Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell leads his current band the 400 Unit at the Orpheum on Tuesday.
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That time I told Jason Isbell that I really loved one of the outtakes from his Drive-By Truckers days
I'm a huge Drive-By Truckers fan. I love all their albums, but the ones they made when Jason Isbell was in the band are really special.
That time I asked Jason Isbell why he left the Drive-By Truckers in the first place
I did my first interview with Jason Isbell in July of 2007, while he was touring behind his debut solo album, Sirens of the Ditch.
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concert picks for 2025
American roots-rock duo Larkin Poe, composed of sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell, plays the Commodore Ballroom on April 19.
Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, March 3-5
Jason Isbell plays the Queen E By Steve Newton FRIDAY: the West African Music Celebration at North Vancouver's BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts features Kofi Gbolonyo and CapU Jazz Ensembles. FRIDAY: Pi Theatre presents Black Space Jam, an evening of multidisciplinary art at the Biltmore Cabaret, featuring poetry and spoken word by Shayna … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 things to do in Metro Vancouver this weekend, March 3-5
Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts to see in the first half of 2023
Jason Isbell plays the Queen E By Steve Newton Bowie Ball: the eighth annual tribute to David Bowie and fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation, featuring performances by local acts the Bad Beats, Rebel Valentine, Ophelia Falling, China Syndrome, Ford Pier, Cherry Maraschino, Mime, Left Spine Down, and Rat Silo. January 7 at the Rickshaw … Continue reading Newt’s top 10 Vancouver concerts to see in the first half of 2023
Album review: Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (2008)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, MARCH 20, 2008 By Steve Newton When long-time member (and major songwriting force) Jason Isbell left the Drive-By Truckers last year, some fans worried that the southern rock–influenced alt-country act might falter a step or two. No freakin’ way: it just recruited another wicked guitarist, pedal-steel specialist (and original … Continue reading Album review: Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (2008)
The ghost of Buford Pusser rises on the Drive-By Truckers’ Dirty South
The real-life events portrayed in Walking Tall took place not far from where DBT vocalist-guitarist Patterson Hood grew up in north Alabama.
Jason Isbell splits from the Truckers and hits the road in a Ford Econoline E-350
When I hook up with former Drive-By Truckers guitarist-vocalist Jason Isbell, he and his band are trying to escape from Manhattan.
Drive-By Truckers keep on truckin’ without Jason Isbell on the sprawling Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
Along with the kind of gritty southern rock their fans adore, the DBTs are known for delivering the goods in the album-art department.
Alabama-bred Jason Isbell learned a lot from “The Swampers” at Muscle Shoals Sound
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 8, 2011 By Steve Newton Being from Alabama certainly has its benefits, one being the fact that you can really put your heart into it when you sing the chorus of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s biggest hit. But for Jason Isbell, one of the joys of growing up in northern Alabama was being … Continue reading Alabama-bred Jason Isbell learned a lot from “The Swampers” at Muscle Shoals Sound