Lazar Bear Productions and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company our proud to announce that The Derek Trucks Band will be stopping in Hawaii at the conclusion of their Japanese Tour. The band will play four shows on four Islands in early December. Special Guest Papa Mali the New Orleans swamp-funk- hoodoo-slide-guitar-choogler will be opening the shows.

The Derek Trucks Band takes a progressive approach to roots music, blending rock, blues, jazz, and world music into the sound that now defines the DTB. The chemistry between the band members in this ensemble is undeniable, a result of heavy touring and fearless improvisation.  The Derek Trucks Band is known for their amazing live performances, led by Trucks’ soaring guitar work, and backed by the impressive individual talents of this band.  The Derek Trucks Band is supporting their 2006 release "Songlines" as well as their DVD release "Songlines Live", providing further proof of the explosive power of this live juggernaut.  Just 27 years old, Trucks has forged a name for himself over the years as an innovative guitar virtuoso, recently
Featured on the cover of Rolling Stone for their "New Guitar Gods" issue. In 2006 Trucks was asked to join guitar legend Eric Clapton’s world tour as a featured soloist in his band, a tour extending into the Spring of 2007 and supported by rave critical reviews.  On the road over 300 days per year, Trucks currently divides his time between The Derek Trucks Band, The Allman
Brothers Band, and his new gig sharing the stage with Clapton.

Here’s what the press has been saying: "Star before he was old enough to drive"
-Rolling Stone cover story The New Guitar Gods, February 2007

"the spiritual poise and uncanny vocal fire of Trucks solos and slide
flourishes are rooted in his deep studies of not just blues but jazz and
Indian music" -Rolling Stone cover story ³The New Guitar Gods², February 2007

"Three things worth knowing about Derek Trucks:  He is young, he is a
veteran, and he is the most awe-inspiring electric slide guitar player
performing today." -WALL STREET JOURNAL, 2006

"I’m beginning to believe their young guitarist Derek Trucks may be the best
at his instrument I’ve ever heard. I was awestruck by his brilliant
facility, but his dazzling fingers almost mask his even-more-impressive
musicianship. He is an improvisational wonder? rich, death-defying licks
infused with a catalogue of influences." -Harry Smith, CBS News, March 2006

"Mr. Trucks is one of the most graceful blues-rock players since Eric
Clapton" -New York Times Oct 27,2006

"His electric slide work is so human and stabbing it is more like amplified
breath" - Rolling Stone 2006

"Trucks just might be this generations greatest rock guitarist, a player of
distinct tastefulness and ravenous music appetite." -Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY, February 21, 2006

"Trucks is a spiritual seeker who delights in boosting the blues into new
realms.  He can lift you off your feet with one note." - Paul de Barros, DOWNBEAT, March 2006

Visit the Derek Trucks Band Website: www.derektrucks.com

Papa Mali, born Malcolm Helm Welbourne spent most of his childhood years in Shreveport, Louisiana. Shreveport, was a short distance from his mother’s family who lived in New Orleans. Malcolm took advantage of every opportunity he had to visit New Orleans and his family.

Papa Mali’s latest album documents his pre-Katrina New Orleans summit with some of the city’s most celebrated and talented players, brought together with one request: Do your thing. More than a recording session, the atmosphere that developed feels almost like a seance, as friends gather in a circle and invoke the ghosts of their pasts… look deeper, and you can almost see those spirits weaving through the air like curls of smoke, conjuring visions of snake handlers and tent revivals, spy boys and street parades, proceeding with a broke-leg swagger to a place that’s less about being funky and more about being Southern. Do your thing!

Beyond that, this record is a long overdue homecoming for Papa Mali, a Louisiana native. Growing up in Shreveport, he spent his summers in New Orleans with his grandparents, soaking up the musical flavor and witnessing the heyday of The Meters, The Wild Tchopitoulas, James Booker, Professor Longhair and most of the city’s now-legendary acts. Although he himself has been playing the clubs of New Orleans for over 20 years, this recording makes his musical roots more obvious.

Featured guests for the journey are representatives from three of the Crescent City’s deepest traditions; Kirk Joseph (founding member of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Kirk is responsible in large part for the modern New Orleans brass band sound), Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (worldwide ambassador of the proud Mardi Gras Indian tradition) and Henry Butler (referred to as "the pride of New Orleans" by Dr. John, Henry Butler is no less than the singular New Orleans piano giant of his generation, and keeper of the torch previously held by James Booker and Professor Longhair) along with Chuck Prophet, J. J. Grey and Victoria Williams.

"a thing of aural beauty… a fascinating glimpse into Papa Mali’s visceral vision and spell-casting." - Austin Chronicle

"a collection of far-out, low-down, foot-stompin’, hip-shakin’, otherworldly music" -Blues Revue

"one of the first great albums of 2007, and quite possibly one for the ages." - jambase.com

"This driving, echo-drenched polyrhythmic joy ride transforms the traditional Mardi Gras march into a contemporary slice of voodoo electronica." - Offbeat Magazine

"he has arguably become the most vital proponent of New Orleans music on the scene today. Any fan of New Orleans must buy this CD as soon as possible." - Hittin’ The Note "as an example of pure modern pop-rock originality, Papa Mali should be an institution. And institutionalized." - Pittsburgh City Paper "All in all, a powerful, glowing globe of swamp gas. " - New Orleans Gambit

Check him out at www.papamali.com

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Ticket Outlets:

Maui: MACC Box Office 808-242-SHOW (7469) or at www.mauiarts.org
Kauai: Bounty Music - Kapaa; Hanalei Music & Video; Progressive Expressions - Koloa; Scotty’s Music - Kalaheo; Banana Patch Studio - Kilauea
Oahu: Liquor Collection - Honolulu; Hungry Ear - Kailua; Jelly’s-Aiea; Good Guys Music - Kapahulu; Rainbow Books - University
Big Island: Palace Theater Box Office: 808-934-7010, CD Wizard - Hilo; Music Exchange - Waimea; Sound Wave Music - Kailua Kona

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