June Rock Shows…

 In a bit under 15 days the Rock Show will be making a return trip over seas for a single show in Spain,heading to Texas for another one off and then points in between before a return to the site of so many triumphant past performances for the bands fifth Bonnaroo show. Tickets are now on sale for most of these from DBT’s baseline ticketing. See y’all at the June Rock Shows,I’m certain it won’t snow.

Fri May 30 Barcelona Spain Primavera Sound
Sun Jun 01 Houston TX Free Press Festival
Tue Jun 03 Tampa FL Tampa Theater
Wed Jun 04 Ft Lauderdale FL Culture Room
Thu Jun 05 Orlando FL Beacham Theater
Fri Jun 06 Ponte Verde FL Ponte Vedra Music Hall
Sat Jun 07 Myrtle Beach SC House Of Blues
Tue Jun 10 Norfolk VA The Norva
Wed Jun 11 Lancaster PA Chameleon Club
Fri Jun 13 Lexington KY Busters
Jun 12-15 Manchester TN Bonnaroo

Feb 1414

For those lucky enough to spend Valentines Day at the fabulous 40 Watt in Athens here’s a little taste of the middle night’s opener. 3DD made video and audio minus the planes,trains,and automobiles it took to make it happen.

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Peter Buck sat in with DBT on Saturday night at the 40 Watt for three songs. Here he is helping bring some of that famous 12 string jingle jangle on one of Cooley’s best new songs from English Oceans.

Made Up Around A 40 Watt Light…

What we have here is a killer acoustic take of the title track of the new DBT record. This video was recorded in Birmingham back in November with Hood and Cooley standing right next to each other with some interesting instrumentation from the rest of the guys. I can see all kinds of interesting takes on these tunes as DBT in radio stations and record stores once the band gets out on the road. More please.

Rockin’ All Over The World…

The DBT Rock Show is returning to the road in 2014 . Stopping in some of the bands favorite venues along with some new ones The 2014 DBT of Hood,Cooley,Morgan,Gonzalez,and Patton will be playing songs from English Oceans for the first time and taking the Rock Show all over the U.S.(plus a week in Europe). There is now a pre-sale going on via DBT’s baseline ticketing. See y’all at the Rock Show(s).Can’t wait!

Fri Jan 31 Asheville, NC Orange Peel w/ T. Hardy Morris
Sat Feb 01 Asheville, NC Orange Peel w/ Promise Land Sound
Thu Feb 13 Athens GA 40 Watt w/ New Madrid
Fri Feb 14 Athens GA 40 Watt w/ Camp Amped Band and T. Hardy Morris
Sat Feb 15 Athens GA 40 Watt w/ St. Paul and the Broken Bones
Fri Mar 14 Raleigh NC The Ritz w/ Blitzen Trapper
Sat Mar 15 Richmond VA The National w/ Blitzen Trapper
Sun Mar 16 Wilmington DE World Cafe Live @ The Queen w/ Blitzen Trapper
Tue Mar 18 New Haven CT Toad’s Place w/ Blitzen Trapper
Thu Mar 20 New York NY Terminal 5 w/ Blitzen Trapper
Fri Mar 21 Boston MA House Of Blues w/ Blitzen Trapper
Sat Mar 22 Washington DC 9:30 Club w/ Blitzen Trapper
Sun Mar 23 Washington DC 9:30 Club w/ Blitzen Trapper
Tue Mar 25 Indianapolis IN The Vogue w/ Blitzen Trapper
Wed Mar 26 Milwaukee WI Turner Hall w/ Blitzen Trapper
Thu Mar 27 Minneapolis MN First Avenue w/ Blitzen Trapper
Fri Mar 28 Madison WI Barrymore Theater w/ Blitzen Trapper
Sat Mar 29 St. Louis MO The Pageant w/ Blitzen Trapper
Sat Apr 12 Berkeley CA The Greek Theatre w/ Willie Nelson & Shovels & Rope
Sat Apr 19 Denver CO Fillmore
Tue Apr 22 Vancouver BC Vogue Theater w/ Shovels & Rope
Wed Apr 23 Seattle WA Showbox @ Sodo w/ Shovels & Rope
Thu Apr 24 Portland OR Roseland w/ Shovels & Rope
Fri Apr 25 Sacramento CA Ace Of Spades w/ Shovels & Rope
Sat Apr 26 Los Angeles CA The Fonda Theater
Sun Apr 27 Phoenix AZ Crescent Ballroom
Wed Apr 30 San Antonio TX Aztec Theatre
Thu May 01 Austin TX Stubbs
Fri May 02 New Orleans LA Civic Theatre
Sat May 03 New Orleans LA Civic Theatre
Sat May 10 Dublin Ireland Vicar St.
Sun May 11 Glasgow UK ABC
Mon May 12 Manchester UK Ritz
Tue May 13 London UK Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Thu May 15 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
Fri May 16 Antwerp Belgium Trix

