THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND:
BACK AT THE BEACON IN 2009;
10 SHOWS BEGINNING MARCH 9 CONFIRMED



The Allman Brothers Band --honored this past November with Billboard magazine’s “Legends of Live” award--will celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2009 the best way they know hown stage and on the road. Rock’s definitive live performance act have confirmed they will kick off the year with 10 shows at New York City’s newly-renovated Beacon Theatre, where they’ve played 175 times since 1989 and established the most acclaimed and longest-running residency in rock and roll. Ticket information will be announced in mid-January.


The group--Gregg Allman(vocals and keyboards), Butch Trucks (drums and tympani), Jaimoe (drums), Warren Haynes (vocals, lead and slide guitar), Derek Trucks (slide and lead guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass) and Marc Quinones (congas and percussion)—will, as usual welcome many special guest musicians at the Beacon. “I’d love to tell you what we have planned,” Allman recently told Billboard, “but it’s just kick-ass, that’s all I can tell you.
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Check out www. allmanbrothersband. com for the latest news.


Current Beacon dates are as follows:



*Mon 3/9

*Tue 3/10

*Thu 3/12

*Fri 3/13

*Sat 3/14

*Mon 3/16

*Tue 3/17

*Thu 3/19

*Fri 3/20

*Sat 3/21

**Five New dTb Pre-Sales Underway**

The Derek Trucks Band's Already Free 2009 Tour is beginning to take shape, and it will take the band across nearly every corner of this land. Pre-Sales are currently underway for concerts in Austin, Dallas, Boston, Kansas City and San Diego, St. Louis, Columbia, Houston so be sure to go to dTb Ticketing to take advantage of this advance ticket access just for dTb fans.

We'll have many more concerts and pre-sales to announce over the next week, so check in with DerekTrucks.com to be the first to find out when we post a new date.

**'Heavy Monkey' Madness**


The first edition in our video series on the making of Already Free is now available for viewers everywhere. For a memorable glimpse at the band at work and at play as they put together their new album Already Free, you won't want to miss this clip.

Remember, this is just the first in a series of behind-the-scenes videos of the band. Stop by DerekTrucks.com often, or subscribe to our Youtube channel or Facebook page, to catch the next edition, or just to find out what a heavy monkey is.

,/br> **On Tour With dTb**

For more information on each of these dates, including ticketing information, visit the Tour section of DerekTrucks.com.


*2/06/09 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall

*2/7/09 Carrabassett Valley, ME King Pine Room - Sugarloaf

*2/8/09 Waterbury, CT Palace Theater

*2/11/09 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

*2/12/09 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's

*2/13/09 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall

*2/14/09 Lewisburg, PA Weis Center for the Performing Arts

*2/15/09 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage

*2/21/09 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre

*2/22/09 New Orleans, LA House of Blues

*2/24/09 St. Louis, MO The Pageant

*2/25/09 Columbia, MO Blue Note

*3/04/09 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa

*3/05/09 Houston, TX House of Blues

*3/06/09 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

*4/02/09 Boston, MA House of Blues

*4/4/09 Wyomissing, PA Berks Jazz Festival

*4/08/09 Chicago, IL Park West

*4/09/09 Chicago, IL Park West

*4/10/09 North Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge

*4/11/09 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre

*4/15/09 San Francisco, CA Regency Center/ Grand Ballroom

*4/16/09 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

*4/17/09 San Diego, CA House of Blues


www.derektrucksband.com

Happy New Year, everybody!! Hope and change are in the air! So what better way to kick off 2009 than to confirm what’s been buzzing in the rumor mill for some time: The Dead will be touring for the first time in more than four years, with nearly twenty shows spread across a month from mid-April through mid-May!
Details will be announced here soon, so keep your eyes on dead.net!

The lineup for this edition of The Dead will be the same one that rocked the house at Penn State last fall at the Obama benefit: The Core Four of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined by guitar monster Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboard ace Jeff Chimenti (both veterans of the 2004 Dead "Wave That Flag" tour).
The mood of the band for this Spring Fling is way up, so it’s sure to be a great tour!

Dead.net will be your official hub for ALL news about the tour, including dates and ticket info... and perhaps even a few surprises along the way!

So gas up the Tourmobile, get out that really wild tie-dye--
you know, the one with the red spiral melting into the purple and green that’s in a heap of clothes in the back of your closet--and start getting into Show Shape!

