The Record Crate by Alex V. Cook – Funkadelic plays, Paul Burch sings Buddy Holly, Drive-By Truckers reviewed

On the eve of their tour that started at the Varsity this past Wednesday, Drive-By Truckers’ frontman/guitarist Patterson Hood fell and busted his hand. That would ground a lesser band, but DBT pulled in Centro-Matic’s Will Johnson to handle the extra guitar work. Hood was a one-winged dove, singing his songs like I haven’t heard him sing them before, and I’ve seen them eight or nine times. Read more…