Isbell sets live disc
"Live From Alabama" is set for a Nov. 20 release on Lightning Rod Records/Thirty Tigers. The live set comes on the heels of receiving the award for Song of the Year at the 2012 Americana Music Awards & Honors for Alabama Pines, from the group's 2011 release, "Here We Rest."
Isbell also announced a winter tour that is likely to be their last for some time as Isbell prepares to record a solo album in 2013.
"Live From Alabama" was recorded in Isbell's home state during several sold out shows in August at the WorkPlay Theater in Birmingham, Ala. and Crossroads in Huntsville, Ala.
The 400 Unit is keyboardist Derry deBorja, bassist Jimbo Hart and drummer Chad Gamble.
Songs on the CD are:
1.) Tour of Duty
2.) Decoration Day
3.) Goddamn Lonely Love
4.) Heart On A String
5.) Danko/Manuel
6.) In A Razor Town
7.) Alabama Pines
8.) Outfit
9.) Cigarettes and Wine
10.) TVA
11.) The Blue
12.) Dress Blues
13.) Like A Hurricane
Tour dates are:
Nov. 20 - Nashville, TN - Grimey's
Nov. 23 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theater
Nov. 24 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
Nov. 30 - Auburn, AL - Bourbon Street Bar
Dec. 1 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt
Dec. 2 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House
Dec. 3 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theater
Dec. 4 - Winston-Salem, NC - Ziggy's
Dec. 6 - Boston, MA - Bowery Boston
Dec. 7 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
Dec. 8 - Hartford, CT - Arch Street Tavern
Dec. 9 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Dec. 10 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
Dec. 14 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
Dec. 15 - Lexington, KY - Buster's
Dec. 20 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
Dec. 21 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
Dec. 22 - Florence, AL -Shoals Theater
More news for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- 08/07/24: Isbell + The 400 Unit go live (again)
- 02/07/24: Isbell, Shires split
- 01/09/24: Isbell, Godwin, 49 Winchester play Bonnaroo
- 11/27/23: Hart leaves Isbell's The 400 Unit
- 08/08/23: Isbell succeeds at first with "Southeastern" and tries again
- 07/26/23: Isbell plays Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest
- 06/09/23: Isbell, Alaina, Perry, Eden put out new discs
- 02/21/23: Isbell and the 400 Unit announce "Weathervanes," tour
CD reviews for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell opens by telling the audience this is their 50th appearance at the legendary Ryman, a feat not many can equal. Moreover, it's the recent seven, eight and now 10-day residencies that Isbell and his band have experienced, a testament to the in-demand status of one of the best live performing bands of today. The multiple dates ensure that the listener is getting the best versions of 15 of Isbell's songs (the shows were 19 or 20 songs), culled from his two recent albums, ...
Bob Dylan famously sang about how you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit do more than just gage wind direction with "Weathervanes." Isbell has a unique ability to get deep inside the heads of his various characters to reveal insightful patterns of thought and behavior. Along with his talented 400 Unit band, Isbell has given yet another smart set of songs.
Isbell is especially adept at diagnosing pain points. ...
Jason Isbell deserves kudos for putting a unique spin on the benefit album. Instead of throwing together a bunch of many times unrelated celebrities to pitch in, Isbell has brought together talented performers to cover Georgia-related songs and songs by Georgia-based artists. All proceeds support Black Voters Matter, Fair Fight and Georgia Stand-Up. Even if you may not support these groups, you will still enjoy this set of mostly familiar songs.
The album opens and closes with two R.E.M. songs. ...
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