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props to Madison house and AEG for generally pulling off the first annual Rothbury Music festival this weekend. there were no major glitches, the crowd was very cool and the main stage sound was excellent. observations: the site and amenities were excellent, and it makes bonnaroo look like a concentration camp. with attendance at around 35,000, the place was perfectly comfortable. it was ultra fan friendly, though clearly the promoters need another 10,000 to make it ... MORE
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Having now been alerted to the existence of Drive-By Truckers, I've been going through their back catalog. I tried The Dirty South next, and was especially impressed with "Where the Devil Don't Stay." Then I got Southern Rock Opera, which seems to be their magnum opus. I can't decide whether the openness with which they wear their Lynyrd Skynyrd worship is naive, audacious, or both. It sounds to me like the musical equivalent of Babe Ruth calling his shot. Skynyrd is ... MORE
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Well, I have just finalized my plans to head to Richmond tomorrow night for a free Drive-By Truckers show. Every summer, some of the best music comes to Brown's Island on the banks of the James River. The best part - all of the Friday Cheers shows are free. As Ronald McDonald says, I'm lovin' it. I've never seen the DBT; and while I'm sure Jason's presence will be missed, I hear Johnny Neff is great on his pedal steel. Now if I can just make it through the day tomorr... MORE
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Okay, I haven't posted a serious post here since November, so I'm well overdue. Since meeting so many music loving friends on Mog last year, the amount of new music I have been exposed to has just been overwhelming. I just wanted to do a quick post about one of the recent artists that I fell for hard, and that is of course the Drive-By Truckers. A month or so ago eMusic wooed me back with an offer of a bunch of free downloads. I used some of those downloads to test d... MORE
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for any DBT, or southern rawk fans (RNRPIMP, I'm looking at you!) out there who aren't aware of this yet. You can go to this link:
http://letthereberocktober.com/
and, for every day this month, download a bootleg track and have your own DBT album by the end of the month! If you get a chance to see these guys, GO! One of the best shows out there.
