Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Chastain Amphitheatre, Atlanta 7/30/11 | Photos by Taylor Gould
Taylor Gould is back with his second post here on LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com and he got some amazing shots from the Tedeschi Trucks Band show last night in Atlanta. Look for plenty more awesomeness from him and our Atlanta scene in the very near future! –Justin
Being a Derek Trucks fanatic since around 2003, when I had just started to pick up the bottleneck style myself, I’ve seen and heard a lot of Derek’s music and probably hold him to a higher standard than most of his fans. Of course, he’s never had a problem meeting these “standards”, as he’s simply one of the best slide guitarists out there today (and although many are afraid to say it…one of the best ever). Whether he’s performing with The Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes, or other collaborations I’ve seen in other settings, it always amazes me how Derek manages to express his unique and powerful talent in a perfectly appropriate way. It’s a rare trait that virtuoso musicians (and especially guitarists) don’t often possess.
Since Derek’s band has welcomed Susan Tedeschi (wife of Derek) to the stage many times before, their decision to join forces and pen some original music in early 2010 was no surprise. The results, however, have surpassed even the most optimistic expectations of their combined fan base. The 11-piece unit (featuring members from both Derek and Susan’s touring bands) released the roots and soul-heavy Revelator
earlier this summer to much critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone proclaiming that “He [Trucks] and Tedeschi, a perfect vocal foil, now front the best Dixie-funk family band since Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett.” READ MORE
The New Mastersounds have definitely been a band I’ve been paying more attention to in the past few year, and it’s a good time to be a fan of this band considering they’re about to release their new album, Breaks from the Border, due out to the public a week from this Tuesday on August 9. I was front row for their recent show here in SF at Brick and Mortar celebrating the album’s release, and the band tore through a set of funky tunes with plenty of new cuts that got me excited to hear the new tunes from the studio.
This new album is being recorded at Sonic Ranch and the band has been releasing videos showing some documentary style footage of the recording process and a bit more about the environment they immersed themselves in to get this funkiness down on tape. The third in the series was just posted the other day; check out 1, 2 & 3 after the jump. Good stuff. >>>
The fine folks over at NPR Music are webcasting live from the Newport Folk Festival this weekend. As with other recent festival coverage, NPR is now including video (previous streams were audio-only).
Here’s the full schedule (all times are ET):
Saturday, July 30:
6:00 pm: The Decemberists
5:50 pm: Pokey LaFarge
4:45 pm: Gillian Welch
4:30 pm: Delta Spirit
3:25 pm: Earl Scruggs
3:00 pm: Freelance Whales
2:00 pm: Gogol Bordello
1:45 pm: Typhoon
12:40 pm: The Felice Brothers
12:00 pm: Wailin’ Jennys
Sunday, July 31
6:00 pm: Emmylou Harris
5:50 pm: Chris Thile and Michael Daves
4:45 pm: Elvis Costello
4:30 pm: Mountain Man
3:25 pm: Amos Lee
3:00 pm: The Secret Sisters
2:00 pm: Wanda Jackson
1:45 pm: Mavis Stapes
12:45 pm: Carolina Chocolate Drops
12:30 pm: Tegan And Sara
12:00 pm: David Wax Museum
They’re also promising some additional coverage including: The Devil Makes Three, Ramblin Jack Elliott, River City Extension,The Civil Wars, M. Ward, The Cave Singers and more.
This morning, Galactic unveiled their plans for this year’s Halloween festivities. On a Monday filled with post-Voodoo grog, ghouls, and general downtown weirdness, the best rhythm section in the city are planning what is sure to be an blockbuster night in the Warehouse District. To top it off, none other than Mofro have been asked to stir up the pot and getting this thing poppin’ from the get-go.
It was only a matter of time before Pitchfork started releasing some of the archived goodness that came out of this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival. The first video up is the Battles ripping through a hot version of “Futura,” one of my favorites from Gloss Drop
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In case you missed it, our own @WHITperson was there and captured these awesome photos.
