DBT - San Francisco - 2/13 and 2/14 - Part 2

(Here's Part 1. Some additional pics on AAW's MySpace.)

Okay, here we go....

Here is the set list from the evening courtesy of Miss Jayne.

My buddy Rich and I got to the venue early after a few beers and some grub at 4th Street Bar and Grill.

Matador had graciously set us up with some passes that would allow us to sneak around back stage.

The Mezzanine's facilities are 1st class. The back stage area has its own mezzanine section separate from the rest of the venue. One could call it a VIP area but since I had access to it it was more of a Not-so VIP. This place had leather couches and chairs, stools that run along a bar on the railing, and its own wide screen plasma that broadcast the show live. The green rooms were decked out in dark tones, leather sofas and chairs, and an incredible bathroom with fancy new age sinks and a sporty shower. Really nice place compared to some of the more grittier back stages areas.

Rich and I were the first ones to reach the backstage mezz so we staked out our seats on the railing and sat there giggling to our selves at our sweet seats and crazy ass luck.

Kimtucky called soon after and I went outside to give her her pass and to escort her to the sweet seats.

Once the show started I lost myself in an orgy of rock and roll.

Here is a picture of the big screen TV in the backstage mezz area.

Rock challenge!

It takes skill to rock on one leg.

I love the look on the face of the girl in the grey t-shirt.

"Fuck Luckenbach! Come drink with us!!"

Here's the mystery bottle of booze that was being passed around on stage. I was perplexed the entire night by what this was. Obviously, it doesn't look like a Jack Daniels bottle. Someone on Ninebullets proffered that it was a bottle of Crown Royal.

Fortunately... and what turned out to one of the coolest moments of the night... or hell, the coolest moment of ANY DBT concert I've ever been too.... I was able to first hand determine what the bottle was.

During the last song of the evening (Buttholeville-State Trooper-Buttholeville) I was completely in the throws of a Rock and Roll religious experience. Damn near speaking in tongues (and, yes, I do have relatives in the back woods of Alabama who do speak in tongues. Those were some odd ass funerals when I was a little one). Eyes closed, arms thrust in the air, feeling the music so deep down in my core.

Suddenly I felt a presence. I opened my eyes to find Patterson standing directly below us passing the bottle to my buddy Rich. Rich takes a slug and passes the bottle to me. I take a slug and pass it to Kimtucky who slugs then hands it back to me. Before I hand the bottle back to Patterson I twisted it around to see the label. It was Jack Daniels Reserve. So smooth.

So a spectacular show ends with a sip from the stage bottle. Too freakin' cool.

"Comin' home with a bottle, tryin' not to break the seal."

Arty crowd shot.

Forget Neff's pedal steel abilities (which are freakin' genius). Neff is one of the best guitarist I've ever seen. But I think he needs to incorporate the "Jess Barr Finger Twirl" into his act when he finishes a blistering solo.

Speaking of Jess Barr, I ran into Drams friend and all around cool dude Ryan back stage. Ryan works at Siduri Wines. If you are ever in Sonoma County, CA be sure to drop by there winery for some excellent Pinot.

Ryan, if you read this shoot me an email at alabamaasswhuppin@att.net

Also, anyone else I chatted with in the back stage Mezz shoot me an email at the same addy. We didn't get to finish our convo due to the Rock.

After the scene died and the band collected in the green room I found myself seated next to Spooner and the EZB on a couch. I chatted with them for a while before Patterson plopped himself down next to me with a very wear smile on his face. Great conversations with him and Shonna.

Patterson Hood is Superman, y'all. This man was battling a flu bug that had left him with hardly a speaking voice. You would have never of noticed this on stage. He belted out the rock like he was as healthy as a horse. His vocal chords must be made of titanium or something to be able to put on the rock show that he did. Patterson is my hero, y'all.

We said out goodbyes and by 2 a.m. we were in a cab heading home.

The next day I drug myself solo over to Berkely for the in-store show.

Here's the set list from the in-store.

I was feeling rough. I mean, rough from the night before.

