Over 3 days, Alabama's new Orion Amphitheater featured performances by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Mavis Staples, Brittany Howard, Emmylou Harris, and more.
, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and Waxahatchee, plus local Huntsville talent such as Translee and Deqn Sue & Kelvin Wooten.
“Building the Orion may seem random to people who have never been to Huntsville before,” says Ben Lovett, co-founder and keyboardist for Mumford & Sons who also serves as CEO of London-based venue development group TVG Hospitality. “But, when my band traveled to places that a lot of people would consider ‘random,’ we found that the most beautiful people and amazing examples of humanity exist in those places.
Bassist David Hood, who at 78 is the last living member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section , is in awe of Orion’s scope, but also aware that the music he and his colleagues created out of necessity helped pave the road to today. Hood is also warmly greeted by Friday night performer Jason Isbell, who once played in the Drive-By Truckers with Hood’s son Patterson.“You know, it’s fun to see the young guys coming up and doing it, and doing it well,” Hood tells Rolling Stone once Isbell exits the room. “I’m so proud, because I was afraid when all of us Swampers either died or retired, it was going to be all over for that Muscle Shoals sound. And it’s not — it’s in good hands right now.”have figured out the lay of the land.
As darkness overtook the Orion on Saturday, the Drive-By Truckers roared onto the stage. A triple-guitar threat of Hood, Cooley, and Jay Gonzalez, backed by drummer Brad Morgan and bassist Matt Patton, the ensemble bulldozed through its hour-long set of snarling riffs and thundering percussion. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit perform at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama, on May 13, 2022.“And I’d like to say ‘I’m sorry,’ but we lived to tell about it, and we lived to do a whole lot more crazy, stupid, shit,” Hood screamed into the microphone, his voice echoing into the muggy Alabama night.
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