Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam are following up on a huge 2008 with what’s looking to be an even bigger 2009. They’ve enlisted Mr. Comes Alive himself, Peter Frampton, to produce their new album – Coming Up for Air – which comes out in digital format on May 19 and in stores June 16.
The 21-year-old and his merry band of bluesters’ schedule of summer shows includes appearances at Lollapalooza, Mile High and Rothbury.
Here’s a handful of links to keep you busy this morning…
- Gordon Stone describes recording at the fabled Barn in VT
- Lucero’s Ben Nichols stars in a new show debuting on MTV
- A former Seagate CEO is raising funds for the Grateful Dead Archive being put together at UC Santa Cruz [via Good Old GD Blog]
- Bob Weir of The Dead sat in with Band of Brotherz on Friday
- Check out this 1978 Frank Zappa radio interview from KUR
- mental_floss lists 10 intriguing Billboard 200 Milestones
Finally, head over to Jambands.com for the conclusion of Randy Ray’s Mantis Monologues series of interviews with various members of Umphrey’s McGee. For the final installment, Randy talks to bassist Ryan Stasik before returning to his chat with guitarist Jake Cinninger for the grand finale.