JamBase — By: Dennis Cook Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit by Allison V. Smith Naming one's album after themselves and their band has connotations as thick as any title. Without some other context one is left to assume that what they put on the stereo is r... more info

JamBase — Wanee Music Festival 2009 Lineup Allman Brothers The Wanee Music Festival will once again go down at Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Set to take place June 5 and 6, this year's event will feature Allman Brothers Band headlining bo... more info

Stereogum — Neko Case's been a cartoon and now she's a videogame, or at least part of one. The New Pornographer's Middle Cyclone single "People Got A Lotta Nerve" shows up as part of the "Alt Country Pack 01" for Rock Band 2. My sense is that the average Rock... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - The Drive-By Truckers have had to reschedule remaining tour dates for the this week due to illness. Patterson Hood was forced to sit out of this past weekend’s shows due to walking pneumonia and needs some more... more info

JamBase — DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS RESCHEDULE REMAINING TOUR DATES THIS WEEK Drive-By Truckers The Drive-By Truckers will be rescheduling their remaining tour dates this week. Patterson Hood was forced to sit out of this past weekend's shows due to walking pneumon... more info

JamBase — Booker T. Finds a Groove in the Potato Hole New Album on Anti- Records featuring Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young Out April 21 Booker T. Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Booker T.'s new album Potato Hole will no doubt inspire hip-shaking and toe-tappin... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Backyard Tire Fire: 2008-09-18, Kansas City [mp3,ogg,flac] "Welcome to the Factory" [mp3] other Backyard Tire Fire posts at Largehearted Boy Bloodkin: 2009-02-20, Washington [mp3,ogg,flac] "I've Got Time" [mp3] B... more info

Paste Magazine — Photo by Mark C. Austin When Drive-By Truckers' frontman Patterson Hood walked into the Music Farm in Charleston, S.C., thursday afternoon, he'd just risen from an 18-hour slumber. And he still felt like hell. "I don't know what it is," h... more info

Allmusic Blog — In an interview with Decider Milwaukee, Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood promised that his band’s next album will be a rock & roll record. “The last record certainly had its big rock moments,” Hood explained, “but at the same time a ... more info

As a member of the Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell was responsible for penning some of the Southern rock band’s best and most beloved songs, including “Danko/Manuel,” “The Day John Henry Died,” and “Goddamn Lonely Love.” However, having... more info