Drive-By Truckers stream new CD tonight
Thursday, February 10, 2011 – The Drive-By Truckers will host the world premiere listening party for "Go-Go Boots" starting tonight, at 8 p.m. eastern via Livestream. Fans will be able to listen to the album in its entirety while chatting and discussing the album with fellow DBT fans. http://www.livestream.com/drivebytruckers.
DBT will appear on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," Tuesday, Feb. 15. The band will perform Everybody Needs Loveoff their new album, "Go-Go Boots," their 11th out that same day as their documentary "The Secret to a Happy Ending" on DVD.
The band will give a free bonus EP on CD that will be available for a limited time at indie record stores with purchase of "Go-Go Boots." The EP will feature the studio version of the Vic Chesnutt song When I Ran Off And Left Her and a live versions of songs off of "Go-Go Boots" and "The Big To-Do." To see a list of participating stores go to http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues.
DBT lead singer Patterson Hood and Jason Thrasher directed a series of episodes for "Go-Go Boots," which can be seen on the band's web site. http://www.drivebytruckers.com/episodes.html
The band will kick off their tour next Tuesday with a sold out show in New York at The Bowery Ballroom and will continue throughout the rest of the year.
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Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians
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Go-Go Boots
The Drive-By Truckers' latest contains much material that was written around the time the band was prepping for "The Big To-Do," yet they describe this album as "a noir film" compared to the last go around.
Regardless, there is a slightly darker tone to some songs like the opener I Do Believe despite oozing with a sweet pop roots feel and sounding like a long lost relative of Calexico. From there, the band slows things down with the extremely groovy and bluesy title »»» |
The Big To-Do
The most significant factors in the Drive-By Truckers' new album were the band's 2008 spartan and countryesque "Brighter Than Creation's Dark" and their involvement as backing band on Booker T's Grammy-nominated "Potato Hole" album. Between the relative tranquility of "Creation's Dark," its attendant tour and the inspiration of working with the legendary Stax organmaster, the Truckers were itching to turn the volume knobs full right and »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: Steve Earle doesn't rest (on laurels) –
If you didn't realize Steve Earle had a new disc out, "The Low Highway," it would have been no problem realizing that quite and quickly.
That was because Earle started the two-hour show with three straight tracks from "The Low Highway," and he would not be done for the night. The title track of was a midtempo effort... »»»
Concert Review: The Howlin' Brothers leave the radar behind –
The Howlin' Brothers - this trio, in reality, contains no brothers - are about eight years into their career and on their fifth album. To say they've been under the radar screen may be an understatement. You couldn't even say they've been flying under that screen because they have stuck very close to their Nashville environs.... »»»
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