Entertainment Sep 3, 2009
Allman Brothers - "At Fillmore East" ... Say hello to one of the most talented and beloved bands in rock and roll history, the Allman Brothers ... "At Fillmore East" is a showcase of the real Allman Brothers, with their complete legendary lineup of Duane and Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson and Butch Trucks. (The Villanovan, PA)
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The Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic at Comcast ... The Allman Brothers Band ... The Allman Brothers Band, celebrating their 40th anniversary, rolled through Hartford August 30 with Widespread Panic. (FOX61, CT)
Clients always come 1st for chairman Sep 3, 2009
How does a man who once promoted a rock concert by the Allman Brothers become a top executive at a wildly successful advertising agency ... Mitchell learned of Beaver Productions, which brought many concerts to Jackson over the years, and approached them about airing the Allman Brothers' New Year's Eve 1973 show. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Allman Brothers at 40 still reaching for great possibilities Aug 31, 2009
MANSFIELD - If the Allman Brothers Band knows about anything besides blues, guitars, and the fastest way out of town and trouble, it s honoring tradition ... THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND With Widespread Panic. (Boston Globe)
BJC should bring more variety Aug 21, 2009
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers all made trips to State College. It was a pleasant surprise to those used to stops from Nickelback. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Dirty Guv'nahs serious about rocking Aug 20, 2009
The band's live shows are drawing comparisons from the Allman Brothers to the Rolling Stones, and Trimble has been singled out as having a voice that sounds like Gregg Allman and a stage presence rivaling that of Mick Jagger. It's a lot to live up to, and while he's fine with the Jagger comparisons ("There's a lot worse things you could say about a person."), he's a bit sketchier on whether the band lives up to the icons of Southern rock. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Indigo Girls Benefit Concert Coming to Macon Aug 16, 2009
The concert will benefit the Big House Foundation, to raise money for the Allman Brothers Band Museum. Tickets for the event will go on sale Monday, August 24. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
County music singer John Anderson performs at the main stage at the Suwannee River Jam Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, Friday, April 24. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Aug 16, 2009
Groups such as Montgomery Gentry, Locash Cowboys, Colt Ford, Government Mule, John Anderson, Blake Shelton, Gretchen Wilson, and the Allman Brothers Band are just some of the acts that have headlined this year at the music park. In addition to the dozens of events each year, the park hosts live music acts five days a week. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Performing Monday Aug 14, 2009
Dickey Betts (of the Allman Brothers) - Monday, Aug. 17. Slim's - San Francisco. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Georgia Music HOF to move to Atlanta? Aug 13, 2009
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame celebrates the music and lives of more than 100 Georgia legends such as Ray Charles, James Brown, Otis Redding, Gladys Knight, Little Richard, Allman Brothers and Johnny Mercer. It holds thousands of documents and artifacts telling the story of Georgia s music history, from the earliest Native American instruments to the latest genres. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Woodstock's Vibe Alive and Well in 2009 Aug 11, 2009
Everyone from Pearl Jam to the Allman Brothers has performed here. It is just one of dozens of festivals across the United States offering fans a musical smorgasbord. (CBS News)
Still Completely First Raitt Aug 11, 2009
But her own music runs more to mixed breed -- rock, R & B, folk and blues, with Raitt's signature bottleneck so flexible, she wouldn't be out of place in the Allman Brothers. Raitt came into folk music early on. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Old rockers still dominate concert scene Aug 9, 2009
Elton John and Billy Joel are selling out venues, and other nationally touring shows include Crosby, Stills and Nash and the Allman Brothers Band. This month, '80s idols Def Leppard, Poison and Cheap Trick and Mtley Cre will swing through the south and north east. (Erie Times-News, PA)
"Eagles Radio Hosted by Joe Walsh" and "Christina Aguilera Radio" to Launch on July 31st Aug 1, 2009
Walsh has also selected tracks from his favorite artists including the Beatles, Allman Brothers Band, Kings of Leon, Wilco, Sly and the Family Stone and more to air throughout the programming day. In the coming months, many more of the brightest stars in music including Weezer in August as well as up-and-coming artists, will host their own respective channels to be available on hundreds ofinternetradio and digital outlets. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Marshall Tucker replacing Big Head Todd at Riverfest Jul 29, 2009