Patterson asked the crowed in Amoeba how they were doing. Someone shouted "Hung over from last night". Patterson agreed and stated "Yeah, someone slipped something into my drink last night... I think it was whiskey".

I hung out with Craig (the merch guy) before, during and after the show. What a great guy.

Also spent some time getting to know Justin (one of the techs). Another great guy. We both agreed that if you think of something really sick and wrong that you KNOW will offend just about everyone you know then the only person to call/email with it is Shayne. BUT, you do run the risk of Shayne topping it.

I also got to chat with Shonna some more after the in-store. Patterson and Cooley better be careful cause Shonna could be full time fronting this band very soon. I've never seen her with so much confidence which has translated to her stage presence and playing. She's always been great, but there's something else about her now on stage. What a presence.

A cool building next door to Amoeba in Berkeley.

Here's Spooner having his picture taken by Shonna with a nice DBT fan and her baby with a little baby wrinkle in her forward. Something tells me "there's a fit about to be thrown".

DBT is the best band out there. They keep getting better just when I think that there's no way for the band to get any better. The amaze me every time I see them live.

Thank you DBT. Thank you Matador and Craig and Justin.

Fans, y'all take good care of them on this leg of the tour. Raise hell, buy merch and go have your own Rock Religious Experience.

I love this band. I love all those who support this band. I love all of the fans of the band. The Best Group of Folks, Ever.

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Drive-by Truckers - San Francisco - 2/13 - Part 1

(Editor's note:..... yeah, like I have an editor.... I had to split this post into two parts. Part 2 pics will be up tomorrow and will include the Berkley in-store. Pictures are in the order in which they were taken except for the first picture of this post. It is one of my favorites so I decided to lead with it. Click the pic and it gets tig.... uh-huh-huh, I wrote 'tig' (.)(.) Where the hell is an editor when you need one...)

(Also, there are some pics up on AAW's MySpace that weren't included in today's or tomorrow's post)

"Happy DBT Day" my friend Kimtucky said to me as we settled into our first drinks before The Felice Brothers took the stage to open up for the mighty Drive-by Truckers in San Francisco last Wednesday.

"Happy DBT Day" indeed.

You know, it should be an official holiday whenever the boys and girl come to town though many of us make it an unofficial holiday.

Personally, I anticipate The Rock Show more than I do any federal or local holiday.

So, let's see.... what superlatives can I lay down to describe the show.

I've already used transcendent.

I've already used "the most amazing shows I've ever seen."

"I want to do it all over again." Check.

"...this was something special. Really special." Been there and written that.

How can I express the evening of Rock in a way that would be new and fresh. How, prey tale, do I express my amazement and my pride and my utter joy at this band without subjecting you, dear reader, to layer upon layer of redundancy?

What's a lazy blogger to do?

I'll let other fans who went to the show do it for me.

THAT's what a lazy blogger will do!

"So needless to say, I was pretty fired up for last nights show.

And they delivered.

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The encores were definitely the most fun....with Patterson almost joining the crowd and Cooley and Shonna with the huge shit-eating grins. God I love that band!" - EZ - Yahoo List.

It was one of the best shows I've ever witnessed. I kept thinking maybe it's because I was somewhat drunk, but they tore it up. It was honestly louder and better (I cant believe I am saying this) than the Saturday night show at the 40 Watt in January. I was quite impressed with our San Francisco crowd as they wouldn't let em stop. Fucking Fantastic show. - slideonthis - Ninebullets.org

They were all amazing love love love this band.

Patterson sang with the crowd at the end thought I was back at a Rollins Show for a bit...Just wonderful and beautiful and fun. - miss jayne - Ninebullets.org

They were on fire. The sound to me was GREAT. I squeezed Matt it was so good. Damn.
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The crowd was great and LOUD. Everyone was nice and completely dialed into DBT. Screaming. SOooo good.
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I had a couple of newbies with me that couldn't believe what they were hearing and seeing. Hats off to the boys and girl. They have definitely hit the ground running. - slideonthis - Ninebullets.org

I agree with everyone so far, last night was sweet.
Band was great, setlist was great, they are kickin' ass and having fun doing it...classic DBT! - PeterG - Ninebullets.org

I throw down the gauntlet to every other city on this tour. Y'all are going to have to raise some serious hell to match the SF crowd last night. - JPW

Okay, that last quote was moi from the Ninebullets.org board.

