On this solo album patterson hood demonstrates a range that adds so much to his previous work and. Back in january, worn out from having spent a year on tour and facing a new albums release and another year spent mostly on a. An evening with patterson hood of driveby truckers sons. It is a rather quick read but you kind of expect and look forward to getting a quick but entertaining story from a james patterson book. The highway kind is a collection of short stories of varying lengths by an allstar cast of writers including such famed authors as michael connelly, george pelecanos, and wil vilharo. The story of five eight, directed by former journalist marc pilvinsky and due in 2020. Ive been hoping to do some writing of songs, as well as a book project. The songs from this record are drawn from a period in which hood was penning a book on his life at 27. I thought it was a brilliant way of approaching it, hood says via phone of the book s premise. Check out heat lightning rumbles in the distance by patterson hood on amazon music.
Patterson will be screening network at the carolina theatre on monday, april th at 7 pm. Instead, band members have been at home with their families, riding out the coronavirus pandemic, and eager to resume touring later this year. I had made a couple of stabs in that direction before as well as a couple of screenplays but had so far failed to. Patterson hood heat lightning rumbles in the distance new. Driveby truckers patterson hood interview why american. Driveby truckers frontman and acler patterson hood. Nov 15, 2017 local photographer jason thrasher talks new book athens potluck. Heat lightning rumbles in the distance patterson hood. Im not happy but it sounds all right not much that you can do to make my outlook bright its just gonna take a while to chase these blues away but i appreciate you stopping over anyway cuz i always look forward to the things you say and the way you choose to say them. Patterson hood heat lightning rumbles in the distance. An evening with patterson hood of driveby truckers tickets. It doesnt have rocking edge of many driveby truckers songs, but thats a good thing. Dec 24, 2015 lyrics by patterson hood, for vic chesnutt. Patterson hood kicks off tour in support of new album the hush magnifies its stories of family and fuckedup youth, and even the sketches deliver an emotional gutpunch.
He is best known as frontman, singer, songwriter and guitar player for the critically acclaimed rock and roll band driveby truckers, but is also a writer of essays, columns and short stories. On the eve of his annual guitar pull, i called patterson hood. She ended up letting me put it on my album, and its a. Patterson hood heavy and hanging final song hopeless season 5 drive by truckers let. Driveby truckers patterson hood on how hes being creative during quarantine. Hes originally from muscle shoals, al and plays with a band called driveby truckers as well as being a solo artist.
Patterson hood of driveby truckers will perform at the grey eagle on december 5th at 9. Best known as the leader of the drive by truckers, hood contends as one of this generations. Im just the opening act and i hit my mark hood, dbt. Back in january 2011, worn out from having spent a year on tour and facing a new albums release and another year spent mostly on a bus, away from the comforts of home and family, i decided to try to write a book. According to johnson, revisiting this release definitely helped me reembody and rework some of the songs over for the live shows. Patterson hood of driveby truckers mill valley, ca patch. He recently wrote an oped on the ongoing controversies surrounding the confederate flag for the new york times magazine and an. Jun 25, 2010 patterson hood is my fourth interview since i started writing again. Heat lightning rumbles in the distance is the third solo album from driveby truckers patterson hood. She began the lyrics as a song for our late dear friend vic chesnutt and i rewrote it with the intention of her recording it for her.
I did get some great songs from the original book concept, though, like. Centromatic followed up love you just the same with fort recovery in march 2006. Hood sets third solo disc for 911 country standard time. She has just recently recorded an album of her own and she and patterson had attempted to cowrite a song for it. The video surfaced on youtube eventually called what doesnt kill me, but seems gone now.
