LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Vermillion Media) - THE BLACK CROWES will release their new DVD, Cabin Fever on November 24, 2009 on the bands own label,
Silver Arrow. The DVD includes footage from the recording sessions that ultimately became their critically acclaimed new CD, Before the Frost...Until the Freeze. The innovative technique of inviting fans into the studio to become part of the process during recording is a rare experience and prudently, the band filmed the sessions. Before the Frost...Until the Freeze was recorded over a series of five nights in front of an intimate studio audience at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY.
The DVD of those sessions, Cabin Fever takes that experience one step further by allowing viewers to see behind the scenes footage of both the recording and songwriting sessions along with interaction between the band and the audience. The DVD gives fans that didn't have the opportunity to attend the ability to feel the experience firsthand.
EXCLUSIVELY on the DVD will be THE ORIGINAL Little Lizzie Mae as well as COVERS of Velvet Underground's Oh Sweet Nuthin & Fred Neil's Dolphins. The DVD will also include the tracks Aimless Peacock, Good Morning Captain, Appaloosa, and Been a Long Time (Waiting on Love) among others from Before the Frost...Until the Freeze,
Chris Robinson conceived the concept of both Before the Frost...Until the Freeze, and the DVD, Cabin Fever: 'I think we fulfilled a musical commitment to continue on the golden road of artistic independence. Approaching 20 years into our careers, we still are ambitious enough to push ourselves to create something unique that we have never done before.'
View the Trailer from Cabin Fever here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVIR21dpIl8
Before the Frost...Until the Freeze met with much critical acclaim when it was released on August 31st, 2009:
'The idea is inspired: gather an intimate audience of your biggest fans and put them in Levon Helm's Woodstock, New York, barn to watch you record your new material' and adds '...in many ways this is the album the Crowes have been meaning to record for years.' (3 1/2 stars) Rolling Stone
'Two fine records without a duff track between them' (4 Out Of 4 Stars) Mojo
'Honestly it's brilliant........' Classic Rock Magazine
"....Good Morning Captain," rides a roadhouse-worthy slide-guitar groove, while gorgeous harmonies enrich a cover of the Stephen Stills/ Chris Hillman gem "So Many Times." ...one highlight, "I Ain't Hiding," It's an unlikely disco-boogie jam a la "Miss You." BILLBOARD
'Frost'' is prime Crowes, a set of songs about dudes who are buzzed, crooked, and haunted, all delivered with bluesy swagger and infused with psychedelic spirit....aptly utilizes the Crowes' potent live presence. ' The Boston Globe
'There's such great harmonies here, full of dinged-up humanity but also the mysterious ability to touch heaven with coalescing voices, and out front, as he should be, is Chris Robinson, exhibiting a master's range, shifting with the needs of each piece, doing things that only age and experience can produce in a singer.' Jambase
'On this form, the Crowes really should be acknowledged as the best - and most versatile - American band of their generation.' London Lite
Critical acclaim and popular success has seen THE BLACK CROWES sell over 20 million albums worldwide. As they approach their upcoming 20th anniversary of the release of one of rock's most influential records, Shake Your Money Maker, which produced such hits as Jealous Again, She Talks To Angels and Hard to Handle, they are time and again hailed as one of Rock and Roll's best live acts.
THE BLACK CROWES are: Chris Robinson (vocals), Rich Robinson (guitar, vocals), Steve Gorman (drums), Sven Pipien (bass),Adam MacDougall (keyboards) and Luther Dickinson (guitar).