But, yeah, what they said... times infinity.

So you see, DBT has once again raised the bar... kicked it up a notch... transcend... damn.

How about, "They opened with 'That Man I shot'".

From that first distinctive guitar lick that defines that song so well, I, and those around me, knew that we were in for a doozy of a show.

I give much thanks to JennB and especially The Matador for setting me up so well at the show. You guys rock so much and I am so appreciate and humbled by the access you allow me. Many, many many thanks to The Matador.

More 'blah blah' tomorrow with pics.

Cooley Bird hanging from the rafters


Front of the house before it filled

The venue, The Mezzanine, was top notch. They had some very cool Tim Burton/Wes Freed -esque projections on the walls. Here's one:

The Felice Brothers took the stage first. Mighty fine band.

Any band that had a washboard player who stomps on a piece of tin roofing during the songs is alright by me.

The crowd had a good time with the Felice Bros.

On to the main course.

New backdrop by Wes is beautiful.

Cooley's American flag guitar strap makes me laugh.

Town folk in Cooleyville practicing their rock signs.

Here they come!

Strapping up.

Daddy and Cooley need a drink before we get started.

Shonna. *sigh*

Let's look at Shonna again!

Spooner is the man. Playing keys with a cig in hand. What a professional.

Here's where I gotta stop for today. I've got some really great pictures from later in the show that will be in tomorrow's post. Lots of great crowd shots. Be sure to drop back by.

Til tomorrow.

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DBT Amoeba Preview

I have a full weekend of picture editing a head of me. Short and sweet today as I feel a bit of the flu-bug that's sweeping up the West Coast and my bed is making a very convincing case that it and I should really hang out and get to know each other better today... spend some quality time together. I agreed with one stipulation... I'm on top.

A few pics of the DBT Amoeba in-store from last night.

What a prompt band. Started at 6 on the nose.

Damn Cooley and his rugged good looks and his Breck Girl hair. 3 kids and years of the Rock and Roll lifestyle and to still look the way he does.... shite ain't fair! Oh, and I guess he's a pretty good singer/guitar player/song writer too.

Shonna singing Huston. SOOOO many good things to say about Shonna.

Consummate performer, Patterson. Free show in a record show and he's giving it everything he's got.

Couple of DBT articles from the intertubes.

First part of next week I'll have some pictures and a review of the shows up so y'all come back now, ya hear me!

Meth Finally Seeps Into Pop Culture:

"Patterson Hood, one of the singers and songwriters in the Drive-By Truckers, witnessed the effects of meth firsthand in his Alabama hometown, which 'really got hit hard a few years back.' He penned 'You and Your Crystal Meth' in response.

'At the time, nobody was talking about it,' said Hood. 'There wasn't songs about it; it wasn't getting much attention from the press.'

Hood finishes the song with a haunting verse: 'Indiana and Alabama, Oklahoma and Arizona/ Texas, Florida, Ohio, Small town America, right next door/ Blood soaked your pillow red; You and your crystal meth.'

Hood said the song has had a surprisingly polarizing effect on fans, resonating with those from middle America, while those from cities 'don't get it.'"

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Paste Magazine :: Feature :: Smell the Glove

Writer: Patterson Hood Feature, Issue 40, Published online on 11 Feb 2008

Two things we can all agree on:
1. We all love Michael Jackson
2. We’re all glad he’s not our uncle.

I was 18 and working at a record store in Florence, Ala., in the fall of 1982 when Thriller was released. At the time, it was considered the inferior follow-up to his 1979 solo breakthrough Off The Wall. It had that weak McCartney collaboration as a first single. Then again, it also had “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” although neither of those had become ubiquitous by then. The elements were all there, but he hadn’t quite moonwalked into our collective consciousness yet. The Vincent Price thing seemed like a campy diversion, and “Human Nature” sounded like fucking Toto. Oh wait, it was fucking Toto.

