Drive-By Truckers at Utepils Brewing

DBT is finally back on the road after nearly two years of the pandemic lockdown. The band has built its wildly dedicated fanbase through electric live shows, more than two decades of near constant touring and its special brand of politically-minded Southern rock with urgent and poignant themes. The band had just releasted its 12th studio album in January 2020 when the pandemic hit; The Unraveling was mostly recorded in Memphis at Sam Phillips Recording Service – nine new songs detailing the horrific state of MAGA America in songs that addressed white supremacy, school shootings and the opioid crisis.

Throughout lockdown, DBT played numerous virtual live shows, and wrote new songs that they combined with some tracks previously recorded in Memphis. They released The New OK, which is made up of nine songs and picks up where The Unraveling left off, continuing the themes of an unraveling country, but also breaking away on a more personal front. DBT’s 14th studio album, Welcome 2 Club XIII, takes the band in them  in even more new directions.

Drive-By Truckers is the first show in a new joint music series, LIVE at Utepils, which offers live music fans an amazing outdoor concert experience, nestled on the banks of Bassett Creek right between Downtown Minneapolis and Theodore Wirth Parkway.