Patterson hood of the driveby truckers with llly hiatt. Patterson hood, perhaps the primary conductor behind the runaway train that. A rare glimpse into the souths greatest indiemusic scene. Patterson hood is a prolific writer and performer whose. Jan 01, 2012 check out heat lightning rumbles in the distance by patterson hood on amazon music. He is also a writer of essays, columns and short stories. Patterson hood is best known as a frontman, singer, songwriter and guitar player for the critically acclaimed rock and roll band driveby truckers. Patterson hood is a serious poet and musician who, in simple, stark and melodic terms, can convey ideas in a way that is accessible to every listener. Im also a judge for the vic chesnutt songwriting contest based in. Patterson hood appears on two zebulon tracks falling off the edge of the world and highwater while singer liz durret niece to singersongwriter vic chesnutt lends her mesmerizing. The theme of these stories is the fuelinfected powerful rides that some men spend their whole lives working on and perfecting. Best known as the leader of the drive by truckers, hood contends as one of this generations most resonating musicians. Sometimes we work up a song for some special project, like the vic chesnutt tribute or something. Patterson hood is a prolific writer and performer whose characterdriven stories are packed with political subtext.
Back in january, worn out from having spent a year on tour and facing a new albums release and another year spent mostly on a bus, away from the comforts of home and family, i decided to try to write a book. An evening with patterson hood driveby truckers at. The band is the subject of the upcoming feature documentary weirdo. Heat lightning rumbles in the distance ato release date. Sep 07, 2012 i was 27, my band broke up, i got divorced and left my hometown to live in memphis, hood writes in the promotional materials for heat lightning rumbles in the distance. Local photographer jason thrasher talks new book athens. Hood said he wrote the song come back little star with his dear friend kelly hogan, who also came in to sing it with me. I kick things off with the first question, before stepping back and letting the guys get into it. Driveby truckers patterson hood on how hes being creative. Mar 18, 2020 driveby truckers patterson hood on how hes being creative during quarantine songwriter is at home in portland, oregon, with his family, cranking the clash and big star.
Patterson hood when i ran off and left her the vic. Here, in his own words, is how the groups patterson hood has been. The goal at the end of the night is to be so drained we can barely make it back to the bus on our feet. I hope this signals a renewal of my love of writing and can continue to be an outlet for the twisted way i view my little corner of the world. Im not happy but it sounds all right not much that you can do to make my outlook bright. Hood was born in muscle shoals, alabama, the son of jan patterson adams and david hood, the longtime bassist of the muscle shoals rhythm section. Patterson hood is my fourth interview since i started writing again. The songs begin in the period that the book was set in, but dont end there, as they really just were the impetus for writing about the life he is living now and contrasting it with the troubled times of two decades ago. On christmas morning, 2009, vic chesnutt passed away from an overdose of muscle relaxants. Patterson hood heat lightning rumbles in the distance release date. I loved her lyrics and set about rewriting it and turning it into a song. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from patterson hood at the discogs marketplace. Heat lightning rumbles in the distance by patterson hood on.
Mar 18, 2020 driveby truckers patterson hood on how hes being creative during quarantine. An evening with patterson hood of driveby truckers sons of. Vic chesnutt drunk vinyl long out of circulation third album remastered for vinyl with bonus tracks. Through an awesome mistake, we stumbled on the iphone of the future. The twodisc set dual hawks was released in 2008, with one disc featuring the songs of centromatic and the other featuring south san gabriel. Patterson is my favorite songwriter and one of my favorite storytellers. Kelly hogan has long been one of pattersons favorite people and he knew he wanted her to sing on the album. An evening with patterson hood of driveby truckers at.
Sep 29, 2016 on the bands eleventh studio album, american band, the driveby truckers now consisting of vocalistsguitarists hood and cooley, drummer brad morgan, keyboardist jay gonzalez, and bassist matt. An evening with patterson hood of the driveby truckers. I was calling my book slam dancing in the pews, named after a cassette. Hood wrote the song 18 wheels of love about their relationship. In july 2017, five eight released their tenth album, songs for st. Patterson hood is a musician and songwriter living in portland, or. As with patterson hood s previous solo album murdering oscar and other love songs, his new lp heat lightning rumbles in the distance sounds a lot like driveby truckers at their most introspective. The record includes guest appearances from all the driveby truckers as well as patterson hoods father, bassist with the muscle shoals, david hood.
