Big House documentary: “Please Call Home”
Documentary about the Big House will revisit heyday of Allman Brothers Band By Maggie Large TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER 5 February 2006 – Macon Telegraph Don’t call it an Allman Brothers Band documentary. “Please Call Home,” the working title for a feature-length documentary film about the Big House, focuses on the band’s Macon roots. But there’s […]
Lord, he was born a managin’ man
By: Jill Gosche For the Advertiser-Tribune Bert Holman has exceeded his expectations for his life. As the manager of the Allman Brothers Band, he said he already has the job he would want. “I live and breathe the Allman Brothers Band,” he said. “The Allman Brothers experience has been tremendous for me.” Holman spoke about […]
Greg Potter Digs Retirement
By: Susan Larson For: The Gwinnett Daily Post Life gets nifty after 50, especially when you can spend the rest of your life being the president of the Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association. That’s how it is for Greg Potter of Lilburn. Potter worked for years as a landscaper and even taught courses at Gwinnett […]
Eat A Peach album art was heavenly
By:Ty Burr For: The Boston Globe So double albums are making a comeback? Big deal. They’re still CDs, and they’re still packaged in a case the size of a cocktail napkin. Massive pop ambition isn’t something you should be able to hold in one hand. The double albums of the vinyl era — and their […]
Allman Brothers head back to New York‘s Beacon
By: Ray Waddell For: Billboard Like the mushrooms of spring, the Allman Brothers Band has popped up in New York each March for a sold-out run of dates at the 2,894-capacity Beacon Theater. The Allmans‘ Beacon gigs have evolved into one of the more truly special artist/venue relationships in the business. The shows hark back […]
Morse coda
By: Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan For The Boston Globe For years, concert promoter Don Law suffered the slings and arrows of Steve Morse, the Globe rock critic who just retired after 31 years. Monday, Law got a measure of revenge, playfully skewering our man Morse at a party that was equal parts roast and […]
A Train Like No Other
By: TanDan January 6, 2006 There is a train that exists that has no schedule. It is never late and always has room for one more passenger, no matter how full. It is not the ‘Peace Train’, nor ‘The City of New Orleans’. This train has no name and it’s track goes around the globe. […]
Allman Brothers Band Plans 13 March Madness Shows
By: Barry A. Jeckell For: Billboard The Allman Brothers Band will continue a long-standing tradition with a 13-show residency at New York’s Beacon Theatre in March. Tickets for shows March 9-11, 13-14, 16-18, 20-21 and 23-25 will go on sale Friday (Jan. 6) via Ticketmaster and range in price from $49.99 to $89.99. At deadline, […]
Revamped Allman Brothers Find Their Groove
Melissa Ruggieri Times-Dispatch Staff Writer 30 September 2005 The Richmond Times-Dispatch, page D-1 “The words might not have been there, but the band’s love of where it is in this phase of its career was obvious.“ The devout will tell you this is the best The Allman Brothers Band has sounded in years – and […]
Allman Brothers Band Gets the Creek Moving
By: Hisham Salama For: The Technician “This concert included more music than any one person could handle for a night, or even an entire weekend. If you missed the Allman Brothers this year, don’t let it happen next fall.” Friday night marked the 15th year The Allman Brothers Band played at Walnut Creek, and the […]