Tedeschi Trucks Band Set To Premiere I AM THE MOON: EPISODE III. THE FALL – The Third Of The Band’s Epic 4-Album and 4-Companion Film Series
Available Via Band’s YOUTUBE CHANNEL Beginning 7/26/2022 @ 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT
I Am The Moon: Episode III. The Fall Out Friday On CD / Digital
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 III. The Fall, the third entry in 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 at 9:00PM ET / 6:00PM PT, ahead of its digital and CD release this Friday, July 29th, 2022.
As the esteemed rock writer David Fricke explains in his bio notes:
“The Fall – the third record in the monumental four-album project by Tedeschi Trucks Band, I Am the Moon – begins with the vivid hurt and explicit challenge of “Somehow,” an easy-rolling groove that soon turns into full-blown soul power. “How many times will you walk away?/How many times is the price I pay too high?,” singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi demands, opening the next chapter in this love-and-madness story, unfolding over 24 new songs, like a hanging judge with a wounded heart.”
From there, The Fall contemplates friends they’ve lost (Mike Mattison’s beautiful reflection on the passing of the band’s keyboard player Kofi Burbridge, “Emmaline,”) feminist solidarity (on the climactic “Take Me As I Am,”) and new life (on the Dr. John-inspired “Gravity,”) — a pivotal segment of I Am The Moon’s far-reaching musical journey.
Few groups are capable of the uniquely nuanced amalgamation of American music — jazz, blues, rock, soul, funk, roots and psych that TTB integrate on a nightly basis and, on I Am The Moon, they take those studied forms and construct their own language out of it.
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, dexterous, raga-blues brilliance,” while AllMusic deems it “dazzling in concept and execution.”
On I Am The Moon: Episode II. Ascension, “We hear TTB capturing in the studio what it does so well on stage, namely engaging every member of the 12-piece band in a beautifully conversational way,” says Glide. The Arts Fuse adds: “As it slowly pulls back the curtain on the full reveal of I Am the Moon, TTB is dispensing an astonishing amount of detail and design to consider and appreciate. The band is cultivating anticipation in a way that feels more genuine than gimmicky.”
TTB are currently on the road, unveiling fresh performances of this new music to widespread acclaim. As a recent review at Live Music Daily noted: “Why do we love live music? For me, it is the journey that a band can take you on and the feeling that the audience is on that ride with the band, hand-in-hand. Riding the waves, hitting the peaks, enjoying the journey. To me, there is no better band to take the universal trip with than Tedeschi Trucks Band.” See full dates below.
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 — feature staggered release dates over four successive months. In addition, each installment of I Am the Moon is accompanied by 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.
Last week, Derek Trucks sat down with Rick Beato for a far-reaching interview that delves into Derek’s one-of-kind guitar/audio technique, his deep-rooted jazz influences, and so much more. Watch here.
All vinyl configurations, including individual LPs and the 4-LP I Am The Moon Deluxe Box will be available on September 9th, 2022. (The TTB store has sold-out, please order EXCLUSIVELY through the Fantasy Records store.)
Tedeschi Trucks Band have extensive tour dates planned for 2022. See below for the complete list. For ticket information, please visit tedeschitrucksband.com.
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – I AM THE MOON: ALBUM + FILM RELEASE DATES:
I Am The Moon: I. Crescent
Film Premiere: May 31st
Album Release: June 3rd
Film Premiere: June 28th
Album Release: July 1st
I Am The Moon: III. The Fall
Film Premiere: July 26th
Album Release: July 29th
I Am The Moon: IV. Farewell
Film Premiere: August 23rd
Album Release: August 26th
I Am The Moon vinyl configurations: individual LPs + the 4-LP Deluxe Box
Available September 9th, 2022.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – the Grammy award-winning 12-piece rock and soul collective founded by husband-and-wife, guitarist Derek Trucks and singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi. Their Wheels of Soul Tour is coming to RED ROCKS this weekend for TWO sold-out nights – 7/29 & 7/30 at 6:30pm. They are debuting new original songs from their new 4 album/4 films studio series I AM THE MOON, with release dates throughout the summer.
The first 2 albums I Am The Moon: I. Crescent and I Am The Moon: II. Ascension are out now. The 3rd album, I Am The Moon: III. The Fall video premieres TONIGHT with CD/digital CD set for release this Friday, July 29. The band is debuting new songs on their summer tour, so Colorado fans will be the first to hear selections from The Fall performed live.
Tedeschi Trucks Band Tour Dates:
July 26 / Aurora, IL / RiverEdge Park
July 27 / St. Louis, MO / Fabulous Fox Theatre
July 29-30 / Morrison, CO / Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 18 / San Diego, CA / Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater
August 19 / Los Angeles, CA / The Greek Theatre
August 20 / Berkeley, CA / The Greek Theatre
August 23 / Sacramento, CA / Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
August 24 / Eugene, OR / Cuthbert Amphitheater
August 26 / Auburn, WA / White River Amphitheater
August 27 / Bend, OR / Hayden Homes Amphitheater
August 28 / Reno, NV / Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
August 31 / Boise, ID / Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
September 1 / Bonner, MT / Kettlehouse Amphitheater
September 3 / Moorhead, MN / Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater
September 29 – Oct 8 / New York, NY / Beacon Theatre
October 17 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 18 / Copenhagen, DK / Amager Bio
October 20 / Randers, DK / Vaerket
October 21 / Oslo, NO / Sentrum Scene
October 22 / Stockholm, SE / Annexet
October 25 / Berlin, DE / Verti Music Hall
October 26 / Hamburg, DE / Edel-optics.de Arena
October 27 / Prague, CZ / Forum Karlin
October 30 / Rotterdam, NL / RTM Stage
November 2 / Dublin, IE / The Helix
November 4 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 5 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 6 / London, UK / The London Palladium
November 9 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy
November 10 / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy Glasgow
November 12 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 13 / Paris, FR / Le Trianon
November 15 / Paris, FR / Bataclan
Tedeschi Trucks Band:
Susan Tedeschi: Guitar and Vocals
Derek Trucks: Guitar
Gabe Dixon: Keys and Vocals
Brandon Boone: Bass Guitar
Tyler Greenwell: Drums and Percussion
Isaac Eady: Drums and Percussion
Mike Mattison: Guitar and Vocals
Mark Rivers: Vocals
Alecia Chakour: Vocals
Kebbi Williams: Saxophone
Ephraim Owens: Trumpet
Elizabeth Lea: Trombone
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
[…] This is an extraordinary time for Tedeschi Trucks Band with the release of their epic four-part I Am The Moon album series. It’s a genuinely incredible undertaking with 4 albums and 4 films, distinct and at the same time, deeply connected with a total of 24 original songs inspired by classical literature – the themes and story of Layla and Majnun – reimagined through a modern lens of blazing rock and soul. Read about Part II, The Ascension & Part III, The Fall. […]