CMT — Jason Isbell's band, the 400 Unit, is named after a mental health treatment facility in Alabama, but there's nothing crazy about the story he tells in "Cigarettes and Wine." Except maybe for how deep into detail it goes. The tune finds Isbell in a ro... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-30 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck10-31 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge11-01 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room11-03 Bellingham, WA - The Wild Buffalo11-05 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern $11-06 Portland, OR - Doug Fir $11-07 Sacramento, CA - The Blue Lam... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — @ CITY WINERYJason Isbell & The 400 Unit - 8/4/2009 Hudson Square Concert Series - FREE AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT - Just Added Special Guests : The Truckstop Allstars featuring: Kevn Kinney (Drivin' n'... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Bela Fleck + Toumani Diabate @ Central Park Summerstage 8pm FREEThere was a time when being a fan of "world music" took a special breed of person, someone who was adventurous enough to shop in weird sections of their local record store and tr... more info

Rollo & Grady — Blitzen Trapper Daytrotter has some noteworthy sessions available from Blitzen Trapper, The Bowerbirds, Blind Pilot, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and Ida Maria. Click here for the full list of sessions. MP3: The Bowerbirds - Chimes MP3: Blitzen Tra... more info

Twangville — Sometimes its the song that really matters, as illustrated by these Twangville pick songs so far in 2009. Mayer’s Pick: “Good” by Jason Isbell (from the Lightning Rod Records release Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit) It’s hard to escape the onsl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Seven-Mile Island (MP3) Jason Isbell @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Fresh Bread) Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit are going on tour from July up to September. They'll stop at NYC's City... more info

Guardian Music — No wonder ex Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell became a musician: he grew up in America's hit factory, Muscle Shoals. He nominates his favourite tracks from the townIt was good growing up round Muscle Shoals, a little town of 18,000 people in Alabama, an... more info

JamBase — Drive-By Truckers Polish Up Unreleased Songs For New Album The Fine Print (A Collection Of Oddities and Rarities 2003-2008) CD, Double Vinyl and Digital Download Available September 1, 2009 LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TX CD / DVD AVAILABLE ON JULY 7, 2009 ... more info

JamBase — FORECASTLE ANNOUNCES COMPLETE FESTIVAL LINEUP Cage the Elephant, Jason Isbell, Man Man, Designer Drugs added; over Fifty Bands, DJs Announced Widespread Panic The Forecastle Festival and Nederlander Entertainment have announced the complete fe... more info