You know it’s gonna get stranger, so let’s get on with the show...

*April 12 Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum

*April 14 Washington DC Verizon Center

*April 15 Charlottesville VA John Paul Jones Arena

*April 17 Albany NY Times Union Center

*April 18 Worcester MA DCU Center

*April 19 Worcester MA DCU Center

*April 21 Buffalo NY HSBC Arena

*April 22 Wilkes-Barre PA Wachovia Arena/ Casey Plaza

*April 24 Uniondale NY Nassau Coliseum

*April 25 New York NY Madison Square Garden

*April 26 Hartford CT XL Center

*April 28 E. Rutherford NJ IZOD Center

*April 29 E. Rutherford NJ IZOD Center

*May 1 Philadelphia PA Wachovia Spectrum

*May 2 Philadelphia PA Wachovia Spectrum

*May 5 Chicago IL All State Arena

*May 7 Denver CO Pepsi Center

*May 9 Los Angeles CA The Forum

*May 10 Mountain View CA Shoreline Amphitheater

PRE-SALE on 1/13
OPEN PUBLIC SALE on 1/23

Check out www.dead.net for further details & info

panic teased the other 1 tonight, i really wanna hear jb shread the lyrics.
wide spread planets

Cheech & Chong~ Santa Claus and his Old Lady

new orleans halloween some of the best damn music i have ever seen, 2 nites of panic and one of tribe bucket shread mother nature feeling alive so pick up those pieces put em away real nice magnium pi wears short shorts and santas underpants are made of ice ha ha happy whatever

THE CHRISTMAS JAM - DECEMBER 12TH & 13TH @ THE ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER


We still have a limited amount of tickets for the Christmas Jam shows at the Asheville Civic Center this Friday and Saturday night.
The line-up is:

Friday December 12th
Allman Brothers Band
The Del McCoury Band
The Derek Trucks Band
Gov't Mule
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Joan Osborne

Saturday December 13th
Coheed & Cambria
Steve Earle
Michael Franti with Jay Bowman Acoustic
Gov't Mule
Joan Osborne
Johnny Winter

Also Appearing
John Paul Jones & Travis Tritt

W/ Special Guests
Mike Barnes
Buddy Cage
Roosevelt Collier
Karl Denson
Robben Ford
Ruthie Foster
Audley Freed
Ron Holloway
Patterson Hood
JJ Grey
Col. Bruce Hampton
Robert Kearns
Kevn Kinney
Eric Krasno
Edwin McCain
Mickey Raphael
Tal Wilkenfeld & Many More

Tickets are available via Ticketmaster and The Civic Center Box Office.

CHRISTMAS JAM BY DAY ART SHOW

The Satellite Gallery
55 Broadway
Asheville, NC, 28801
Opening Reception Thursday December 11th From 4pm-6pm
All items for sale, proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity.

Rock Photos By: Jay Blakesberg, Danny Clinch, Don Van Cleave, Alison Murphy, Dino Perrucci, Stuart O'Shields, Kirk West, Michael Weintrob

Rock Art By: Richard Biffle, Michael Dubois, Tommer Gonser, Gary Houston, The Haynes Family, Steve Johannsen, Jeff Wood.

Additional Donations of Posters and Items From The Following Artists: Trey Anastasio, Cheap Trick, Mike Gordon, Phish, Joey Ramone, Henry Rollins, Tea Leaf Green, Wilco.

CHRISTMAS JAM BY DAY MUSIC

We have lots of great bands and performers playing music all over Asheville on December 12th and 13th. There will be music at Jack of The Wood, Stella Blue and The Emerald Lounge. Advance tickets are available through Christmas Jam Ticketing for Stella Blue and The Emerald Lounge. Jack of The Wood is first come first served.

