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Jason Isbell “artist in residence” at Country Music Hall of Fame

October 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A double dose of Isbell news today as Stereogum report with a ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds’ bent: “Jason Isbell doesn’t make country music, at least not in the traditionalist sense of the word, and […]

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Jason Isbell and Jerry Douglas cover Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” – Watch

October 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A match made in heaven as it were.  RS Country report: “”I’d like to bring out a very special guest,” Jason Isbell told a hometown crowd at the Ryman Auditorium last night, during the final moments of […]

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Jason Isbell covers Tom Petty’s “Refugee” – Watch

October 11, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s a sign of how much Tom Petty meant to the americana community that so many of “our” artists have been covering his tunes the past week.  RS Country reports this morning: “Jason Isbell & the […]

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Jason Isbell picks all female artists for Nashville residency

September 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

One day this won’t even be news. Rolling Stone Country reports: “Jason Isbell will perform six sold-out concerts at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in October, a run that will further raise his profile as the face of […]

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Van Morrison joins Americana Awards 2017 line-up

August 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If we could afford to cover this in person we would, although you do avoid Van on a bad day biting your head off (sorry, lazy journalism there). Rolling Stone Country reports: “Eclectic UK rock legends Van […]

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