Legendary Allman Brothers Band shows no signs of aging
By: G. Brown For The Denver Post 9/15/2003 Few groups evoke as many gasps of “Are they still around?” as the Allman Brothers Band. During the late ’60s and early ’70s, the band conjured a mix of virtually every American musical form – blues, country, R&B, jazz and rock – bound by an ethos of […]
For Haynes, life on the road is a triple play
By: Spencer Patterson For The Las Vegas Sun 9/12/2003 If you think Warren Haynes gives his guitars a workout at his shows, just imagine what his day planner must look like. While many musicians might struggle to keep pace with a single band, the 37-year-old Asheville, N.C., native is a full-time member of three. He […]
‘Beginnings’ Showcases Duane Allman’s Brilliance
By Spencer Patterson 29 August 2003, the Las Vegas Sun In the pantheon of rock legends cut down in their prime, Duane Allman rarely gets his due. It’s not hard to figure out why. The guitarist’s fatal motorcycle accident occurred in October 1971, just months after the deaths of the more prominent trio of Jimi […]
Witness to the Greatest Show on Earth
By: turnitup From Santa Barbara Had the pleasure to see the Winery and LA Greek so far and SB Bowl tonite. The band is at peak form. Gregg’s voice sounding so good, singing loud and clear….the new songs really give Gregg the chance to shine..Desdemona,Old Before, High Cost etc, I am not used to saying […]
Allmans ‘once again a viable force in American music’
BACKBITING, BICKERING AND BROTHERHOOD: Members have come and gone, but Gregg Allman’s soulful baritone survives By:Michael Kinsman For the San Diego Union-Tribune 9/4/2003 It was just the way people thought in the open-mindedness of the late ’60s, but Gregg Allman wasn’t totally prepared to buy in. “I was always kind of a doubting Thomas,” he […]
ABB is a Don’t Miss Act at Red Rocks
Ricardo Baca and G. Brown Denver Post Staff Writers 31 August 2003, Denver Post As the big acts wind down their summertime amphitheater/arena touring schedules each fall, the excitement of live music goes inside and switches almost full time to the theaters and the bars. Acts we haven’t seen for a long while (Portishead frontwoman […]
Gregg Allman Hittin’ the Note
By: Jaan Uhelszki For the San Jose Mercury-News 9/2/2003 The Allman Brothers Band recently released “Hittin’ the Note,” its first studio album in nine years. And to hear Gregg Allman talk about it, it’s the band’s best disc since 1972’s “Eat a Peach.” “This album had the same vibe like that one did, plus, like […]
Red Rocks – Heaven for Audiences, Hell for Stage Crews
The Allman Brothers Band appears in concert at Red Rocks Sept. 19 By: G Brown For the Denver Post 8/29/2003 Red Rocks Amphitheatre is one of the planet’s most awesome natural outdoor venues, internationally renowned for its incredible beauty and natural acoustic quality. Fans come to revel in the grand setting, but it also blows […]
Hundreds buy ‘instant’ CD after Raleigh show
Hundreds buy ‘instant’ CD after Allmans’ concert Joseph Smith Staff Writer 12 August 2003 – The News & Observer Copyright (c) 2003 by The News & Observer Pub. Co. RALEIGH–Brenda Griffin didn’t mind the wait. Not after a 10-hour car drive from her home in Tallahassee. Not after attending three Allman Brothers Band concerts in […]
Allman band unites for new Note
Allman band unites for new Note Kristi Singer, Star-News Correspondent 7 August 2003 Star-News – Wilmington, N.C. (Copyright 2003 Star-News.) It took the legendary Allman Brothers Band nine years to release its latest album of new material, Hittin’ the Note. And bassist Oteil Burbridge is glad the band waited. “I really didn’t want to record […]
Instant Live Update
8/12/2003 Customers with Allman Brothers Band Instant Live CD disc problems can contact the fine folks at Instant Live in the following ways: e-mail: info@instantliveconcerts.com phone: (866) 909-LIVE Web: instantliveconcerts.com They want customers to return problem discs to: Instant Live, 36 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138 Then they can analyze the CDs and see […]
Oteil Give a Thumbs Up to the ABB’s Team Spirit
From The Wilmington Star 8/7/2003 It took the legendary Allman Brothers Band nine years to release its latest album of new material, Hittin’ the Note. And bassist Oteil Burbridge is glad the band waited. “I really didn’t want to record with the band before because there was so much tension,” Mr. Burbridge said during a […]