While the Allman Brothers Band may have taken its final bows a decade ago at the Beacon Theatre, the band’s impact still resonates throughout American popular music. From torchbearers Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, and Oteil Burbidge who serve as pillars of the modern jam-rock community, to the outpouring of recent tributes to late ABB founder Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers legacy survives. That interminable spirit continues at The Big House Museum in Macon, GA—the one-time home of the Allman Brothers and now a dedicated treasury of rock n’ roll history—where curators are bringing in the next generation of musicians and fans with a summer concert series.
Presented by The Big House and Macon Music Live—a Georgia production and promotion company that promotes artists across the South—the outdoor concert series on the lawn will present a mix of older, established acts alongside the rising tide of bands and artists making waves in the Southeast and beyond. The series kicked off last weekend with blues-based Kentucky rock n’ rollers Otis, continuing next month with Georgia alt-rockers Subject to Change. All summer long, The Big House will bring in other top talent like Allmans-inspired Florida cover band Smokestack, buzzworthy Asheville, NC guitarist Andrew Scotchie, a special unplugged set by Macon’s own ABB cover band Restless Natives, and Southern psychedelic fusioneers Ides of June out of Atlanta, with more to be announced. Admission to many of the concerts is free with a suggested donation to the Big House Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Beyond bringing the next generation of talent to the Big House, the summer concert series serves the dual purpose of bringing the Allman Brothers Band legacy to the next generation. Playing where the Allmans, their roadies, friends, and families lived from 1970–1973 is a sacred experience and one that museum director Richard Brent hopes will inspire the musicians of tomorrow to look closer at the music of the past.
“That’s part of our goal and mission here is to tap into that younger, upcoming generation of people and turn them on to not only the Allman Brothers’ music but, call it classic rock or Southern rock if you want,” Brent told Live For Live Music. “We’re in a different age now where I’m 50 years old and so my generation is maybe one of the last that got to grow up listening to classic rock music, specifically the Allman Brothers Band. …So we’re always trying to tap into the younger generation and turn them onto this music and keep it alive.”
The Big House has hosted outdoor concerts for years and watched frequent visitors like Marcus King ascend to stardom. It has also hosted former band members Warren Haynes and original Allmans drummer Jaimoe and his Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band. Along with that joy, there is also a reverence as the museum has convened memorials for several late band members. Through it all, the legacy of the Allman Brothers Band not only survives but thrives, ready to inspire those who come next.
See below for the initial schedule for the summer concert series at The Big House Museum in Macon, GA, and follow it on social media to stay up to date on upcoming events.
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