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DBT at The Mezzanie - SF - Preview

They opened with 'That Man I Shot' for chrissakes.

What an amazing show. I've seen 'em so many times but nothing like last night.

So many freakin' great great great people involved with the band and fans of the band.

I'm beside myself at the moment.

Here are some preview pics. It'll take me a few days to get all of this edited. Look for a post early next week.

I'll have some in-store shots from today up tomorrow.

Oh, and the venue, The Mezzanine, was first freakin' class.

I'll be responding to all the comments and emails this weekend. Thanks to all who dropped a comment/email over the last 24 hours.

Did I say how much I love DBT and all who love DBT?

Special note to Kimberly Morgan below.

Mrs EZB: I have a special note to you from your badass drummer husband. He wanted me to tell you Happy Valentine's Day and that he loves and misses you.

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Rock Show!

Woo-hoo! Rock Show tonight.

When the Rock Show comes to your part of the world be sure to pick up some fine merhandise from the band. They have some really sweet t-shirts available:

Jenn B's got a great post on 'music':

After the music dies � Pointy Pointy

I’m opinionated about my music and I have a definite idea of what is good and what isn’t, but I don’t try to force it down anyone’s throat any more (well not much). I do believe with all my heart that some music transcends all barriers, and unless you’ve been molested to country music or had some terrible experience with music in general, you , my friend, will like most of what I like. I believe that if you aren’t a DBT fan, then you haven’t really listened to DBT. If you aren’t a Slobberbone fan, you have not really listened to Slobberbone. If you are not a Centro-Matic fan, then you haven’t ever really listened to Centro-Matic. I think that good music like this will break through most barriers and if you listen to it correctly, you can’t miss the genius. There’s enough variety for anyone to find something they bind to.

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Finally, do something to help keep the troops safe:

VoteVets.org | Join Our Cause:

"Last week, the New York Times reported that the Bush Pentagon had agreed to a contract for more Kevlar helmets for our troops from the very company that was being sued for cheating troops out of helmets that met military standards. Especially at a time when so many troops are in harm’s way, no such company should ever receive a new contract. Demand that Congress investigate how this could have happened, by signing our petition below. We’ll deliver your signatures to Capitol Hill."

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Alrighty, then I'm off to Rock the demons from my soul. So excited.

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Prep Time

The next few days are gonna be a crazy couple of days to be blogging because.... The DBT shall be rocking the SF tomorrow!

Lot's of prep going on so this week's posts will be short and sweet til Monday.

Here's the Anaheim thread already started on Ninebullets.org.

NineBullets.org - a DBT fansite :: View topic - Anaheim

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No, we can't!

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Here, here, Matt Tiabbi!

The Chicken Doves : Rolling Stone:

"Quietly, while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been inspiring Democrats everywhere with their rolling bitchfest, congressional superduo Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have completed one of the most awesome political collapses since Neville Chamberlain. At long last, the Democratic leaders of Congress have publicly surrendered on the Iraq War, just one year after being swept into power with a firm mandate to end it.

Solidifying his reputation as one of the biggest pussies in U.S. political history, Reid explained his decision to refocus his party's energies on topics other than ending the war by saying he just couldn't fit Iraq into his busy schedule. 'We have the presidential election,' Reid said recently. 'Our time is really squeezed.'"

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Totally Screwed and The Best Movie Ever!

Per my Friday post:

If Bettye/DBT win the Grammy then its the greatest award show in the history of the world.

If Bettye/DBT DON'T win the Grammy then that shite is rigged and it sucks arse fiercely.

Just the way things are gonna be.

So.... that shite is rigged and the Grammy's sucks arse fiercely.

Clapton won even though he's been putting out the same freakin' record for 15 years now.

Damn 7th grade popularity contest.

