Chris and Rich Robinson revitalized the Black Crowes in 2008 by en-listing two new members who then participated in the recording of inspired original material on the band’s first studio set in seven years Warpaint. The extensive touring that followed, from which this double live CD is taken, finds the quintet even further invigorated…and invigorating to hear.
As we mentioned earlier this month, March comes in like a lion and goes out with a slew of festival announcements. Today, the lineup for two festivals – Denver’s Mile
The Black Crowes ended an extremely busy and successful 2008 with a bang in San Francisco last night. Chris and Rich Robinson’s band of brothers finished a five show stand
The Black Crowes sounded like a truly great rock and roll band in their first of two nights at Higher Ground. The new members of the band, especially guitarist Luther Dickinson, sounded fully integrated into the lineup, while Chris and Rich Robinson appeared as creative complements rather than the combatants of years past.
Call Warpaint a comeback, but The Black Crowes have proven that their best original music wasn’t just a thing of the past.
Last Wednesday night The North Mississippi Allstars played like they had nothing to prove but a whole lot to say. In fact, this non-stop two-hour set suggested the trio is entering the prime of their collective career right now in the wake of their January studio release of Hernando.
Recorded comfortably in the Zebra Ranch studio operated by Luther's and brother Cody’s father Jim Dickinson, Hernando temporarily postponed the release of a documentary on NMAS. All Stars Front-man Luther Dickinson has recently joined the Black Crowes, appearing on their anticipated Warpaint release, making himself one of rock's most prolific guitarists.
Watching Chris and Rich Robinson perform together during Birds of a Feather: Live at the Roxy, prompts the observation that performing without the Black Crowes is the best thing the founders have done for their band in recent memory.
With Coachella happening just 260 miles to the west, and the New Orleans jazz fest reviving the bayou, The McDowell Mountain Music wasn
Photos by Andy Tennille of the 2005 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX – 9/23/05 through 9/25/05. Performers included Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, Aqualung, Arcade Fire, Thievery Corporation, Lucinda Williams, and Gov’t Mule among many others.