She has just recently recorded an album of her own and she and i had attempted to cowrite a song for it. Patterson hood of the driveby truckers is riding out the coronavirus pandemic at. Patterson hood called it heat lightning rumbles in the distance and decided that spring to record it as a solo album. An evening with patterson hood of driveby truckers.
Patterson hood interview february 2010 by james calemine. My book would sort of tell that story, but interspersed with lyrics from that period of my life, as well as new song lyrics either set in that time or from the point of view of various characters from the book. Mill valley, ca patterson hood of driveby truckers this post was contributed by a community member. Audra schroeder vic chesnutt 11pm, pecan street ale house in the world of. The director of knives out talks about getting daniel craig for his hit whodunit, and teases more of its main character in the future. The driveby truckers were planning on spending march on the road in support of their new album, the unraveling. If the book was coming fast, the songs were coming even easier. His parents married young, and divorced when he was in college. Patterson hood of driveby truckers at the grey eagle on.
The opening act having evangelized the dbt gospel ad nauseum since tj turned me on to the band in 2003, it pained me to see them have to open for the alabama shakes, a band that patterson hood helped launch, in their first appearance at the rocks. The last conversation i ever had with vic chesnutt was about. Its been a minute, but with both patterson hood and will johnson having solo. The modern school of film and the carolina theatre of durham in association with guitartown present film. Local photographer jason thrasher talks new book athens potluck. Back in january, worn out from having spent a year on tour and facing a new albums release and another year spent mostly on a continued. Youre tuned into the aquarium drunkard transmissions podcastthis month, we bring you the uncut edition of our conversation with tim heidecker, explaining the classic inspirations behind his latest lp, what the broken hearted do. In the past few years he has written an oped on the ongoing controversies surrounding the confederate flag for the new york times magazine, a piece on vic chesnutt for the oxford american s annual music issue, and retrospectives on david bowie for american songwriter and merle haggard for npr. This story was constantly moving and had some awesome twists and turns.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Patterson hood sings when i ran off and left her with a few other members of the drive by truckers including john neff on pedal steel and shonna tucker on bass at the vic chesnutt tribute shows. Mar 27, 2017 the black book is by far is my favorite james patterson book i have read recently. Vic chesnutt, patterson hood, and othersjohnson has recently redoubled his solo touring and songwriting. As with patterson hoods previous solo album murdering oscar and other love songs, his new lp heat lightning rumbles in the distance sounds a lot like driveby truckers at their most introspective.
Patterson hood of the driveby truckers is one of americas greatest living storytellers. Closing out the evening with a series of songs from the new cd, including a wistful number cowritten with kelly hogan and dedicated to the late vic chesnutt come back little star, patterson took pains to reflect on relationships gone bad after the damage, betty ford, better off without, and, from 2009s. Heat lightning rumbles in the distance by patterson hood. He was calling his book slam dancing in the pews, named after a cassette.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. And not just because of the countless gutcrumpling. Patterson hood returns with his third solo album in september and notably all of his fellow driveby. Kelly hogan has long been one of my favorite people and i knew i wanted her to sing on my album. Halloween will be in chicago at the fantastic vic theatre. Its been a minute, but with both patterson hood and will johnson having solo records out this week heat lightning rumbles in the distance and scorpion, respectively, it seemed like a good time to bring back longshots an ad feature in which we step back and let artists interview one another. He recently wrote an oped on the ongoing controversies surrounding the confederate flag for the new york times magazine and an upcoming piece on vic chesnutt for the oxford americans. The cosmopolitan sound by patterson hood december 24, 2015 photograph of vic chesnutt by jem cohen. The first book length publication of johnsons writing. The structure would be chapter song chapter song and so on. She sent me a set of lyrics to an unfinished song she was working on about our friend vic chesnutt. Some strange openletter battle happened between vics partner tina chesnutt and scott stuckey, who wanted to put out a movie about vic. Mar 12, 2014 mill valley, ca patterson hood of driveby truckers this post was contributed by a community member.