Bettye and DBT y'all are #1 in my and many other eyes.

.... and AND I had to sit through all of the 'Gospel' winners before they even got to the Blues category. Why is it that people think jeebus likes their music better than the 4 other nominees.

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Check out Cooley on SpeedFreaks.TV. He did an interview yesterday from L.A.

Self Destructive Zone, Home Field Advantage and 3 Dimes Down all played as lead ins.

Best quote "I had Styx records too".

Cooley jumps in before the que. Then the cell phone drops out. They eventually get Cooley on back on the phone.

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Daddy needs a joint after all this.

Latest Anti-Pot Quack Science: 'Marijuana Makes Your Teeth Fall Out':

"Recent weeks have seen a rash of new studies of marijuana hitting the mass media, generating scary headlines like 'Smoking Pot Rots Your Gums,' 'Cannabis Bigger Cancer Risk Than Cigarettes' and 'Pot Withdrawal Similar to Quitting Cigarettes. Most of this coverage can be boiled down to a fairly simple equation:

Flawed science uncritical reporting = misinformation."

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Oh yeah, let 'em know.

TSA gets touchy-feely with new blog - Well-Mannered Traveler- msnbc.com:

"Last week the TSA added a blog to its Web site in the hopes that this bit of interactive technology might “facilitate an ongoing dialogue on innovations in security, technology and the checkpoint screening process.” Titled the “Evolution of Security,” the blog invites travelers to post comments, questions, complaints and perhaps even a few compliments about all manner of TSA issues"

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This is already the best movie every made in the history of the Universe. I will see it in the theatre and will own 10 copies when it comes out on DVD.

Seriously, I've had wet dreams about this.

SAPPHIC STEAM:

"Johansson (below) has a steamy lesbian sex scene with Penelope Cruz in Woody Allen's upcoming 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona.' A source tells us: 'It is also extremely erotic. People will be blown away and even shocked. Penelope and Scarlett go at it in a red-tinted photography dark room, and it will leave the audience gasping.' The women later have a threesome with Javier Bardem (below), who plays Cruz's husband"

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Trusting the Grammy's to award the right people is like trusting Charlie to not bite your finger:

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DBT Grammy Week in Review - 2/8/08

Whew! Lots of goodness coming in the next few weeks.

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1st: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AVA HOOD (a day late).

Here's some Dolly for you, Ava!

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The Home Front Tour Kicks off next week. Rock Shows!

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It's Grammy time Y'all!

Via Daniel on the Yahoo List:

dbts : Message: Grammy Telecast Info:

"Just in from your friends at the Grammys. This came to me in an email this evening.

Daniel

'Dear Friends,

I am very pleased to announce that for the first time in GRAMMY Awards history, our Pre-Telecast awards presentation on February 10 will be broadcast live online. By logging on to GRAMMY.com from 1 - 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, Academy members and music fans will be able to view awards given in each category announced during the Pre-Tel. We now have a public platform to showcase artists and performers in categories announced prior to the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast - providing Recording Academy members, in every genre, the opportunity to view the results in real time.'

Here's the link:

GRAMMY.com

Go get a little gold plated paper weight, Bettye and DBT!

Here's Bettye showing up on one of my favorite progressive blogs:

Crooks and Liars � C&L’s Late Nite Music Club with Bettye LaVette:

"A few days ago, one of my oldest friends, Denise, did a gut-wrenching story on blues singer Bettye LaVette and her new album The Scene of the Crime. Denise’s story is in the latest Crawdaddy and if the heartfelt blues is what rings your bell I want to urge you to listen to Bettye’s version of this Elton John-Bernie Taupin song from the 70’s and then go read Denise’s story."

