Jason Isbell: Last News

Chris Willman Music WriterThere comes a day when any major dude will tell you that… you’re off the tour. Aimee Mann revealed Wednesday that she’s been dropped from a Steely Dan tour that she had been announced to join this summer.

Former President Bill Clinton is launching a second season of his iHeart podcast Why Am I Telling You This? on Thursday, with singer-songwriter Jason Isbell as his first guest.

Frank Turner has shared the final teaser of his upcoming solo album ‘FTHC’ – listen to ‘The Resurrectionists’ below.The musician shared the news in a post on social media, writing: “One last song before FTHC is yours next week. ‘The Resurrectionists’ feat Simon Neil @BiffyClyro is out everywhere now”.The new album is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor.‘The Resurrectionists’, featuring Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil, follows the previously released ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell; ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’; and ‘Non Serviam’.“It’s exciting to finally get the new music I’ve been working on out into the world after the last miserable 18 months,” Turner said in a statement on announcing the album last year.Speaking of ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’, he said: “It’s been a difficult time for a lot of people and their mental health, myself included, and discussing that openly is important to me, so this is a song about anxiety and the struggles that come with that.”Turner also shared ‘Miranda’ in November, a song through which he examines his relationship with his trans parent.

Vivienne Chow Chinese nationalists are threatening to boycott the recently-released sci-fi blockbuster “The Matrix: Resurrections” as news about its star Keanu Reeves joining the Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert in March spread across mainland China social media.The backlash from angry Chinese patriots known as “little pinks,” the term for an informal army of young nationalists who often make “wolf warrior” style of pro-Beijing, anti-foreign comments, could finish off the box office run of the fourth instalment of “The Matrix” series.Its performance has already been mediocre and it will likely be sidelined from Tuesday next week when eight major Chinese titles open in time for Lunar New Year holidays. Figures from Endata show that the film has grossed RMB78 million ($12.3 million) after a 14-day release.

Keanu Reeves, Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson and more.Once again featuring artistic direction from composer Philip Glass, who is celebrating his 85th birthday with the event, the benefit will stream on March 3 via Mandolin – tickets are available here, with all proceeds going to Tibet House US.Elsewhere on the bill are the likes of Laurie Anderson, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Margo Price, Phish‘s Trey Anastasio, Punch Brothers and more, with greetings by Iggy Pop and Bernard Sumner.A post shared by Tibet House US (@tibethouse.us)It’s unclear what shape Reeves’ performance for the virtual event will take, but it wouldn’t be so outlandish for the Matrix star’s appearance to be musical in nature.From 1991 to 2002, Reeves played bass in the alternative rock band Dogstar, with the group releasing two albums in their time together – 1996’s ‘Our Little Visionary’ and ‘Happy Ending’ in 2000.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is counting on 2022 being the charm, after the annual event was repeatedly postponed and finally canceled in 2020 and 2021. The festival popularly known as Jazzfest announced its return Thursday, with headliners including the Who, Stevie Nicks and Foo Fighters set to take the city’s stages across two weekends, April 29 through May 8.Among the dozens of other artists set for the fest, encompassing rock, R&B, roots music, country and, of course, the native sounds of Louisiana: Jimmy Buffett, Luke Combs, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Erykah Badu, the Black Crowes, Lauren Daigle, the Avett Brothers, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Randy Newman, Norah Jones, Ludacris, Billy Strings, Trombone Shorty, Death Cab for Cutie, Melissa Etheridge, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Arturo Sandoval, the Revivalists, Nelly, Tank and the Bangas and Terence Blanchard.

Chris Willman Music WriterRecord Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton knows that Black Friday feels different this year — for the indie record stores that observe the “holiday” as an adjunct to the main RSD event in April, and the retail-consumer culture at large. “All the big boxes have been doing their sales for weeks,” she points out.

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Frank Turner has shared a blistering new song, ‘Non Serviam’ – listen to it below.It’s taken from Turner’s new solo album ‘FTHC’ – you can listen to the first single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ here.The new album is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor.“Wasn’t kidding when I said this album goes in a bit harder,” Turner said when sharing the song’s release on Twitter.Listen to the song here:Recorded at Abbey Recording Studios just outside Oxford and produced/mixed by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro), the record includes the previously released single ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell.“It’s exciting to finally get

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Frank Turner has announced his new solo album ‘FTHC’ – you can listen to his latest single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’ below.The new LP will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor.Recorded at Abbey Recording Studios just outside Oxford and produced/mixed by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro), the record includes the previously released single ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell.Turner has previewed ‘FTHC’ today (September 16) with its latest single ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’.“It’s exciting to finally get the new music I’ve been working on out into the world after the last miserable 18 months,” Turner said in a

Jason Isbell has announced details of his new record, ‘Georgia Blue’.The album – marking his eighth overall, including five LPs at the helm of The 400 Unit – is also Isbell’s first covers album. It is dedicated to songs by bands, artists and musicians from the American state of Georgia.Today (September 16), Isbell has shared the album’s lead single: A cover of ‘Driver 8’, a 1985 single from R.E.M.

