DBT to play at Democratic National Convention

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I guess it's time to start practicing that "yeah, well, I knew 'em when they played in front of less than 100 people" rap. :D
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can someone photoshop Cooley in this photo?

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Didn't they play an RNC event a few years ago? It seems like a solid choice if the paycheck is big enough, which I'd assume it is.

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StormandStatic wrote:Didn't they play an RNC event a few years ago? It seems like a solid choice if the paycheck is big enough, which I'd assume it is.
Given their politics, I doubt that. IIRC they played at one of the Democratic Montana Senator's (Tester or Baucus) victory party. Edited, I found this.

Drive-By Truckers were recently booked to play a private event that coincides with the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL. After certain conditions were not met, the group recently cancelled their scheduled performance. In order to clear any misunderstandings, Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood has issued the following statement:_Just want to set the record straight. DBT is not playing for the RNC this year or any other year. I generally never say never, but there, I said it.+We had been offered a show, a well paying show for a private entity that is having an event that is in Tampa and coincides with the RNC. It is an entity that we have played for before. We played our usual show (yes, we did play Puttin’ People on the Moon with the original Reagan lyric intact) and although I wouldn’t say we were beloved, were well received and we felt appreciated. We were never asked to ‘tone it down’ and certainly would have refused if otherwise.Frankly, we’ve always been proud of the diversity of our audience and are thankful for the many Republicans (Independents, Libertarians, Socialists and Democrats) that appreciate our band. Cooley and I say what we want, no matter who’s there, and folks can like us or not. We are thankful for all of the ones who do (unless they’re getting into a fight or being a rude asshole, in which case I’d rather you stay home). We are certainly a very political band but try hard to never grandstand about it. The characters in our songs have all kinds of beliefs, many that are different from our own and we always try to treat our characters and our audience with respect. We are entertainers and take entertaining seriously.When approached for this current show, we made sure it was understood that we would be playing our show exactly the way we want to play it. (Puttin’ People on the Moon would be played with whatever name in the Reagan verse we felt like).We asked if it were to be publicized or open to the public and were told it would not be. We have recently played Tampa and aren’t looking for another local play this soon (we love Tampa and don’t want to burn it out). We also didn’t want to be viewed as endorsing the Republican Party or their views. Fine for folks who feel that way, but we don’t and don’t want it to be assumed otherwise.We were emphatically told that it was a private function, not open to the public and there would be no press coverage. We’re not being sneaky, but playing a private function is not the same as having a public face shown hanging out at the RNC. That’s not who we are.Let me put that another way:We are entertainers and we get paid to entertain people. Sometimes there might be people paying us to entertain that we might not necessarily agree with; but you can entertain people without being perceived as sharing their views. Playing a show during an election cycle for a party we don’t endorse and being publicly linked to it implies a sort of endorsement (or possibly worse; indifference). Everyone has lines they draw and that was our thinking in the line we drew.It has come to my attention that these pre-conditions have not been honored and so we will not be playing this event. We are on hiatus and have payrolls to meet and insurance and rent and babies always need new pairs of shoes, but we will make it work. Our feelings about these things are way too important to us sell it out for the quick buck. Perhaps it’s a wakeup call that we were getting too close to that line in the first place.Anyway, hopefully this clears up where we stand on these things. Life is full of compromises and we try our best to balance between our ideals and the necessary evils of supporting so many families in this economy. I’ll try harder next time.


http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/08/13 ... convention

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DBT at the DNC? That would be a hometown show. There's gotta be a way in...
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Wow! This is awesome.

I think we need to get a re-print of the Cooly/Hood for president shirts. I'd be in for a few.
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Wasted opportunity if they don't play The Company I Keep :lol: :lol: :lol:
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tinnitus photography wrote:can someone photoshop Cooley in this photo?

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It would make a great t-shirt, wouldn't it? But you'll notice that Patterson is already in that picture, giving Hillary a high five.
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That isn't Patterson. He confirmed that is isn't him on his Facebook page.

Although even Patterson said he had to do a double take and see if someone photoshopped him in. Just his doppelganger I guess.
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Excellent.


People are talking about Patterson in that picture, however isn't that INDEED Craig Finn with arm raised? It has to be him.

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Cubfan06 wrote:People are talking about Patterson in that picture, however isn't that INDEED Craig Finn with arm raised? It has to be him.
I thought it was him as well
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
Cubfan06 wrote:People are talking about Patterson in that picture, however isn't that INDEED Craig Finn with arm raised? It has to be him.
I thought it was him as well
Now I'm beginning to wonder if I really saw the two of them together on stage. Or could it be that Patterson Hood and Craig Finn are really the same person with different haircuts? It kind of makes sense!
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:
Cubfan06 wrote:People are talking about Patterson in that picture, however isn't that INDEED Craig Finn with arm raised? It has to be him.
I thought it was him as well
Yup. Its definitely Craig Finn.
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whatwouldcooleydo? wrote:Wasted opportunity if they don't play The Company I Keep :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Clams wrote:DBT at the DNC? That would be a hometown show. There's gotta be a way in...
There are probably some Bernie delegates who are less than enthusiastic about attending.
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dee dee wrote:
StormandStatic wrote:Didn't they play an RNC event a few years ago? It seems like a solid choice if the paycheck is big enough, which I'd assume it is.
Given their politics, I doubt that. IIRC they played at one of the Democratic Montana Senator's (Tester or Baucus) victory party. Edited, I found this.

