Fri, 10/14/2011 - 12:38 pm

A dramatic leap forward for two of the music world’s most dynamic performers, singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks introduced their new 11-piece ensemble—Tedeschi Trucks Band to rave reviews earlier this spring in advance of their first full CD release together.  In June, Tedeschi Trucks Band debuted big with their inaugural album, Revelator (Sony MASTERWORKS) breaking into the Billboard Top 200 Chart at #12, bringing both artists to their highest first week sales and charting of their careers.

Recognized for their outstanding live performances and supported by an all-star lineup of musicians, Tedeschi Trucks Band is currently on tour.  AOL Music’s Spinner has a live video premiere of the new single “Come See About Me.”

"'Come See About Me' is a great relationship tune -- Derek's melody just kills," Tedeschi tells Spinner. "That's a riff that he just came up with, then Mike and I tried to figure out lyrics. I think of this as our Little Feat tune. It's not 'Dixie Chicken' but it has that upbeat and bounce."

The video was shot live, where the11-piece ensemble shine brightest, on stage.

Speaking of the stage, Tedeschi Trucks Band is giving away a pair of tickets to one winner to any show of their choice during the October 21-29 run of their tour through the good folks at Paste Magazine.

Spinner is also giving away an Epiphone G-400 signed by Trucks and Tedeschi.  To enter the giveaway, follow @Spinner on Twitter and retweet the @Spinner giveaway announcement tweet. The giveaway begins at 11AM Eastern Time ("ET") on October 12, 2011 and ends at 6PM ET on October 19, 2011. One winner will be chosen at random and notified on October 20, 2011. Be sure to read the official contest rules.

Tedeschi Trucks Band celebrated the release of Revelator with a soulful and anthemic performance of the album’s first single, “Learn How To Love” on both The Tonight Show and Conan followed by a flurry of positive reviews.  In a 4 Star review, Rolling Stone praised the album as a “masterpiece” while USA Today called the album simply “Outstanding.”  In recent concert reviews, Kansas City Star wrote “the stunning vocals of Tedeschi and the awe-inspiring guitar work of Trucks were showcased to perfection.”  Boston Globe declared the “show a triumph,” and Charleston City Paper described the concert as “staggering, uplifting, and damn near soul-saving.”

Check out Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi in their recent segment for "BETTER TV".

Tedeschi Trucks Band has been headlining shows in the U.S., Australia and Europe this year behind the new album.  The group features harmony singers Mike Mattison (vocalist with The Derek Trucks Band) and Mark Rivers, brothers Oteil Burbridge (noted for his years as bassist with the Allman Brothers Band) and Kofi Burbridge (longtime keyboardist/flutist with The Derek Trucks Band) with drummers J. J. Johnson and Tyler Greenwell, trumpeter Maurice Brown, tenor saxophonist Kebbi Williams and trombonist Saunders Sermons.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Tour Dates
 
10/14 Brookville, NY - Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
10/15 Lynn, MA - Lynn Memorial Auditorium
10/16 Buffalo, NY - Sun Center for the Arts
10/18 Burlington, VT - Flynn Theatre
10/19 Albany, NY - Hart Theatre
10/21 Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
10/22 Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theatre
10/23 Kingston, NY - Ulster Performing Arts Center
10/25 Toronto, ONT - Music Hall
10/26 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/28 Washington DC - Warner Theatre
10/29 Bridgeport, CT - The Klein
11/13 San Paolo, Brazil - SWU Music & Arts Festival
11/18 Denver, CO - Fillmore
11/19 Phoenix, AZ - JW Desert Ridge Blues Festival
12/28 Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
12/29 Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
12/31 San Francisco, CA - Warfield

 

Mon, 11/14/2011 - 10:56 am

iClips and Tedeschi Trucks Band have joined forces to offer fans across the globe the band’s first ever live broadcast on November 18, 2011. The 11-member ensemble will perform at the Fillmore auditorium in Denver, a city that has shown great support for both Tedeschi and Trucks over the years. iClips.com will offer the concert live and for a limited time the following week.

