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Tedeschi Trucks Band invite you to experienceI AM THE MOON, an expansive, inspired, and ambitious musical journey that propels the treasured American ensemble into new and thrilling creative territory.

During the pandemic and its corresponding isolation, Tedeschi Trucks Band, one of the musics most admired and successful live music draws, was searching for something to hold on to; a way to connect to each other and their craft. They had come off a triumphant performance of Derek and the Dominoes classicLayla and Other Assorted Love Songswith TreyAnastasioat the LOCKN Festival, which subsequently led to the release of the bands acclaimed live album, last summersLayla: Revisited. Looking for an idea, TTB vocalist Mike Mattison turned toLaylas rich source material for inspiration:Layla andMajnun, the legendary ninety-page narrative poem of star-crossed lovers by 12th Century Sufi poetNizami. As a writing exercise, Mattison challenged the group to delve into the poems deeper themes. As he pointed out, Claptons Layla only used one element of the poem -Majnuns love-madness – whereas the poem itself contains multitudes: family drama, classism, isolation, judgment, and the severe cost of single-minded mania, even in the cause of love. (Indeed,Layla andMajnunis believed to be the inspiration behind ShakespearesRomeo & Julietand many other eastern and western literary classics.)Challenge accepted. With a burst of creativity and focus over the course of the next year, the band wrote and recorded the best material of their career: an electric and vibrant conceptualization that spans the richness of American music as only they can. The prolific sessions weresosuccessful, they ended up with a little over two hours of essential music. Despite its sprawling nature, the tracks onI AM THEMOON areconcise and visceral, epitomizing and enhancing the collaborative nature of the storytelling.