Stereogum — Jason Isbell, who just released his beautiful new album Something More Than Free, was profiled on today’s episode of CBS Sunday Morning. In the segment, Isbell opens up about his recent breakthrough and the dark backstory to that success — drinki... more info

Stereogum — Former Drive-By Truckers member Jason Isbell will release his follow-up to 2013’s massively successful Southeastern next week, and today the beautiful thing is streaming in full. Something More Than Free is a heavy record that projects the kind of ... more info

Stereogum — Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood did the South proud today. Hood penned an op-ed for The New York Times about the Confederate Flag, a racist symbol of Southern insurrection during the Civil War that has stubbornly persisted as a regional emb... more info

Stereogum — Jason Isbell has the best backstory of any country musician on the make right now. The former guitarist for Athens’ sweethearts Drive-By Truckers split from the group, got sober, and found country-avant producer Dave Cobb. Together, they polished I... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — If you missed out on the BV presale, you can get tickets for the TV on the Radio show at Terminal 5, starting today at noon. Tickets for the Alabama Shakes and Drive-By Truckers show at Forest Hills Stadium... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Alabama Shakes at ACL 2012 (more by Glen Brown) Alabama Shakes are a few days away from releasing their Blake Mills-produced sophomore album, Sound & Color, on ATO, and they're now streaming it in full at NPR. Check it... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Jason Isbell at Governors Ball 2014 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell just played Beacon Theatre with Damien Jurado over the weekend (anyone go?), and now he's expanded his tour. The new dates include two..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — J Mascis w/ Dinosaur Jr at MHOW in May (more by Caroline Harrison) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... J Mascis, Luluc @ Bowery Ballroom J Mascis may... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for all dates on the Mastodon, Gojira and Kvelertak tour, including the Long Island and NJ dates, go on Invisible Oranges presale today at 10 AM local time. Password HERE. Tickets for The Weeknd, Schoolboy Q and Jhene... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Drive-By Truckers @ The Paramount 6/28/2014 (more by Greg Cristman) Having just played two NY-area shows with The Hold Steady, the Drive-By Truckers tour rolls on on for a few more days, wrapping up next week in Cincinnati. They'll then... more info