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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit [Show Preview]
Saturday, June 4
The Parish (214 East Sixth Street)
$15, doors at 8pm
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While Chaos in Tejas draws in crowds looking for trouble, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will be slinging songs about heartbreak for those trying to keep themselves out of it. The singer/songwriter’s sensibilities are rooted in Americana and laced with dark, dismal lyrics that cut to the core. Jason Isbell’s blues-drenched, alt-country spins stories of whiskey nights, dive bars, desperation and doomed love affairs. Songs like “Cigarettes and Wine" outline anecdotes filled with regret and misery, wherein lies a bittersweet comfort - the haunting awareness of the human condition that brings the down-and-out together with songs of sorrow.
The Alabama native and former Drive-By Trucker seems to have found a new musical home with Derry deBorja (keys), Jimbo Hart (bass), Browan Lollar (guitar), and Matt Pence (drums). In April the boys released Here We Rest, their third LP as a full band. Saturday night they take the stage at The Parish following fellow Alabamian and former Azure Ray songstress, Maria Taylor. As a weekend of chaos reigns, head to that other venue on sixth street to sooth your soul and raise your glass.
