Jason Isbell is a storyteller at the peak of his craft, observing his fellow wanderers, looking inside and trying to understand, reducing a universe to four minutes. He sings songs about adult love, about change, about the danger of nostalgia and the interrogation of myths, about cruelty and regret and redemption. Some songs will make you cry alone in your car and others will make you sing along with other audience members, united in the great miracle of being alive!

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Usher Hall

Roadrunner

Jason Isbell has carved his niche as “one of the strongest, truest voices in American roots rock” (Allmusic). A former member of the Drive-By Truckers, Isbell pivoted to a prolific career as a songwriter and solo artist; he has released nine studio albums and penned the ballad “Maybe It’s Time” for the 2018 hit movie A Star is Born. His latest album, Weathervanes, scored two Grammy Awards and the No. 12 spot on the Billboard 200. Isbell takes the stage with The 400 Unit for a setlist of hits such as “Cover Me Up,” “If We Were Vampires,” and “Cast Iron Skillet.” Grammy Award-nominated folk singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews opens the performance.

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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

Interlochen Center for the Arts

This is a storyteller at the peak of his craft, observing his fellow wanderers, looking inside and trying to understand, reducing a universe to four minutes. He shrinks life small enough to name the fear and then strip it away, helping his listeners make sense of how two plus two stops equaling four once you reach a certain age — and carry a certain amount of scars.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Nov 20, 2024