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Tag Archives: Jason Isbell
Something More Than Free – Jason Isbell
Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell’s follow-up to 2013’s Southeastern is not yet out but you can listen to it here (courtesy of NPR). (Well, you COULD have listened to it for free when I wrote this in 2015. Hopefully, … Continue reading
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – “Here We Rest”
It’s not a well-kept secret that Jason Isbell songs just send me tingling all over, right? So, my old cabana boy called me the other night and said “Have you heard the new Jason Isbell record?” “No, where’d you hear … Continue reading
Top Ten for 2009?
From the moment I sussed out the info that Steve Earle was releasing “Townes”, I knew I’d have to have that one. It’s a forever keeper. And, Guy Clark’s “Sometimes the Song Writes You” was getting multiple rave reviews before I’d ever heard of it, so I internet-ordered that. Kris Kristofferson’s “Closer to the Bone” kept me camped out by the mailbox for a while. Well worth the frostbite, though. Continue reading
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Jason and the 400 Unit put out a crazy good CD just a year or so ago called Sirens of the Ditch. It had "Brand New Kind of Actress" and "Dress Blues "and got plenty attention. I ordered it pre-released … Continue reading
Gracey’s Favoritest CDs in 2007
I am still listening to Icky Thump (White Stripes) and enjoying it more each time, so maybe that’s my favorite album of 2007. I really think Jack White brings something unexpected to the table every single time and you gotta … Continue reading
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My Night at the Fox in Boulder on a Damn Thursday
Jason Isbell is an outstanding performer. He took charge of the stage and his band, the 400 Unit, and put on quite a show from the very beginning. By the second song, I had forgotten that he had ever consorted … Continue reading