THE MIDDLE SATURDAY: NOTHING SPECIAL, JUST PURE BLUESY GREATNESS
By: Josh Chasin Brian Stoltz joins for “Same Thing;” Band hits the note all night long on classics and blues What makes some shows turn out to be special? Sometimes it’s the setlist, sometimes it’s the guests. But other times… what is it? Did Jaimoe eat a good breakfast? Did Warren put on an old […]
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND PAYS HOMAGE TO LEGENDARY FILLMORE EAST ALBUM ON 35TH ANNIVERSARY; CHUCK LEAVELL SITS IN SET 2, TEDESCHI ON ENCORE
By: Josh Chasin A celebration of the past The Allman Brothers Band is as conscious of their own history as any band I can think of. Consider the songs they’ve added to the repertoire over the past few years: “Gilded Splinters,” four from the Layla album, “The Weight”—all songs associated with founding member Duane Allman. […]
ROBBEN FORD HELPS BROTHERS USHER IN WEEKEND 2
By: Josh Chasin Solid, bluesy outing; “End of the Line” and “Old Before My Time” make first appearances Thursday night is a solid show, the band seemingly laying the groundwork for the big middle weekend. Overall, a very “song-oriented” evening… “Done Somebody Wrong” starts with just a hard stop-time riff; Warren plays a lingering lead […]
ALLMANS, GUESTS ROCK THE HOUSE; ROY HAYNES GIVES LESSON ON “AFRO-BLUE,” GARY ROSSINGTON, PETER FRAMPTON, DEVON ALLMAN PROVIDE STAR-STUDDED NIGHT
By Josh Chasin ABB at the Beacon March 11, 2006 Warren Haynes Smolders; band is en fuego. It is a star-studded night of guests, and the band has hit their stride. Warren Haynes, in particular, seems to have kicked it up a notch, and hits you in the gut all night. “Whatever he had for […]
NIGHT TWO SEES BROTHERS SOAR; TEDESCHI SITS IN, “ANYDAY” AND “HIGHWAY 61” DEBUT
By: Josh Chasin Crowd is thrilled by mojo and majesty, deep grooves, the real blues; the band is almost there… Butch starts the gentle, insistent timpani even as the rest of the band is still tuning and settling in; Derek begins his variations on the theme, and we’re off into “Mountain Jam.” The twin guitar […]
ABB Beacon Review 03/0-9/2006
By: Josh Chasin ALLMAN BROTHERS OPEN WITH SOLID PERFORMANCE; HUBERT SUMLIN GUESTS, RE-WORKED “THE WEIGHT” IS DEBUTED But “group telepathy” thing still not quite there…yet. Opening night of the Beacon run is always exciting. Tonight’s show, as a perusal of the setlist might reveal, is more of a grounded, earthbound show, bluesy, workman-like, gritty, down […]
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 […]
Remeber This On Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day will no longer exist for me. My Valentines of 26 years is no longer by my side. My daughter and I swap silence in this old, musty home. The desire to clean is non-existant and I know I will never cook breakfast again. Movies are nothing now and late night discussions are of […]
Randall Bramblett…Macon Music The Old Fashioned Way
Randall Bramblett and the band are busy Macon music the old fashioned way, and were in Macon at the 550 Blues doing just that last weekend. The celebrities in the audience added to the buzz, and Bramblett was brilliant. Ah…Macon, GA…brilliant music, marvelous people, a city that historically demands the best from musicians, and…Did I […]
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 […]