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May 15, 2012
First presented in Chapter 3 last week, Mike's Broadcaster is one of the key guitars in the Heartbreakers story. In this chapter Mike showcases the tone that begat songs such as I Need To Know, Mary Jane's Last Dance, Breakdown and many more. He even tells us the story of how he wrote the riff to Breakdown! [4] Comments |
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May 14, 2012
Live From New Orleans - April 28, 2012 [6] Comments |
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May 10, 2012
Buried Treasure Show #150 (new), Season 7 / Show 2, airing May 10 - 14, 2012 [2] Comments |
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May 9, 2012
From the final US date in Austin, Tom gives a shout out to the fans! [53] Comments |
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May 8, 2012
The next two chapters of the series explore Mike's Fender Broadcaster,
which along with the 1964 Strat featured in Chapter 2, helped form the
foundation of the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers sound. [17] Comments |
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May 8, 2012
"Free Fallin'" is almost always a glorious sing-a-long, but Austin gave it some added punch with the loudest audience vocals all tour. Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here. [6] Comments |
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May 5, 2012
Saturday, May 5, at 8:45 CDT, YouTube will be webcasting four songs from their performance. Tune in here at that time and enjoy!. [8] Comments |
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May 4, 2012
Just as the band was winding down the show-closing "American Girl," Tom wandered over to the section of Orlando's Amway Arena directly facing stage left, lifted his trademark Rickenbacker in the air and strummed a few chords for cheering friends and family seated just below him. Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here. [3] Comments |
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May 3, 2012
Buried Treasure Show #149 (new), Season 7 / Show 1, airing May 3 - 7, 2012 [2] Comments |
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May 2, 2012
Lots of people clamor to meet Tom and the guys on a daily basis, but it's rare when the shoe's on the other foot. That's exactly what happened when word got around backstage that Donald "Duck" Dunn would be in the house for Tuesday night's show at Germain Arena in Estero, FL. A legendary bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter, Dunn is most well-known as the session bassist for Stax Records, where his iconic playing backed the likes of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Albert King, Arthur Conley, Sam & Dave and many more. Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here. [3] Comments |
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May 2, 2012
We're proud to announce that Tom Petty's Buried Treasure Radio Show is now entering its 7th Season, with new episodes beginning tomorrow May 3. [2] Comments |
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April 30, 2012
Scott Thurston is like musical glue.
Whether it's his acoustic guitar strumming on "Yer So Bad" or "Runnin' Down A Dream," his intertwining electric guitar on "I Should Have Known It" with Mike Campbell, the Heartbreakers' multi-instrumentalist on stage left does it all, always tastefully providing whatever is needed to best serve the song.
Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here. [3] Comments |
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April 29, 2012
Tom Petty smiled widely out over the sea of 60,000-plus screaming fans gathered in front of the Fest stage for the Heartbreakers' headlining set on Saturday at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here. [7] Comments |
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April 27, 2012
Ferrone was a monster tonight, dropping some killer fills when appropriate while laying down a solid rhythm foundation all night along with bassist Ron Blair for Tom and the rest of the band to shine. Full review, photos, set list, and leave your own comment or upload your own photos, here. [3] Comments |
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April 26, 2012
Buried Treasure Show #132 (repeat), Season 6 / Show 8, airing April 26 – April 30, 2012 [1] Comment |
