JamBase — Editor's Note: Today we introduce a brand new column to JamBase. We're calling it "First Album" and as the name suggests, it's an opportunity for some of our favorite artists to tell you in their own words about the first album they ever hit "play" ... more info

JamBase — By: Martin Halo Editor's Note: JamBase contributor Martin Halo recently sat down with the Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood for an interview that was featured on his own www.thewaster.com. Marty was kind enough to share the news with us: Patterso... more info

JamBase — Words by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Josh Miller Tea Leaf Green/Poor Man's Whiskey :: 12.30.08 :: Mezzanine :: San Francisco, CA "Just like we are supposed to be." Trevor Garrod :: 12.30 Happiness and freedom are the unstated parts of the Tea L... more info

Pitchfork — -- Les Savy Fav-- led by the star of Pitchfork.tv's Beardo, Tim Harrington-- will take their punk rock freak show to Atlanta on January 23 at the Earl before heading over to nearby Roswell to play at a Whirlyball. That's right: a Whirlyball. Whirlyba... more info

Pop Matters — Produced by Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers, this album tells old Southern stories along lonely dirt roads. more info

JamBase — 40th ANNIVERSARY JAZZ FEST ANNOUNCED! Wynton Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Sugarland Joe Cocker, Ben Harper, Tony Bennett, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kings of Leon Neville Brothers, Wilco, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint, The O... more info

JamBase — Words by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Ashcrowe The Hold Steady/Drive-By Truckers :: 11.23.08 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA P. Hood (DBT) & C. Finn (THS) :: 11.03 On some level, one looks for a reflection of their own life in the music the... more info

Paste Magazine — Former Drive-By Truckers guitarist Jason Isbell is set for the February 2009 release of an album with his new band, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. The self-titled full-length will drop via the Nashville-based label Lightning Rod Records . more info

JamBase — JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED CD ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009 "...confident, charismatic songwriting that just can't be taught." -Pitchfork "...a gorgeously whisky-soaked country-soul masterpiece." -Spin Magazine Jason Isbe... more info

Paste Magazine — Yay! Best of 2008 Lists! Ok, so I found out Hail Mega Boys was released in '07, but I'm leaving it on the list anyway. 1. Annuals - Such Fun (Red Ink)2. Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes) (Earthology / Rebel Group)3. J... more info