A dramatic leap forward for two of the music world’s most dynamic performers, singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks introduced Tedeschi Trucks Band to rave reviews earlier this spring in advance of their first full CD release together. In June, Tedeschi Trucks Band debuted big with Revelator (Sony MASTERWORKS), breaking into the Billboard Top 200 Chart at #12, bringing both artists to their highest first week sales and charting of their careers.

Praised as a 4 Star "masterpiece" by Rolling Stone and simply "Outstanding" by USA Today, Revelator is filled with smoky, blues-dipped rockers and heart-stilling ballads that show off, respectively, the gutsier and softer side of Tedeschi’s vocal ability, plus a series of emotive, story-telling solos shaped by Trucks’s uncanny agility on slide-guitar. Tedeschi Trucks Band celebrated the release of Revelator with a soulful and anthemic performance of the album’s first single, “Learn How To Love” on both The Tonight Show and Conan. The recently released third single from the album "Come See About Me" is another demonstration of the prolific musical ability of Tedeschi and Trucks and quickly gaining momentum.

Recognized for their outstanding live performances, Tedeschi Trucks Band's concert in Denver comes after a year of headlining shows in the U.S., Australia and Europe this year. In recent concert reviews, the Charleston City Paper described them as “staggering, uplifting, and damn near soul-saving,” while the Boston Globe declared the “show a triumph as band hits stride.” The all-star lineup features brothers Oteil Burbridge (noted for his years as bassist with the Allman Brothers Band) and Kofi Burbridge (longtime keyboardist/flutist with The Derek Trucks Band), harmony singers Mike Mattison (vocalist with Derek Trucks Band) and Mark Rivers, with drummers J. J. Johnson and Tyler Greenwell, trumpeter Maurice Brown, tenor saxophonist Kebbi Williams and trombonist Saunders Sermons.

View video highlights here:

Upcoming shows:

11/18 Denver, CO                   Fillmore
11/19 Phoenix, AZ                  JW Desert Ridge Blues Festival
12/28 Jacksonville, FL            Florida Theatre
12/29 Clearwater, FL              Ruth Eckerd Hall
12/31 San Francisco, CA        Warfield
Fri, 06/29/2012 - 11:14 am

Tedeschi Trucks Band premiered their new video for "Darling Be Home Soon" exclusively to fans yesterday. The track is off the recent live album, Everybody's Talkin'.

Written by John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful (one of Derek's dad's favorite bands), the track was famously covered by Joe Cocker's group Mad Dogs & Englishmen, a group that remains a major inspiration for the 11-piece traveling musical circus that is TTB.

TTB's version of "Darling Be Home Soon" is a wonderful showcase of Susan's vocals soaring above the gentle swell of the band's groove. Featuring a trumpet solo by Maurice Brown and a slow-building extended solo by Derek as the band brings it down to a whisper behind him, "Darling Be Home Soon" is easily one of the highlights of an album with no shortage of beautiful vocals and show-stopping solos.

TTB TOUR DATES
June 29 – Toronto, ONT – Toronto Jazz Festival
July 6 – Winnipeg, MB – Winnepeg Folk Festival
July 7 – Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Blues Festival
July 10 – Ottawa, ON – Bluesfest
July 11 – Quebec City, QC - Quebec City Summer Festival
July 13 – Ann Arbor, MI – Hill Auditorium
July 14 – St. Louis, MO – Touhill PAC
July 15 – Little Rock, AR – Robinson Center Music Hall
July 17 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
July 18 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival 
July 19 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
Aug 5 – Newport, RI – Newport Jazz Festival
Aug 11 – Scranton, PA – The Peach Music Festival
Aug 25 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre w/ B.B. King
Aug 26 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre w/ B.B. King
Aug 28 – Brand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre w/ B.B. King
Aug 29 – Albuquerque, NM - Sandia Casino Amphitheater
Aug 30 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ B.B. King
Sept 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre w/ B.B. King
Sept 2 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint w/ B.B. King
Sept 5 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl w/ B.B. King
Sept 7 – Stockton, CA - Bob Hope Theatre
Sept 8 – Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
Sept 9 – Valley Center, CA – Harrah’s Casino w/ B.B. King
Sept 20 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
Sept 21 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
 
Visit www.TedeschiTrucksBand.com for more info.