Jason Isbell

American Aquarium's B.J. Barham Grew Up in the South, But Also Calls the Road Home.

Raleigh, North Carolina's American Aquarium, led by lead-singer-songwriter B.J. Barham have done their best to wear-out the roads of the entire country, but especially the south, since they become a band six years ago. Barham and crew specialize in the Springsteen-meets-Faulkner country-rock that ca ... More >>

Ten Of This Weekend's Best Shows: Lindsey Buckingham, Deep Shade, The Old 97's and More

Every Thursday, we bring you the ten best shows to see this weekend. Of course, you can find many more via our handy concert calendar. Lindsey BuckinghamFriday, August 24, at Cendera CenterThe Fleetwood Mac guitarist and singer will be playing at Fort Worth's newly opened Cendera Center. This shoul ... More >>

11 Shows to See This Marijauna Day Weekend

Paul OakenfoldFriday, April 20, at ZoukZouk's had some controversy surrounding appearances of certain celebrities as of late, but one can expect that super DJ Paul Oakenfold will most likely be there to perform tonight.Jason Isbell & The 400 UnitFriday, April 20, at DadaI'm surprised Jason Isbel ... More >>

I Folking Love SXSW 2012: Acts to Watch After the Fest

There's an electricity in the air around certain bands. It's the ionic charge of a precise, practiced act on the cusp of becoming huge. Alabama Shakes are a lightning bolt. Just as the Shakes finished their knee-melter set at the Aquarium Drunkard day party, a friend put his hand on my shoulder and ... More >>

Girls at Granada, Yann Tiersen at Trees and More Show Announcements

Girls​One of the biggest records of 2011 came from San Fransisco's Girls, who successfully mine early rock and roll influences to create notable and at times brilliant albums. Gorilla Vs. Bear has championed the band for years, and the blog is bringing Girls to the Granada Theater on Friday, March ... More >>

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Lose Van, Trailer and Gear Over The Weekend

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit​It was a rough weekend for former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell, who along with his band, The 400 Unit, were victims of theft here in Dallas. It wasn't petty either. They lost their van and trailer, which, according to the band's publicist, was sitting outside the H ... More >>

Jason Isbell on Social Networking: "You Can Pretty Much Be Antisocial."

Alabama-raised Jason Isbell has pretty much met, if not exceeded, the expectations of just about any interested party following his departure from the beloved band of southern-rock story-tellers, The Drive By Truckers. Each of Isbell's three albums since leaving his former band in 2007 has progres ... More >>

Rhett Miller Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Research at The Granada & Other Weekend Shows

Rhett Miller​There are loads of great shows this weekend, but probably the most notable is the Cystic Fibrosis benefit concert at Granada Theater on Saturday night. For the fifth year in a row, Rhett Miller will be headlining, this time with the help of Sarah Jaffe and The O's. If helping people i ... More >>

Guns N' Roses, We Were Promised Jetpacks & the Best Shows in Town This Weekend

Axel Rose​Welcome to the jungle! The one comfortably located just inside the walls of the Gexa Energy Pavilion. After carefully parking your car on someone's lawn, you'll be ushered into said jungle if you purchased your tickets to see what's left of Guns N' Roses -- Axel Rose and some dreadlocks ... More >>

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, James McMurtry

Sunday, November 6, at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton

Over The Weekend: Drive-By Truckers and Centro-matic at the Granada Theater

Drive-By Truckers, Centro-maticGranada TheaterSeptember 2Better than: "Freebird."Drive-By Truckers​In the Drive-By Truckers documentary The Secret to a Happy Ending, a young female fan jokes that she often wears diapers to DBT shows, just so she won't miss any of the show waiting in a bathroo ... More >>

Tonight Is Crazy Busy. Nights Like These Make Us Wish Teleportation Were Possible.

What a busy musical evening we have on our hands tonight! The only problem? Making a decision on where to go. Anybody got a coin?

2011 Barefoot at the Belmont Series Includes Rhett Miller, Jason Isbell, Mike Doughty

​Not sure when it started being specifically "KXT 91.7's annual summer concert series," as the National Public Radio-backed music-centric station KKXT-91.7 is so proudly calling it today on its website, but, hey, here we are, heading into another summer, and, as has been the case for a few years n ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Michelle Shocked at AllGood Café, Jason Isbell at Hailey's, Serena-Maneesh at The Loft and The Independents at the Double Wide

Another Wednesday rolls around, and there are a number of intriguing musical options with it...

