“A new peak in the continuing story of a great American rock & roll family band.” — From album liner notes by David Fricke EDITED PRESS RELEASE: On March 17th, Tedeschi Trucks Band will release their second live album and first ever concert film, Live From The Fox Oakland. The film also features extensive behind the scenes […]
The following is a press release from the band. Not my words or sentiments. Happy this is all happening, and wish I could have written about it already!- AP Coming off their successful debut as a band with four back-to-back sold-out shows at the Gramercy Theatre in New York last month, THE MAGPIE SALUTE […]
Circumstances have conspired to keep me away from this run of Warren Haynes’ Last Waltz 40 tour, which is a real shame. I’ve been loving what I hear. Last night in Albany, they were joined by one of two surviving The Band members, keyboardist Garth Hudson, and it seems like it was pretty great. Sean […]
In honor of the release of Eric Clapton’s new double-CD Live In San Diego (with Special Guest JJ Cale), I present the following article, which I wrote for Guitar World. Hanging out with Derek and Doyle in Shanghai was so much fun, as you can well imagine. The show itself was spectacular and it actually inspired me […]
Claude Hudson “Butch” Trucks (b. May 11, 1947, d. January 24, 2017) It’s with a very heavy heart that I report the death of Butch Trucks, drummer, founding member and bedrock of the Allman Brothers Band. I am stunned to be writing these words, having communicated with Butch several times in just the past few days. […]
In honor of the debut last weekend in four shows of The Magpie Salute, featuring Rich Robinson with several Black Crowes alum, including guitarist Marc Ford, I present… The GW Inquirer with Rich Robinson — from 2004, as he was releasing his first solo album, Paper. You just released your first solo album, Paper. Is […]
How nice to see Oteil Burbridge back on stage with the Tedeschi Trucks Band for a song last weekend at the Sunshine Blues Fest in Boca where Oteil now lives. They played Leon Russell’s Space Captain. Check it out: Setlist: Tedeschi Trucks Band | Sunshine Music Festival | Boca Raton, FL | 1/15/17 Set: Anyhow, […]