The Grammy-Award winning group released three studio albums: “Revelator” (2011), “Made Up Mind” (2013) and “Let Me Get By” (2016). The group, known for its blazing stage show, released “Live: Everybody’s Talkin’” (2012). The latest in-concert album, “Live from the Fox Oakland,” debuted at No. 1 on the blues chart upon its release in March.
Tedeschi recently answered some questions during a brief phone interview.
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Q: What are you looking forward to most about the Wheels of Soul Tour?
A: "We're excited to be going out with the Wood Brothers and Jorma (Kaukonen) and Jack (Casady) of Hot Tuna. The Wood Brothers is literally one of my favorite bands. People should definitely come out early and check out the Wood Brothers and Hot Tuna. You don't want to miss them. It's two 45-minute sets and then an hour-and-a-half from us. It's really short sets but enough that you can get a good taste of everybody. We'll definitely mix it up and do some sit-ins. You never know what will happen, which adds a lot of excitement."
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Q: The latest live album has done well for you. How do you feel about it?
A: "That's a really cool record. One of the things I like about it is you get a DVD with it. You get to really see what the band is like live. You can see all these different subgroups within the band because it's a 12-piece band with a three-piece horn section, three singers, two drummers and the rest of us. There are a lot of people to look at and that gives you more insight into the band."
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Q: “What’s the status of the next studio album?
A: "We're writing for it now and we've written a good chunk of tunes. I'd say we have about eight songs that are really great. We have a barn studio in our backyard so when we write with the band here we kind of record. Sometimes we start all over and re-record them but you never know, we could use some of those roughs and build from there. We'll get back to at the end of August after this tour ends."
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Want to go?
WHAT: Tedeschi Trucks Band's Wheels of Soul Tour with the Wood Brothers and Hot Tuna
WHERE: Rose Music Center, 6800 Executive Blvd., Huber Heights
WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 22
COST: $51-$78
MORE INFO: 937-228-2323 or www.ticketmaster.com
ARTIST INFO: www.tedeschitrucksband.com
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