Tedeschi Trucks Band Set To PremiereI AM THE MOON: EPISODE II. ASCENSION – The Second Of The Band’s Epic 4-Album and 4-Companion Film Series
Available Via Band’s YOUTUBE CHANNEL Beginning Tonight @ 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT
Tonight, Tedeschi Trucks Band — the GRAMMY-winning 12-piece rock and soul group headed by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi — will premiere I Am The Moon: Episode II. Ascension, the second of their epic, four-part album series, I Am The Moon. Fans can stream the album length companion visual from filmmaker Alix Lambert on the band’s YouTube Channel, beginning tonight at 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT, ahead of its digital and CD release this Friday, July 1, 2022.In his illuminating bio notes, celebrated music journalist David Fricke explains, “Ascension – the second record in I Am The Moon is rightly named. From the opening Memphis-soul churn of “Playing With My Emotion,” to the country-church stomp “So Long Savior” and the exhilarating slide-guitar climax “Hold That Line,” Ascension continues the unique fusion of ancient narrative and highly personal reflection in I Am The Moon with the urge to soar that is second nature to the best rock & roll big band in America.” Released June 3rd, I Am The Moon: Episode I. Crescent — the highly-anticipated project’s first release — has been called “one of the strongest pieces of music they’ve ever done” by Rolling Stone, who go on to marvel at the album’s ambitious scope by asking, “Who even dares to do anything like this anymore?” A 4-star MOJO review praises Derek’s guitar playing on “Pasaquan,” Crescent’s instrumental climax, as “stinging, dextrous, raga-blues brilliance,” while AllMusic deems it “dazzling in concept and execution.” (Kicking off their annual Wheels of Soul tour last Friday in Jacksonville, Florida, TTB thrilled the home-town crowd mid-set playing Crescent in its entirety for the first time ever. READ concert review) I Am The Moon was a collaborative band effort crossing blues, soul, funk, country, jazz and gospel — that coalesced into an expansive, experimental and emotive whole. Taken together, it’s a meditation on love, life, and our shared humanity—an unabashedly grand and masterful statement. In this thrilling new and creative chapter for TTB, the four albums that comprise I Am The Moon — I. Crescent, II. Ascension, III. The Fall, and IV. Farewell — will be released in successive months. In addition, each installment of I Am the Moon features its own album length companion film that will debut three days prior to each audio release. The immersive films offer fans the chance to experience the music as the band intended, in an unbroken, communal setting. Full film and audio release dates below. Pre-Order I AM THE MOON HERE and watch the project trailer HERE The release dates of the 4 films and 4 albums are: I. Crescent (May 31/June 3), II. Ascension (June 28/July 1), III. The Fall (July 26/July 29), and IV. Farewell (August 23/August 26). All vinyl configurations, including individual LPs and the 4-LP I Am The Moon Deluxe Box will be available on September 9, 2022.Tedeschi Trucks Band have extensive tour dates planned for 2022 including their flagship headlining Wheels of Soul summer tour, seven night Beacon Theatre residency and a month-long tour of Europe. See below for the complete list. For ticket information, please visit tedeschitrucksband.com.
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Susan Tedeschi (Vocals/Guitar), Derek Trucks (Guitar), Gabe Dixon (Keys/Vocals), Brandon Boone (Bass Guitar), Tyler Greenwell (Drums/Percussion), Isaac Eady (Drums/Percussion), Mike Mattison (Vocals/Guitar), Mark Rivers (Vocals), Alecia Chakour (Vocals), Kebbi Williams (Saxophone), Ephraim Owens (Trumpet), and Elizabeth Lea (Trombone).
Tedeschi Trucks Band ItineraryWheels of Soul Tour with Los Lobos and Gabe Dixon Band6/28 Indianapolis, IN The Amphitheater at White River State Park6/29 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre7/1 Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands – Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center7/2 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 7/3 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center7/6 New Haven, CT Westville Music Bowl7/8 Philadelphia, PA The Mann Center7/9 Essex Junction, VT Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo7/10 Patchogue, NY Great South Bay Music Festival7/12 Lewiston, NY ArtPark7/13 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend7/15 – 16 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre7/19 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap7/20 Richmond, VA Virginia Credit Union LIVE!7/21 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park7/23 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion 7/24 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music Center at The Heights7/26 Aurora, IL RiverEdge Park7/27 St. Louis, MO Fabulous Fox Theatre7/29 & 7/30 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre8/18 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater8/19 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre8/20 Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre8/23 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Auditorium8/24 Eugene, OR Cuthbert Amphitheater8/26 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheater8/27 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater8/28 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino8/31 Boise, ID Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden9/1 Bonner, MT Kettlehouse Amphitheater9/3 Moorhead, MN Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
9/29, 9/30, 10/1, 10/3, 10/6, 10/7, 10/8 New York, NY Beacon Theatre10/17, 1/18 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio10/20 / Randers, DK / Vaerket10/21 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene10/22 / Stockholm, SE / Annexet10/25 / Berlin, DE / Verti Music Hall10/26 / Hamburg, DE / Edel-optics.de Arena10/27 / Prague, CZ / Forum Karlin10/30 / Rotterdam, NL / RTM Stage11/2 / Dublin, IE / The Helix11/4, 11/5, 11/5 / London, UK / The London Palladium11/9 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy11/10 / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy Glasgow11/12, 11/13 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon11/15 / Paris, FR / Bataclan
Check out videos here:
Tedeschi Trucks Band “I Am The Moon: Crescent”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_smMxopFJsTedeschi Trucks Band “Laugh About It” Live (2021)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3fCFyB1USs
Previous DEH Coverage:
7/31/21 Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Live at Red Rocks
7/29/17 Wheels of Soul Tour; Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Wood Brothers, and Hot Tuna
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