At this late date, you shouldn't need anyone to explain why the arrival of a Wal-Mart in your town is pretty bad news for the well-being of said town. And as Billboard reports , a group of musicians in Athens, Georgia is doing whatever it can to stop the construction of a massive local development anchored by a Wal-Mart. The Downtown 13 collective is led by Patterson Hood, frontman of the Southern-rock-revivalist institution Drive-By Truckers, and it also includes members of R.E.M., Widespread Panic, the Futurebirds, and plenty of others. In their efforts, they've written and recorded [...]
Patterson Hood & The Downtown 13 - After It's Gone
MUSIC NEWS - Some of the greatest songs were written to give voice to anxiety, despair and unwanted change. " After it's Gone ", a new single just released by Patterson Hood and the Downtown 13 , was inspired by the threat of a Walmart in the heart of downtown Athens, GA. The city that nurtured the band's career. Hood, singer, writer and guitarist for the band Drive-By Truckers assembled The Downtown 13 , a musical collective made up of some of Athens, GA's finest musicians to celebrate Athens, GA's beauty and vibrant musical heritage [...]
I've never been to Athens, GA but from all accounts, it is a special place full of a rich history. Patterson Hood has enlisted the help of a number of friends in putting this song together. Here is the backstory on the song from the PR release. Some of the greatest songs were written to give voice to anxiety, despair and unwanted change. "After it's Gone", a new single just released by Patterson Hood and the Downtown 13, was inspired by the threat of a Walmart in the heart of the downtown that nurtured the band's career. [...]
Drive-By Truckers ' honcho Patterson Hood is behind a new effort to protect the downtown of Athens, GA. Currently, there is a development being planned that would bring a Walmart to the downtown. Read more about the effort here . He's assembled some of the town's famous musicians to release the track "After It's Gone", credited to Patterson Hood & the Downtown 13. Aside from some of Hood's DBT compatriots, Sugar 's David Barbe, R.E.M. 's Mike Mills, and members of Widespread Panic are among the thirteen. [...]

Drive-By Truckers : 18 Wheels of Love [ purchase ] I used to be a member of one of those record clubs where you got a bunch of records for a penny, then had to buy a bunch more at full price, and it still ended up as a good deal if you knew how to play the game. I once ordered a CD from the club, and as a bonus, got a copy of "Decoration Day" by the Drive-By Truckers, a band I had never heard of. I [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Every Sunday through the end of the year, Daily Downloads features 10 live recordings from a single artist through their career. Today's featured artist is Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers . Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Patterson Hood : [...]
Adding a South American twist to folk music is Holiday Rambler , the moniker for D. Alex Meeks of Hooded Fang . He's releasing his debut album, with the unwieldy title There Is No End To The World, And Nothing Can Shatter The Earth (I'm not sure that's the correct spot for a comma to be placed), on February 14th. Grab the first track "Dogwood" here: <p><a href=" http://holidayrambler.bandcamp .com/album/there-is-no-end-to- the-world-and-nothing-can-shat ter-the-earth">There Is No End To The World, And Nothing Can Shatter The Earth by Holiday Rambler</a></p> [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Centro-matic : 2006-03-29, Atlanta [mp3,ogg,flac] Centro-matic: "Flashes and Cables" [mp3] search for more Centro-matic posts at Largehearted Boy Chuck Prophet : 2011-11-02, Durham [mp3,ogg,flac] Chuck Prophet: "Sister Lost Soul" [...]
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after 21 years of nothing, i figured, in my little brain that it may be alright to post this adams house cat record, town burned down . also me thinks that it if it would have seen the light of day, it would have by now considering the trucker's popularity. for those unfamiliar with the whole ordeal this is patterson and cooley's band before forming the drive by truckers. it was recorded in muscle shoals back in 1990. oh, and are we ever gonna hear a mike cooley solo record? i could have sworn that i read that one [...]
A great line-up from Athens and Atlanta in support of our own legendary record store (and comic shop). Patterson Hood, Kelly Hogan, Magnapop, Carnivores, Back Pockets, something for everyone. $20 at the door. Patterson Hood - Pride of the Yankees Carnivores - Darker Days Kelly Hogan & the Mellowcremes - Hanky Panky Woman
It's Friday and you probably don't want to work which is totally understandable so we've brought distractions: All the fellas in Lucero talk tattoos at Tattoo Artist Magazine . Would you allow Ben to jam a needle in your arm after a show? I'm pretty damn sure I wouldn't. The music Gillian Welch makes is as comfortable as your favorite hoodie. Here's an article about the making of The Harrow & The Harvest. Read it. NPR is more than just the radio. They have a shit ton of [...]
DavidLoweryMusic.com In what proves to be one of the more compelling reasons not to skip class, Cracker frontman David Lowery married his longtime significant other -- not to mention, his band's manager -- Velena Vego during a music business class. According to the AP , the pair tied the knot during a ceremony at the University of Georgia, where Lowery teaches for the music business program. Though the two actually wed a year ago in California, the paperwork was never filed and so the couple made it official on [...]

After a year and just shy of 150 shows since we last saw them, the band is bringing the rock show back to our hometown Norfolk, VA tomorrow night. We had the chance to have a few words with the ever eloquent Patterson Hood about life on the road, the band's connection to VA, and their historic performance on Letterman last night. MOR: I did the math and it looks like you guys have played 148 shows since your last one in Norfolk about this time last year. What's [...]
Patterson Hood - Norfolk, VA 4.15.10 After a year and just shy of 150 shows since we last saw them, the band is bringing the rock show back to our hometown Norfolk, VA tomorrow night. We had the chance to have a few words with the ever eloquent Patterson Hood about life on the road, the band's connection to VA, and their historic performance on Letterman last night. [...]
(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) One cannot overstate the power of regionalism. Growing up in Georgia, in a rather musical household, I assumed the music of Eddie Hinton was as well known as, say, that of Sam [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music Erika Goldring, Getty Images Among the 30 songs the Drive-By Truckers played Tuesday night at New York City's Bowery Ballroom were 12 from 'Go-Go Boots,' their latest album . This made sense, since it was, as frontman Patterson Hood explained, the "official release show," but even beyond that, 'Boots' is a Tuesday night sort of record. Unlike its predecessor, [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Q + A Danny Clinch In early 2009, the Drive-By Truckers found themselves with, well, a truckload of new songs -- enough for either two normal-length albums or one big, weird Southern indie-rock epic. Frontman Patterson Hood opted for the former, frontloading last year's 'The Big To-Do' with big-riff rockers and saving all the misfits -- murder ballads, dance departures, banjo-laced country [...]
Drive By Truckers return to the shelves of our local record stores with something between (according to the all encompassing internet) their ninth and twelfth album (band co-founder Patterson Hood counts it as their eleventh, by the way). Recorded separately during the same sessions as predecessor The Big To Do , Go-Go Boots dives into the "waters of country/soul and that mystical intersection between to two dominate poles of our shared musical heritage", again according to Hood. Drive By Truckers - Go-Go [...]