In 2001, the Drive-By Truckers released their third studio album, “Southern Rock Opera.” It was a dream conceived by members of the band before they even officially formed, back in 1998; a kind of ...

For years before it was released in 2001, the Drive-By Truckers’ high-concept album “Southern Rock Opera” existed only as a topic of conversation and consternation as the band worked the concert ...

© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. In 2024, Drive-By Truckers hit the road for the first time in a long time on their “Southern Rock ...

Sitting near the center of “Southern Rock Opera,” the double-album breakthrough that placed Drive-By Truckers on the rock ‘n’ roll map, are a pair of Patterson Hood songs that speak directly to the ...

In just a little more than a year, Drive-By Truckers will celebrate their 40th anniversary. When asked about the band’s upcoming benchmark, founder and songwriter Patterson Hood had a humorous take.

Drive-By Truckers will reunite with their former bandmate Jason Isbell for a performance on The Late Show next month. The group is currently promoting The Definitive Decoration Day, a reissue of its ...

Drive-By Truckers are marking the upcoming 2024 presidential election with an expanded new edition of their landmark 2016 album, American Band, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, November 1. The ...

It's been three years since "Welcome 2 Club XIII" dropped, so the Drive-By Truckers must be due for a new album. Considering the content of 2001's "Southern Rock Opera" and 2016's "American Band," ...

Over the course of the last 25 years, few songwriters have examined the human condition in quite the way Patterson Hood has, drilling down on the American experience over the course of 14 Drive-By ...

Patterson Hood and his band Drive-By Truckers are usually forward looking — the reason there’s been 14 studio albums since 1998. But the Georgia-formed quintet is indulging in a bit of nostalgia this ...

Patterson Hood's last solo album Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance arrived way back in 2012. Today, the Drive-By Truckers co-founder has announced its follow-up Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams ...

The Drive-By Truckers are set to play with former member Jason Isbell in a reunion that’s decades in the making. The announcement arrives just before Friday’s release of The Definitive Decoration Day, ...