Chorus.fm — *Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit* (http://www.jasonisbell.com/) have added guitarist Sadler Vaden (https://twitter.com/SadlerVaden) in preparation for their upcoming summer tour--dates are in the replies. Isbell releases his second solo album Southeast... more info

KEXP Seattle — The lineup was announced today for the 2012 Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. Headliners Jane’s Addiction, Tony Bennett, SKRILLEX, and M83 are joined by a wide range of artists including many KEXP favorites: The Helio Sequence, Blitzen Trapper, Pa... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — If you don't know about Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, I can safely say you're making some kind of giant mistake. Jason, formerly of the band Drive-By Truckers, released his fourth studio album called Here We Rest this year. This new video is for the... more info

KEXP Seattle — Though a fan of his albums, I had never seen Justin Townes Earle before and had always taken him to be the laconic cowboy type, a road-weary performer of few words who gave you the songs he was playing and that was it. As usual, I couldn’t have bee... more info

KEXP Seattle — Jason Isbell didn’t come to the attention of the scene until he joined the Drive-By Truckers in 2001, but since his amicable departure from the band in ’07, he’s made a name for himself with a slew of solo work, alone and with his backing band ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit @ Bowery Ballroom Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Hayes Carll, and Shovels and Rope played a show together at Bowery Ballroom on Friday night (4/22). The show was... more info

USA Today Music — There's more than riffs and refrains to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit's 'Go It Alone.' Among other tracks: 'Sun of a Gun' and 'Son of a Gun. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick - "Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame" (MP3) Jason Isbell at Bowery Ballroom (more by Fresh Bread) Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, will team up with Langhorne Slim, Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher, and Mimicking Birds... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-09 Baltimore, MD - Golden West %06-10 Philadelphia, PA - The Barbary %06-11 Brooklyn, NY - Death By Audio %06-12 Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes %06-13 New York, NY - Santos Party House %06-14 Rochester, NY - Bug Jar06-15 Buffalo, NY - Sound La... more info

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