{"id":1521,"date":"2017-01-27T02:03:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T07:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=1521"},"modified":"2017-01-27T02:03:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T07:03:33","slug":"jason-isbell-joins-drive-by-truckers-in-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2017\/01\/27\/jason-isbell-joins-drive-by-truckers-in-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Isbell Joins Drive-By Truckers Onstage in Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivebytruckers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drive-By Truckers<\/a> had a special guest last night at the <a href=\"http:\/\/ryman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryman Auditorium<\/a>. The band is on tour supporting their <a href=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2016\/09\/30\/new-release-roundup-drive-by-truckers-bob-weir-luke-winslow-king-the-wytches-mike-destefano\/\" target=\"_blank\">hard-rocking, politically-charged new album, <em>American Band<\/em><\/a>, and were in Nashville, where former DBTs guitarist (2001-2007) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonisbell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Isbell<\/a> happens to live with his wife, singer\/songwriter Amanda Shires. Isbell just <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonIsbell\/status\/820814082739699712\" target=\"_blank\">started work on a new album on January 16<\/a>, recording in Nashville with producer <a href=\"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2016\/04\/01\/department-of-tangents-podcast-ep-3-producer-dave-cobb-music-from-morgane-stapleton-with-chris-stapleton\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Cobb<\/a> and the band, and doesn\u2019t have any live dates on the books until next month. So he was free to jump onstage and join his former bandmates for \u201cHeathens\u201d from <em>Decoration Day<\/em>, Isbell\u2019s first album with the band. Isbell Tweeted about it after the show. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great job tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRyman\">@TheRyman<\/a> by my old friends <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drivebytruckers\">@drivebytruckers<\/a>. An honor and a pleasure to join them for a song.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonIsbell\/status\/824849462069637120\">January 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A fan caught the performance on video and uploaded it after the show. The affection between the former band members is clear. Patterson Hood sidled up to Isbell during a guitar solo, and Hood was all smiled when he stepped up to the mic and said, \u201cWho is that masked man?\u201d Isbell shared hugs and handshakes with the entire band after the song. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lBWfhiLKUPQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Drive-By Truckers had a special guest last night at the Ryman Auditorium. 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