Gov’t Mule, Fallen Down

Just stumbled across this video and wanted to share and have it on my website. A great version of a great song. RIP Allen Woody.

I’m getting the band back together and heading to Shanghai and Beijing Lit Fests.

Very excited to announce that I will be headed to Beijing and Shanghai for book talks and Woodie Alan reunion shows.  March 15 in Shanghai, March 17 in Beijing. More details here. I am appearing at the Shanghai Literary Festival and Capital…

Chinese pollution and the Beijing Blues

I will be very happy when this Big in China excerpt about living with the horrible, pea-soup pollution seems like old, oudated news. But over the past few days, the pollution readings have reached beyond "really awul" to "just insanely, unbelievably…

The Gender Wage Gap

I came across this info graphic about the ongoing Gender Wage Gap and thought it was worth sharing. Please note that I have not done research to verify the information.   Created by: LearnStuff.com

Andy Aledort jamming with Gov’t Mule – and Me

Andy Aledort has been my friend and Guitar World colleague for almost 20 years. As I've said many times, he's also long been one of my favorite guitarists, and that's not just blowing smoke. He has been playing with Dickey Betts for about…

Chasing Ice: Great imagery telling a crucial story

Chasing Ice looks like a remarkable codumentary and I am really looking forward to seeing it. Much more information here, including a great interview with photographer  James Balog. Balog, from that page: "The science community…

Why letters from Big in China readers have meant so much…

I have continued to receive consistent, sporadic, heartfelt emails from people who read Big in China and were moved enough to find my website and write me a note. They mean a lot to me. Writing can be a lonely task. You sit in some…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Albert Collins!

Please check out my Amazon Ebook One Way Out: An Oral History of the Allman Brothers Band (Kindle Single). My good friend Kirk West has been going through his negatives and digitizing decades of great photographs. He has wonderful images…
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An Interview with Warren Haynes: Gov’t Mule’s Georgia Bootleg Box

  Please check out my Amazon Ebook One Way Out: An Oral History of the Allman Brothers Band (Kindle Single). Gov’t Mule recently released the first installment in their 'Bootleg Series.’ The Georgia Bootleg Box is a 6-disc…

Fishing with Capt. Mickey, aka Dean Ween

Mickey Melchiondo aka Dean Ween of New Hope, PA has been my bud for about 20 years. It's not like we talk all the time, but our friendship has endured for a long time. It was all based on the simple fact that I loved his music with Ween.…