Vorige week maakte ik melding van 2 nieuwe releases die op stapel stonden van The Drive-By Truckers. Op 7 juli wordt zowel op cd als op DVD “Live from Austin, Texas, uitgebracht, die live-opnamens bevatten van The Austin City Limits Show waar zij speelden op 26 september 2008. De line-up van The Drive-by Truckers ten tijde van deze show was:
Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, Shonna Tucker, John Neff, Brad Morgan en Jay Gonzalez.
The Austin CD/DVD tracklist is:
1. Perfect Timing
2. Heathens
3. A Ghost To Most
4. the Righteous Path
5. I m Sorry Huston
6. 3 Dimes Down
7. Puttin People On The Moon
8. Space City
9. The Living Bubba
10. Zip City
11. 18 Wheels Of Love
12. Let There Be Rock
13. Marry Me
Op 1 september wordt de laatste Drive-by Truckers cd bij New West Records uitgebracht: “Fine Print. Deze bevat nog niet uitgebrachte nummers, zeldzaam materiaal en een viertal covers, waaronder “Rebels”(Tom Petty) en “Like a Rolling Stone” (Bob Dylan).
“The Fine Print” tracklist is:
1. George Jones Talkin’ Cell Phone Blues
2. Rebels
3. Uncle Frank (alternate version)
4. TVA
5. Goode’s Field Road (alternate version)
6. The Great Car Dealer War
7. Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)
8. When The Well Runs Dry
9. Mrs. Claus’ Kimono
10. Play It All Night Long
11. Little Pony And The Great Big Horse
12. Like A Rolling Stone
(Johan Schoenmakers)
Hier is een beetje meer nieuws van The Drive By Truckers.
De nieuwe cd komt waarschijnlijk begin volgend jaar uit.
Gerry
DBT Update From Patterson Hood – June 11, 2009
Y’ALL:
Lots happening in Truckerland.
First off, less than two weeks remain before the release of MURDERING OSCAR (and other love songs).
For those who haven’t heard, it’s my second and long delayed solo album (although I prefer to refer to it as a side project since it was certainly not done alone).
I recorded MURDERING OSCAR with lots of very talented friends including my DBT bandmates, David Barbe (Sugar, Mercyland, etc.) Will Johnson and Scott Danbom from Centro-matic; and my father David Hood.
We recorded the majority of it back in January of 2005 shortly before the birth of my daughter.
For business, legal and scheduling reasons, it’s only now seeing the light of day, but I promise you’ll agree it’s worth the wait.
MURDERING OSCAR (and other love songs) will be released on CD, Digital Download, iTunes, and Vinyl on June 23.
The vinyl version is a two record set with gatefold sleeve and a CD of the album for your car or iPod.
The vinyl version also includes 3 bonus tracks that are well worth checking out.
You can pre-order the album now at http://www.pattersonhood.com/merch.html.
To celebrate the release, I will be going on a short tour with The Screwtopians, which is a band comprised of the core musicians that play on the majority of the album. Joining me for The Murdering Oscar Tour, we’ll have David Barbe, who hasn’t toured since the breakup of Sugar in 95, Will Johnson and Scott Danbom from Centro-matic; and DBT members Brad Morgan and John Neff. Check out tourdates and order advance tickets here.
On a final side-project note, please check out my new and improved website. Jenn has worked really hard redesigning it and it looks fantastic.
This weekend we will be at Bonnaroo. I will be playing twice (once solo and once with The Screwtopians) on Friday.
On Saturday, Booker T and the DBTs will be playing. This is one of the last times for this project and I highly recommend that you check it out.
Watch Booker T & the DBT at Bonnaroo – broadcast live from the AT&T Blueroom
July 7th is the release date for DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS – LIVE AT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS DVD / CD.
The collection features the entire performance from last September and in my opinion is the finest live footage ever captured of my band. It includes stellar versions of 13 DBT songs (old and new) and includes a full length “18 Wheels Of Love” with the full story and sequel which has been retired. I’m very happy to have it captured for posterity.
NEW DBT TOURDATES just announced (more coming soon!):
Thu Jul 23 – Florence, AL – SHOALS THEATRE
Fri Jul 24 – Florence, AL – SHOALS THEATRE
Thu Aug 13 – Sun Valley, ID – ELKHORN SPRINGS RESORT
Thu Aug 20 – Macon, GA – COX CAPITAL THEATRE
Fri Aug 21 – Myrtle Beach, SC – HOUSE OF BLUES
Please note that The Florence AL shows at The Shoals Theatre are our first shows in our hometown in over five years.
The Shoals Theatre is where I used to go see Walt Disney movies as a kid. The last time I payed there was over twenty years ago when Adam’s House Cat played there in November of 1988. That was the night that the tornadoes hit our hometown and was the inspiration for our song “Tornadoes”. The theatre is a super cool art-deco theatre from the 1930’s that has recently been restored and we are very excited to play there. The opening act for the Thursday show is our good friends (and label mates) The Whigs. The opening act for the Friday show is The Decoys, a Muscle Shoals based band that features none other than my Dad, David Hood, on bass. This will be the first time our bands have shared a stage and it promises to be a rip-roaring great time.
One final sad note. Barry Beckett passed away last night in Nashville TN.
Barry was my Dad’s partner in The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section for twenty plus years, was an amazing piano and B3 player and highly successful producer. After the breakup of The MSRS, he moved to Nashville and produced scores of very successful albums for a roster diverse enough to include Hank Williams Jr. AND Phish. He has been in very bad health for some time but will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him. RIP.
That should get me caught up for now. Hope to see you at Bonnaroo or one of the upcoming shows.
Long Live Rock and Roll.
Sincerely,
Patterson Hood – June 11, 2009
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