The Marshall Tucker Band is a group of classic Southern rockers in the vein of Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band. The group is driven by the multiple guitar sound and their raspy blues vocals. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Former Allman Brothers Band home to open as museum Jul 26, 2009
The Allman Brothers Band s old house on Macon s Vineville Avenue, which has been a law firm, a rental property and a private residence at times, is finally becoming a real museum ... Greg Potter, president of the Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association, estimates that 20,000 people visited the house when West lived there and that, he said, was without any advertising ... He first came to visit Macon 33 years ago in 1976, when he took a bus down to see where the Allman Brothers members lived and... (Winona Daily News, MN)
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Headline bands include Storm Creek (high voltage country), One Way Out (a tribute to the Allman Brothers), Jake Payne and Dixie Creek (country), Boys of Greenwood Glen (Irish bluegrass) and 41 Miles (soft rock). A full entertainment schedule will be posted by each stage. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Jackson Browne Jul 24, 2009
He is an avid reader and student of culture and his casual conversation is a bit breathless; in a matter of minutes he waxed on about the photography of Bruce Weber, the new hillbilly noir of Ry Cooder, the sublime purity of the Allman Brothers, the prose of Gretel Ehrlich and the cultural deductions of Eduardo Galeano. Browne is a thinking man, but he is also a romantic. (Albany Times Union)
Tickets on sale Jul 20, 2009
The Allman Brothers play Hard Rock Live on Oct. 20. If you think the greatest time in rock radio history was between the years, oh, let s say, 1974-1981, then there are two shows with tickets on sale this weekend that you should look into. (The Palm Beach Post)
69 was one eventful summer Jul 19, 2009
It was a year of debut albums for musical acts including Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Allman Brothers, Blind Faith, Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago), Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Led Zeppelin. The top single of 1969, according to Billboard Magazine: Sugar, Sugar, by The Archies. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Cherry Blossom Festival Turns Macon... Jul 16, 2009
Travelers to Macon often come to follow in the footsteps of the Allman Brothers, Little Richard, James Brown and Otis Redding, some of the many musicians who called Macon home. The former home of Capricorn Records, Macon still has live music venues almost every night. (Suite101.com)
2 songwriters, no waiting Jul 16, 2009
This Pittsburgh quartet draws from an array of influences, mostly of the classic-rock variety, including Beatles, Allman Brothers, and Doors. They put everything together in a jazzy, bluesy, blustery way, playing with such verve and strong sense of groove they set a course for utopia. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Southern band pleases Parklet Jul 15, 2009
Hundreds of audience members swayed, snapped their fingers and spun around in front of the stage in Central Parklet as Dickey Betts and the Great Southern lined up before them, playing Allman Brothers and their own original hits ... "As always, we try to make a concious selection of various genres of music. We picked Southern rock to accommodate those nostalgic about the Allman Brothers and bands of that ilk," said Jody Alessandrine, Executive Director of the Downtown State College Improvement... (Daily Collegian, PA)
A challenge for celebrity-grave hunters Jul 9, 2009
Similar trouble plagued Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia, where members of the Allman Brothers Band were buried in the early 1970s. Thousands of fans journeyed to visit the graves and party there, leaving behind cigarette butts and empty alcohol bottles. (CNN)
Allman Brothers Musem Opens in the 'Big House' Jul 8, 2009
Allman Brothers Musem Opens in the 'Big House ... It's the place where the Allman Brothers Band founded their Southern rock sound, the place where the song "Ramblin' Man" was penned and the last place Duane Allman visited before dying in a motorcycle crash in 1971 ... The Big House in Macon, where the band lived when its fame took flight in the early 1970s, has been the place music lovers flocked during pilgrimages to the South over the last few decades looking to experience a small piece of the... (Fox News)
Home of Ramblin Man becomes museum Jul 8, 2009
A collection of Allman Brothers Band memorabilia to be on display. The Allman Brothers Band Museum in Macon, Ga ... - It's the place where the Allman Brothers Band founded their Southern rock sound, the place where the song "Ramblin' Man" was penned and the last place Duane Allman visited before dying in a motorcycle crash in 1971. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Vazquez or Jurrjens an All-Star? Jul 3, 2009
Lincecum grabbed it back with his eight-strikeout, two-hit shutout a couple nights ago against St. Louis, and the Giants ace, who looks like he might have played guitar for the Allman Brothers when they were starting out, now has 132 strikeouts to Vazquez s 125. Oh, he ll get it, Vazquez, dismissing the notion that he (Vazquez) could lead the NL in strikeouts. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Weather Channel changing up 'On the 8s' tunes Jul 3, 2009
