It was a tight race on the country album sales chart but Jason Isbell’s Something More Than Free pulled out the victory by mere hundreds of albums sold to out pace Alan Jackson’s Angels And Alcohol album. The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart selling nearly 46,000 copies its first week (it hit stores July 17). Since its release, the album has remained at #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart. The album, as mentioned above, topped the Country, Rock and Folk charts while also coming in at #2 on the Independent album chart.
Something More Than Free blends Isbell’s poetic lyrics with interesting melodies as he tells authentic stories about working class characters and is the follow-up to his equally critically-acclaimed album the 2013 release, Southeastern. Critics from Wall Street journal, New Your Times, Stereogum, The Oxford American, NPR’s Fresh Air, Absolute Punk, Rolling Stone and more have all hailed the album as one of the year’s finest.
Jason is set to tour with his band The 400 Unit throughout the summer and Fall at these locations which includes four sold-out shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in late October.
- July 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory **
- July 31 – Fort Smith, AR – Peacemaker Music & Arts Festival
- August 1 – Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Center ^
- August 2 – Wichita, KS – Orpheum Theatre ~
- August 4 – Boise, ID – The Morrison Center #
- August 5 – Missoula, MT – University Theatre #
- August 7 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre #
- August 8 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall #
- August 9 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Theatre @@
- August 11 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater #
- August 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern #
- August 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot #
- August 15 - Lyons, CO - Folks Festival
- October 2 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Concert Hall >>
- October 3 - Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre >>
- October 15 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater !!
- October 16 & 17 – Charleston SC – Charleston Music Hall \
- October 18 – Atlanta, GA – Parklife Piedmont Park $
- October 23-26 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium – SOLD OUT
- October 30 – New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music & Arts Experience
- November 12 – Madison, WI – Capitol Theatre @
- November 13 – Eau Claire, WI – State Theatre @
- November 14 – Green Bay, WI – Meyer Theatre @
- November 19 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center <<
- November 20 – Roanoke, VA – Berglund Center <<
- November 21 - Savannah, GA – Lucas Theatre for the Arts <<
Supporting Artist/Support for list:
- ** = Blake Mills supporting
- ^ = Supporting Randy Rogers Band
- # = Damien Jurado supporting
- ~ = John Moreland supporting
- @@ = Dawes & Damien Juardo supporting
- >> = Supporting John Prine
- !! = Sturgill Simpson & Brandy Clarke supporting
- \ = Hiss Golden Meddenger supporting
- $ = Strand of Oaks & Natalie Prass supporting
- @ = Elizabeth Cook supporting
- << = Anderson East supporting
Ryman Auditorium Special Guests:
October 23: Amanda Shires
October 24: Parker Millsap
October 25: Hurray for the Riff Raff
October 26: Chris Stapleton
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