Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Sept. 12 at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee I came late to the Jason Isbell party. I was a peripheral Drive-By Truckers fan during his tenure with Patterson Hood and the boys. I knew his voice stood out then and the lyrics he was singing were some of my favorite […]
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B.J. Barham photos by Glenn Cook at Union Stage show B.J. Barham picks up the phone and apologizes. He needs to delay the start of our conversation. The 38-year-old American Aquarium frontman, a self-described extravert who talks a mile a minute and is known for his high-energy tightrope walking shows, is picking up his daughter […]
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“Can you imagine us years from today Sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange to be seventy” Old Friends by Paul Simon Old Friends was written by Paul Simon at age twenty-four. That to me is an amazing fact. How could a person of that age possibly even dare to write a song from […]
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There was James McMurtry with his blunt solemn lyrical observations, delivering somber truths in his black fedora hat and spiraling curls; and Jason Isbell, with lyrics so emotionally moving he’s got fans loyal to the core.
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