So now, instead of hearing Spyro Gyra in the background while the announcer is intoning the latest local weather update ( Sunny and 75 ), listeners hear tracks from the Rolling Stones ( Can t You Hear Me Knocking ) and the Allman Brothers Band ( Blue Sky ). Darby said the new sound can t be too dramatic or thematically intrusive. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
The Orchard Partners with National Lampoon and Other Major Independent Film Companies Jul 2, 2009
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Kevin Bacon performs on 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Jun 28, 2009
The show is expected to dwarf the conservancy's 2007 Dave Matthews Band and The Allman Brothers Band show that attracted 50,000. St. Baldrick s Foundation Increases the Number of Countries Holding Head-Shaving Events to 24. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Fawcett dies of cancer Jun 26, 2009
The show is expected to dwarf the conservancy's 2007 Dave Matthews Band and The Allman Brothers Band show that attracted 50,000. Money raised goes to maintaining and expanding the sprawling and heavily used park in the shadow of Midtown Atlanta's skyscrapers. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Midnight 'Revenge' pulls in $16 million Jun 26, 2009
The show is expected to dwarf the conservancy's 2007 Dave Matthews Band and Allman Brothers Band show that attracted 50,000. Real Housewife gets sex pics stopped. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rock Docs schedule at Ciné (with VIDEO) Jun 26, 2009
Please Call Home: The Big House Years - From 1970 to 1973, the Allman Brothers Band called the Tudor-style mansion on Vineville Avenue in Macon their home ... The story of the rise to prominence of this renowned group that broke down color barriers as the first integrated rock band to come out of the South was directed by long-time Allman Brothers band historian, archivist and tour magician, Kirk West, who with his wife, Kirsten, purchased the Big House in 1993 ... Proceeds from this screening... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Camp out for a Summer Kickoff Party Jun 25, 2009
Gregg Cheech Hall, who plays in Sons of a Peach, says he and band member Jimbo Zill talked for years about starting an Allman Brothers tribute band ... We always talked for years about starting an Allman Brothers tribute band and we finally found the right people, and it has been one of my highlights as a musician. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Sonic Spotlight: Mike Frost Jun 25, 2009
"The first month I was playing, we did a concert and we were a Southern rock band. We played The Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker and the Grateful Dead. ... (The concert) was awesome. And at that concert I had several people come up to me and ask to study, so I started teaching right away.". TV FAVORITES AS A CHILD: Speed Racer, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Honeymooners, The Flintstones, I Dream of Jeannie, Bugs Bunny cartoons. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Co-founder's memories of the Georgia Theatre Jun 21, 2009
In fact, Fontaine and I had actually done some booking for the Randall Bramblett Band through a venture called Harmony Entertainment that we started while still students at UGA. Chuck had played with lots of folks, including the Allman Brothers, and not long after the opening of the Georgia Theatre would go on to play keyboards for Eric Clapton, George Harrison and, for the past 25 years, the Rolling Stones ... I asked him who he was and he said, "Gregg Allman." Well, Gregg Allman was a pretty... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Allman Brothers Fans Celebrate Band's 40th Anniversary Jun 21, 2009
GABBAfest, Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association, celebrates the band's 40th anniversary this weekend. GABBAfest is a time for Allman Brothers fans to come together to celebrate and remember the band ... As part of the weekend festival, fans got to see the Allman Brothers' house, before renovations are complete. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Theater where R.E.M., B-52s played burns Jun 20, 2009
Sea Level, a blues-jazz-rock group that grew from the remnants of the Allman Brothers Band, played the first show in the theater in January 1978, McArthur said. It became the place "for alternative music, instead of cover-type stuff for real artists to play," he said. (CNN -- US)
Some thermally correct travelin’ music for y’all Jun 20, 2009
How is this for a good Allman Brothers cover of Hotlanta, blue grass style. Hillbilly Deluxe. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Drummer swings mightily among several bands Jun 18, 2009
That's because Scott, who fronts his own trio and performs regularly with jazz legend Earl Klugh, also provides the backbeat for the Derek Trucks Band, whose leader has been a member of the Allman Brothers Band since 1999 and who has been part of Clapton's touring band for the past several years ... He's shared his skills with a virtual Who's Who in the entertainment industry, including Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Joshua Redman, George Benson, Widespread Panic,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Resurrecting the band Jun 17, 2009