Crawdaddy! - Feature Story - Bettye LaVette: When the Blues Catch up to You:

"I'd certainly heard of the battle of Bettye LaVette, a struggle that lasted for decades and ended with the singer's triumphant comeback, but I hadn't really heard Bettye LaVette until one day fairly recently. The morning started with me putting on The Scene of the Crime, LaVette's latest disc on which she's accompanied by the Drive-By Truckers. It ended with me hunched in a chair, sobbing into my hands."
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"Recorded at FAME Studios in Hood's hometown, he assembled the studio personnel, including his band as well as old-soul hands, like his dad and bassist David Hood (who played on LaVette's obscured Child of the Seventies album) and keyboard legend, Spooner Oldham. Together, they created a bed of Southern comfort upon which LaVette laid her smoke and honey voice.

YouTube - Bettye LaVette: "Take Me As I Am"

If Bettye/DBT win the Grammy then its the greatest award show in the history of the world.

If Bettye/DBT DON'T win the Grammy then that shite is rigged and it sucks arse fiercely.

Just the way things are gonna be.

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Please let us do take a moment to sing the praises of DBT Jenn. The greatest GSD woman out there.

the hoyden: And Now Let Us Sing the Praises:

"of DBT Jenn and other GSD (Get Shit Done) Women

You know what I'm talking about. I'm sure you have some in your own life. Women who, though they may not have the most high profile, well paying or glamorous jobs, are totally getting it done. They cut through red tape, speak the language and just in general make the world work. Women who personify that seemingly rarest of all modern qualities, complete competence.

This sprang to mind recently with the release of the new Drive-By Truckers' CD 'Brighter Than Creation's Dark'. (I'm still getting to know it, an actual review will be forthcoming.)"

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BTCD debuts at #37 on the Top 200 charts. This is the highest debut for any DBT record. BTCD peaked at #6 on the Independent Albums chart.

'Juno' Unseats Keys From Atop Album Chart:

"Other debuts this week include the Disney compilation 'Radio Disney: Jams 10' at No. 18 with 21,000, country newcomer Chuck Wicks' 'Starting Now' (RCA) at No. 24 with 20,000, Southern rockers Drive-By Truckers' 'Brighter Than Creation's Dark' (New West) at No. 36 with 16,000, Brushfire/Universal artist Matt Costa's 'Unfamiliar Faces' at No. 59 with 11,000 and singer/songwriter and 'One Tree Hill' star Kate Voegele's re-release of 'Don't Look Away' (MySpace Records) at No. 63 with 10,000."

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Drive-By Truckers: Light It Up on JamBase:

"The Drive-By Truckers are an American treasure. You could chisel their likenesses into rock's Mount Rushmore, somewhere next to Bruce Springsteen and The Black Crowes, and never flinch while working that hammer. Where the marrow and muscle have been drained from so much that calls itself rock, DBT stands dirty and defiant, solid as a brick shithouse and fragrant as your first backseat grope. They're as human as they come, stumbling towards redemption with one foot planted in joy and the other in fear. Their music will make you lose your freakin' mind and inspire fat, healing tears if you let it inside."
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"'That was a biggie,' says Hood, referring to their Fillmore debut a few years back. 'As a kid I grew up worshipping rock 'n' roll and reading all the big magazines. I grew up in the era of Creem and Rolling Stone was a little different then, or I perceived it to be anyway in my teenage head. The Fillmore was always the landmark. Each time we get to play there is a big deal. I don't take it for granted, that's for sure.'"

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PopMatters Music Feature | Drive-By Truckers: The Burrs in Rock 'n' Roll’s Saddle:

"“Morning, shithead,” Hood says with a hoarse laugh to his friend and musical partner of the last 22 years. “Technology’s how you got all them kids.”"

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Andy Gill wrote the following 5 star review of BCTD for The Independent;

Album: Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West) - Reviews, Music - Independent.co.uk

Gill was a member of The Gang of Four:

MySpace.com - Gang Of Four - - Other - www.myspace.com/gangoffour

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Papa Bear and the Fuck-up

Drive-By Truckers: Brighter Than Creation's Dark: Pitchfork Record Review:

"As guys wrestle with the encroaching responsibilities of work and family, they still often romanticize or cling to their shit-kicking youth; the Drive-By Truckers' principal songwriters, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, represent each side of this coin. Using the broadest strokes imaginable, gravelly and grizzly Hood is the endlessly vigilant, fiercely protective papa bear, while laconic slick-talker Cooley the hell-raising, yarn-spinning fuck-up."

