ABB finds joy in new musical directions
By: Dave Hoekstra For The Chicago Sun Times 7/31/2003 With sunken cheeks and his hair tied back into a braided ponytail, Gregg Allman now carries the cool aura of Chet Baker. Allman Brothers twin guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks play with improvisational adventure, echoing single-line tones of hard bopster Grant Green. So maybe it […]
Oteil Says the ABB ‘Keep it Fresh’
By Gareth Peard For: The Times Leader 7/30/2003 Offering up a few minutes to talk on his day off in Chicago, a buoyant Oteil Burbridge thought it important to end the conversation with a suggestive plea. “I’d like to add to all the fans to go buy a Howlin’ Wolf record,” Burbridge said. Had the […]
A recharged Gregg Allman has the band hitting new notes
By: Ed Masley For The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette One day, Gregg Allman says, he woke up and his eyes were orange. “That’s kind of a wake-up call there, isn’t it?” The legendary voice behind such classic Allman Brothers Band performances as “Midnight Rider” and “It’s Not My Cross to Bear” is approaching his seventh year of […]
Gregg Allman captures chemistry again with ‘Hittin’ the Note’
By: Robb Frederick For Pittsburgh Live Gregg Allman is getting old. The 60-grit singer is 55 now. His knees creak. He knows when the rain’s coming. His personal trainer comes out to the house, out past the plantation oaks. She has him on the Atkins diet. “This friend of mine, this guy who lives two […]
ABB, Tedeschi Take Charge (Tweeter review, Patriot Ledger)
CONCERT REVIEW Allman Brothers Band, Tedeschi take charge Jay N. Miller 14 July 2003 – The Patriot Ledger Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. About 34 years after its founding, the Allman Brothers Band is still the premier jam band in rock ‘n’ roll. The years and various […]
Tweeter review: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Allman Brothers keeps sound fresh New tunes fortify Southern rock classics Scott McLennan 14 July 2003 Worcester Telegram & Gazette Copyright (c) 2003 Bell & Howell Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. MANSFIELD — With history behind it and young blood out front, the Allman Brothers Band continues to defy the laws of gravity […]
Oteil Counts the ABB’s Blessings
By: Scott McLennan For the Worcester Telegram & Gazette 10 July 2003 Reinvention is the mother of The Allman Brothers Band. Through its 34-year history the iconic Southern rock ensemble has made room for many “brothers” as death, drug abuse and degeneration besot the Allmans with a frequency that would have permanently crippled most. The […]
Allman Brothers Band Wows Bluesfest
By: Dennis Armstrong For the Ottawa Sun It was time to get back to some good ole fashioned blues last night with The Allman Brothers at the Bluesfest Main Stage big show. With a little psychedelia thrown in. After hugely entertaining, eclectic evenings with Kool & the Gang, Great Big Sea, Sheryl Crow and Elvis […]
Gregg Allman Tells it Like it Is
By: Steve Morse For the Boston Globe Gregg Allman sounds more like a grizzled baseball manager every day. Listen to him describe the latest lineup of the Allman Brothers Band: ”We got our beloved Haynes back and we had already acquired the kid. And, of course, we had the rhythm section.” To further the baseball […]
ABB are a Force to be Reckoned With
By: A.P. Kryza For the State News “The Allman Brothers rock,” said East Lansing resident Nate Foster as he waited eagerly to see the band Tuesday night at Common Ground. And despite some rain before the show, Foster remained excited to see the band. “I’ve never seen them before, it’s going to be sweet,” he […]