Jesus (additional percussion): We're envisioning that Jesus and Puente have kind of a Butch Trucks/Jaimoe Johanson of the Allman Brothers Band thing going. Please make it clear in the liner notes: Jesus Christ only uses Zildjian cymbals. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stars attend Carradine's funeral Jun 16, 2009
The order of service showed a photo of a smiling Carradine on the front, and a sketch of him on the back above the lyrics to Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers Band. Other song selections included music by The Beatles and Beethoven, Associated Press reported. (BBC News -- Americas)
Hundreds honor David Carradine at funeral Jun 16, 2009
Programs handed out to guests included a photo of a smiling Carradine in a tuxedo on the cover and sketch of the actor on the back, above lyrics to "Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band. The program indicated several remembrances by Carradine's family and song selections that included The Beatles' "Let It Be" and Ludwig von Beethoven's "Requiem for a Fallen Hero.". (MSNBC -- News)
Weekend picks Jun 5, 2009
Music: Allman Brothers scion Devon Allman and his band perform at Fire in downtown Jackson for a night of bluesy jams. Meanwhile, businessman-turned-musician Doug Frank turns economic lemons into lemonade by performing at Regency Hotel. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Grab your tie-dye! Summer jam bands to go see Jun 2, 2009
Summer jam bands to go see - 5Top- msnbc. Summer jam bands to go see. (MSNBC -- News)
Blues fans pack downtown for fest Jun 1, 2009
The entire crowd got to its feet when Trucks, who also plays with The Allman Brothers and is a relative of one of that bands founding members, got on the stage ... Im a big Allman Brothers fan ... If he jams like the Allman Brothers, I want to see him, she said. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Jam transforms village into a miniature city May 31, 2009
The idea of hosting The Allman Brothers Band during their 40th anniversary also had amazing appeal to Chetkof, an avid fan. The Allman Brothers Band was always my dream, he said ... Sunday features The Allman Brothers Band, BK3 featuring Bill Kreutzmann, the prolific Grateful Dead percussionist, The Derek Trucks Band, Michael Franti head, Richie Havens and much more. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Rebooting the rock ’n’ roll community May 30, 2009
Take, for example, Jody Daniel, a Sanford, Maine resident who drove the nearly 300 miles to experience the sounds of Gov t Mule and The Allman Brothers. Daniel, who wears the brand of the Rainbow Family of Living Light, an international loose affiliation of individuals who strive to promote peace and love on Earth, brought his 15-year-old stepdaughter Sarah along with him to experience the Jam. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
20 memorable shows in 20 years at Star Lake May 28, 2009
" Tommy Lee pimping his booby-cam. Anti-Flag raging on the Warped Tour. The reunions of Fleetwood Mac and the Police. David Bowie opening for Nine Inch Nails. Sinead O'Connor getting booed after an early exit. Our sad farewell to the great Stevie Ray Vaughan. All the great shows by the likes of the Allman Brothers, Tom Petty, Phish, the Dave Matthews Band, etc. And we need one final shout-out to the sailor who has kept this place open, topping all artists with 25 shows there. Jimmy Buffett's... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Web video killed the live album May 23, 2009
And it's hard to imagine the Allman Brothers annually selling out the Beacon Theater in New York including 15 engagements just this March without Live at Fillmore East and its 23-minute version of Whipping Post. . (MSNBC -- Music)
New attractions at Stone Mountain park May 23, 2009
The Lasershow Spectacular s new segment is a tribute to Georgia musicians, including Otis Redding, Little Richard, Indigo Girls, OutKast, R.E.M., the Allman Brothers Band and James Brown. Free with park admission. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Doobie Brothers Coming to Big Sky May 22, 2009
This outdoor show will be one of the biggest of the summer and will be the only Montana date for the Doobie Brothers, who will be fresh off a date with the Dead and a smokin summer tour with the Allman Brothers. Tickets for this amazing performance are 47. (Big Sky Lone Peak Lookout, MT)
The Dead Weather and Tinted Windows join the supergroup ranks May 22, 2009
70s Derek and the Dominoes: This one-off project by Eric Clapton, members of the Delaney and Bonnie band, and Allman Brothers Band guitarist Duane Allman remains potent thanks to fiery axwork and unrequited love for a lady code-named "Layla.". 80s The Traveling Wilburys: Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. (Boston Globe)
Radiohead’s business model shook up the music industry May 21, 2009
"Radiohead s developed a pretty good brand name over the years," Allman Brothers Band manager Bert Holman says. "There s artistic merit, but they also had a major label doing a lot of marketing for them. They re in a position where, of course, they can do something like this. And so could a few others U2, Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews. These are bands that benefited from the old system. But it s not really applicable to reinventing the music business.". (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Onstream Media Corporation Reports Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results May 16, 2009
