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Oteil, Bill Kreutzmann and Scott Murawski for Band
Posted by
Lana on May 07, 2008 - 07:23 AM (2946 Reads) |
Oteil is in a new band with Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead and Scott Murawski of Max Creek and their music is amazing! But you don't have to take our word for it. Check them out in person. Tour dates for the best un-named band on the road are:
5 /29/2008 State Theatre Falls Church VA
5 /31/2008 Recher Theater Towson MD
6 /1 /2008 Rocks Off Concert Cruise New York NY
6 /3 /2008 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry NH
6 /5 /2008 Roxy Boston MA
6 /6 /2008 Toad's New Haven CT
6 /7 /2008 Higher Ground Ballroom South Burlington VT
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Positive Energy
Posted by
Zambi on Jan 22, 2007 - 07:26 AM (3793 Reads) |
PRESS-REGISTER
Friday, January 12, 2007
By LAWRENCE SPECKER
Entertainment Reporter
It's not about preaching," said bassist Oteil Burbridge, who brings a unique mix of spirituality and funk to a Mobile club Saturday evening. "It's all about love and hope and forgiveness and compassion."
And for listeners who don't necessarily know what they're getting into, it's about one more thing as well: "They should expect to get their faces rocked off," Burbridge said.
As luck would have it, Mobile is one of four cities in on a limited tour combining some very promising building blocks:
Burbridge himself is a renowned instrumentalist, particularly in the jam-band scene, and he has a resume to show that his reputation is deserved. Aside from serving as bassist for the Allman Brothers Band since 1997, he was a member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, an influential jam/Southern Rock group founded by Col. Bruce Hampton. Though he has been involved in numerous other collaborations, the Peacemakers are his primary solo outlet.
On the current run of shows, he's being joined by a special guest who holds a particularly lofty place in the jam pantheon: guitarist Jimmy Herring, who was tapped last fall to take over the lead guitar spot in Widespread Panic.
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Sounds of the South
Posted by
Zambi on Sep 04, 2006 - 02:57 PM (4694 Reads) |
Burbridge has played a key role in Southern rock
The Aspen Times
By Stewart Oksenhorn
September 3, 2006
Some consider Washington, D.C. a part of the South. But Oteil Burbridge, who was born and raised in the capital city, has been to the South and breathed it in, and Washington isn't it.
Burbridge, who lives now in Birmingham, Ala., after a stretch of several years in Atlanta, has been the bassist for two quintessential Southern bands. In the late '80s, while living in Atlanta, Burbridge was part of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, visionary singer-guitarist Col. Bruce Hampton's obscenely talented band. In 1997, Burbridge was invited to join a rejuvenating version of the great Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band.
In his native Washington, Burbridge, like all his siblings, learned piano and violin. Oteil also started playing drums at 5 and, sensing opportunity, added the bass guitar to his arsenal at 14.
"Back then, and probably still now, there's a shortage of bass players," he explained. "So I ended up getting a lot more work on that."
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Sounds of the South
Posted by
Zambi on Sep 04, 2006 - 02:56 PM (4886 Reads) |
Burbridge has played a key role in Southern rock
The Aspen Times
By Stewart Oksenhorn
September 3, 2006
Some consider Washington, D.C. a part of the South. But Oteil Burbridge, who was born and raised in the capital city, has been to the South and breathed it in, and Washington isn't it.
Burbridge, who lives now in Birmingham, Ala., after a stretch of several years in Atlanta, has been the bassist for two quintessential Southern bands. In the late '80s, while living in Atlanta, Burbridge was part of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, visionary singer-guitarist Col. Bruce Hampton's obscenely talented band. In 1997, Burbridge was invited to join a rejuvenating version of the great Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band.
In his native Washington, Burbridge, like all his siblings, learned piano and violin. Oteil also started playing drums at 5 and, sensing opportunity, added the bass guitar to his arsenal at 14.
"Back then, and probably still now, there's a shortage of bass players," he explained. "So I ended up getting a lot more work on that."
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Always at one with his music
Posted by
squank on Jul 31, 2006 - 09:36 PM (4765 Reads) |
Bass guitarist Oteil Burbridge splits his creative energies between two bands, but he finds that it gives his musical exploration a yin-yang balance.
From the Friday, July 14th 2006 Lexington Herald-Leader
By Walter Tunis
Contributing Music Critic
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 So what do you call him, a Brother or a Peacemaker?
Pose that question to Oteil Burbridge, the immensely popular and sought-after bass guitar innovator, and he is likely to be hard pressed in giving a definitive reply.
For now, the easy answer is "both."
For nine years, Burbridge has been bassist for the forefathers of Southern rock, the Allman Brothers Band. Critics and fans alike have credited his sound as a key component in the ensemble's shift from a classic rock staple to a jam-band favorite.
But when the Allmans are off the road, which they are for roughly half of the year, Burbridge leads his own band of merry groove merchants -- a soul, funk and fusion ensemble known as the Peacemakers.
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