Fall update 9/1/24

Oh, hi there, everyone!

Time for an update as we swing into September. There are a ton of links, so follow 'em all!

The dB's

Photo by Lindsay Metivier

Many of you already know that the band I played with in the 1980s, The dB's, are going to be playing dates in support of the reissues of our first two albums, Stands for deciBels and Repercussion which now reside on Propeller Sound Recordings. It will be the lineup from those albums going out on the road (myself, Gene Holder, Will Rigby and Chris Stamey). Here is the list of the shows that are confirmed--ticket links are here, but they can also be found on the landing page of The dB's website. 

9/4 The Rialto * - Raleigh

9/7 Hopscotch - Raleigh (we're on the Moore Square stage at 3:15 pm)

9/13 The Atlantis ** - Washington DC

9/14 Johnny Brenda’s ** - Philadelphia PA

9/15 White Eagle Hall ** - Jersey City NJ

9/19 The Foundry *** - Athens GA

9/20 Eulogy - Asheville NC

9/21 Eddie’s Attic - Decatur GA

9/22 Stage Door Theater - Charlotte NC

10/11 Amsterdam Bar and Hall - St. Paul, MN

10/12 Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago IL - show is sold out, link is for waitlist

10/13 Shank Hall - Milwaukee WI

11/16 Zebulon **** - Los Angeles CA

11/17 Zebulon **** - Los Angeles CA - show is sold out, link is for waitlist

*with Kate Rhudy

**with Mayflies USA

***with Pylon Reenactment Society

****with Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill

More dates are being confirmed, so check the aforementioned landing page for The dB's for updates.

Continental Drifters

Photo by Julia Ewen

White Noise and Lightning: The Best of Continental Drifters is being released on Omnivore Recordings September 13. It's a collection of songs by the band drawn from the four albums we released (Nineteen Ninety-Three, Continental Drifters, Vermilion and Better Day). This will be available on vinyl LP and CD, the CD also featuring an unreleased live version of "Who We Are, Where We Live" from the Court Tavern in New Brunswick NJ. The band is very proud of this release and hope you'll find a place in your record collection for it. You can pre-order the LP and CD here. And, as you know, Omnivore Recordings released Drifted: In the Beginning and Beyond, a 2-CD compilation of early tracks and 'odds and sods' in 2015, which you should already have but can order here. 

Our friend Sean Kelly has written the biography of the band, White Noise and Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story which will be published by Cool Dog Sound September 27. You can pre-order the book here. It's a comprehensive look at the band's history, with interviews from all the members, our many Auxiliary Drifters and our friends and fans. 

Sean will be doing some book events around the biography:

9/29 - virtual Q&A with the Vermilion-era band and Sean, hosted by Brett Milano

10/1 - Rhodes College - Memphis TN - Sean and Robert

10/2 - Euclid Records - New Orleans LA - Sean and Peter, Robert, Russ and Susan

10/3 - Thacker Mountain Radio Hour - Oxford MS - Sean and Tim Lee (publisher/owner of Cool Dog Sound)

10/30 - Page 158 Books - Wake Forest NC - with Peter and David Menconi, also discussing David's book Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music 

Alongside the biography is this amazing 2-CD tribute to the band's music, We Are All Drifters: A Tribute to the Continental Drifters, co-produced by Sean Kelly and David Jenkins. Included are tracks by Don Dixon, Marshall Crenshaw, Rosie Flores, George Porter Jr., Robbie Rist, Steve Wynn and a host of others, including some of the aforementioned former Drifters and Drifter Auxiliary members. It's just humbling to see the love show to the band here. It's only available for pre-sale here! 

Continental Drifters are putting together showcases for 2025, although nothing is confirmed presently. But do visit our new website, won't you?

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I'll have more to say about other projects soon, but this oughta hold you for now, right?

Love,

PeterH