Stella Blue
31 Patton Street
Asheville, NC, 28801

Tickets Available Now Via X-Mas Jam Ticketing - $10

Fri December 12th - 12pm
12:00pm - Inca Maya
1:00pm - Jennie Arnau
2:00pm - U-Melt
3:00pm - The Lee Boys
4:00pm - Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
5:00pm - Yonrico Scott Band

Sat December 13th - 12pm
12:00pm - Milestone
1:00pm - Sons of Bill
2:00pm - Elmwood Band
3:00pm - Blackberry Smoke
4:00pm - The London Souls
5:00pm - Year Long Disaster

The Emerald Lounge
112 North Lexington Ave
Asheville, NC, 28801

Tickets Available Now Via X-Mas Jam Ticketing - $10

Fri December 12th - 1pm
1:00pm - Joltwagon
2:00pm - Pierce Edens & The Dirty Work
3:00pm - Floating Action
4:00pm - Arizona
5:00pm - Girls Guns & Glory

Sat December 13th - 12pm
12:00pm - Terry Flynn
1:00pm - The Josh Phillips Trio
2:00pm - Tennessee Hollow
3:00pm - Velvet Truckstop
4:00pm - Bandazian
5:00pm - Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers

Jack of The Wood
95 Patton Street
Asheville, NC, 28801

A Very Special All-Star Acoustic Jam Hosted By Kevn Kinney
No Advance Tickets - Entry is First Come, First Served - $10

Friday December 12th & Saturday December 13th
The Abrams Brothers (Fri Only)
Jennie Arnau
The Chris Stamey Trio (Fri Only)
Thad Cockrell
Shelly Colvin (Sat Only)
Anton Fier
Audley Freed
Keith Gattis
Col. Bruce Hampton
Patterson Hood
Robert Kearns (Sat Only)
The Kevn Kinney Band
Ray Sisk
& More

FILM SCREENINGS AT THE FINE ARTS THEATRE

The Fine Arts Theatre
39 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC, 28801

Advance Tickets Available Through Christmas Jam Ticketing
Film Synopsis Below Schedule

Thursday December 11th
7:00 pm - Boogie Man
9:00 pm - In Prison My Whole Life

Friday December 12th
1:00 pm - The Wrecking Crew
3:00 pm - Electric Purgatory - The Fate of The Black Rocker

Saturday December 13th
1:00 pm - Blasted: The Gonzo Patriots of Hunter S. Thompson
2:30 pm - Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center Film
4:30 pm - Christmas on Mars

Blasted: The Gonzo Patriots of Hunter S. Thompson - This fun-loving but poignant film is a tribute to Gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson, and a document of how his legacy continues to live on in the hearts and minds of his fans. Blasted!!! follows the many "Gonzo Patriots" across America that volunteered their personally owned artillery to fulfill the good doctor's last wish to have his ashes fired from a cannon. Before Johnny Depp became involved with the ceremony, and paid over 2 million dollars for a professional fireworks company to blast his friend's ashes from a 200 foot tall 'gonzo fist,' an essay contest was held by the Aspen Daily News (at the request of Hunter's family) to see who would be available to provide the service of firing his ashes. Over 50 private cannon owners applied, but eventually, these men and women, who had come forward to fulfill the dying wish of their hero...were forgotten. Until Now!

Boogie Man - Boogie Man is a gripping political thriller about Lee Atwater, a blues-playing rogue whose rambunctious rise from the South to Chairman of the GOP made him a political rock star. He mentored George W. Bush and Karl Rove while leading the Republican party to historic victories, helping make liberal a dirty word, and transforming the way America elects our Presidents.

In eye-opening interviews with elite Republicans and friends of Atwater, Boogie Man sheds new light on his crucial role in America's shift to the right. To Democrats offended by the 1988 Willie Horton controversy, Atwater was a remorseless political assassin aptly dubbed by one Congresswoman "the most evil man in America." But he remains a hero to many Republicans for his irreverent sense of humor, his deep understanding of the American heartland, and his unapologetic vision of politics as war. This film builds to a moving portrait of a cynic's desperate deathbed search for meaning. After Boogie Man, you won't see American politics the same way again!

Christmas On Mars - Psychedelic rock band the Flaming Lips present Christmas on Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips, a glorious science fiction film that marks the directorial debut of the Lips' visionary frontman Wayne Coyne. Seven years in the making, Christmas on Mars features original music by the Flaming Lips ("The greatest US band today" - The Guardian), with acting performances by all band members, and many others from their Oklahoma City-based team. Comedian Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live) and actor Adam Goldberg (Dazed and Confused, Two Days in Paris) also appear.

It's Christmastime, and the colonization of Mars is underway. However, when an oxygen generator and a gravity control pod malfunction, Major Syrtis (the Lips' Steven Drozd) and his team (including the Lips' Michael Ivins) fear the worst. Syrtis also hallucinates about the birth of a baby, and many other strange things. Meanwhile, a compassionate alien superbeing (Coyne) arrives, inspiring and helping the isolated astronauts.

