to say, I’m pretty close to giving up on Mr. Obama, who seems determined to confirm every doubt I and others ever had about whether he was ready to fight for what his supporters believed in."

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We're in this shithole because of the likes of Ben Nelson. Just go switch parties already. Asshole.

Nobody should listen to him. Everybody will. It will be all the rage on the horseshit Sunday beltway villager circle jerk. Want to be misinformed? Watch Sunday 'news' programs.

Another Dem backs down: ‘Scale back’ our agenda | Raw Story:

"WASHINGTON -- Succumbing to the insecurities weighing on Democrats after losing Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts, another key Democratic senator says it's time to take a step back and embark on a less ambitious agenda.

'I think the President Is going to have to scale back his agenda after we pass health care reform,' said Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) in an interview with ABC News."

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Later, loser. One way to get rid of an ineffective majority leader. I won't shed a tear over this lost seat.

Daily Kos: NV-Sen: Reid is toast, Goodman would be competitive:

"Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 9/18-20. Likely voters. MoE 4% (8/31-9/2 results)

Harry Reid (D) 41 (40)
Danny Tarkanian (R) 52 (45)

Reid (D) 42 (41)
Sue Lowden (R) 51 (44)"

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We hate this guy more than the last guy and we recalled the last guy.

Field Poll: Governor's approval rating 27%:

"A majority of voters - 59 percent - also said that Schwarzenegger, who will be termed out at the end of this year, will leave the state in worse shape than when he won office in 2003, after Gov. Gray Davis was recalled."

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But they are fighting tooth and nail against the health reform. Bullshit.

No one could've ever predicted. Except we did.

Largest US health insurer’s profits rise 30 percent | Raw Story

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Some feel good. Camp Amped Band doing a Centro-Matic cover at the DBT/Nuci's benefit:

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DBT Week in Review - 6/19/09

This Sucks!

Pic by KellyD.

Roof collapses as Georgia Theatre burns in Athens | ajc.com:

"A major fire erupted Friday at the Georgia Theatre, an Athens landmark and center of the local music scene, police said.

The fire, which began around 7 a.m., inflicted major damage on the building.

Athens-Clarke County Fire Chief Chuck Gulley said the fire was contained but that the roof of the building had collapsed. He said there was no evidence that anyone was in the building when the fire broke out around 7 a.m."

I never got to attend a show at the GT, but I did spend a few nights sitting outside across from the old beauty during my Athens GA Getaway.

I know this place was near and dear to many a good friend. My heart goes out to y'all today.

But, knowing the folks in Athens, she won't stay down for long. She'll rise again.

Best part is nobody got hurt.

Hang in there, Athens!

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Patterson Hood

Diversion needed.

How about the stellar new record from Patterson coming out on June 23rd.

Bunch of news on that front.

New tunes from Murdering Oscar have been uploaded to Patterson's MySpace:

Patterson Hood on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

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Best Cover Ever!

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Album review: Patterson Hood's 'Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs)' | Turn It Up - A guided tour through the worlds of pop, rock and rap:

"Rating: 3 stars

The second solo release by the founder of Southern roots-rockers the Drive-By Truckers was nearly two decades in the making. Hood began cobbling together songs in the early ‘90s, but “Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs)” (Ruth St.) doesn’t sound like an odds-and-sods collection."

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Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog � Diversions :: Patterson Hood on Back Lounge Days (And Nights):

"(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.)

Murdering Oscar, the long delayed follow-up to Patterson Hood’s 2004 solo debut, Killers And Stars, will finally see the light of day June 23rd. Unlike the sparse, home-recorded, Killers And Stars, Hood’s new collection finds him in familiar company backed by Dave Barbe, Centro-matic’s Will Johnson and Scott Danborn, his father, the famed Muscle Shoals musician David Hood, as well as his DBT bandmates. In this edition of Diversions, Hood reflects on the musical going’s on in the back lounge. A noted voracious music fan with eclectic tastes, below Hood waxes on everything from the Clash to Syd Dale."

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Rollo & Grady Interview // Patterson Hood - Los Angeles Music Blog:

"When I spoke with Patterson last week, we discussed his excitement over the release of Murdering Oscar, his longtime relationship with Truckers guitarist Mike Cooley and big-box retailer deals."

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Nashville Music - Patterson Hood's solo album Murdering Oscar is a striking blast from the past - page 1:

"Hood came by his grunge sensibilities honestly. 'Nirvana broke wide open and became huge pretty much the exact same week that my '80s band Adam's Housecat broke up, and doing a kind of music and opening the door for a kind of music selling records that I'd spent pretty much the '80s doing,' he says.

