State Theatre Show Available, Jefferson Opens Soon

Posted November 11, 2009

A lot’s been happening in the SoB camp recently, so we’ll jump right in. As promised, we recorded our show at The State Theatre a few weeks ago and damn are we glad we did. The joint was rocking and now you can experience it from the privacy of your own homes. I’d say that if you were there you might hear yourself on the tape, but the front row was so loud that unless you remember getting covered in James’ sweat that night, you probably won’t be able to pick your voice out of the cheers. Either way, we hope you’ll enjoy the tapes. There’s a small sampling below for your listening pleasure and all you have to do is click here to sign up for the email list and you’ll be sent a password to that allows you to download and listen to the full show. Don’t worry, if you’re already on the email list it’ll still send you the password.

In other news, the long-awaited reopening of The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville has finally been scheduled, and look who gets to open her up! Sons of Bill will be co-headlining the opening evening with our good friends Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, coming up from Muscle Shoals, Alabama just for the occassion. Get your tickets soon ’cause last time we played C’ville we rocked the Paramount Theater across the street to a sellout crowd and it has about 300 more seats to fill than the Jefferson. Should be a night to remember.

Last but certainly not least in the News Column is something that’s probably a much bigger deal to those of us onstage than to those of you in the crowd, but we figured we’d let you in on it anyway. We are all excited to welcome our original drummer Mr. Todd Wellons back to the fold. After almost three great years with our old friend Brian Caputo filling the seat behind the kit, Todd will be rejoining the band starting Tuesday November 17th at The National in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia. For those of you who don’t remember what Todd Wellons sounds like carrying a groove, pick up your dusty copy of A Far Cry From Freedom (or buy a new one here) and check the boy out. Then join us in our excitement.

Before you get there though, enjoy these samples of Brian slamming the skins in (almost) his hometown from a few weeks ago. Remember to put in your email to check out the rest of the show, and run your eyes over our Tour Dates to see when you can come check us out in the flesh.

Six Days on the Road

The Rain