Hangin' around with Luther Dickinson and the Black Crowes...

I had the pleasure of spending this Tuesday evening behind the scenes at the Nokia Theater with The Black Crowes.  The Crowes played two sets, for a total of *three hours* of music…wow…professionals!  My old friend Sven Pippien, the bass player, and their lead guitarist, Luther Dickinson, were particularly exemplary…and oh yeah, my NYC pal Arik Roper was there cuz he designed the backdrop for the stage and was dropping off a custom-painted guitar for the guys…small world…

Speaking of small world, in case you missed it, there’s a song from my new record on a compilation along with one of the Crowes’ songs that’s available now for free with a copy of the November edition of the UK’s Uncut Magazine (thanks John Mulvey)…check your local bookstores or newsstands for that.  Luther and I also have back-to-back songs on the recent tribute to Jack Rose, “Honest Strings: A Tribute to the Life and Work of Jack Rose”…small world indeed…

In this photo also appears the great Clint Steele, who was in Atlanta, GA’s Mary My Hope with Sven (before he joined the Crowes), and Clint also played guitar with NYC noise-rockers SWANS, and he also mixed and helped to record my solo record…thanks Clint!