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T Bone Burnett

T Bone Burnett

About Me

New Music From T Bone
T Bone has emerged from a 14-year hiatus as a recording artist to release two new albums, both in stores and online May 16, 2006: The True False Identity , which is T Bone's first studio album in 14 years, and Twenty Twenty - The Essential T Bone Burnett , a two-disc retrospective spanning T Bone's thirty years as a recording artist. The DualDisc version features vidiosyncrasy, a film created exclusively for this release which captures T Bone in a special solo performance of songs and spoken word.
Below is a clip from that film, "Earlier Baghdad (The Bounce).", which T Bone performed at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California.
T Bone On Tour
T Bone will kick-off his first concert tour in nearly 20 years on May 23 at The Vic Theatre in Chicago . The True False Identity Tour will hit theaters and outdoor venues in 15 U.S. cities in support of T Bone's two May 16 album releases.
T Bone’s band for the tour will consist of many of the musicians he worked with on his forthcoming studio release and on countless musical projects over the years: Jim Keltner on drums, Marc Ribot on guitar, Dennis Crouch on upright bass and Keefus Ciancia on keyboards.
Appearing as very special guest on the tour will be Jakob Dylan, who shares a long-standing friendship and musical history with T Bone. The two last collaborated in the mid-nineties, when Jakob’s band The Wallflowers worked with producer Burnett on their multi-platinum Bringing Down The Horse album. Jakob will perform on all dates, except June 15 in San Francisco , for which T Bone will be joined by Peter Hayes & Robert Levon Been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club .
Fear Country: The True False Identity
If you're into internet games, puzzles and that sort of thing, you might want to check out Fear Country: The True False Identity . It's from the same person who designed the famous "Notpron" game, and it's based on the music and lyrics from the new album. Let me know if you solve it!
T Bone's New Website is also up and running. Please visit http://tboneburnett.com .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/7/2006
Band Website: tboneburnett.com
Band Members: T Bone Burnett - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Six-String Bass and Vocals
Carla Azar - Drums
Jay Bellerose - Drums
Keefus Ciancia - Piano & Keyboards
Dennis Crouch - String Bass
Jim Keltner - Drums
Marc Ribot - Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Bill Maxwell - Drums on Palestine Texas
Buzz Clifford - Harmony
Reese Clifford - Harmony
Dan Moore - Harmony
Sam Phillips - Harmony
Influences: Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, The Carter Family, Dock Boggs, John Adams, Frantz Casseus
Record Label: Columbia/DMZ
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

BETTER TO BE HAMLET

Better to be Hamlet than President GeorgeDoubt is a virtue, JFK told students 45 years ago. Without it we have the tragic bluster and empty optimism of political culture today.By Peter BirkenheadJun. ...
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:16:00 PST

TIKO RAINYFEET

I have been enjoying Tiko Rainyfeet. He plays electrocity. I find his music very helpful.
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:10:00 PST

THE ECSTACY OF INFLUENCE

Here is a link to a long, but very interesting article from Harper's, THE ECSTACY OF INFLUENCE.http://www.harpers.org/TheEcstasyOfInfluence.html
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:46:00 PST

BREAK DANCING 1898

Here are links to "A Street Arab" Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1898And"Hadj Cheriff" Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 1894Dickson, W.K.L., producer, and Cheriff, Hadji L., performer. The Life of a City: Early Films ...
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:02:00 PST

ANIMUSIC

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2942922314315974986& hl=en
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:12:00 PST

MUSIC FOR ONE APARTMENT AND SIX DRUMMERS

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-80004090168265126 49&q=six+drummers+and+one+apartment&pr=goog-sl
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:20:00 PST

REVEREND WILLIAM SLOANE COFFIN

Here is a story about someone to pay attention to, the Reverend William Sloane Coffin.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId= 5342517
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:33:00 PST

ANATOMY OF A CIVIL WAR

Here is a link to an extraordinary article from the Boston Review by Nir Rosen.http://bostonreview.net/BR31.6/rosen.htmlIt is about seventy pages, but worth the ride. We, in this country, get little i...
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:20:00 PST

IMPERIAL HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Here is a link to a very cool map showing who has conquered the Middle East over the course of world events.Five thousand years of history in ninety seconds.http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.sw...
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:01:00 PST

PETRO COLLAPSE

Here is a link to remarks by James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, at the PetroCollapse New York Conference on October 5, 2005.These thoughts are important.http://www.kunstler.com/spch_...
Posted by T Bone Burnett on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 12:35:00 PST