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8.00pm
Devon Allman
8.45pm
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Please note that the Buddle has been closed for
some essential building works, so this gig has
been moved to the Saville Exchange which is just
a couple of hundred yards from the Magnesia
Bank.
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It’s been a helluva year
for Devon Allman’s Honeytribe. Just say the name
Allman and many things jump to mind: the epitome
of Southern Rock, the original “jam” band,
legendary live shows .
It’s a lot to live up to, but Devon and his band
of tight-knit brothers of different mothers have
risen to the occasion.
Allman, whose voice is
reminiscent of his father, Gregg, and whose
guitar playing calls to mind other six-string
gods, has been honing his skills since his early
teens, spending his formative years with his
mother in St. Louis, MO.
The original line-up for
Honeytribe formed in 1999. In 2001 Allman took
some time out to work on other projects and to
tend to his family and new son. The band
re-grouped in 2005, encompassing A-list
musicians from mid-west America; like-minded
fellows with talent, heart and soul. Long-time
pal Mark Oyarzabal joins him on drums (now
endorsed by Precision Drums). George Potsos, a
giant presence on stage, on bass and Jack
Kirkner (former member of the highly popular
Grateful Dead cover band The Schwag) on Hammond
B3 organ and piano round out the tribe.
Multi-instrumentalist Pedro Arevalo (Dickey
Betts & Great Southern) is currently a touring
member of the band, whose chemistry and
inarguable talent make for a rock-n-roll
juggernaut with a synergy on stage that is
something to behold.
Also in 2005, Allman was
the featured vocalist on three tracks on Love
Union Peace, the Warner Bros. European release
by The Vargas Blues Band, including the lead off
single “How Verso Are You?,” which went to #3 in
Spain the summer of 2005. The video became a hit
on MTV Europe. The song was also used by Toyota
for a massive TV campaign. Allman toured with
the band in Europe over the course of 2005-2006,
hitting over 20 cities in Spain, Norway and
Macedonia.
Allman returned to the U.S.
with a passionate commitment to Honeytribe. In
August of 2006 the band released their Livewire
Recordings debut, Torch. Recorded at the
legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN, the
album was co-produced by Allman and Pete
Matthews (Paul Simon, N. Mississippi All Stars).
Comprised of ten original tunes and a stirring
cover of classic Bob Marley tune “No Woman, No
Cry,” the CD has been embraced by rock critics,
with reviews and features in Guitar Player,
Guitar World, Guitar One, No Depression, Blues
Revue, An Honest Tune, Relix, Blues Matters and
Hittin’ the Note. Torch has received heavy
airplay on both XM and Sirius, with both
networks presenting the band for hour long
performances. It has received airplay on various
rock stations around the country. In November
2006, Honeytribe performed on the prestigious
“Woodsongs Radio Hour.” Additionally, the video
for the title track received play on over 200
video outlets, including Yahoo and AOL Music,
and was featured in all Harley Davidson stores
nationwide.
But in the Allman
tradition, it all comes down to hitting the
road, building a following one fan at a time.
Honeytribe has been on the road since October of
2005, playing close to 300 shows a year, sharing
the stage with everyone from The Disco Biscuits,
Gov’t Mule, Tesla, Little Feat, Cheap Trick, and
of course, The Allman Bros. Band. At the end of
2006, the band went out for two months with
Gregg Allman and Friends, earning the respect of
the diehard fans of the elder Allman. Allman’s
Gibson Guitar endorsement led to the band
performing last summer at the grand opening of
the company’s custom shop in Nashville as well
as this year’s CES Convention in Vegas, where
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top jammed with the band.
In February of 2007, 180
Music released A Song For My Father, on which
Allman contributed a stellar cover of "Midnight
Rider." Other children of legendary artists
contributing tracks include: Ben Taylor, AJ
Croce, Ky-Mani Marley, Salvador Santana, just to
name a few. Each pays tribute to their
illustrious parent by putting their own unique
spin on a well-known song written and recorded
by their father. Target is the exclusive
distributor of the compilation for the first
year, with a subsequent wide release.
With no end in site for
these road warriors, including a European tour
on the horizon, Honeytribe is truly becoming
worldwide tour de force
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