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“The Truckers do here what they do better than almost anyone elseblow the fucking roof off.” – 5 stars Uncut

Drive-By Truckers

The Drive-By Truckers will appear on Late Show with David Letterman on Friday, March 12 and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, March 31. They’ve also added additional dates to their The Big To-Do tour including nine dates with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

The Big To-Do will be released on Tuesday, March 16 on ATO Records and has already been in the Top 10 in music on Amazon. The band is offering an exclusive deluxe pre-order from their web site www.drivebytruckers.com. The deluxe package includes a 52-page color book with the art and text from the album, a Wes Freed limited edition, signed and numbered giclee, 18 postcard set, and 180 gram double gatefold vinyl. The band has also posted “You Got Another” as the third preview track on the record. The track is streaming on the band’s website.

The band will kick off the tour this week in Atlanta, GA with a two-night stand at the Variety Playhouse then heading to SXSW where they’ll play an in-store at Waterloo Records on Thursday, March 18 at 2 p.m. and then perform at Stubb’s at 10:30 p.m. with Band of Horses and Broken Social Scene. iClips Network will broadcast the band’s performance live from the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA on Friday, March, 12 and their sold out show on Saturday, March 13. The band’s long-time producer David Barbe will open the show with his band the Quick Hooks and they will also participate in the broadcast.

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Truth & Salvage Co.

Truth & Salvage Co. will release their debut studio album on May 25 through Silver Arrow/Megaforce Records. Produced by Chris Robinson, the self-titled 12 song collection is centered on the band’s soaring four-part harmonies and Americana rock ethos. Truth & Salvage Co. developed much of the material while opening for The Black Crowes over the course of 2009. With four lead singer/songwriters each contributing to the effort, the tracks range from the clever lyrical style of “Old Piano,” the epic bohemian rocker “Jump The Ship,” to the band’s staple set closer “Pure Mountain Angel.”

The six musicians of Truth & Salvage Co. (vocalist/guitarist Scott Kinnebrew, vocalist/guitarist Tim Jones, vocalist/drummer Bill “Smitty” Smith, vocalist/keyboardist Walker Young, bassist Joe Edel and keyboardist Adam Grace) hail from diverse Southern and Midwestern backgrounds. Prior to their conception, the veteran members had been involved in well-regarded regional bands like Scrappy Hamilton and Old Pike, while performing with acts such as The Moldy Peaches, Ben Folds Five, Jack Johnson, and The Squirrel Nut Zippers, as well as members of My Morning Jacket and Rogue Wave.

All six musicians migrated to Los Angeles, meeting at Hollywood’s famous Hotel Cafe where singer Tim Jones served as the venue’s Sunday night talent booker. First performing together during casual late-night jam sessions, they quickly discovered their chemistry was undeniable. It was on that very stage that Truth & Salvage Co. was born.

Truth & Salvage Co. return to Hotel Cafe every Friday night for a four week residency that runs through March 12. In April they’ll join The Avett Brothers. Plans for an extended tour around the album’s release will be announced shortly.

Daytrotter recently debuted 4 songs available for free:

http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/truth-and-salvage-co-concert/20030993-37382166.html

Truth & Salvage Co. Tour Dates:

03.05 | Hotel Cafe | Los Angeles, CA

03.12 | Hotel Cafe | Los Angeles, CA

04.17 | The Fox Theatre | Oakland, CA*

04.18 | Grand Sierra Theatre | Reno, NV*

04.20 & 21 | Boulder Theater | Boulder, CO*

04.23 | Rialto Theater | Tucson, AZ*

04.24 | Mesa Arts Center | Mesa, AZ*

04.25 | Stage Coach | Indio, CA*

04.27 | Crest Theater | Sacramento, CA*

04.29 | House Of Blues | San Diego, CA*

09.04 | Red Rocks | Morrison, CO**

*Opening for The Avett Brothers

**Opening for Gov’t Mule & The Avett Brothers

Backyard Tire Fire

Backyard Tire Fire returns for their first West Coast tour in over two years in support of their new record, Good to Be. GTB was produced by Los Lobos‘ Steve Berlin, who also played on every track of the album.

Tour Dates:

3/2/10 Los Angeles, CA, The Mint

3/3/10 San Francisco, CA, Hotel Utah

3/5/10 Portland, OR, Mississippi Studios

3/6/10 Spokane, WA, Empyrean – presented by KPND 95.3

3/7/10 Missoula, MT, Top Hat – presented by The Trail 103.3

3/8/10 Bozeman, MT, Filling Station

3/9/10 Billings, MT, Railyard Ale House

Backyard Tire Fire is offering a free MP3 of both the single “Good to Be” as well as an exclusive original demo recording of the song to help spread the word about the tour. In order to receive the MP3s you’ll need to tell five friends who you know will most likely dig seeing the band live in these markets.

You can spread the word via email, Facebook, Myspace or any other social networking medium. Once you’ve informed five friends about the shows just email spreadthetirefire@gmail.com with info on who you told (names and cities) and you’ll be emailed a download link for the MP3s.

Listen to tracks from Good to Be at backyardtirefire.com.

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