Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

[Penny Lane]

looks like a great setlist! i saw he did Atlantic City the night before, too...
can't wait till next week!

what about hayes carll?

[EasyRyder]

looks like a great setlist! i saw he did Atlantic City the night before, too...
can't wait till next week!

what about hayes carll?

I'm not familiar with most of his DBT material, but I looked at a setlist just now and they also played Outfit, Goddamn Lonely Love, Dress Blues, Never Gonna Change, and Danko/Manuel.
I forgot to mention earlier that they covered Talking Heads and did Psycho Killer (I think thats a common one in rotation?), and that was scary good too.   

Oh and Hayes Carll wasn't the opener last night (although I woulda liked to see him!). It was Maria Taylor, and she had a really great mellow sound to her music. Lollar played guitar in her band, so it was cool to see him in two totally different settings. That dude can play some guitar...sheesh.

You're gonna have a blast next week  :D can't wait to hear you review!!

[ALady]

They packed the venue to the door, and were passing around a bottle of Jack Daniels the whole show 

Nice!  That's gotta be a holdover from his DBT days...there's been a few times I've swigged from that handle of Jack   ;)

The new record is streaming on Spinner today if anyone hasn't heard it yet:

http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/spinner

[ChiefOKONO]

a recent interview:

http://blurt-online.com/features/view/855/

and another:

http://www.hearya.com/2011/04/05/an-interview-with-jason-isbell-here-we-rest/

[slimsloslider]

myoldkentuckyblog posted a great interview. as a bonus, they liked my answer in the comments and i won a copy of the record (which i haven't heard yet). xmas come earlye!

http://www.myoldkentuckyblog.com/?p=17160

[FiddleCastro]

I had a management exam today, and the question had something to do with producing 400 units. This is where my mind went.

[Ed_Wiser]

Love the new album I have five stared the first three songs on first listen already. :)

[ChiefOKONO]

This album is really good. I think it will be one of my favorites of the year - i like every song.
it's Way better than the new DBT too.
Alabama Pines is great.. so is tour of duty.  I just love his style and voice and the different styles of music on it.  Cheers to Jason!

[bold992006]

it's Way better than the new DBT too.

that is not saying much IMO..haha.

[Penny Lane]

i think you can stream him live today at noon--least that's what the tweet said

http://www.wfpk.org/#

[chaqueta sucia]

This album is really good. I think it will be one of my favorites of the year - i like every song.
it's Way better than the new DBT too.
Alabama Pines is great.. so is tour of duty.  I just love his style and voice and the different styles of music on it.  Cheers to Jason!

I like the album a lot however imo it cannot hold a candle to Go Go Boots by DBTs.  That album is in a whole different league.

[Cameron]

Love Go Go Boots and Here We rest.  They've both gone in their own directions and I stopped comparing them awhile ago.  Truckers are still a better live show.

[scosby2]

This album is really good. I think it will be one of my favorites of the year - i like every song.
it's Way better than the new DBT too.
Alabama Pines is great.. so is tour of duty.  I just love his style and voice and the different styles of music on it.  Cheers to Jason!

i agree...and i am just a big dbt fan as i am of isbell...its just i always find about 3 or 4 songs i absolutely don't like on the dbts albums...usually shonna's songs...no offense but when she tells dancin ricky don't let your diabetes get you i just crack up every time.

[EasyRider]

No offense to Drive-By Truckers, but with the spilt, I pick Isbell everytime.  Don't get me wrong, I love Patterson and Cooley, but all the good songs are Jason Isbell's...and by God he plays 'em at his shows.

Yeah it's kind of like Lennon leaving the Beatles. And the beatles carrying on.
Still good but......

[ralph]

Go It Alone is such a great song.  Great to sing along to loud while driving! The rest of the record is pretty great too.

[weeniebeenie]

Just bought the new album last week. It sounds amazing so far.

[Penny Lane]

Lightning Rod Records artists James McMurtry and Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit will embark on a co-headline tour this fall. A complete list of cities and venues listed below. For a limited time, fans can download a four-song tour sampler featuring songs from each artist.

Wed-Oct-19 New York, NY City Winery
Fri-Oct-21 Washington, DC 930 Club
Sat-Oct-22 Roanoke, VA Awful Arthurs Towers
Sun-Oct-23 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage
Wed-Oct-26 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
Thu-Oct-27 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
Fri-Oct-28 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
Fri-Nov-04 Austin, TX Antone's
Sat-Nov-05 Houston, TX The Firehouse
Sun-Nov-06 Denton, TX Dan's Silverleaf
Thu-Nov-10 San Marcos, TX Cheatham Street Warehouse
Fri-Nov-11 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Sat-Nov-12 Helotes, TX Floore's Country Store



can't wait for these shows...i've never seen James McMurtry..

[Ruckus]

Lightning Rod Records artists James McMurtry and Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit will embark on a co-headline tour this fall. A complete list of cities and venues listed below. For a limited time, fans can download a four-song tour sampler featuring songs from each artist.

Wed-Oct-19 New York, NY City Winery
Fri-Oct-21 Washington, DC 930 Club
Sat-Oct-22 Roanoke, VA Awful Arthurs Towers
Sun-Oct-23 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage
Wed-Oct-26 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
Thu-Oct-27 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
Fri-Oct-28 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
Fri-Nov-04 Austin, TX Antone's
Sat-Nov-05 Houston, TX The Firehouse
Sun-Nov-06 Denton, TX Dan's Silverleaf
Thu-Nov-10 San Marcos, TX Cheatham Street Warehouse
Fri-Nov-11 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Sat-Nov-12 Helotes, TX Floore's Country Store



can't wait for these shows...i've never seen James McMurtry..

I really dig McMurtry.  Saw him tear up around a 2 hr set at my favorite venue, the 8x10, a few years back.  I know you will love him

[headhunter]

Wed-Oct-19 New York, NY City Winery  :P

:)

[Penny Lane]

Lightning Rod Records artists James McMurtry and Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit will embark on a co-headline tour this fall. A complete list of cities and venues listed below. For a limited time, fans can download a four-song tour sampler featuring songs from each artist.

Wed-Oct-19 New York, NY City Winery
Fri-Oct-21 Washington, DC 930 Club
Sat-Oct-22 Roanoke, VA Awful Arthurs Towers
Sun-Oct-23 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage
Wed-Oct-26 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theater
Thu-Oct-27 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
Fri-Oct-28 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
Fri-Nov-04 Austin, TX Antone's
Sat-Nov-05 Houston, TX The Firehouse
Sun-Nov-06 Denton, TX Dan's Silverleaf
Thu-Nov-10 San Marcos, TX Cheatham Street Warehouse
Fri-Nov-11 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
Sat-Nov-12 Helotes, TX Floore's Country Store



can't wait for these shows...i've never seen James McMurtry..

I really dig McMurtry.  Saw him tear up around a 2 hr set at my favorite venue, the 8x10, a few years back.  I know you will love him

i might be hitting the NYC, DC and Roanoke shows, so just be prepared to get a few 'come to the 9:30 Club to see McMurtry!' text requests.