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2014 marks a major milestone for the Allman Brothers Band. This year marks the forty-fifth anniversary of the band’s formation. In celebration of the anniversary, the band will release new live CD and DVD recordings for its fans. It also has announced the schedule for its annual stint at the Beacon Theater. It all begins next month with the release of the new two-CD set, Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 and the new live DVD, Live at Great Woods. This recording was originally recorded in 1991. The band will also release via its own label, Allman Brothers Band Recording Company, another live DVD titled Boston Common 8/17/71. Topping it all off, the band is set to return to its original home base of Florida this Spring for the annual Wanee Festival.
Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 presents the band’s first time ever performing such an extended run at the famed theatre. The band performed ten shows at the Beacon Theatre in 1992. Only two of those ten shows were ever taped. Very little material from those recordings has ever been made publicly available for fans up until now. The double-discset will be released via Epic/Legacy Recordings on Tuesday, February 18th. Epic/Legacy Recordings is a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
The upcoming double-CD live release is just half of the band’s celebratory releases. The band will release alongside Play All Night: Live at the Beacon Theatre 1992 a new live DVD titled Live at Great Woods. The recording, which was originally filmed in September 1991, presents the band performing in front of nearly twenty-thousand fans at the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts in Massachusetts. The new re-issue of the concert recording marks the first time that it has ever been released on DVD. It features for fans the band’s original long-form video version of the performance. There are no interviews spliced into the recording here. It will also be released via Epic/Legacy Recordings.
Finishing of the band’s list of celebratory live recordings will be the release of Boston Common 8/17/71. John Lynskey—publisher of the ABB’s magazine, Hittin’ The Note—explains the recording and the band’s relationship with the people of Boston in the recording’s liner notes. Boston Common 8/17/71 is also scheduled for a February release. No official date has been confirmed yet.
“1971 was a watershed year for the Allman Brothers Band – they recorded their seminal live album, At Fillmore East, in March, and continued to tour relentlessly. By this point, their performances had reached a level of musicianship and intensity that other groups could only dream of. At Fillmore East was released in July to massive critical acclaim, and a month later, they rolled back into Boston to once again jam in the Common, playing two shows on August 17th. Boston Common 8/17/71 manages to capture the loose and engaging early set, with the band clearly enjoying themselves – Berry [Oakley]’s stage banter is particularly engaging as he comments on the group’s relationship with Boston and their friendship with the J. Geils Band. As for the music, Duane’s slide guitar is blistering on ‘Statesboro Blues’ and ‘Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’’; his interplay with Dickey [Betts] on ‘You Don’t Love Me’ is a complex masterpiece, and their dual melody line on ‘In Memory of Elizabeth Reed’ is flawless. Gregg’s vocal work is stellar throughout, and his growl on ‘Trouble No More’ clearly justifies his reputation as one of the best blues singers of all time. Berry, Butch and Jaimoe lay down a rhythm foundation that is a mile wide – the thumping bass line and syncopated drum patterns turn the ‘Whipping Post’ finale into a musical maelstrom.”
Following the release of its upcoming live CD and DVDs, the band will continue celebrating its forty-fifth anniversary with its annual stay at the famed Beacon Theatre and a return engagement at the annual Wanee Festival in Live Oaks, Florida. 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the Wanee Festival. The band’s performances at the Beacon Theatre mark its only live performances in the metro NYC region this year. The complete schedule of performances dates is listed below.
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DATE |
CITY |
VENUE |
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Fri |
3/7 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Sat |
3/8 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Tue |
3/11 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Wed |
3/12 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Fri |
3/14 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Sat |
3/15 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Tue |
3/18 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Wed |
3/19 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Fri |
3/21 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Sat |
3/22 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Fri |
4/11 |
Live Oak, FL |
Wanee Music Festival |
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Sat |
4/12 |
Live Oak, FL |
Wanee Music Festival |
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Tickets for the band’s Beacon Theatre shows go on sale this Friday, January 10th at 10am. They can be purchased online via the official Ticketmaster website, http://www.ticketmaster.com and the official Beacon Theatre website, http://www.beacontheatre.com. They can also be purchased via phone at 1-800-745-3000. Any unsold tickets will be sold at the venue box office beginning this Sunday, January 12th at the Beacon Theatre box office. Tickets for American Express card holders are available now and can be purchased through this Thursday, January 9th at 10pm.
More information on the Allman Brothers Band, its releases, concerts and more is available online at http://www.allmanbrothersband.com, http://www.hittinthenote.com, http://www.waneefestival.com, and http://www.facebook.com/allmanbrothersband. To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.
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