But there's a reason why it's not a sound that people generally associate with Hood's musical ventures, while loose, muscular Southern rock is. 'I was running like hell from it by the time the Truckers started,' he says. 'Because I had seen what happened in the wake of all of that. There were so many bad bands that came along in the wake of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. After that, all the sudden it was Bush and Nickelback.'

Murdering Oscar is an occasion for contemplating why musical styles, songs or life perspectives end up falling by the wayside. 'It gets to a point where you're too old to take your shirt off anymore,' Hood says. 'Grunge was bound to have a limited shelf life because once the flannel shirt came off... There's a real short shelf life with men without shirts on. About 22 or 23. It's like, 'Dude, put a shirt on, and for God's sake wear some shoes.'"

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Swampland: Patterson Hood: Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)

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Live from Grimey's in Nashvegas yesterday.

Via Traci Thomas:

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This is awesome.

hbo true blood musician casting:

"The second season of HBO’s acclaimed vampire series True Blood is fast approaching (June 14th) and, honestly, we’re pretty damn excited. While the show is already jam packed with memorable characters, being a music site and all, we can’t help but wish that some of our favorite (or not) musicians could make a cameo appearance or two. Why? For starters, because some of them just look like they would fit the part. Others would maybe fit the part, but we mostly just want to see them die a violent on-screen death.

Here is who we have in mind…

6. Patterson Hood (of the Drive-By Truckers)"

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Pics and video Via Daniel Peiken:

June 2009:

"Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians @ Nuci's Space's Camp Amped, Athens, Georgia 6 15 09

video of 'Grandaddy'

video of 'I'm In Love With A Girl'

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Ben Levin, reporting from Bonnaroo

Interview with Patterson:

DBT pics and video:

Patterson and Screwtopians video:

Patterson and Screwtopians pics and write-up:

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More from the'Roo

Bonnaroo's Top Ten Moments:

"4. The Drive-By Truckers back southern soul man Booker T. Jones on a three-song blast of Patterson Hood's Molly Hatchet-referencing autobiography 'Let There Be Rock,' a Jones-powered cover of 'Hey Ya' that got the sweaty crowd sweatier and a ramshackle-train run through 'I Can't Turn You Loose' that added up to a sprawling yet complete trifecta of Southern rock."

festivals: Drive-By Truckers

Patterson Hood interview on Vimeo

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Via Chris DeLine:

Interview with Patterson Hood

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DBT

dbts : Message: Booker & The DBT's make the NBA:

"Was flip'in by the game and they had Hey Ya play'in go'in into commercial.....cool!!....mg"

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NineBullets.org - Message Board • View topic - New DBT License Plates

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Isbell band album nominated for Americana music award | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL

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Dexateens

New video from the Dexateens.

Whoever came up with the idea for this video is a genius! ;-)

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Bettye Lavette

MySpace.com Blogs - Bettye LaVette MySpace Blog:

"BETTYE LAVETTE'S NEW DOWNLOAD ONLY EP IS OUT EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES
This EP will only be available by download.

Follow the link to purchase.

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Music

MPAA Admits to Losing PR War to the ‘Enemies of Copyright’

So, where do these misunderstandings possibly come from anyway? We figured a short list might be in order: destroying Napster and Audio Galaxy and not creating an alternative for the get-go, raiding people’s homes because they uploaded Star Wars (not necessarily leaking it in the first place), hacking the URN hash and polluting FastTrack, hacking The Pirate Bay, having Viacom serve DMCA notices to people posting video’s of people eating in a restaurant on YouTube, suing tens of thousands of average American’s including fining one individual $222,000 for sharing a couple songs, saying that files in a shared directory is copyright infringement in court, saying that evidence is too hard to get and that the industry shouldn’t be burdened to prove their cases in court, suggesting that iPods are little more than little pirate ships, saying in court that even making one back-up copy of a DVD is illegal, lobbying to put in the DMCA, demanding that laws should be in place to prevent any tinkering with DRM including for research purposes, installing rootkits on people’s computers, installing spyware on people’s computers via the MediaMax technology, being outed for being hypocrites for pirating a documentary movie and claiming that it’ll only be in a safe place, tried to bring people a broadcast flag and telling people you can’t record TV shows if the broadcaster doesn’t like it, trying to bi-pass the backfiring of WIPO and the FCC to bring in the broadcast flag anyway, tried to get ISPs to do all the copyright industry’s dirty work,

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Resurrecting the band:

"If you could bring one artist or band back from the dead for a one-night-only concert, who would it be and why?"

