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08.29.06, 08:41 AM #1
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Cool Warren Haynes article
Check out this article on my favorite guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer/ etc.....also check out the new 'Mule release "High and Mighty" at record stores everywhere.
Guitarist Haynes is doin' double duty in Allman Brothers Band & Gov't Mule
By Steve Kirchman
skirchma@greenbaypressgazette.com
Go ahead, envy Warren Haynes. He not only has one dream job, he has two.
He feeds his rock soul as a guitarist for the iconic Southern rockers The Allman Brothers Band. And he follows his creative muse as leader of the jam band Gov't Mule.
On Tuesday, he'll do both as the bands play a sold-out double bill at Oneida Casino. For Haynes, that will mean about four hours of stage time. But he doesn't even come close to calling it work.
"In the world that we are in, when you play with the right people it's so natural," Haynes said in a phone call from New York City. "The music sort of plays itself."
Haynes, 46, ranked by Rolling Stone in 2003 as the 23rd greatest guitarist of all time, follows a pair of legendary string benders in the Allmans. The late Duane Allman (ranked second in the survey) founded the band in 1969. And Dickey Betts (ranked 58th) took the Allmans to its zenith in the early 1970s with his hit creations "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica."
The band unceremoniously dumped Betts in 1999. Haynes, who first performed with the Allmans in 1989, left, then rejoined in 2001, thinks most fans have come to accept the change.
"I think it would be much more difficult to accept, if the band didn't sound so good. but now the band sounds amazing," he said.
"In my situation, I've always looked at it as an extremely positive opportunity. I grew up listening to the Allman Brothers. They were always one of my favorites. When that happened, the choice was, 'Do I want to be a part of an institution, or do I want to stick to what I was doing, which was very different?'"
That something different was Gov't Mule, an offshoot jam band he founded in 1994 with former Allmans bassist Allen Woody. The side project, which allowed Haynes to indulge his jazz-improvisation skills in a bluesy, power-trio setting, quickly gained a following of its own.
"I like to write a lot of music that may not fit (the Allmans)," Haynes said. "So I always needed another outlet."
Woody's death in 2000 temporarily derailed the project. Haynes and drummer Matt Abts finally found permanent replacements in 2004 with bassist Andy Hess and keyboardist Danny Louis. Mule's new release, "High and Mighty," continues to bridge the rock-improvisation gap.
"I think it's the strongest Gov't Mule record yet," Haynes said. "The band sounds better than it ever has. We captured a lot of that new chemistry on the record."
Mule will open Tuesday's show at the casino. Haynes says he expects the band's set to run for about 75 minutes. The Allman's part of the concert could go another two to 2½ hours, he said.
"Both bands are steeped in improv, jazz and soul music mixed together," he said. "The Allman Brothers is a little more of an institution. When you think of the sound of the Allman Brothers, you can conjure up what that is. When we started Gov't Mule, we obviously wanted to use a lot of the same ingredients but sound different. Gov't Mule's sound is constantly evolving."
That evolution no doubt is followed by fans who are able to download virtually any Mule concert off the band's Web site. Haynes believes that direct band-to-fan link is a godsend for musical acts ignored by much of radio.
"That's been a blessing for us," Haynes said. "Even though it is a little intimidating to know that every note you play is available for download. I think it is the wave of a future for bands like us that play a different set list every night and take a different approach to the songs."
The Allmans finish their three-month summer tour next weekend. For Haynes, that means another week of playing off Gregg Allman's bluesy organ or trading guitar riffs with Derek Trucks. The goal, as always: hitting that certain, electrified musical zone.
"It's amazing, because you try to achieve a level collectively, where even your bad nights are good," he said. "And it is really those times when it is the most effortless. When things are flowing like that you feel the music is carrying you along."
"I'm so in love with my job."
Make that either job.
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Thanks for posting. Warren is one kickass, underrated guitar player!
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If any of you West Coasters are interested in seeing Gov't Mule, below are some of their fall tour dates. Note the LA date and a few more in good ol' California. You really should consider it as they Absolutely kick ass live, not to mention their ticket prices are usually quite low. Also, they typically play theaters which makes for nice intimate shows.
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08/31 Lincoln, NE Rococo Theatre
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09/02 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
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09/03 Aspen, CO Belly-Up
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09/09 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Pool ^
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09/15 Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre
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09/16 Charlottesville, VA The Pavilion
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HIGH & MIGHTY TOUR w/ Donavon Frankenreiter
10/05 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre
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10/06 Lake Havasu, AZ Lake Havasu Rock Fest
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10/07 San Diego, CA Open Air Theatre
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10/08 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre
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10/10 Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim
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10/11 Santa Cruz, CA Civic Center
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10/12 Chico, CA Senator Theatre
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10/13 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theatre
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10/14 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
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10/15 Santa Margarita, CA Pozo Saloon
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10/17 Vancouver, B.C. Commodore Ballroom
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10/20 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
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10/21 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
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10/22 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
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10/31 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
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11/02 Greensboro, NC Carolina Theatre
8/31 @ noon EST
11/03 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
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11/04 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
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11/05 Tampa, FL Tampa Theatre
8/31 @ noon EST
11/07 Gainesville, FL The Venue
8/31 @ noon EST
11/08 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
8/31 @ noon EST
11/10 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
8/31 @ noon EST
11/11 Birmingham, AL Alabama Theatre
8/31 @ noon EST
11/12 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
8/31 @ noon EST
11/14 Mobile, AL Saenger Theatre
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11/15 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
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11/16 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
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11/17 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace Theatre
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11/18 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
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11/19 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
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11/25 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
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11/29 Worcester, MA The Palladium
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11/30 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
8/31 @ noon EST
# The Allman Brothers w/ Gov't Mule
* Gov't Mule w/ Yonder Mountain String Band and a Special Acoustic Set with Warren Haynes & Gregg Allman
^ Gov't Mule w/ Wolfmother and Two Gallants
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That link is blocked at my work, but the audio of him saying that is wonderful.
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