Drive-By Truckers were recently booked to play a private event that coincides with the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL. After certain conditions were not met, the group recently cancelled their scheduled performance. In order to clear any misunderstandings, Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood has issued the following statement:_Just want to set the record straight. DBT is not playing for the RNC this year or any other year. I generally never say never, but there, I said it.+We had been offered a show, a well paying show for a private entity that is having an event that is in Tampa and coincides with the RNC. It is an entity that we have played for before. We played our usual show (yes, we did play Puttin’ People on the Moon with the original Reagan lyric intact) and although I wouldn’t say we were beloved, were well received and we felt appreciated. We were never asked to ‘tone it down’ and certainly would have refused if otherwise.Frankly, we’ve always been proud of the diversity of our audience and are thankful for the many Republicans (Independents, Libertarians, Socialists and Democrats) that appreciate our band. Cooley and I say what we want, no matter who’s there, and folks can like us or not. We are thankful for all of the ones who do (unless they’re getting into a fight or being a rude asshole, in which case I’d rather you stay home). We are certainly a very political band but try hard to never grandstand about it. The characters in our songs have all kinds of beliefs, many that are different from our own and we always try to treat our characters and our audience with respect. We are entertainers and take entertaining seriously.When approached for this current show, we made sure it was understood that we would be playing our show exactly the way we want to play it. (Puttin’ People on the Moon would be played with whatever name in the Reagan verse we felt like).We asked if it were to be publicized or open to the public and were told it would not be. We have recently played Tampa and aren’t looking for another local play this soon (we love Tampa and don’t want to burn it out). We also didn’t want to be viewed as endorsing the Republican Party or their views. Fine for folks who feel that way, but we don’t and don’t want it to be assumed otherwise.We were emphatically told that it was a private function, not open to the public and there would be no press coverage. We’re not being sneaky, but playing a private function is not the same as having a public face shown hanging out at the RNC. That’s not who we are.Let me put that another way:We are entertainers and we get paid to entertain people. Sometimes there might be people paying us to entertain that we might not necessarily agree with; but you can entertain people without being perceived as sharing their views. Playing a show during an election cycle for a party we don’t endorse and being publicly linked to it implies a sort of endorsement (or possibly worse; indifference). Everyone has lines they draw and that was our thinking in the line we drew.It has come to my attention that these pre-conditions have not been honored and so we will not be playing this event. We are on hiatus and have payrolls to meet and insurance and rent and babies always need new pairs of shoes, but we will make it work. Our feelings about these things are way too important to us sell it out for the quick buck. Perhaps it’s a wakeup call that we were getting too close to that line in the first place.Anyway, hopefully this clears up where we stand on these things. Life is full of compromises and we try our best to balance between our ideals and the necessary evils of supporting so many families in this economy. I’ll try harder next time.


http://www.jambands.com/news/2012/08/13 ... convention
Yep. Like I said, it's a paycheck, and whatever, you entertain a bunch of besuited neocons for a night and you get to keep doing your thing. It's not like they're RATM or something.

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Is anyone else surprised the Facebook DBT group hasn't gone full batshit crazy over this?
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John A Arkansawyer wrote:Is anyone else surprised the Facebook DBT group hasn't gone full batshit crazy over this?
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John A Arkansawyer wrote:Is anyone else surprised the Facebook DBT group hasn't gone full batshit crazy over this?
I just went over to see and was disappointed that there was no shit storm.

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I cut all musicians a great deal of slack these days when it comes to making a buck. It's so hard to make a dollar and a dime in the music business. The concept of selling out almost doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned.
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sactochris wrote:I cut all musicians a great deal of slack these days when it comes to making a buck. It's so hard to make a dollar and a dime in the music business. The concept of selling out almost doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned.
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Clams wrote:
sactochris wrote:I cut all musicians a great deal of slack these days when it comes to making a buck. It's so hard to make a dollar and a dime in the music business. The concept of selling out almost doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned.
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Steve Earle had a great take on that. I heard him say he wanted to be like Neil Young and refuse everyone who wanted to use his music for commercial purposes. He said he finally came to the realization that he needed money and that Neil had been a millionaire since his early 20's. Very easy for Neil to say no.

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This is awesome news!
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Tha Criddler wrote:
John A Arkansawyer wrote:Is anyone else surprised the Facebook DBT group hasn't gone full batshit crazy over this?
I just went over to see and was disappointed that there was no shit storm.
I was the same way when the American Band announcement came out, so I started one.
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Tha Criddler wrote:
John A Arkansawyer wrote:Is anyone else surprised the Facebook DBT group hasn't gone full batshit crazy over this?
I just went over to see and was disappointed that there was no shit storm.
I was the same way when the American Band announcement came out, so I started one.
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jr29 wrote:
Clams wrote:
sactochris wrote:I cut all musicians a great deal of slack these days when it comes to making a buck. It's so hard to make a dollar and a dime in the music business. The concept of selling out almost doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned.
Do what you gotta do
Steve Earle had a great take on that. I heard him say he wanted to be like Neil Young and refuse everyone who wanted to use his music for commercial purposes. He said he finally came to the realization that he needed money and that Neil had been a millionaire since his early 20's. Very easy for Neil to say no.
When Trump used "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" last year, as is so often the case, he hadn't asked permission. Politicians don't seem to do that, they just use whatever song they want to. It's also my understanding that musician usually have limitations as far as taking legal action. More on that here.

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"Gabby Giffords is hosting a concert for her gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, later that night with appearances by southern rock band Drive-By Truckers, "Pitch Perfect" actress Elizabeth Banks and "Star Trek" actor George Takei."

- So really they are playing a concert but not at the convention itself. Of course, the gun control issue is controversial but a few Republicans are on board such as James Brady. And some Democrats are not such as the VA Gov (Kaine?).

Wonder if George T will sit in with DBT?

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Got a chance to tour the DNC site yesterday. Almost 100% of the private parties/entertainment will be off site, most likely downtown.
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Guess they won't pull it the 'Presidents Penis is Missing' , or will they...
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