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Swampland : Reviews:

"The Drive By Truckers' latest CD, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, marks a new era for the band. With the recent departure of guitarist/songwriter Jason Isbell, the Truckers replaced Isbell with Athens guitarist/pedal steel extraordinaire John Neff. Considering the wise addition of Neff, these songs carry a strong country foundation. This latest release contains a wider, more universal musical/lyrical scope that transcends north, south, east or west."

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DBT is showing up everywhere. Get use to it.

ESPN.com: Page 2 : Face-Off: A late wake-up call:

"This is true in the NCAA Tournament. This is not true in Olympic basketball. If we don't win every game by 20, the tournament is a failure. I don't care if that seems unreasonable or unfair. I don't care if 'the world is catching up,' or if Del Harris is coaching China, or if the best point guard in the NBA is often a Canadian who resembles the second guitar player from a Drive-By Trucker tribute band. This is just about the only thing we have left, and now we clearly don't even have this. Even if we somehow bounce back and win the gold, it's over for us as a nation; this is like when the Spanish Armada got iced in 1588. We might as well start caring about soccer."

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Current TV

Baby Dee Drive-By // Current

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Check out EZB rocking his kit.

MEINL CYMBALS... INSPIRE: Artists : Brad "Easy B" Morgan

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Music

Via Brad on the Yahoo List

KATU.com - Video - Video - Teen rises to fame channeling Johnny Cash

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But she will be playing via telecast for jolly old.

Amy Winehouse's request for visa denied :

"In October, Winehouse and Fielder-Civil, were arrested in Norway on charges of marijuana possession, for which they were fined. In November, Winehouse's Norwegian attorney, Ole Kvelstad, said her payment of the fine amounted to a guilty plea, which he said could have serious consequences if she sought to enter the U.S."

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Rich... bitch...es.

Madonna Is The Richest Woman In Music, But Who Is #2? - Entertainment on The Huffington Post

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Wouldn't the more obvious be Paul... or Ringo....

This Beetle Really Rocks:

"A new species of beetle that appears as if wearing a tuxedo has been named in honor of the late rock 'n' roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.

Entomologist Quentin Wheeler of Arizona State University announced the discovery and naming of the beetle, now dubbed Orectochilus orbisonorum, during a Roy Orbison Tribute Concert on Jan. 25."

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Led Zeppelin guitarist wants world tour

"TOKYO - Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said Monday he was ready to take the iconic band on a world tour after burning up the stage at last month's reunion concert in London. But it probably won't be before September.

'The amount of work we put into O2 was what you would normally put into a world tour anyway,' Page, 64, said of the intense rehearsing the band did for the Dec. 10 concert at London's O2 Arena."

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UB40's singer Ali Campbell quits after 30 years :

"LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Ali Campbell is leaving the reggae band UB40 after selling tens of millions of records worldwide in a career spanning nearly 30 years, a spokesman for the group said on Friday.

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major labels: the problem with music:

"Whenever I talk to a band who are about to sign with a major label, I always end up thinking of them in a particular context. I imagine a trench, about four feet wide and five feet deep, maybe sixty yards long, filled with runny, decaying shit. I imagine these people, some of them good friends, some of them barely acquaintances, at one end of this trench. I also imagine a faceless industry lackey at the other end, holding a fountain pen and a contract waiting to be signed.

Nobody can see what's printed on the contract. It's too far away, and besides, the shit stench is making everybody's eyes water. The lackey shouts to everybody that the first one to swim the trench gets to sign the contract. Everybody dives in the trench and they struggle furiously to get to the other end. Two people arrive simultaneously and begin wrestling furiously, clawing each other and dunking each other under the shit. Eventually, one of them capitulates, and there's only one contestant left. He reaches for the pen, but the Lackey says, 'Actually, I think you need a little more development. Swim it again, please. Backstroke.'

And he does, of course."

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