“Welcome 2 Club XII harnesses the band’s freewheeling energy…”
Produced by longtime Drive-By Truckers collaborator David Barbe and mainly recorded at his studio in Athens, Georgia, Welcome 2 Club XIII, their latest album, took shape over the course of three frenetic days in summer 2021—a doubly extraordinary feat considering that the band had no prior intentions of making a new album. “We had some shows coming up and decided to get together and practice, since we hadn’t even seen each other in a year and a half because of the pandemic,” Hood recalls. “We started demoing song ideas, and pretty soon we realized we had a whole record. It was all sort of magical.”
Welcome 2 Club XIII was recorded live with most songs cut in one or two takes, fully harnessing the band’s freewheeling energy. “For us it’s always about just getting together and having fun, but this time there was the added feeling of being set free after a long time of wondering if we’d ever get to do this again,” notes Cooley.
THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT, yeehaw!
Drive-By Truckers with special guest Early James LIVE at Duling Hall on Wednesday, November 15, 2023.
Doors: 6:30 PM, Show: 7:30 PM | Duling Hall
Come enjoy a full bar and a night of live music.
18+ unless accompanied by a parent or guardian ticket holder. A $5 underage fee will be charged to all persons under the age of 21 at the door. Cash or card is accepted at the door.