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Drive-By Truckers ~ The Big To-Do

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edited July 2011 in Other Music
New York, NY - ATO Records is pleased to announce the signing of Drive-By Truckers and their label debut, The Big To-Do. The album, which will be the band's tenth in their thirteen-year career, is scheduled to be released March 16, 2010. The Big To-Do features thirteen new tracks from the Drive-By Truckers and was produced by their long time producer, David Barbe (Sugar, Bettye LaVette). "It's very much a rock album," says Patterson Hood of the Trucker's upcoming release. "Very melodic and more rocking than anything we've done since disc 2 of Southern Rock Opera."

The inspiration for The Big To-Do came to the band during their time on the road. "We've often set our songs and albums in different periods of time, but this one finds us directly in our present. Riding all through the highways of America (and Europe) trying to make sense of a very different world than the one we grew up in," says Hood. "I don't write a lot of songs on the road, but I did more than usual on this album and many more were inspired by or set there, either in a literal sense or something I witnessed or heard about while I was out there."

Hood and Mike Cooley continue to be the chief songwriters of the group, continuing a musical partnership that has lasted over twenty-three years. Bassist, Shonna Tucker, flexes her songwriting muscles once again by contributing two original songs to the album. Brad Morgan (drums), John Neff (guitar/pedal steel) and Jay Gonzalez (keyboards) round out the current Drive-By Truckers lineup.

The band recently backed legendary R&B musician, Booker T. Jones, on his critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated album, Potato Hole. The album is nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

The Drive-By Truckers will be hitting the road at the beginning of the new year. A full tour supporting The Big To-Do will be announced in early 2010.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Great news....new album....new tour dates....including the Jan. 30th show in Tuscaloosa....our tickets are already in hand for that one. Let there be Rock!!!
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    The rumor over at the My Morning Jacket site is that now that DBT is on the same label as MMJ, they will be hitting the road together. Patterson and Jim are supposedly pretty good friends.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    The rumor over at the My Morning Jacket site is that now that DBT is on the same label as MMJ, they will be hitting the road together. Patterson and Jim are supposedly pretty good friends.

    That would be a hell of a bill. Given they both love to play long shows, this could either work really well (if they both play 2 hour sets), or really bad (if either band has to open). And DBT would be the opening band on that tour for sure, MMJ has a lot more name recognition.
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  • spnoonespnoone Posts: 630
    dbt could not coheadline with mmj like they did with the hold steady but i'd still love to see them share a bill. and the big to-do just will not leak, i search every day. i really want to hear the studio version of flying wallendas. anyone know if they let jay do a song this time? his songs on myspace are very un-dbt, kinda ben folds-y but still pretty good.
  • YefaYefa Posts: 1,133
    I've seen them do most of the songs from the upcoming record live and it should be an excellent release.
    Here are a few upcoming tourdates that will be announced soon.

    4/1 Webster Hall NYC
    4/16-17 Orange Peel Asheville, NC
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  • YefaYefa Posts: 1,133
    New tourdates are up.

    http://www.drivebytruckers.com/tourdates.html

    I'm excited that Lucero will open in Boston & Philly as I've never seen them.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    God damn I can't wait for this. I just got their live album from Austin City Limits 2008...super sweet. 8-)
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
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    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,272
    AFI Premiere Screening of The Secret To A Happy Ending - A documentary about the Drive-By Truckers

    can't wait to see this!
  • Red LukinRed Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    Toronto gets 2 shows - freakin awesome y'all!!
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    No San Diego date? Only L.A. and S.F.?

    Hopefully they'll add a show before the l.a. date.

    (edited to add - Yeah, I realize the irony about bitching about dates from a Southern band playing on the west coast)
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    The rumor over at the My Morning Jacket site is that now that DBT is on the same label as MMJ, they will be hitting the road together. Patterson and Jim are supposedly pretty good friends.
    So much for this rumor last week.
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • Jeff MurrayJeff Murray Posts: 1,259
    Looking forward to the new album. I almost pulled the trigger on getting tickets to the Charlottesville VA show, but decided to wait for shows closer to home. So now I can hit the Towson MD show, or hit the Philly show, but then I would have to sell tickets to a show I have for that same night. There are worse problems in the world... :shock:
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  • crowes74crowes74 Posts: 273
    lots of missed dates on the 1st legs, sure dbt will have a few more legs on the way. cant wait to hear the whole to-do and not just a single.
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    I saw a live song from the new album on youtube last night not sure which one it was but i really liked the sound of it.

