If ever there was a musical prism through which the divisive social and political events of the past half dozen years could be viewed from a progressive perspective, the soundtrack […]
Drive-By Truckers
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American Band: a Drive-By Truckers Q&A
Led by songwriters and co-founders Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, the Athens-based band has enjoyed immense success since their debut album in 1998
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Savannah Music Festival Review: Drive-By Truckers
Despite – or because of – their Deep South roots, Drive-By Truckers have always espoused a clearly progressive take on social issues, the most obvious example last night being the large “Black Lives Matter” poster on the side of Jay Gonzalez’s keyboards. That said, DBT are also the most dynamic heirs to the classic Southern rock tradition still actively touring today.
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Drive-By Truckers return to town to play the Savannah Music Festival
Heirs to the great Southern rock tradition, they’ve modernized the genre for a new age
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Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Drive-By Truckers, Dave Rawlings Machine, My Brightest Diamond added to Savannah Music Festival
THE Savannah Music Festival announces tonight that six acts and seven shows are being added to the 2016 lineup: Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Dave Rawlings Machine, Drive-By […]
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SMF: Jason Isbell
“When the sun went down when I was drinking, I always felt like I should be out somewhere having a few drinks.”
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John Neff & Shonna Tucker keep on truckin’
Since his surprise departure from the Drive–By Truckers three months ago, guitarist extraordinaire John Neff has been busy with a project he’s been working on for a year. The band, […]
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Ghosts on the highway
In some ways, the Drive-By Truckers are like a mash-up of the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Crunching electric guitars, a powerful rhythm section, and songs about the South and […]
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Mark Your Calendar: Drive-By Truckers
A perennial southeastern favorite, Drive-By Truckers are coming back to Savannah to play a Trustees Theater show Sept. 8. Tickets are on sale now for $25, and they’re general admission, […]
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Truckin’ with Jason Isbell
After five years as a member of Drive–By Truckers, Jason Isbell jumped from the cab in 2007. The Athens–based band had become one of the best–kept secrets in southern rock […]
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The Blind Boys of Alabama give witness tonight at Café Loco!
BY NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD the strange news that Grammy-winning gospel legends the Blind Boys of Alabama will perform with their full backing band tonight at […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Bloodkin *** One of Athens, Ga.’s best straight-up rock and roll bands for the past two decades, this raw, rootsy, guitar-based act has never received their due — although those […]