Show Announcements: We Shot JR Is Dead, Justin Townes Earle, Bosque Brown, Brave Combo, Telegraph Canyon, Three Days Grace, Overscene, Jason Isbell, Nelo, K-Ci & JoJo, Course Of Empire, Black Tide & more

Steve SatterwhiteWe Shot JR's Stoned Ranger is about to close the book after a five year run.​We talked a little about the demise of Denton's blog We Shot JR last month when they announced that the end is near. Well, on the blog's last day, Saturday, October 30, hipster and all-around nice guy Fre ... More >>

Show Announcements: Dawes, The Soft Pack, Glen Campbell, Magic Kids, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, GWAR, Earl Harvin, Aaron Neville, Archeology, Gaslight Anthem and More!

The softer side of The Soft Pack​Just north of Dallas, in Frisco, something is brewing at Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery. The bar's enlisted the help of Spune Productions to help diversify the music scene, who, so far, has done a bang-up job. More proof: On Thursday, October 14, garage rock ac ... More >>

Check Out This Jam: The Apollo Commanders, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, The Preservation Hall Benefit Album, Bottomless Pit, The Organ, Neil Young and The Band of Heathens

Welcome to Check Out This Jam!!!, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Also, it's a chance for you readders to get more insight into ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair Of Tickets To Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Tonight At Longhorn Saloon

​This week's Observer includes a piece by Chris Gray describing Jason Isbell as an old soul, and describing the Stones influence on Isbell's latest album, apropos of his show with his band The 400 Unit and openers Macon Greyson tonight at the Longhorn Saloon in Fort Worth. Writes Gray, "Exhausted ... More >>

Good Friday (The 13th!): Rob Zombie, My Son My Exeutioner, The Phuss, Dove Hunter, RTB2, THe BAcksliders, The Golden Boys, LIONS, Peter Bjorn and John, The Swell Season, Goatwhore, The Slow Burners, Chris Brown

​Well, it's Friday the 13th again, folks. Hope you've planned ahead and set aside 13 bucks for a "13" tattoo at Oliver Peck's Elm Street Tattoo. As for your show-going plans. Well, we've got your collective procrastinating backs. First, the shows we've already hyped.Tonight, for instance, has a to ... More >>

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Macon Greyson

Friday, November 13,at Longhorn Saloon, Fort Worth

KXT Announces New Hosts, In-Studio Performances For Debut Month

​Big news to report this early afternoon on the new KERA-owned all-music station coming to your 91.7 FM frequency, oh, two weeks from today--and, of course, Robert somehow beat me to posting it, the jerk.But while he focuses on the new hosts at the new station--KERA's own Gini Mascorro will handle ... More >>

Cross Canadian Ragweed's 4th Annual Red Dirt Roundup

Saturday, September 5, at Fort Worth's Historic Stockyards

Good Friday: Terri Hendrix, Lloyd Maines, Richard Lloyd, Charlie Louvin, Kenny Chesney, Dave Matthews, Ghoultown, The Uncontrollable Urge, Jason Isbell, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Slow Roosevelt, Eleven Hundred Springs

Darryl is totally stoked that this guy is coming to town.Quite a variety of musical happenings this weekend; and it's a nice mix of national and local fare. First the shows already covered in print or in the blog: Jesse did a nice job hipping you to tonight's Chalie Louvin/AM Ramblers show in Fort ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs Of Tickets For Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Saturday At The Granada Theater

Call today Giveaway Thursday. Not only does that mean there's just one day to wait for Hot Fudge Friday, but it also means we've got yet more tickets to give away. The Granada Theater has hooked us up with three pairs of tickets to see Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Saturday. Along for the ride with ... More >>

Giveaway, Redux: One Pair of Tickets For Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit At The Granada Saturday

One of the winners just let me know he doesn't need his pair of tickets after all. That means there's one pair left. Email me with the subject "Jason Isbell" and it's yours. Contest over. Congrats to the winner. Poster of the Week will be up shortly.

Have You Seen This Man? You Might At Dan's Silverleaf Tonight...

Mixed Blessing

The Drive-By Truckers try to drive their way out of a self-imposed Southern label

Drive-By Truckers

The Dirty South

Day Trippers

Drive-By Truckers have sacrificed all in their quest to be the next Skynyrd