Mr. Selman continued, "We continue to experience increasing demand for web based communications services, as evidenced by our successful webcasting of 15 Allman Brothers Band pay-per-view concerts for Net Music Communities. This unique event resulted in thousands of fans enjoying the concert from the comfort of their homes, expanding the audience and the revenue potential of these live events. In addition, Georgetown University utilized our innovative iEncode, webcast-in-a-box device, to webcast... (PR Newswire)
#55 HUNTER, NEW YORK May 15, 2009
Featured this year: The Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule. Prefer a polka. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
at Fantasy Springs Brothers Allman and Doobie to take the stage May 15, 2009
Two of rock music s most renowned and respected bands will share the same stage for one evening of music when the Allman Brothers Band and The Doobie Brothers perform at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casinos Special Events Center at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 23. The Allman Brothers Band, known as the band that opened the door for other Southern rock groups like Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Marshall Tucker Band, the Allman Brothers Band have remained true to their roots ... The year 2009 marks the Allman... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Music review: The Dead show life at Shoreline May 13, 2009
Returning from the 2004 tour on lead guitar is Warren Haynes, who not only subs for Jerry Garcia with the Dead but also plays for the late Duane Allman in the Allman Brothers. The two bands coordinated dates this summer; Haynes plays tonight and Wednesday with the Allmans at the Oakland Fox and then returns to play with the Dead on Thursday at Shoreline. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Radio Kings, 'The Radio Kings' May 11, 2009
After a long hiatus, the group's core - brassy singer Brian Templeton and guitarist Michael Dinallo - are back with luminous new originals that maintain their rocking soul roots while adding a more extended reach suggesting everyone from Danois Lanois to the Allman Brothers Band. Dinallo has upgraded his production chops - he is part of the Tremolo Twins, who produced this album and the latest Stax/Volt release by Memphis great Eddie Floyd. (Boston Globe)
On Mother's Day: Moms who rock May 10, 2009
She was pregnant with Alison when she released her 2001 solo debut, "Spadaro," showing off her bluesy jam-rock style, inspired by faves such as Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers. "I like to improvise," says Spadaro, who started playing when she was 11. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
51 Rising takes its talents to the stage May 6, 2009
"We play country music influenced by groups like the Allman Brothers, Doobie Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton - that's really more my style," said Fleming of the group, which includes South Carolina resident Josh Vickery on vocals and rhythm guitar, Franklin County resident Mike Crowe on bass and Hart County resident Rodney Cowart on drums and vocals. "Growing up, I was caught between guys like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, whom my father liked, and bands like Kiss, AC/DC and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kenny Chesney To Appear On Austin City Limits May 1, 2009
Chesney joins a long list of recording artists to appear on the show, including Van Morrison, Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothers, Tom Waits and Merle Haggard. Chesney will release his second greatest hits collection on May 19. (KWTX.com, TX)
Leavell comes back to Athens Apr 30, 2009
Don't hold it against him, though; he's been pretty busy tickling the ivories for the likes of the Allman Brothers Band, George Harrison, Eric Clapton and, for the past 27 years, the Rolling Stones. And when he's not on a stage or in a studio, Leavell is either running his family's tree farm in South Georgia or touting his latest environmental-themed project, the Mother Nature Network (www. (Athens Banner-Herald)
DEAD-ON SOUND COULD USE LIGHTS Apr 28, 2009
The reconstituted Dead has Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes taking on both Garcia's guitar work and his vocal turns on songs such as "Ship of Fools" and "Sugaree." ... The Allman Brothers, for example, jazz up their shows effectively with a simple light show. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Acoustic Groove Duo at Hickory Ridge Apr 16, 2009
Dave Berchtold and Brian Stear bring a basketful of finger picking good folk, blues, gospel, roots, rags and originals to the table on guitar, harmonica and mandolin with material that ranges from Leadbelly to Jorma Koukonan and the Allman Brothers ... Together they cover the gambit acoustic instrumentals featuring his emotive finger picking (such as ;Little Martha; by the Allman Brothers and ;Embryonic Journey; by Jorma Kaukonen) to a huge variety of folk, blues, ragtime, roots rock, gospel,... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