Electric Purgatory: The Fate of The Black Rocker - Electric Purgatory is a documentary that examines the struggles of black rock musicians and the industry's ambivalence towards them. Director Raymond Gayle spent the better part of a year traveling around the United States interviewing many of Black Rock's elite including Fishbone, Vernon Reid, Adam Falcon, Jimi Hazel and Cody Chesnutt. Distinguished journalists such as Flip Barnes, Darrell McNeil, Charlie Braxton, and Greg Tate, share their opinions and insight on the dilemma facing these artists. The film will explore the origins of the Black Rock Coalition and its relevance in the music industry. The project will also take a look at the stigma Black Rock musicians face in the Black community and more importantly how to bring the Black audiences back into the fold.

In Prison My Whole Life - William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is about to embark on a journey into the dark heart of the American judicial system; the tangled world of renowned Death Row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.

The connection between these two characters is a simple one, and the pretext for this film, as Will explains:

"I was born in London on December 9th 1981. Over 3000 miles away Mumia Abu-Jamal, a Black Panther and radical journalist, was arrested for the murder of a police officer in Philadelphia. He claimed he was innocent but was sentenced to death and has been awaiting execution ever since. Over the years, he has attracted massive international support from organisations like Amnesty International and world leaders like Nelson Mandela amongst others. I'm now 24 years old and in that time Mumia has become the most famous and controversial death row inmate in America".

Despite his situation, and against all odds, Mumia has managed to penetrate the consciousness of people like Will. Through his writings and his web and radio broadcasts from Death Row, he has become known to many as "the Voice of the Voiceless".

"In Prison My Whole Life" takes us to some surprising places and brings us into contact with some of America's most original minds. Never-seen-before footage and brand new evidence create a prevailing case for reasonable doubt while exploring the socio-political climate of America - past and present. Angela Davis, Mos Def, Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Snoop Dogg, Steve Earle, Amy Goodman and many others take us through a decades-old struggle for equality, fairness and respect that so many Americans strive for to this day.

The Wrecking Crew - The Wrecking Crew were a group of Studio Musicians in Los Angeles in the 60s who played on hits for the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sonny and Cher, Jan & Dean, The Monkees, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Mamas and Papas, Tijuana Brass, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Rivers and were Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. The amount of work that they were involved in was tremendous.

They were also involved in groups that I like to call, The Milli Vanilli's of the day. A producer would get the guys in and lay down some instrumental tracks. If it became a hit, they would record an album and put a group together to go on the road. This happened many times with groups like the Marketts, Routers, and T-Bones. The next day they would do the same thing and call it another name. Same musicians, but different group Name.

At the time the record industry was primarily in New York, London and Detroit in the late 50's and early 60s. Then there was a surge towards the mid-60s that pushed the recording to the west Coast. So these musicians were recording around the clock for a good 8 years. It's hey day for this group was in 1967 when the charts turned to the west.


Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center - "These songs, heard this way with this group - that's never been done before. Whatever I'm doing, if you put Wynton and these guys around it, that brings it up to a different level.
" - Willie Nelson

A first-time collaboration between two American icons, Willie & Wynton discover common ground in their love of jazz standards & the blues on this sparkling set that brims with spontaneity, congeniality & fun.


Willie Nelson - vocals and guitar
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet and vocals
Mickey Raphael - harmonica
Walter Blanding - saxophone
Dan Nimmer - piano
Carlos Henriquez - bass
Ali Jackson Jr. - drums
www. xmasjam. com

Jay Parham, On The Road passed away yesterday. He was a good friend and will be missed. Rest in Peace bro. Philip.

 

Check out our growing selection of great "green" gift ideas...including solar chargers and reusable/recyclable water bottles....  give a gift that makes a difference!

Use the coupon "moholiday" for 20% off your entire order until 12/15/2008.

Jam on.

Klean Kanteen Water Bottles            &n bsp;   Laken Water Bottles        

Crescent Moon Snowshoes           OtterBox EgoICE Waterproof iPod Speakers

EarthL ust Water Bottles             Sherpa Adventure Gear Hats

Like to rock your iPod wherever you go?  This thing is 100% waterproof and lets you get down in any weather, on any river, or any beach.  Custom designed for iPods by Otterbox.

 Happy Holidays....see you in Denver!

Jay

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