ALLMAN BORTHERS BAND RELEASE NEW SINGLE ON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, PERFORM ON JAY LENO SEPTEMBER 2!

DATE: JULY 17, 2003

FROM: TODD BRODGINSKI/LIBBY HENRY

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
SET TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING’
AS THEY TOUR NORTH AMERICA;
PERFORMANCE ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO’
SET FOR SEPTEMBER 2

In the midst of their summer North American tour, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND will release a second single from their critically lauded HITTIN’ THE NOTE album (Peach/Sanctuary). “The High Cost Of Low Living” goes to radio July 21 as the follow-up to the album’s debut single “Firing Line.” In a recent live review, Geoffrey Himes of The Washington Post (6/27/03) said, “…the new songs—several of them destined to become set list staples for years to come…’High Cost Of Low Living,’ and the tale of wild nights and rough mornings is reinforced by guitar licks soaring in exhilaration and rhythms knotted in regret…” On Tuesday, September 2, the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND–GREGG ALLMAN, BUTCH TRUCKS, JAIMOE, WARREN HAYNES, MARC QUINONES, DEREK TRUCKS and OTEIL BURBRIDGE–will perform live on “The Tonight Show.”

The band’s 2003 tour, which has included packed amphitheater shows as well as performances at major festivals, runs through September 21 in Washington state. As usual, the group has welcomed some select guests on stage during the tour. Artists joining the ALLMANS so far include Susan Tedeschi, Karl Denson (whose group Tiny Universe has opened some of the shows), Danny Louis, Chris Littlefield, Ryan Jordan, Larry McCray, Pinetop Perkins and the Texas Horns.

The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND’s new album and summer tour have been enthusiastically embraced by the media and fans. HITTIN’ THE NOTE (produced by Michael Barbiero and Warren Haynes) has been hailed as “masterful” (Entertainment Weekly online) and “the year’s leading candidate so far for most aptly named record” (Chicago Sun-Times), with USA Today noting that “Gregg Allman remains a compelling and soulful belter and mood-conjuring keyboardist” (3/18/03)

Most recently (7/9/03), Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journalraved:“Hittin’ the Note may be their best studio album in almost 30 years. On Hittin’ the Note, the new lineup is incendiary: Both new guitarists are feisty blues players and Mr. Haynes’s fat, aggressive sound and Duane Allman-influenced slide are a terrific counterpoint to Mr. Trucks fluid, occasionally Betts-like filigrees…something familiar, something exciting and new, a bit of adventure and a whole lot of fire.”
Of the live show, writers have been equally enthusiastic:
“They came, they jammed, they conquered.”

Anastasia Pantsios, Cleveland Plain Dealer (7/4/03):

“Much has been said about how the Allmans have settled into a more relaxed groove these days, and that was apparent when they opened with “Layla’ (by the Eric Clapton-led Derek and the Dominos, assisted by the late Duane Allman) and later did ‘Into the Mystic’ by Van Morrison. The first was given an earthy sensuality, the second sensitive vocals from the normally gritty Warren Haynes, topped by slide-guitar riffs from Derek Trucks that replaced the sax fills on the original. The Allmans have played ‘Layla’ on special occasions, but only as an encore, not as an opener. And ‘Into the Mystic’ has only popped up sporadically. It was great to see the Allmans experiment in this way–and their air of exploration made this one of their better Tweeter nights in recent years. Singer Gregg Allman, whose shining, post-drug-rehab health is a marvel, moved from one musical high to another–from vintage peaks on ‘Melissa’ and ‘Statesboro Blues,’ to the new ‘Desdemona.’ Haynes added vocal muscle to a medley of ‘Spoonful’ and ‘Good Morning Little Schoolgirl’ that showed the band can still cut down-and-dirty blues.”

Steve Morse, Boston Globe (7/15/03)

The in-progress tour dates are as follows. For more information visit www.allmanbrothersband.com.

DATE CITY VENUE

Fri 7/25 Indianapolis, IN Murat Centre

Sat 7/26 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion

Sun 7/27 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

Tue 7/29 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre

Wed 7/30 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre

Fri 8/01 Scranton, PA Montage Mtn. Perf. Arts Ctr.

Sat 8/02 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Perf. Arts Ctr.

Sun 8/03 Hartford, CT Meadows Music Ctr.

Tue 8/05 Philadelphia, PA Penn’s Landing

Wed 8/06 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Ctr.

Fri 8/08 Atlanta, GA Hi Fi Buys Amph.

Sat 8/09 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amph.

Sun 8/10 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion

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 Puyallup, WA The Washington State Fair

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ALLMAN BORTHERS BAND RELEASE NEW SINGLE ON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, PERFORM ON JAY LENO SEPTEMBER 2!

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND SET TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING’ AS THEY TOUR NORTH AMERICA; PERFORMANCE ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO’ SET FOR SEPTEMBER 2

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
SET TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING’
AS THEY TOUR NORTH AMERICA;
PERFORMANCE ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO’
SET FOR SEPTEMBER 2