Now, the band have even landed a tour with like-minded storytellers the Hold Steady. “We’ve got all this common ground, and yet it’s almost as if we’re connecting with two parallel audiences,” says Hood. “And what a great way to end a year like this.”
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS + HOLD STEADY | Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Place, Boston | November 9 at 7:30 pm | $25-$27.50 | 617.931.2000 or www.livenation.com
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