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What are you looking forward to in 2011?

A lot of good stuff coming out in 2011. What are you looking forward to?

I have already heard several albums from 2011 and of them the Wanda Jackson is a masterpiece, Jesse Brewster could be the "next big thing," and Chris Thomas King has one hell of a blues album on the way.

Also looking forward to hearing the new ones from Gregg Allman, the Drive-By Truckers (even though The Big To-Do was disappointing), The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello), Ted Russell Kamp, Amos Lee, and Nick 13's first solo album (should be getting advances of those last three.)

And I'm hoping that Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will finally be released this year. It is a collaboration between John Mellencamp and Stephen King that has been described as "an old time radio play with music" and the two-disc CD, produced by T-Bone Burnett, will feature Mellencamp, Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello, Ryan Bingham, Rosanne Cash, Neko Case, Dave and Phil Alvin, and Sheryl Crow.

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Permalink Reply by ron victor on December 3, 2010 at 10:11am

jeff beck rock n roll party cd, dvd, and tour i just foound out about
michael arnone crawfish festival which will have both the radiators and caroly wonderland this year

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Permalink Reply by Adam Sheets on December 3, 2010 at 10:12am

Ron, as far as concerts go, the only one on my schedule so far is David Allan Coe in January.

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on December 3, 2010 at 10:16am

Looking forward to Band Of Horses in January .
I'd love to hear classic albums from :
Dave Alvin
American Music Club
Ryan Adams
Chris Knight
Slobberbone
Blue Mountain
The Jayhawks
Son Volt
All of the above have managed at least one classic in the past , C'mon YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN !!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Adam Sheets on December 3, 2010 at 10:23am

Band of Horses already have another one coming out?!

But as for your list, yeah, I'm in total agreement.

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on December 3, 2010 at 2:15pm

No ,Adam , i'm seeing em live in Glasgow , Scotland !

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Permalink Reply by Adam Sheets on December 3, 2010 at 7:53pm

Oh. I see. I don't think an album has been released that soon after the last since the heyday of CCR and was getting ready to like them even more for bucking the trend.

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on December 4, 2010 at 12:01am

Mellencamp's been chucking them out mind you......relatively speaking !

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Permalink Reply by David Shaw on December 3, 2010 at 11:50am

The Jayhawks are recording a new one with their classic 90s line-up ... they're determined not to be just another nostalgia act. Looking forward to it. A new tour is starting shortly with this configuration....

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on December 3, 2010 at 2:15pm

Yeah , but no dates in Europe yet........

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Permalink Reply by Josh Nicotra on January 4, 2011 at 4:56pm

This is really good news... they made some great records in their prime.

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Permalink Reply by Jack on December 3, 2010 at 10:31am

Adam, I'm up for that Mellencamp/King record, it sounds like an interesting idea and the lineup is first rate. I'd read separately that Dave Alvin was part of this project and that he was recording a duet with his brother, guessing this is why.

Anything new by Dave Alvin is very welcome, I believe I read he intends to have the next record with the Guilty Women out in the first half of next year.