Jason Isbell hit the ground running when he joined Drive-By Truckers in 2001, ushering in a streak of brilliance unbroken through 2006’s A Blessing And A Curse. But Isbell stunned many last year with the abrupt announcement that he’d be quitting the group to put more effort into his imminent solo release, Sirens Of The Ditch—though fans of Isbell’s scant-yet-stunning contribution to the Truckers’ oeuvre knew that his decision was far from career suicide. Instead, Sirens cements Isbell’s stature as a gritty, truth-slinging troubadour yearning to push the Southern-rock envelope while hewing close to his Alabama roots. Opener Will Hoge’s recent Draw The Curtains is chock-full of rock rich in the American tradition of sweat-drying blue-eyed soul and whiskey-gulping smoky bar-dancin’. Whether or not that’s your music genre of choice, Hoge’s songs are a fuckload more legitimate than anything that’s ever come out of Taylor Hicks’ mouth.
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Review and mp3s from Jason Isbell’s last performance in Austin.
10 months ago.Once a Trucker, now a Ditch digger. Will Hoge and Jeremy Fisher step out on the porch first.
10 months ago.Jason Isbell hit the ground running when he joined Drive-By Truckers in 2001, ushering in a streak of brilliance unbroken
10 months ago.through 2006’s A Blessing And A Curse. But Isbell stunned many last year with the abrupt announcement that he’d be quitting the group to put more effort into his imminent solo release, Sirens Of The Ditch—though fans of Isbell’s scant-yet-stunning contribution to the Truckers’ oeuvre knew that his decision was far from career suicide. Instead, Sirens cements Isbell’s stature as a gritty, truth-slinging troubadour yearning to push the Southern-rock envelope while hewing close to his Alabama roots. Opener Will Hoge’s recent Draw The
Curtains is chock-full of rock rich in the American tradition of
sweat-drying blue-eyed soul and whiskey-gulping smoky bar-dancin’.
Whether or not that’s your music genre of choice, Hoge’s songs are a fuckload more legitimate than anything that’s ever come out of Taylor Hicks’ mouth.
To win tickets to this show, email austinpromo@theonion.com with
‘Jason Isbell’ as your subject line.
I saw Jason Isbell at the Mohawk last month, and he rocked my socks. Quality rock & roll music.
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