Cooley/Hood Indeed…

And Jesus I’m Thankful…

Grandmother’s wheelchair is sitting in the corner
We all sure love her, but the little ones avoid her
Cause she’s gray-haired and wrinkled and her burden looks heavy
Ninety years of survival can look awful scary
Papa’s building something and has since history
But what he’s building is still a mystery
It’s big and it’s twisting and shaped convoluted
It don’t have a function but you better salute it
And it will never be finished but I guess that’s the point
It just gives him a filter and psychological ointment
He woke up real early but he’s late for his appointment
And I sure wish that I had smoked me a joint
It’s Thanksgiving and Jesus, I’m thankful
For abundance and bounty and a big tall stiff drink-full
And the love of your mother and the love of mine too
Thanksgiving’s almost over and Christmas is soon
Mama is trying to live in the present
Don’t let him have a heart attack before I pay off the presents
Granddaddy’s gone but she still feels his presence
He tried to call but he didn’t leave a message
It’s Thanksgiving and Jesus I’m thankful…
So put the food on the table and Papa says a blessing
They’re cutting up some turkey and gobbling some dressing
My Aunt’s praising Palin and my niece loves Obama
My uncle came to dinner wearing his pajamas
Thank God for the filter that enables some distance
From the screaming and crying and the needs of assistance
You wonder why I drink and curse the holidays
Blessed be my family from 300 miles away
It’s Thanksgiving and Jesus I’m thankful…

Two Thousand Feb Fourteen…

The first Rock Shows of what are sure to be many in 2014 are now on the books. Bucking January tradition the homecoming shows will be held over Valentines Day weekend this year once again at The Fabulous 40 Watt. And lookout Umberto,DBT will also play two Rock Shows at the Orange Peel in Asheville over the last weekend in January. Tickets for both runs go on sale this Friday. I can’t think of a better way to start of what could be one of the best years of DBT ever. See y’all at the 2014 Rock Shows,there will be rock.

Fri Jan 31 Asheville, NC Orange Peel w/ T. Hardy Morris
Sat Feb 01 Asheville, NC Orange Peel w/ Promise Land Sound
Thu Feb 13 Athens GA 40 Watt w/ New Madrid
Fri Feb 14 Athens GA 40 Watt w/ Camp Amped Band and T. Hardy Morris
Sat Feb 15 Athens GA 40 Watt w/ St. Paul and the Broken Bones

A Three Show Cooley Tour…

The Stroker Ace will be hitting the road on the solo tip for a three pack of shows in December. All tickets go on sale October 26th at noon CT. See y’all at the at the solo jam.

Thu Dec 05 Florence AL 116 E. Mobile St.
Fri Dec 06 Tupelo MS Blue Canoe
Sat Dec 07 New Orleans LA Gasa Gasa

Portland I Suppose…

The North West will be getting a heaping dose of Hood as Patterson will be in the area for three weeks in January including a Wednesday night residency at The Doug Fir Lounge in Portland. Tickets are available now from the official DBT site.
Wed Jan 08 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge Patterson Hood Solo
Fri Jan 10 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Patterson Hood Solo
Sat Jan 11 Missoula, MT The Top Hat Patterson Hood Solo
Wed Jan 15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge Patterson Hood Solo
Fri Jan 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House Of Music Patterson Hood Solo
Sat Jan 18 Vancouver, BC Media Club Patterson Hood Solo
Wed Jan 22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge Patterson Hood Solo
Fri Jan 24 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe Patterson Hood Solo