Mixing the Allman Brothers Band
By: Candace Horgan For Mix Online The current incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band is unquestionably one of the strongest they’ve put together in their long history; some fans even believe it is comparable to the original lineup that included Duane Allman, Berry Oakley and Dicky Betts. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the […]
Hittin’ the High Points of Hittin’ the Note
By: Sal Cirrincione For: Rock Daily Gregg Allman recently sat down with us to discuss the new ABB album and the story behind the disc’s name: Gregg Allman: We went in and cut this record over in Hoboken [N.J.]. The first day we went, we got four cuts; the second day we went, we got […]
ABB and Musicians on Call Share the Healing Power of Music
The Allman Brothers Band has generously donated 2 FRONT ROW concert tickets to Musicians on Call! These tickets are for their March 29th performance at the historic Beacon Theater in New York City. Bid now and help Musicians on Call continue its mission of delivering the Healing Power of Music to the bedsides of patients […]
New Safety Measures Expected After Blaze
By Dean Johnson For the Boston Herald Music industry veterans say the use of pyrotechnics in The Station nightclub was a horrible blunder and will bring tough new restrictions on concert special effects. “The idea of doing pyro in a facility like that is suicidal,” said Gary Bongiovanni, editor of the concert trade magazine Pollstar. […]
Draw a Bead on Some Fun
From the Orlando Sentinel. The beads will fly as Universal Studios’ eighth annual Mardi Gras gets under way tonight. We’re talking millions of strands of beads, the ones that are pitched from the colorful floats, 14 of them, designed by Blaine Kern, whose New Orleans company has built Mardi Gras floats since 1932. The theme […]
Allman Brothers Band to Launch 10,000 Lakes Festival
The Allman Brothers Band has been confirmed to play the inaugural 10,000 Lakes Festival 4th of July weekend. 10,000 Lakes is a new music and camping festival that will take place in beautiful Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The Festival will be held at the We Fest amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale 2/21. For more information visit […]
Allman Bros. Lawsuit Over Lost Tapes Dismissed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit by the Allman Brothers Band, ruling that the rockers waited too long to sue Universal Music Group for the return of a decade’s worth of their recordings. The band, whose hits include “Ramblin’ Man,” claimed in their 2001 lawsuit that the […]
Yoo Hoo Bonnaroo!
The Allman Brothers Band is set to appear at the 2003 Bonnaroo Music Festival. Confirmed to take place June 13-15, 2003, the second annual three-day and music camping festival will be held on the same pristine 600-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville as the 2002 fest. Tickets for the 2003 Bonnaroo […]
The Allman Brothers Band set to release “Hittin’ the Note” March 18
The Allman Brothers Band has never stopped rockin’, never been long off the road, never left an audience disappointed. What’s wrong with this picture is that this legendary group, whose catalog includes more than a few timeless, landmark albums, hadn’t laid down any studio tracks in a long while. All that changes on March 18, […]
A Pop Life
By: John Dorschner For the Miami Herald Eric Clapton thanked him for making his music better. So did Ray Charles. And the Allman Brothers. And Aretha Franklin. And many others. It was only the general public who hasn’t heard of Tom Dowd, the late Miami master of studio engineering and music producing. That’s about to […]