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Trent Reznor Tuning Out Twitter Because “Idiots Rule” : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

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Springsteen Joins Phish At Sunday Night Show

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Real `Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' gravely ill:

"They were childhood chums. Then they drifted apart, lost touch completely, and only renewed their friendship decades later, when illness struck.

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DBT Week in Review - 1/23/09

How cool is this. If my love for the band wasn't so great, my jealousy would be overwhelming.

Via Chris P.

D.C. stop for Drive-By Truckers :

"Jim Messina, deputy chief of staff to President Obama, is a fan of the band and attended the party at the band's invitation, frontman Patterson Hood said from the band's tour bus, now on its way to New Haven, Conn.

'We met Jim in New York in November when we played the two nights there right after the election,' Hood said. 'He spent his off days going to both Drive-By Truckers shows. So we've just been getting to know him a little bit.'

Apparently Messina's not the only Truckers fan in the nation's capital - the band was invited to play one of the inaugural balls on Tuesday night, as well. But the band already had signed on to play the party and wasn't able to do both.

'So we kinda ended up missing out on an opportunity to actually play for Obama,' Hood said."

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525 Worldwide:

"Booker T :: Potato Hole tracklisting:

01. Pound It Out
02. She Breaks
03. Hey Ya
04. Native New Yorker
05. Nan
06. Warped Sister
07. Get Behind The Mule
08. Reunion Time
09. Potato Hole
10. Space City"

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Booker T. emerges from his 'Hole' - USATODAY.com

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Booker T Jones on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads:

"The album rolls through a selection of far-ranging compositions, each separate and distinct pieces that, by turn, manifest his characteristic adoration of the groove, exploring and exploiting each mood to the limit. Whether it's a case of cosmological serenity or funky staccato chicken peck work-outs, Jones' melodic vision and expansive arrangements are delivered with a mesmerizing quality. The album also pushes into sometime previously unvisited-by Jones territory: lead track 'Pound It Out' is a brawny, relentless exercise in hard rock, an intense, driving song that's far more of a head-banger than a blast of steam-heated soul.

If that seems out of place, you don't really know Mr. Jones; 'I like rock music, always have.' he said. 'Otis [Redding] did too, and we were getting into it a bit, but couldn't really do it back then. It just wasn't right for Stax.' The statement is more than a bit provocative, but the musician tosses out such revelations like carelessly hurled thunderbolts, an arsenal accrued over the course of his remarkable career."

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Some great threads over on NB regarding the Athens weekend.

Also, a newbie requests info on Rock Show protocol and the fine folks at NB come through in spades.

NineBullets.org - Message Board • View topic - New to the Road:

"Is there anything you 'seasoned veterans' can suggest to a rookie? Anything standard protocol I should be made aware of? Is there any special lingo or rituals that really make the shows especially great? Do the 'regulars' do anything unique? What exactly is Cooleyville?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!"

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Daniel has posted some great pics of the 40 Watt homecoming shows at AthensRockShow.com

January 2009

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Partial Late for Church Live!

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Smokin'

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Nuci's Space

If you aren't already aware of the Nuci's Space vs. City of Athens non-profit tax status, catch up here:

Alabama Ass Whuppin': 1.20.09 - Better Angels of our Nature

More on the matter.

Plexus goes a courtin' for Nuci's Space : Stephanie Sharp, President - Plexus

And of course the wonderful work DBT/DBT fans have done for/with Nuci's

Nuci's Space - Resource Center and Climate Controlled Practice Spaces for Musicians

Now, it is your job, dear reader, to send a nice note to the City of Athens stating that their position in this matter 'stinks' and that they should drop the case.

Be nice.

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Official Web Site

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

I've been listening to the new record for a month now and it is simply divine. I've got a bunch of notes for a review if I can ever get around to writing it.

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit | The Tripwire

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Dexateens

Want to kill some time today? Elliot from the Dexateens turns us on to a Van Halen/Astroids game.

MySpace.com Blogs - VAN HALEN video game - Dexateens MySpace Blog:

"VAN HALEN video game

my buddy chuck sent me this link today.
http://shitbagz.com/
if you like Van Halen, you will have fun with this.
if you lik Van Halen, but hate sammy hagar, you are gonna LOVE this."

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Will Johnson

The Obama song that Will did for this project is incredible. Free download at the link.

'Mortal Men' Creators Craft A Song For Obama : NPR Music:

"Singer Will Johnson picks up the thought.

'It could have been easy to, after the last eight years, write a little more embittered type of song,' Johnson says.

