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Drive-By Truckers go back to the basics
Drive-By Truckers will look to recharge their batteries later this spring with a stripped-down, folksier and quieter version of their regular live show, according to the band's frontman, Patterson Hood.
In a recent posting on the band's website, Hood said the group "wanted to go out and do something a little different. Maybe revisit some songs in a different light, maybe try out some new stuff on a smaller scale, maybe tell some stories and sing some songs. Pull up some chairs, have a few drinks and tell some stories to each other and some friends."
Hood suggested in the posting that the shows might include stand-up bass and banjo, adding that "we all know some stories and can sing some pretty harmonies when we're not singing over a wall of guitars."
The Dirt Underneath tour will kick off April 27 in Austin, TX, covering 12 dates through mid-May. Prior to the band's series of "roots" shows, the group will finish off a number of regular shows, beginning with a March 29 date in Greenville, SC. Details are included below.
Hood added that the change in format would not be permanent, but just "a handful of dates. A chance to reconnect with some songs and maybe each other a bit. That way, when we go back out with The Rock Show, it will be fresh and new to us again. Like Rock and Roll is supposed to be."
Drive-By Truckers are supporting their most recent album, "A Blessing and a Curse," which surfaced last April. The set debuted at No. 50 on The Billboard 200 chart, and is the band's fastest-selling record to date, according to New West.
March 2007
29 - Greenville, SC - Handlebar
30, 31 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
April 2007
20 - Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt University
21 - Mobile, AL - WZEW Zewtopia
27, 28 - Athens, GA - The Georgia Theatre
May 2007
1, 2 - Austin, TX - Antone's
4 - Santa Fe, NM - Lensic Performing Arts Center (w/ Alejandro Escovedo)
5 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre (w/ Alejandro Escovedo)
6 - Indio, CA - Stagecoach Festival
7, 8 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Tavern
12, 13 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre