Watch “Get Downtown” From The SIRIUS XM Outlaw Country Performance
For This Land…
Millions of years ago, the Atlantic Ocean flooded North America. During this great flood the waters reached all the way to the Ohio Valley. As time passed, the ocean subsided to form the geography we have today. Little did we know, a family of squids were stranded in the North Georgia Mountains. The squids are still adapting to a world of fighting, feuding, and fornication. They are The Squidbillies. DBT will be featured on an upcoming episode of The Squidbillies in July.Note cartoon Patterson’s damn good looking Dexateen’s shirt.
New York City…
The Big Apple is getting all the love and most of the rock this week. DBT will be live on Mojo Nixon’s show on satellite radio(Sirius 63, XM 12) this afternoon at 6 PM EST. Wednesday finds our heroes live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and you could be there. Thursday it’s the full on rock show for a sold out performance at Webster Hall.
Heeere’s Patterson…
Patterson hosts The Shining at the Robert Osborn Film Festival tonight at midnight.
Update On The Big To-Do Vinyl Problems…
Y’ALL:
As everyone knows we, Drive-By Truckers, are huge vinyl fanatics and are proud to release our records in that best of all formats. We always go all out for high quality, employing world renowned mastering engineers and using the best of the best manufacturing plants. Our records cost a little more than many because we go the extra mile on all aspects from the making to the mailing.
Therefore, we’ve been perplexed and very upset to hear that some fans have heard problems with some of the albums. I approved the master myself, so I initially thought maybe it was some very limited quirk in the system, but further investigation has turned up some issues that we’ve been working overtime to correct.
Because of all of this, we have pulled them from circulation, postponed the official vinyl release to stores, and will be pressing up corrected copies to replace any defective ones that were purchased. Everyone, from the label ATO, to the mastering engineer and the pressing plant have been most helpful and concerned and we are all committed to making this right.
Please be patient, as it is all taking a little bit of time. Hopefully, in the meantime those with defective copies can make do with the free CD that was included. A well pressed album, if cared for properly can last a lifetime and we are all committed to getting this one to you as soon as humanly possible.
If you are one of the unsatisfied vinyl owners, please contact us at vinyl@drivebytruckers.com BY FRIDAY APRIL 2 (please include your order number in the email) and we will cover the costs to get replacement discs out to you as soon as we can get them manufactured. Please know that we MUST know by FRIDAY APRIL 2 so that we can properly place the order for those who are hearing issues with their copy of the record.
We are very sorry for the inconvenience and are totally committed to getting all of you the highest quality record that money can buy.
Yours in Rock,
Patterson Hood / Drive-By Truckers
The Big To-Do Is A Big Hit…
It was right before Easter in the first week of spring…
The Drive-By Truckers want to hear about your job. Make your own video for the Working This Job Contest and upload it on youtube for a chance to win some really cool stuff and possibly get into the next DBT video. If you don’t have a job maybe they’ll have a Get Downtown contest next month. Speaking of Get Downtown the latest Big To-Do webisode is now out with performance and interviews from the most recent Charlotte and Charlottesville shows.
And who can believe it’s been 32 years since that acid trip at Blue Oyster Cult? Here’s to many many many more years of crazy fucked up shit. Happy 46th birthday Patterson Hood. We mean it man!
So Far Fetched It Must Be True…
The Secret To A Happy Ending gets another screening this Wednesday at The Byrd Theatre in Richmond,VA. Filmmaker Barr Weissman and Wes Freed will be on hand. Showtime is 9:30 pm with tickets going on sale at 9pm. The Byrd seats 1,300 so there should be plenty of seats available up to showtime. For more info visit www.jamesriverfilmfestival.org or call 804-232-7642. See y’all there!
Down In Texas…
ok for DBT at SXSW on the internets today at 3:30 EST. And later tonight it’s down to Gruene for the full on Big To-Do version of the Rock Show at Gruene Hall also known as the oldest continually running dance hall in Texas. Thursday, it’s back up to Austin for a 2pm show at Waterloo Records and a Rock Show later on that evening atStubb’s. If you’re lucky enough to be down in Texas keep us posted over on our message board.