Adia Victoria has shared her latest single, a cover of ‘You Was Born To Die’ – you can hear the track below.The song is taken from Victoria’s new album ‘A Southern Gothic’, which is set for release on Friday (September 17) via Parlophone/Canvasback.Victoria’s take on ‘You Was Born To Die’ features guest appearances by Jason Isbell, Margo Price and Kyshona Armstrong.“Last year the lessons I learned on my walk in the blues – the business of love, lies, loss and spectacular death – surrounded my every waking thought like armour,” Victoria said in a statement about the track, which you can hear in the below video.“In a society that attempts to suppress death into the unspoken, the blues has allowed me to death in dance’s face and sing her

Chris Willman Music WriterAlthough Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday offshoot edition is still more than two months away, no time is being wasted in getting the official lineup of 150 exclusive titles out for public consumption and appetite-whetting.The Nov.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, Jason Isbell tweeted, “If Biden wins Georgia I’m gonna make a charity covers album of my favorite Georgia songs — R.E.M., Gladys Knight, Vic Chesnutt, Allmans, Cat Power, Precious Bryant, Now It’s Overhead, etc… And damn is that gonna be fun.” He subsequently confirmed that he hadn’t just been blowing electoral smoke but was really in the studio, working on giving voters in the swing state — and Peach State allies — their due reward.The result, a charity album called “Georgia Blue,” comes out digitally with Oct. 15, with a Record Store Day vinyl edition imminently to be announced.

Chris Willman Music WriterGeorge Wein, who set the standard for what outdoor music gatherings would become with his leadership of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals from the 1950s into the 21st century, died Monday at his home in New York City. He was 95.Wein produced the first Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island in 1954 and founded its folk sister in 1959.

Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Tame Impala, and more.Bonnaroo revealed the news last night (August 31) on social media.

was called off last year due to COVID-19, this year it’s being axed due to flooding. “We are absolutely heartbroken to announce that we must cancel Bonnaroo,” organizers wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday.This year’s four-day festival was set to take place from Thursday to Sunday, with a lineup including The Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Tyler The Creator, Megan Thee Stallion, Tame Impala, Jason Isbell, Leon Bridges, Incubus and Lana Del Rey. The forecast is clear, but unfortunately rain from Tropical Depression Ida this week has left the campground flooded beyond fixing. “While this weekend’s weather looks outstanding, currently Centeroo is waterlogged in many areas, the ground is incredibly saturated on our tollbooth paths, and the campgrounds

Jason Isbell has performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 classic ‘Gimme Shelter’, dedicating it to the late, great, Charlie Watts, who died earlier this week at age 80.Currently touring the US in support of their 2020 album ‘Reunions’, Isbell and his band, The 400 Unit – alongside support act Brittney Spencer – performed the cover at their show in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday night (August 26).Check out a crowd recording of the group performing ‘Gimme Shelter’ below, then have a listen to the Stones’ original version:‘Gimme Shelter’ first appeared on the Stones’ eighth album, ‘Let It Bleed’.

Chris Willman Music WriterRocker Jason Isbell may usually have one of the funniest celebrity accounts on Twitter, but when it comes to his engagement with other users on subjects related to the COVID explosion in the last year and a half, it’s been no laughing matter — or at least a subject of acerbic gallows humor, at most. And he’s not just a social-media or magazine-profile warrior.

Royal Blood have shared their cover of Metallica‘s ‘Sad But True’ for the latter’s anniversary covers album, ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ – you can hear their version of ‘The Black Album’ track below.Metallica are celebrating 30 years of their self-titled fifth studio album next month with this special anniversary version of ‘The Black Album’, which includes the star-studded covers album.Following recent renditions of ‘The Black Album’ songs by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer and Miley Cyrus, the latest ‘Metallica Blacklist’ cover has arrived today (August 18).Royal Blood have released their take on the original album’s second song ‘Sad But True’, which has also been recorded by St.