Drive-By Truckers Tour Free MP3 & Album Details

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF
THE BIG TO-DO DUE OUT MARCH 16 / FREE MP3 AVAILABLE

Drive-By Truckers

The Drive-By Truckers announce the first part of The Big To-Do tour, screenings of their documentary, The Secret To A Happy Ending, unveil the album cover for The Big To-Do and offer free MP3.

The Big To-Do is slated for release on March 16, 2010 on ATO Records. Leading up to the release the band will play some weekend runs before kicking off The Big To-Do tour with a two night stand in Atlanta and then heading to SXSW. More dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

DBT and ATO Records are offering up the first single, "This Fucking Job," from The Big To-Do for free: download.atorecords.com/dbt/this_fucking_job.mp3

The premiere screening of the DBT documentary, The Secret To A Happy Ending, is scheduled for February 5, 2010 at AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD. This is a film about the redemptive power of rock & roll; it's about the American South, where rock was born; it's about a band straddling the borders of rock, punk and country; it's about making art, making love and making a living; it's about the Drive-By Truckers. Director Barr Weissman, Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Brad Morgan will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening.

This is the seventh DBT album that has featured original artwork by Wes Freed. The band has a very special relationship with Wes, they never tell him what to draw and often give him no input at all, yet he always seems to find some subtext, often one they didn't know was there, that he brings out and runs with. That relationship has hit a new level on this album, as he basically illustrated every song. He honed in on the circus allusions of The Rock Show and how it all could be tied together in The Big To-Do. Look for more pieces to be unveiled in the weeks prior to release date.

The Secret To A Happy Ending Screenings:
02.05 Silver Spring, MD AFI Silver Theatre sold out
02.06 Silver Spring, MD AFI Silver Theatre (*This is a midnight screening after the screening on Feb 5.)
02.28 San Francisco, CA Noise Pop Film Festival

Drive-By Truckers On Tour:
01.28 Huntsville, AL Crossroads Music Hall
01.29 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
01.30 Tuscaloosa, AL Jupiter Bar & Grill
02.11 Greenville, SC Handlebar
02.12 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
02.13 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
02.14 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre
02.25 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
02.26 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
02.27 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theatre
03.04 Wilmington NC Rox Nightclub
03.06 Augusta GA Sky City
03.12 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse
03.13 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse
03.18 Austin, TX SXSW
03.19 New Orleans LA Tipitinas
03.20 New Orleans LA Tipitinas
04.01 New York NY Webster Hall
04.02 Boston MA House of Blues
04.03 Philadelphia PA Electric Factory
04.06 Toronto Canada Lee's Palace
04.07 Toronto Canada Lee's Palace
04.08 Detroit MI St. Andrews Hall
04.09 Chicago IL The Vic Theatre
04.10 Lexington KY Buster's Billiards and Backroom
04.11 Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
04.14 Towson MD Recher Theatre
04.15 Norfolk VA The Norva
04.16 Asheville NC The Orange Peel
04.17 Asheville NC The Orange Peel
04.30 Nashville TN Cannery Ballroom
05.07 Los Angeles CA Avalon
05.08 San Francisco CA The Fillmore Auditorium