Johnson is best-known for his work with the Texas band Centro-matic. He volunteered to sing the lead vocals on Kiefer's song, joining a long list of indie-rock performers who made guest appearances on the original Of Great and Mortal Men. Johnson says the new song looks forward instead of whining about the past."

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Music I Like

Abraham on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

Alabamica on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads:

"Mattias played with The Nymphet Noodlers, and The Hellacopters. Ludde plays drums for The (International) Noise Conspiracy. Nikke plays the P Bass for The National Teatern, and also played in Tottas Bluesband. J.R. was with The Quadrajets, and The Immortal Lee County Killers. Per plays in Division of Laura Lee, and RepoMan."

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Music

Springsteen: Music Can Influence Society:

"NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen would like to think that music played a small part in helping Barack Obama become president."

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I thought stabbings were included in the ticket price.

Four Stabbed At After-Party For Biggie Smalls Movie "Notorious"

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Now this is a badass commercial.

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The Taxman Needs to Goeth

Here's some follow up information on the Nuci's Space/Athens/Clarke County tax issue I blogged about yesterday:

Alabama Ass Whuppin': 1.20.09 - Better Angels of our Nature

Editorial: Don't deny tax exemption for Nuci's Space | Athens Banner-Herald:

"If, as the old saying goes, insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result each time, then the Athens-Clarke County government's insistence on continuing a legal battle aimed at denying a property tax exemption to local nonprofit Nu�i's Space is, well ... insane."

According to this part of the editorial, it seems Nuci's is within their legal rights to be exempt from a property tax so I'm not sure why the ACC Unified Government is pitching a bitch.

"In 2007, the facility's executive director applied for a property tax exemption under a relatively new addition to state law that exempts nonprofits from property taxes even if they operate like a business. That law was added to the books in 2006, after winning overwhelming approval - by a 68 percent to 32 percent margin - in a 2006 statewide referendum."

The conclusion of the editorial pretty much nails it:

"Yet, despite the unmitigated clarity of the state law, despite a court ruling, despite the assessment of a board of citizens, and despite the fact that the federal government has granted nonprofit status to Nuci's Space, the Athens-Clarke County government stubbornly insists there is some issue at stake, an issue of such overweening importance that it justifies a continuing crusade against a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping a group of people who make Athens the unique community it is.

It's time to stop the madness. The county Board of Assessors should drop this case - now."

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Here's a rebuttal editorial. Doesn't seem to hold much water, especially when author asks us to trust him and the tax board.

Yeah... right.

Winders: Tax challenge could be a good thing:

"Trust me, inspection of all will strengthen the entire system. In this case, the coming of the taxman should be a welcome sight."

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So do some civic duty today and send an email to the ACC. Be nice (This really stinks) but express your opinion on why the ACC would want to create such an unbelievable image issue for themselves.

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Official Web Site

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I wish everyday could be like yesterday.

TV was like a best of BET marathon and it was awesome. I'm sick of seeing so much of whitey on the tube.

Check out the new Whitehouse.gov site. There's seems to be some kind of CHANGE to it:

Welcome to the White House

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Why elections matter.

WHouse stops pending Bush regulations for review:

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's new administration ordered all federal agencies and departments on Tuesday to stop any pending regulations until they can be reviewed by incoming staff, halting last-minute Bush orders in their tracks."

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Front pages from around the world. My favorite is posted below the link.

Daily Kos: Wednesdays Front Pages. International Edition. (updated)

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And here's a real prayer. Rick Warren's was as awful as he is.

Rev. Lowery knocked it out of the park.

While I was thoroughly put off by the inclusion of Rick Warren, having Lowery follow him up was a clear contradiction. Obama is a smart guy even when he pisses me off a bit.

Crooks and Liars:

"Rev. Lowery's benediction, on the other hand, was surprisingly fiery, especially from the lips of an 87-year-old. Its wrapup was spine-tingling:

Help us then, now, Lord, to work for that day when nation shall not lift up sword against nation, when tanks will be beaten into tractors, when every man and every woman shall sit under his or her own vine and fig tree, and none shall be afraid; when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream.

Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around -- (laughter) -- when yellow will be mellow -- (laughter) -- when the red man can get ahead, man -- (laughter) -- and when white will embrace what is right.

Let all those who do justice and love mercy say amen."

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A main vein street in San Francisco is named 'Bush' Street. Yesterday morning someone took Obama stickers and placed them over all of the street signs on Bush.

Check out the pictures.

Inaugural Journey Blog

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