The XPN All About The Music Blog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Rough, raw, and fearless, Gov’t Mule definitely deserve their bluesy fame. Gotta agree with critics on this one–listening to them is like experiencing a Jimi Hendrix improv, injected with the classic sounds of Cream. How wrong can you go with a band that is frequently described as “wildly creative” and “fearsomely talented”? Their latest album, three [...]
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Gov't Mule (pronounced Government Mule) is a rock and jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band side project. They released their debut album Gov't Mule in 1995. Gov't Mule has become a staple act at music festivals across North America, boasting members from other notable bands. By a Thread
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Gov't Mule Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire October 30th, 2009 Gov't Mule have long been savvy enough to invite like-minded artists on tour with them, ranging from Xavier Rudd to Back Door Slam to Robert Randolph. Few co-bills, however, have been so potent on paper as this 2009 fall jaunt with Jackie Greene. In Hampton Beach, the individual attractions were more successful collaboratively...
Nightwatcher's House Of Rock (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
On November 17, Allman Brothers/Gov't Mule guitarist Warren Haynes joined legendary heavy rockers Deep Purple onstage for the classic "Black Night" in Amsterdam, Holland at the Heineken Music Hall, with Haynes and Purple guitarist Steve Morse trading licks. Here's fan produced footage of the jam :
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
There's some heavy southern rock here to reckon with...
Daily Dreamtime (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Gov't Mule Tower Theatre Philadelphia, PA 10.31.2009 DISC ONE 1. Under My Thumb w/ Jackie Greene 2. Monkey Man w/ Jackie Greene 3. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo w/ Jackie Greene & Steve Elson 4. Can't You Hear Me Knockin w/ Jackie Greene & Steve Elson 5. Angie w/ Jackie Greene 6. Ventilator Blues w/ Jackie Greene & Steve Elson 7. Shattered w/ Jackie Greene & Steve Elson (Matt Abts on Vocals,...
Earvolution (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By: David SchultzTwenty years ago, an uninspired and jaded Generation X pondered their future while staring at a bleak job market, the trickle down economics of Reagan era failing to bring about feelings of prosperity or any sense of hope in America’s youth. At the same time, a disenfranchised demographic moved their interest from the boy bands and formulaic pop that flourish during economic
Popdose (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
I’m tempted to call Gov’t Mule one of my guilty pleasures. The thing is, there is really nothing to feel guilty about. Their last album, High and Mighty (2006), was my favorite hard rock album of that year, and the new one, By a Thread (Evil Teen Records), is likely to hold the same position [...]
Guitar Lifestyle (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
This past Friday night, Joe Bonamassa played a show at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL. On the same night, Gov’t Mule played a show at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. Fans of Bonamassa and Gov’t Mule had to choose which show to go to. However, fans at the Gov’t Mule show got a special [...]
Guitar Lifestyle (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Gov’t Mule’s new album, By a Thread, is now available. I haven’t heard the whole album, yet, but I like what I’ve heard so far. And, with a guest appearance by Billy F. Gibbons, the album is off to a great start. Warren Haynes is one of my favorite guitarists of the past 20 years. [...]
The Gobblers Knob (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
I have recently admitted my affinity for the jammy, hippie-love type of band. Well, I have been planning on posting my thoughts regrading the new Black Crowes and Phish albums soon, and then I got hit with this news in my in-box today. Gov’t Mule, led by the excellent Warren Haynes, will soon be releasing their [...]
Live Music Blog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Our friend Alex Borsody went to the Gov’t Mule listening party at the Brooklyn Bowl and did this review for us. His friend Rob Chapman took some amazing photos… The Wetlands Preserve served as the springboard for some of the best bands during the mid 90’s rock renaissance. Peter Shapiro ran the Wetlands at just [...] Related posts: Someone’s Got a Case of the Mule Mondays Wolf...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
To celebrate the release of their latest album, By A Thread , Gov’t Mule treated their family, friends, pre-sale lottery winners, select members of the press and a number of VIPs to a listening party at the gorgeous-yet-comfy Brooklyn Bowl that included a performance by the band. The evening started with the album blaring over the PA multiple times before guitarist Warren Haynes and his band...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Photo: Ross McKillop What should we call it — jam glam? Halfway through their intimate September 30th set at Brooklyn Bowl in New York, Gov’t Mule singer-guitarist Warren Haynes started playing the most unlikely riff, a gnarly stuttering thing that many of the couple-hundred folks on hand to celebrate the release of the Mule’s new studio [...]
BluesHound (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Gov't Mule covering one of my favorite songs by my favorite delta bluesman, Son House, at the House of Blues Anaheim 9/20/09
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