PATTERSON HOOD IN CONCERT:
The hallmark of Patterson Hood's music career is his stellar songwriting -- he's a natural storyteller who packs his tracks with rich characters, detailed narratives, and vivid imagery. Though he's best known as one-fifth of longtime country rock collective Drive-By Truckers -- revered for their rollicking live shows -- Hood's solo performances are intimate affairs that showcase his impressive acoustic guitar chops. He packs his sets with solo tunes chronicling southern life, as well as Drive-By Truckers favorites like "Steve McQueen" and "Goode's Field Road". Concertgoers will be utterly charmed by his charismatic between-song banter, commanding stage presence, and emotional delivery, which add up to an unforgettable live experience.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Alabama-born singer Patterson Hood started writing songs when he was eight years old, and was jamming in a local rock band by the time he was 14. In college he and his friend Mike Cooley formed the band Adam's House Cat, a short-lived project that won Musician Magazine's Best Unsigned Band competition in 1988 befpre calling it quits. After the group disbanded Hood and Cooley moved to Atlanta, and in 1996 and formed country rock outfit Drive-By Truckers. In 2001 they released the critically acclaimed double-disc album Southern Rock Opera, and it was during that time when Hood began composing darker tracks that didn't mesh with the band's rougher style. He eventually turned the material into his 2004 solo debut album Killers And Stars, and has since released two more solo collections -- 2009's Mudering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) and 2012's Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance.