July 22, 2010 -- Live in the Classic City II, MM Following the release of their acclaimed 11th studio album Dirty Side Down (career high Billboard chart debut), Widespread Panic and ATO Records will release the two-disc/three-vinyl set Live In The Classic City II on September 28th. 2010 marks the ten-year anniversary of this monumental three-night run that took place on April 1-3, 2000 at the Classic Center Theater in Athens, Georgia.
These recordings are also significant because they mark the first time Widespread Panic asked their fans, who are regularly permitted to record and circulate live performances, to refrain from recording these particular shows. Live In The Classic City II will mark the first time that these performances have been made available, and even heard if you weren’t there.
Live In The Classic City II includes special guests Mike Mills (R.E.M.), percussionist Arvin Scott, producer John Keane, guitarist Eric Carter and vocalist Daniel Hutchens (Blood Kin) and vocalist Anne Richmond Boston (Swimming Pool Q’s). Chosen from the same set of dates, Live In The Classic City I was released in 2002 and went on to sell over 100,000 copies.
April 23, 2010 -- Dirty Side Down - Available Everywhere Now!
Dirty Side Down, the 11th studio album from Widespread Panic is available online and in stores now! Released on ATO Records, Dirty Side Down is comprised of 12 songs that incorporate Panic’s unique blend of rock, jazz and blues inspired textures into songs flowing with melody, rhythm and emotion.
One of the highlights of Dirty Side Down is the hauntingly beautiful cover of “This Cruel Thing” written by the late Vic Chesnutt, whose songs the band has recorded and performed for years. Widespread Panic has previously collaborated with Chesnutt on two albums under the name Brute. "I guess Widespread Panic and Vic aren't quite done with each other yet.", says Panic lead singer John Bell.
1. Saint Ex 6:46
2. North 5:42
3. Dirty Side Down 3:57
4. This Cruel Thing 4:29
5. Visiting Day 5:26
6. Clinic Cynic 4:34
7. St Louis 2:52
8. Shut Up and Drive 6:44
9. True To My Nature 4:53
10. When You Coming Home 5:37
11. Jaded Tourist 4:28
12. Cotton Was King 5:52
March 06, 2010 -- The Widespread Records Vault is Open! Get the latest on the archive releases at Horace's Archive Blog! Horace has been around the Panic scene since the 1980s and, as Widespread Panic's official keeper of the vault, has been instrumental in choosing the first 4 Multi-track archive releases; Carbondale 2000, Valdosta 1989, Huntsville 1996 and Montreal 1997 and now the Porch Song Series. The Porch Songs series are two-track Panic soundboards from the vault.
Details about the archive projects can be found at the Archive Blog.
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