Don Chambers talks about Zebulon / tours with Drive-By Truckers
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Athens’ resident avant-guardian of psychedelic banjo and kling-klang country clatter and minimalism, Don Chambers is heading out on tour this month in support of his latest release, Zebulon (WARM). The album was produced by Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), Andy Baker (The Glands) and Brian Causey (Man…or Astroman?), and
features performances from Hood, Baker, Causey, Liz Durrett, Kevin Lane and Jay Gonzales (The Possibilities), and of course Don’s backing band, GOAT.
A recent e-mail from Team Clermont publicity quoted Chambers discussing the new record…
“I take a lot of notes when traveling, town names, street names, business names, signs and wonders all along the way. All this goes into a book to be visited later when I have forgotten the details and the directions. While touring south Georgia with the band I saw a sign for the town of Zebulon, in Pike’s County. Songwriting is like the guy giving you directions with way too many details, ‘now once you pass the sign with the bullet holes turn left at the Doolie Hill Trailer Park, you know they say ole Doolie he had a predilection for vegetables, well then hang a louie till you get bored and then look for the twisted oak tree with a pair of rotting converse sneakers hanging in em and then…”. You have no idea where he’s telling you to go. Hell, you forgot where you where going, but you’re fascinated with the rhythm of speech and details, your eyes are glazed over and you lose track of time. (more…)
