NASHVILLE |FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/LIBBY HENRY
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
TO RELEASE THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH LIVE DVD SEPTEMBER 23 VIA PEACH/SANCTUARY RECORDS;
‘LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE’ CELEBRATES THE GROUP’S ANNUAL NYC RESIDENCY; TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 PERFORMANCE ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW’ TO LAUNCH FALL LEG OF U.S. TOUR
The DVD features over three hours of live footage–culled from two performances–plus exclusive interviews, a behind-the-scenes look and a photo gallery. The track listing reads like a BROTHERS fan’s dream set, mixing classics like “Midnight Rider,” “Melissa” and “Whipping Post” with the cream of their latest CD–the critically acclaimed 2003 album HITTIN’ THE NOTE (Peach/Sanctuary Records)–including “Desdemona,” “The High Cost Of Low Living” and “Maydell.” The DVD was mixed by producers Michael Barbiero and Warren Haynes in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound, 5.1 DTS Surround and Dolby Digital Stereo.
On the television front, the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND–GREGG ALLMAN, BUTCH TRUCKS, JAIMOE, WARREN HAYNES, MARC QUINONES, DEREK TRUCKS and OTEIL BURBRIDGE–will return to “The Tonight Show” stage on Tuesday, September 2 where they’ll perform “The High Cost of Low Living,” the new single from HITTIN’ THE NOTE. This appearance will precede the September 4 launch of the western leg of their 2003 tour, which wraps September 21.
The group’s 2003 tour kicked off with the 13 Beacon shows. In a live review of opening night, Tom Moon wrote in Rolling Stone (4/17/03) that “The Allmans were busy roaring through, and often reinventing, the backroads boogaloo blues and shitkicking Southern shuffles they made famous…the Allman Brothers Band remains connected to the undiluted emotional essence of its music.” Ben Ratliff’s review in the New York Times said (3/28/03), “…Tuesday’s show, filmed for a future DVD, represented the band in its plain state, working through a mixture of old and new songs. The septet is as sturdy as ever…The Allmans…are satisfying: they have a mandate, and they fill it, with less a meta-improvisational quality than they’ve had in the past, whereby one song morphed into another.” Meanwhile, in Rolling Stone’s new issue on the 100 greatest guitarists, late ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND founding guitarist DUANE ALLMAN came in at #2 (right after Jimi Hendrix, who he greatly admired), while the group’s current guitarists WARREN HAYNES and DEREK TRUCKS landed at #23 and #81, respectively.
The DVD track listing is as follows:
1) Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More
2) Black Hearted Woman
3) Statesboro Blues
4) Woman Across The River
5) Change Is Gonna Come
6) Maydell
7) Come And Go Blues
8) Rockin’ Horse
9) Desdemona
10) Don’t Keep Me Wondering
11) Midnight Rider
12) Soulshine
13) The High Cost of Low Living
14) Leave My Blues At Home
15) Old Before My Time
16) The Same Thing
17) Melissa
18) Instrumental Illness
19) Worried Down With The Blues
20) Dreams
21) Whipping Post
22) One Way Out
To catch the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND live, please see the dates below or check them online at www.allmanbrothersband.com
DATE CITY VENUE
Thu 9/04 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Fri 9/05 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
Sat 9/06 San Diego, CA Street Scene 2003
Sun 9/07 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
Tue 9/09 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
Fri 9/12 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Sat 9/13 Salt Lake City, UT West Valley Amph.
Sun 9/14 Telluride, CO Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
Tue 9/16 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Wed 9/17 Tucson, AZ Anselmo Valencia Amph.
Fri 9/19 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amph.
Sun 9/21 Seattle, WA Western Washington State Fair
