Patterson Hood, leader of the Drive-By Truckers, will release Murdering Oscar (and other love songs) on June 23, 2009 on Ruth St. Records. It’s his second solo album and according the press release, it’s been 15 years in the making. He’s joined on the record with most of his DBT band mates, Don Chambers, Will [...]
Patterson always speaks to the big issues of the day, whether it's Thriller 's anniversary or demanding records , so you knew he wasn't gonna sit this one out. Tomorrow's Election Day and the Drive-By Truckers' main man will be damned if you don't exercise your right to vote for a president your baby girl can be proud of. Something along those lines.Actually it's this song, "Uncle Phil & Aunt ...
I LOVE when artists take up residency at a venue for a month so when I heard that Patterson Hood was playing the Caledonia three Wednesdays this month, I seriously almost lost my mind. Now I'm not going to re-cover everything that Flagpole's already said about the shows (in the interest of time, group sanity, and my paycheck..) but I thought that I should at least mention it today.Last time I s...
Who likes theme posts? Do you like theme posts? Well lucky for you, you're in the middle of a string of them. This one is simply incredible! Perfect fucking sound, great stories, and very interesting setlist. In fact, this is the first of 3 weekly shows hood is currently performing at The Caledonia Lounge in Athens, GA. This one he billed as "Onward Out The Window (new and used songs stripped ...
Patterson Hood, Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)Release date: June 23rd, 2009by Peter MalickPol·ly·an·na : an excessively or blindly optimistic person.[MP3] PollyannaIt would certainly come as no surprise to fans of The Drive By Truckers that Patterson Hood is hardly a Pollyanna. Patterson's lyrics wade in the brackish water of an above-ground pool in blue collar America's dusty back yard