Photo by Michael Wilson And I should say I keep your picture with me every day The evenings now are relatively easy Here with you there’s always something to look forward to My lonely heart beats relatively easy My lonely heart beats relatively easy Tonight at Off Broadway (6/19) should be special as Jason Isbell returns … Read more
Tomorrow we’re hitting the road to Louisville, Kentucky to cover Forecastle, a three-day music festival taking place on 85-acre Waterfront Park. The lineup, as you might have seen, is terrific and deep, led by headliners OutKast, Jack White, and Beck. The festival also features a Bourbon Lodge, Kentucky Landing featuring craft beer, and is augmented … Read more
Jack White closing out Day Two of Forecastle | All photos by Jason Gonulsen Day Two of the 2014 Forecastle Festival featured electric sets by Jack White, Jason Isbell, and Band of Horses. Isbell stole the day leading off with Southeastern’s “Flying Over Water,” while White played to thousands opening with The White Stripes’ “Dead … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen 2014 was my first Forecastle Festival, which was also happened to be my first music festival of the year. There are a few more on the agenda, but they’re all gonna have a hard time measuring up to my time spent in Louisville with Jack White, Jenny Lewis, Jason Isbell, … Read more
Photo by Michael Wilson Written by Jason Gonulsen “It might sound like a simple phrase when it comes out but there’s a lot of work put into getting it exactly right.” That’s what Jason Isbell, who will play two sold out shows in St. Louis — tonight at Plush, and Monday at Off Broadway — … Read more
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires | All photos by Nate Burrell Written by Jason Gonulsen Back in the early 90’s, when my dad, brother, and I followed Sangamon State University soccer, we would take road trips down south to experience the NAIA National Tournament. This was a huge deal for us, as it basically represented … Read more
A heart on the run keeps a hand on the gun you can’t trust anyone I was so sure what I needed was more tried to shoot out the sun Days when we raged, we flew off the page such damage was done But I made it through, cause somebody knew I was meant for … Read more
All photos by Agatha Donkar This fall my friend Josh noted that it is sometimes nice to go years without seeing a musician you love play live, so when you finally do, you can see the changes and the growth sharply in their performance. I’ve thought on this a lot, because I believe that, say, … Read more
Whatever happened to the dude on Nathaniel Rateliffe’s cover for Falling Faster Than You Can Run, well, we predict many sad bastard nights in his future. Folks, you know the image above well, and it can’t be good. She gone. However, there is hope for him to recover! (Sad drum roll…) Like we did last … Read more
Ladies and Gentleman, we pulled a Bud Selig. We have a tie. You’re just gonna have to listen to both of our #1’s very carefully and break it yourself. In any case, here are The 50 Best Albums of 2013 . . . according to us (with convenient links to stream, because we love you). … Read more
Well, another trip around the sun. And here we are. Again, we haven’t listened to every release. We haven’t listened to every genre. And we know many of you are probably tired of lists. But, like we mentioned last year, this is all about discovery. And again like last year, with discovery being the reason … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY LOUIS KWOK Are you living the life you chose? Are you living the life that chose you? “A lot of people request this song and ask this song to be dedicated to a loved one, but I just can’t do it,” Jason Isbell said to the audience at the Peabody Opera House … Read more
I’ve heard love songs make a Georgia man cry On the shoulder of somebody’s Saturday night Read the good book, studied it, too But nothing prepared me for living with you “Did we leave our love behind?” Jason Isbell asks on “Flying Over Water,” one of Southeastern’s electric and finest moments. This is mostly a … Read more
Somehow I’m still out here burning my days Your voice makes the miles melt away I’ll be guarding your place in the lights, on the stage, in my heart I guess we’re all still finding our part I hate to admit it, but I once didn’t think too much of Jason Isbell. He would come … Read more
Thanks to NPR Music, we now can listen to the new Jason Isbell album, Something More Than Free, due July 17th via Southeastern Records. Remember to pre-order your copy here. First thoughts: the last song, “To A Band That I Loved,” is a killer closer.
Say “Hallelujah” I never knew ya until now HONEYHONEY will be releasing a new album on this Tuesday, June 9th, and it’s called 3 (you can pre-order it here). 3 was produced by Dave Cobb, who recently worked with Jason Isbell (Southeastern; Something More Than Free) and Sturgill Simpson (Metamodern Sounds in Country Music). Suzanne Santo and … Read more
PHOTO BY DAVID MCCLISTER I don’t think on why I’m here or where it hurts. I’m just lucky to have the work. Sunday morning I’m too tired to go to church, but I thank God for the work. Jason Isbell will release Something More Than Free on on July 17th, and today we’ve been given … Read more
Photo by Nate Burrell I met Amanda Shires in 2011. She played a show in St. Louis at some place called The Warehouse, and there were around seven people in attendance. I remember eating cold pizza with Shires after the show, and we talked about Nashville, Bonnaroo, Jason Isbell, Matthew Ryan, and music in general. … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Happy Valentine’s Day. Jason Isbell plays the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis tonight, and while I will miss the show (I’m still dealing with an ear injury), that doesn’t mean I can’t write about his songs and what they’ve meant to me. If you don’t have plans tonight, go to … Read more
Ryan Adams | All photos by Kristen Abigail The much awaited Ryan Adams tour hit the Ryman last night for night one out of two sold-out shows full of nostalgia and moments that Nashville will not forget anytime soon. The charming and sweet Natalie Prass opened the evening with a few surprises up her sleeve. … Read more
Following up the 2009’s critically acclaimed Midnight at the Movies, Justin Townes Earle is set to release his next LP, Harlem River Blues, out September 14th on Bloodshot Records. The album features guest appearances from Jason Isbell, Bryn Davies and Calexico’s Paul Niehaus is a more mature, increasingly nuanced effort. Yet, it promises further standout … Read more