Jason Isbell shares "Cast Iron Skillet," adds dates with Wednesday & more
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit have shared the third single off their upcoming album Weathervanes, “Cast Iron Skillet.” Backed by an acoustic guitar and some gentle arrangements, Jason is in imagery-inducing, nostalgia-inducing storyteller mode with a deceptively simple song that grips you from start to finish. Speaking about it, Jason simply says, “If we romanticize the past, we can’t really learn from it.” Listen below. Jason also launched some new merch, including an actual cast iron skillet.
Jason also added more tour dates to his summer tour, including shows with one of the most exciting newer bands in indie rock, Wednesday, who cite Jason’s former band Drive-By Truckers as a core influence on their great new album Rat Saw God. His new dates also include shows with outsider artist Lonnie Holley (whose new album features Michael Stipe, Bon Iver, Moor Mother, Sharon Van Etten, and more), and singer/songwriter S.G. Goodman. Tickets for the new dates go on sale Friday (4/28) at 10 AM local with a fan presale starting today (4/26) at 10 AM.
S.G. Goodman also opens his previously announced NYC-area shows: Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre on July 28, Long Island’s Paramount on July 31, and New Brunswick’s State Theatre on August 1. All upcoming dates are listed below.
Speaking of Drive-By Truckers, their classic Isbell-era 2004 album The Dirty South is getting reissued as The Complete Dirty South, and this expanded edition features the 17-song tracklist that the band originally wanted to release, before they were convinced to cut it down. There’s also a lot of cool footage, photos, and stories of Jason’s time in DBT in the great new Jason Isbell documentary Running With Our Eyes Closed that’s out now on HBO. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend it.
Running With Our Eyes Closed also heavily features Jason’s wife and collaborator Amanda Shires, who announced a new album with the late Bobbie Nelson today.
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit — 2023 Tour Dates
April 28: Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center +
April 29: Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center +
April 30: Scaly Mountain, NC – Bear Shadow Music Festival
May 2: Omaha, NE – Orpheum Theater +
May 3: Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater #
May 4: Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater #
May 6: Salina, KS – Stiefel Theatre +
May 7: Lubbock, TX – Helen DeVitt Jones Theater at The Buddy Holly Hall +
May 9: Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum +
May 11: Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater +
May 12: Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater +
May 13: Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater +
May 14: Little Rock, AR – The Hall +
June 15: Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live !
June 16: Kansas City, MO – Boulevardia
June 17: St. Louis, MO – Open Highway Music Festival
June 18: Indianapolis, IN – WonderRoad Festival
June 22: LaGrange, GA – Sweetland Amphitheatre *
June 23: Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Co *
June 24: Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Co *
June 29: Palo Alto, CA – Frost Amphitheater ^
June 30: Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival
July 1: Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^
July 2: Canby, OR – Clackamas County Fairgrounds ^
July 4: Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater ^
July 5: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo ^
July 6: Spokane, WA – Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox ^
July 9: Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheatre ^
July 11: Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre ^
July 12: San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay ^
July 14: Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre ^
July 15: Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre ^
July 16: Las Vegas, NV – Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas ^
July 26: Harrisburg, PA – Riverfront Park *
July 27: Boston, MA – Roadrunner *
July 28: Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre *
July 31: Huntington, NY – The Paramount *
Aug 1: New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre New Jersey *
Aug 2: Washington, D.C. – Wolf Trap *
Aug 4: Toronto, ON – Massey Hall *
Aug 5: Lewiston, NY – Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater *
Aug 8: Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island *
Aug 9: Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center *
Aug 11: Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit *
Aug 12: St Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre &
Aug 13: North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues &
Sept 8: Iowa City, IA – Hancher Auditorium – Hadley Stage @
Sept 9: Grand Rapids, MN – Grand Rapids Riverfest
Sept 10: Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Center for the Arts @
Sept 12: Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater @
Sept 14: Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium =
Sept 15: New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater =
Sept 16: Memphis, TN – Radians Amphitheater =
Oct 7: Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
+ w/ Amythyst Kiah
# w/ Angel Olsen
! w/ Adeem the Artist
* w/ S.G. Goodman
^ w/ Deer Tick
& w/ The Baseball Project
@ w/ Wednesday
= w/ Lonnie Holley
