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Jason Isbell knows a sad song when he writes one, and God knows he knows how to do that. Once a member of the Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers, his career has blossomed since leaving them in 2007. In 2013, his album Southeastern was released to overwhelmingly positive critical review and promising sales, peaking at…
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A number of our team are heading north this weekend for Forecastle, but the rest of us are making our plans by scouring through a plethora of killer shows going on around town. We have the free two day Outlaw Roadshow that we have been telling you about for a couple of weeks, a…
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The Americana Music Association has announced the initial lineup of artists scheduled to perform during the 16th annual Americana Music Festival. The Festival & Conference will run September 15 – 20, 2015 with more than 150 acts performing at multiple venues around town. The early lineup features icons, innovators and up-and-comers, including Los Lobos,…
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Reinforcing his unprecedented popularity, Nashville southern rock/alt-country crooner Jason Isbell has announced four consecutive shows this fall at The Ryman, Oct. 23-26. Still celebrating the success of his fantastic 2013 release Southeastern, the singer-songwriter will receive support from a different act each night. In order, they are: Amanda Shires, Parker Milsap, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Chris Stapleton, respectively. Tickets are slated…
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Jason Isbell. Photo by Sundel Perry. American Songwriter 30th Anniversary City Winery, Nashville, TN January 8, 2015 Review by Jeff Moody Photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry Photography Can it get much better than a line-up featuring Jason Isbell, John Oates, Jim Lauderdale, Elizabeth Cook, Andrew Combs, Cory Branan, Alanna Royale, and Cale Tyson with Steelism…
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Banner by Plan Left It seems like this is the weekend of residencies. We have Jason Isbell who has sold every ticket imagineable to his three night run at The Ryman, and we have local rock heroes JEFF The Brotherhood making an equally awesome statement by pulling off a three night undersell run at…
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Loretta Lynn. Photo by Sundel Perry. 2014 Americana Fest Nashville, TN September 2014 Review contributions by Jeff Moody [JM], Shawn Jackson [SJ], and Matt Hall [MH] Photos by Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry We are finally catching our breath after one of the largest and most impressive Americana Fests in the event’s nearly decade…
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Pictured: Jim Lauderdale, Amanda Shires, Don Was, Jason Isbell, Joe Henry, Brady Blade, Buddy Miller, Rosanne Cash, Joachim Cooder, John Leventhal, Ry Cooder, Parker Milsap, The Milk Carton Kids, the McCrary Sisters, Paul Janeway (of St. Paul & the Broken Bones) and Rhett Miller. Photo: Getty Images for Americana Music. Americana Music Honors &…
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We’ve already gone through and told you all about each of our favorite acts for every day of this year’s Shaky Knees Music Festival in downtown Atlanta next weekend (May 9 -11), but being a Nashville based blog, we thought it might be nice to talk about our favorite local acts. While we tried to highlight…
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JASON ISBELL, and Sturgill Simpson Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN 12/15/13 Words by: Jacob Ryan (@GonzoWithGusto) Photos by: Shawn Jackson of Sundel Perry Photography What a night! Odds are you missed out on this epic SOLD OUT show at Mercy Lounge but don’t worry gang. We’ll do our best to at least let you…