At Eric Clapton’s Austin guitar gathering, the most important moments were not displays of virtuosity. They were handoffs between musicians who reached the same music by different roads. The first lesson from Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Austin was that a guitar festival need not be a contest. Over September 26 and 27 at […]
Tedeschi Trucks with Lukas Nelson at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA on Wed. September 2 2026 Lukas Nelson opened the show with an hour-long set of upbeat songs that blended traditional classic country, acoustic folk, and blues-rock. His backing band consisted of key “Promise of the Real” players – bassist Corey McCormick (who played a variety […]
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Future Soul Nearly 25 years ago, while growing up in Indianapolis, I saw Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks perform at separate shows. Tedeschi toured with Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Double Trouble; Trucks led his Soul Serenade crew. Both were phenomenal. Both were incomplete. They didn’t know it yet – how could they? – […]
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (Live at LOCKN’) Picture Joe Cocker on stage, contorting his body like he’s being electrocuted while his shoes are glued to a board. That wild, almost painful physicality wasn’t showmanship – it was pure soul pouring out through every muscle, every spasm, every desperate gesture. Cocker couldn’t […]
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell Present: Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (LIVE AT LOCKN’) The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited (LIVE AT LOCKN’) is a soul-stirring, ambitious tribute to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell’s original and iconic 1970 live album of the same name, captured during a historic performance at […]
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band got their 2025 tour back under way in Tulsa Tuesday night, electrifying a packed Tulsa Theater. Feeling fresh after some brief down time following another epic NYC Beacon Theater run at the end of May, The Tedeschi Trucks Band picked up right where they left off. Shaking off any rust or […]
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Top Picks of 2024: Dave Nowels Self-Indulgence When I first began writing this year-end wrap up, I wasn’t feeling exceptionally well, and found myself struggling to maintain a semblance of optimism about life in general, much less the state of music in 2024. I’d gotten sick the Saturday before, some type of chest and head […]
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The Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA The Tedeschi Trucks Band put on an unforgettable performance at the Fox Theater on November 15th, captivating the audience with over three hours of music, two thoughtfully curated sets, and a memorable encore. Known for their blend of blues, rock, and soul, the band […]
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Tedeschi Trucks at Tulsa Theater with Joe Purdy opening Tedeschi Trucks Band brought their 2024 Summer Deuces Wild Tour to the beautiful Tulsa Theater this past Friday night for a joyous night of their rock and soul rootsy blend. The Grammy Award-winning band formed back in 2010 and has routinely made a stop in Oklahoma […]
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