Archive for February, 2012

Big Smile,Good Times And A Big Thump Coming To The Rock Show Stage This Spring…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 27th, 2012 filed in David Barbe, DBT, Matt Patton

 Putting a quell on all those rumors,some of which turned out to be true, the official word came out today from the Hood that Matt Patton from The Dexateens will be playing bass for DBT during both legs of the band’s spring tour. The plan is to have Matt out on the road this spring with David […]

Read More..>>

Watch Out For Buford…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 26th, 2012 filed in Alabama Shakes, DBT, Jay Gonzalez, Mike Cooley, Neff, Patterson Hood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvDUn4Qn-YY”>The

I never remember how much I love The Buford Stick until well every time I hear it. Follow that up by a ferocious Get Downtown with some amazing playing by Neff and Cooley,some precise just exactly right banging by Patterson and Jay and well you have another highlight of the middle night of the 2012 […]

Read More..>>

The Boys From Alabama Solo…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 21st, 2012 filed in Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1qkUZZ1aho”>ZZ

If you also like your trucker’s on the solo tip look for Patterson at The Double Decker Festival in Oxford Mississippi on April 28th on a festival bill that also includes Iron And Wine,Mavis Staples,Deer Tick,and The Funky Meters. Patterson will be headlining The Finster Festival at Howard Finsters’s Paradise Garden in Summerville Georgia on Cinco […]

Read More..>>

Turn Those Speakers Up Real Loud…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 14th, 2012 filed in DBT

Here’s some more footage shot and recorded by the 3DD crew last month at the 40 Watt. DBT in the zone right here with Play It All Night Long into Marry Me from the sweet part of the January 13th Rock Show. More to come. 

Read More..>>

Moonbeams…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 14th, 2012 filed in DBT, Eddie Hinton

Happy Valentine’s Day y’all from the man himself.  Read more about Eddie Hinton by checking out Dick Cooper’s excellent article over at Swampland.  Don’t wait until the next time you are at the Rock Show and Eddie is playing on the PA,do yourself a favor and check out his music for yourself.

Read More..>>

Nashville’s Streaming…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 10th, 2012 filed in DBT

If you are geographically challenged and can’t make it to this weekend’s Rock Shows in Nashville then have no fear. Those bad ass tapers at Team Dirty South will be streaming the audio live from the Cannery Ballroom. Point your clicker here Friday and Saturday night sometime around 11:15pm EST for the Rock Show and chat […]

Read More..>>

Have You Ever Seen The Blue Ridge Mountains Boy…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 8th, 2012 filed in DBT

 DBT’s first of what I would guess to be many festival dates over the summer was announced today as the DBT Rock Show will be hitting the Floyd Fest Stage on Friday July 27th. Some of the other artists playing the four day festival between July 26th-29th are Jackson Browne,Allison Krauss And Union Station,Leftover Salmon,Gary Clark Jr,Ricky […]

Read More..>>

April Is The Most Rocking Month…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 6th, 2012 filed in DBT

April Rock Shows were announced today for the East Coast. The tour starts in Cooley’s backyard of Birmingham before a nice little perfect timing run through Florida,two shows in Virginia,and points in between before winding up on Record Store Day in Atlanta. Tickets go on sale today at noon via baseline ticketing. Fri Apr 06 Birmingham,AL […]

Read More..>>

Good Ideas Always Start With A Full Glass…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 6th, 2012 filed in DBT

I never realized how well these two songs really go together. Like Stacey eventually told that preacher to fuck off,moved the hell out of Tennessee,went to California with some big dreams,maybe got a job doing some fornication and came back dead. Well if that’s a stretch for you because it is for me with maybe […]

Read More..>>

The Pedal Steel Conjures How I Feel…

Posted by Mark Lynn on February 2nd, 2012 filed in Jay Gonzalez, Patterson Hood, Protect Downtown Athens, The Ezy B

Patterson,The Ezy-B,and Jay Gonzalez along with some help from The Futurebirds took to the rooftops of Athens to protest the building of a new Walmart a stones throw away from downtown. Standing on top of Wuxtry Records for a live run through of After It’s Gone not only did they pass the audition but more importantly they took the cause right […]

Read More..>>