Allmans Find Renewed Joy in Their Music
Allman Brothers Band is Back and Energized
Greg Kot Chicago Tribune rock critic Published June 14, 2002 Though less than two years ago it wouldn’t have seemed possible, a retooled and re-energized Allman Brothers will take over the Chicago Theatre for three shows Wednesday, Thursday and June 22. In June 2000, Dickey Betts’ sudden, acrimonious departure had left the Allmans in disarray. […]
Music Industry Raises Its Voice for Radio Reforms
By Greg Kot Chicago Tribune Charging that the radio industry has become a monopoly that restricts airplay of new music and harms artists financially, an unprecedented coalition of musicians, recording artists, labor groups, retailers and record companies has joined with politicians to call for sweeping changes in an industry they call “anti-artist, anti-competition and anti-consumer.” […]
ABB are Florida Rock & Roll Legends
Dangerous Mules
April 19, 2002: Gov’t Mule (with Alvin Youngblood Hart) at the Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL. Marley Seaman Traffic was slow, but Brofan still got us to the Riv in plenty of time to see Alvin Youngblood Hart’s set. Alvin is an interesting performer: he played a fairly brief solo electric set that mixed elements of […]
The Allman Brothers Band are Poll Stars
Rare AB CD to help an excellent cause!!
I would like to know if you will help the Allman Brothers Band in their efforts to raise funds for Rett Syndrome. They made a limited edition acoustic CD and gave it to the International Rett Syndrome Association to sell. Only 500 copies are left from the original 15,000. The CDs are available for a […]
Allman Brothers Band, Troy State U, Jan 1971
I went to an Allman Brothers Band concert which occurred as a last minute affair at Troy State University in Alabama in Jan 1971. I believe the date was January 10th, but am not completely sure. As I recall, the ABB’s truck broke down and the band decided to have a show right then, right […]
NY Times Beacon Article
Go to 3/10/02 NY Times, or search under Allman and read about the Long-Haired Country Boys… http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/nyregion/10ALLM.html
Jam Bands Sign on for “Superfly During Jazzfest”
By Jonathan Cohen Gov’t Mule, Medeski Martin & Wood, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Ozomatli, the New Deal, and Galactic are among the acts confirmed for the Superfly During Jazzfest concert series, set for April 26-May 5 in New Orleans. The sixth annual series, staged by promoters Superfly Presents, runs concurrently with the city’s Jazz […]