    Tix for the Atlanta show go onsale today at 10 fingers crossed i'll get one.
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    Seattle 18 
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Just so you know, "This Fucking Job" is out there.
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Got my tix to the Atlanta show!
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    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,050
    No FL dates- lame
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Article on Pollstar about the tour:

    http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/arch ... 07229.aspx


    Notes that more dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    merkinball wrote:
    Article on Pollstar about the tour:

    http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/arch ... 07229.aspx


    Notes that more dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
    Come on Boston!
    "FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Caught the band this past Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Al.....they were monsterous.....clicking on all cylinders plus some....at least ten new songs in the set-list...made me really hungry for the new record....played both "Strutter" and "Rockin' in the Free World" during encore...jaw-dropping, People!!!!
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,272
    tybird wrote:
    Caught the band this past Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Al.....they were monsterous.....clicking on all cylinders plus some....at least ten new songs in the set-list...made me really hungry for the new record....played both "Strutter" and "Rockin' in the Free World" during encore...jaw-dropping, People!!!!

    is strutter a cover tune? or off the new cd? or?
  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    shiningstar wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    Caught the band this past Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Al.....they were monsterous.....clicking on all cylinders plus some....at least ten new songs in the set-list...made me really hungry for the new record....played both "Strutter" and "Rockin' in the Free World" during encore...jaw-dropping, People!!!!

    is strutter a cover tune? or off the new cd? or?
    Not a new tune...I'm guessing it would be Strutter by Kiss.

    I can't wait for this album. I actually just picked up The Fine Print yesterday, a collection of unreleased and rare stuff, and I am loving it. DBTs may well be the second best band in the business today...they're definitely high up on my list anyway
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

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  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    tcaporale wrote:
    Just so you know, "This Fucking Job" is out there.
    Thanks for the heads up....great song....now I'm even more pumped for the new album.
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,272
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    shiningstar wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    Caught the band this past Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Al.....they were monsterous.....clicking on all cylinders plus some....at least ten new songs in the set-list...made me really hungry for the new record....played both "Strutter" and "Rockin' in the Free World" during encore...jaw-dropping, People!!!!

    is strutter a cover tune? or off the new cd? or?
    Not a new tune...I'm guessing it would be Strutter by Kiss.

    I can't wait for this album. I actually just picked up The Fine Print yesterday, a collection of unreleased and rare stuff, and I am loving it. DBTs may well be the second best band in the business today...they're definitely high up on my list anyway

    strutter by kiss. i don't know that song and it must be a new add to their live setlists. thanks for the headsup.

    when jason was in the band i would have said "the second best band in the business today" as well.
    but, damn, i really miss having him in that line up. i'll get over it, mostly cause i dig mike, but...
  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Yeah, Jason has one of the coolest voices around and the guy can write songs that are unreal...I think they were better with him around, too, but Brighter Than Creation's Dark is sooooo damn good and they still kick ass live. It's just not quite the same...there will always be something missing without Jason but what's left is still greatness.
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    [quote="shiningstar

    is strutter a cover tune? or off the new cd? or?[/quote]
    Not a new tune...I'm guessing it would be Strutter by Kiss.

    I can't wait for this album. I actually just picked up The Fine Print yesterday, a collection of unreleased and rare stuff, and I am loving it. DBTs may well be the second best band in the business today...they're definitely high up on my list anyway[/quote]
    You would be guessing correctly...."Strutter" by Kiss with Cooley on vocals
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    You can download "Birthday Boy" from the DBT Website

    http://www.drivebytruckers.com/

    I picked up the Fine Print recently too. Although I had a lot of the tracks from other sources (Let There Be Rocktober!), I found that I really enjoyed this collection regardless.
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    playing the Vic in Chicago in april....oh so tempting...
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  • pearl spampearl spam Posts: 154
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    The rumor over at the My Morning Jacket site is that now that DBT is on the same label as MMJ, they will be hitting the road together. Patterson and Jim are supposedly pretty good friends.
    :thumbup: :thumbup: nice
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  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    http://southernshelter.com/

    Check this out, just scroll down a ways and you will find three shows from 1/14-16 at the 40 Watt. They play a bunch of the new songs....possibly all of them including "Girls Who Smoke" which will be a bonus track on the vinyl of the new album
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
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