MP3: Drive-By Truckers; New LP/Film/Tour

Getting' ready to take care of the fucking job, yo.

By Blurt Staff

As previously announced, the new Drive-By Truckers album, The Big To-Do, arrives March 16 via ATO. As a teaser we've got a free MP3 from the album for ya:

MP3: "This Fucking Job"

This is the seventh DBT album that has featured original artwork by Wes Freed. The band has a very special relationship with Wes, they never tell him what to draw and often give him no input at all, yet he always seems to find some subtext, often one they didn't know was there, that he brings out and runs with. That relationship has hit a new level on this album, as he basically illustrated every song. He honed in on the circus allusions of The Rock Show and how it all could be tied together in The Big To-Do. Look for more pieces to be unveiled in the weeks prior to release date.

In other DBT news, the premiere screening of the new band documentary, The Secret To A Happy Ending, is scheduled for February 5 at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD. Director Barr Weissman, Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Brad Morgan will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening. An additional midnight screening has just been announced, and then on Feb. 28 it will have its West Coast premiere at Noise Pop. Meanwhile, the band's set to embark upon a string of dates this week, followed by a full tour starting Feb. 11.

Screenings:

Fri Feb 5      Silver Spring, MD     AFI Silver Theatre sold out

*Sat Feb 6     Silver Spring, MD     AFI Silver Theatre

*This is a midnight screening after the screening on Feb 5.

Sun Feb 28   San Francisco, CA    Noise Pop Film Festival

Tour Dates:

Thu Jan 28            Huntsville, AL             Crossroads Music Hall
Fri Jan 29            Mobile, AL                        Soul Kitchen
Sat Jan 30            Tuscaloosa, AL            Jupiter Bar & Grill
Thu Feb 11            Greenville, SC            Handlebar
Fri Feb 12            Raleigh, NC                        Lincoln Theatre
Sat Feb 13            Raleigh, NC                        Lincoln Theatre
Sun Feb 14            Knoxville, TN                        Bijou Theatre
Thu Feb 25            Charlotte, NC                        Neighborhood Theatre
Fri Feb 26            Charlottesville, VA            Jefferson Theatre
Sat Feb 27            Charlottesville, VA            Jefferson Theatre

Thu Mar 04            Wilmington NC            Rox Nightclub

Sat Mar 06            Augusta GA                        Sky City

Fri Mar 12            Atlanta GA                        Variety Playhouse

Sat Mar 13            Atlanta GA                        Variety Playhouse

Thu Mar 18            Austin, TX                        SXSW

Fri Mar 19            New Orleans LA            Tipitinas

Sat Mar 20            New Orleans LA            Tipitinas

Thu Apr 01            New York NY                        Webster Hall

Fri Apr 02            Boston MA                        House of Blues

Sat Apr 03            Philadelphia PA            Electric Factory

Tue Apr 06            Toronto Canada            Lee's Palace

Wed Apr 07            Toronto Canada            Lee's Palace

Thu Apr 08            Detroit MI                        St. Andrews Hall

Fri Apr 09            Chicago IL                        The Vic Theatre

Sat Apr 10            Lexington KY                        Buster's Billiards and Backroom

Sun Apr 11            Cleveland OH                        Beachland Ballroom and Tavern

Wed Apr 14            Towson MD                        Recher Theatre

Thu Apr 15            Norfolk VA                        The Norva

Fri Apr 16            Asheville NC                        The Orange Peel

Sat Apr 17            Asheville NC                        The Orange Peel

Fri Apr 30            Nashville TN                        Cannery Ballroom

Fri May 07            Los Angeles CA            Avalon

Sat May 08            San Francisco CA            The Fillmore Auditorium

3/6 , 3/12, 3/13 David Barbe and the Quick Hooks support

4/1 - 4/17 Langhorne Slim supports

4/2 & 4/3 with Lucero