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Drive-By Truckers ‘Brighter Than Creations Dark’, a Giveaway

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 By Tom Osborne

**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** The Drive-by Truckers had to make ‘Brighter Than Creations Dark‘ in the way that they did. Consisting of 19 songs comprising 75 minutes of twanged up tell-it-like-it-is rock n’ roll. I’m sure the band will attribute the […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Contests, Indie, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: brighter than creations dark, contest, Drive-By-Truckers

Best of Winter 2008, Tom’s Mixtape

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 By Tom Osborne

Another winter passes without disappointment. There were some expected solid records like those from Tift Merritt, Gary Louris, Kathleen Edwards and the Drive-by Truckers. Some breaking artists like Liam Finn, The Whigs, Mando Saenz and Justin Townes Earle. Some surprises from Counting Crows, The Black Crowes and Seven Mary Three. And some that simply made […]

Filed Under: Playlists, Videos Tagged With: Counting Crows, Drive-By-Truckers, Eric Lindell, Gary Louris, jason collett, Justin Townes Earle, Kathleen Edwards, kelley stoltz, Liam Finn, Mando Saenz, Marah, Missy Higgins, North Mississippi Allstars, Richard Julian, Sean Costello, seven mary three, Shawn Mullins, the black crowes, The Whigs, Tift Merritt

Drive-by Truckers on The Interface [Spinner]

Friday, March 21, 2008 By Tom Osborne

Exclusive performance and interview from Drive-By Truckers on Spinner.com. Spinner gets better and better the more they support alt-country. Great to see DBT on board. Full Set ‘A Ghost to Most’ ‘I’m Sorry Huston’ ‘The Homefront’ ‘The Opening Act’ Interview

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Videos Tagged With: Drive-By-Truckers

Drive-by Truckers + More, Releases 1/22/08

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 By Tom Osborne

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (New West) Official Site | MySpace | Spinner Oh glory! The mother truckin’ Alabama hammers are back and they’ve got something to say. About 19 different things to say if you count the number of songs on their latest release ‘Brighter Than Creation’s Dark’. They may be without Jason […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Downloads, Indie, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Drive-By-Truckers, Jason Ringenberg, Liam Finn, Matt Costa, North Mississippi All-Stars, Steve Poltz, The Whigs

Drive-By Truckers ‘Brighter Than Creations Dark’, Full Album Streams Available

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 By Tom Osborne

News found on iLike: Both Rhapsody and CMT.com are streaming the full album: http://play.rhapsody.com/thedrivebytruckers/brighterthancreationsdark

Filed Under: Alt-Country, News Tagged With: Drive-By-Truckers

Drive-By-Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark

Friday, January 11, 2008 By Chip Frazier

When a band has a shakeup in its’ lineup critics will often look skeptically at their follow up album. But when the follow up is an epic 70 minute 19 song project, even a reasonable critic has to wonder if they can pull it off. Fortunately for us the Truckers not only pull it off, […]

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Mayer’s Picks from 2007: The Albums

Wednesday, January 02, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

With the passing of one year and the start of another, we at Twangville relish the opportunity to reflect on our favorite music of the past year. Over the next week I’ll be highlighting my favorite albums and songs from 2007, culminating with a preview of some highly anticipated 2008 releases. We start with the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Apples in Stereo, Bettye LaVette, Dennis Brennan, Drive-By-Truckers, Glen Hansard, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Fisher, John Doe, Josh Ritter, Justin Currie, Marketa Irglova, Swell Season, Will Hoge

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Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 23?

  • Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On The Porch (50%, 9 Votes)
  • SteelDrivers – Outrun (17%, 3 Votes)
  • Silverado – Texas 42 (11%, 2 Votes)
  • Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane – Double Takes (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Andy Frasco & The UN – Growing Pains (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Marc Ribot – Map of a Blue City (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Evan Bartels – To Make You Cry (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate – Bayou Moonlight (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amble – Reverie (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Florry – Sounds Like… (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jess Kerber – From Way Down Here (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

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