06/13/2013 - Farrm Aid announced today that its annual benefit concert will return to the Northeast on Saturday, Sept. 21, taking place at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
The event will be headlined by performances from Farm Aid Board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews. More artists are expected to be announced in the near future. Tickets will go on sale Friday June 28 at 10 AM EDT via Ticketmaster.com. FarmAid.org will be holding a pre-sale for their members and we hope to offer a Mellencamp.com pre-sale as well. Please watch our TOUR page for more details.
This will be the second Farm Aid concert in NY that shines a spotlight on the entire Northeast region of the country. The Northeast, and NY in particular, is fertile ground for the new, beginning farmer movement and a proving ground for how local and regional food systems can improve our local communities, economies and natural resources. Click "Read More" for the official Press Release. Read More
06/12/2013 - In the full version of this interview, the three creators of Ghost Brothers tell the story of preparing for the show's run in Atlanta last spring, and why Mellencamp nearly quit the production two days before it was set to open. Click the audio link on the NPR page to listen Read More
06/12/2013 - Listen to NPR’s World Cafe host David Dye's interview with John, Stephen King and T-Bone Burnett. Click World Cafe. to learn more about the unusual and extended creative process as Stephen King, John Mellencamp and T-Bone Burnett join David to discuss this amazing collaboration. Read More
06/08/2013 - John Mellencamp tells Salon about his new album with Stephen King, and what he told Reagan about using his songs...
Explaining the origins of his latest effort — a collaborative country-rock album written with Stephen King and produced by T-Bone Burnett — he details murder, mayhem and mutilation in grisly detail, with a keen sense of the absurd and a sheepish admission of his own cowardice in the face of creepy. Read the complete interview after the jump. Read More
06/07/2013 - John Mellencamp, Stephen King & T Bone Burnett - Pt. 1
John Mellencamp, Stephen King and T Bone Burnett reveal the inspiration behind their Southern, gothic, supernatural musical.
06/07/2013 - Stephen King and John Mellencamp had a simple problem
when they started the long odyssey to create a musical.
"Quite frankly, we didn't know what the hell we were doing," Mellencamp said.
Thirteen years later they've created "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," a
musical that's not quite like anything out there — as you might expect from two
of America's most independent artists. Read the complete interview after the jump Read More
06/07/2013 - Mellencamp’s original rendition of "Do Re Mi" on the wonderful 1988 Guthrie/Leadbelly tribute record “A Vision Shared,” paved the way for Bruce Springsteen’s “Seeger Sessions,” which reflected Bruce’s own love for Guthrie’s musical world.
06/06/2013 - John Mellencamp performs "Truth" from the southern gothic supernatural album, "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," a collaboration between him, Stephen King, and T Bone Burnett.
06/05/2013 - Read Jon Pareles of the New York Times complete review after the jump. Here are some excerpts: "Mr. Mellencamp illuminates characters and has them ponder questions of responsibility and truth, heaven and hell..."
"Mr. Mellencamp came up with superb songs for women, who respond with quietly glowing performances..." Read More
06/05/2013 - Read Randy Lewis' of the LA Times Ghost Brothers of Darkland County complete interview after the jump. Here is an excerpt: "They all wanted the happy ending. There's no … happy ending…. In my favorite movies and books and songs, there's no happy endings. Let's face it: Life does not have a happy ending..." Read More
06/04/2013 - After thirteen years of waiting, on Tuesday Mellencamp fans everywhere will finally be able to experience the John Mellencamp, Stephen King and T Bone Burnett Southern Gothic supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County when
Hear Music/Concord Music Group releases the all-star recording this week!
LISTEN TO THE SOUNDTRACK
Click "Read More" for all of the available formats and complete purchasing details. Read More
06/03/2013 -
- Apple/iTunes: Meet the Creators
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- MSNBC TV Morning Joe
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- PBS TV Charlie Rose WATCH
- World Cafe NPR Radio
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- Acoustic Cafe Syndicated Radio (taping on Tues., air date TBD)
- All Things Considered (NPR) Radio LISTEN
- CBS TV Late Show with David Letterman WATCH
- Bob & Tom Syndicated Morning Radio LISTEN
- Comedy Central TV The Colbert Report
WATCH PART 1 PART
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- SiriusXM Live Conversation with Mojo Nixon. Full show now available OnDemand and will replay Saturday 6/1 Read More
05/31/2013 - Join us for a conversation with Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and T Bone Burnett, co-creators of the southern gothic supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. This extraordinary collaboration—13 years in the making—is a haunting tale of fraternal love, jealousy, and revenge.
Our esteemed guests will talk about the inspiration behind the project and the all-star recording, with music and lyrics by Mellencamp, libretto by King, and musical direction by Burnett.
Monday, June 3, 6:00 p.m.
05/30/2013 - Read Elysa Gardner's 3 1/2 out of 4 stars USA Today's review after the jump. Here are some excerpts: "On this new album, impeccably produced by Burnett, more famous voices take on Mellencamp's wry, haunted tunes, steeped in folk and blues."
"Mellencamp himself ably serve the grit and poignance of songs that address the ghosts and monsters inside all of us." Read More
