While Billy Connolly will be filling out Vector Arena tomorrow evening, next door at the cosy Tuning Fork Americana singer-songwriter Jason Isbell will be providing a more intimate experience.
It's the Alabama singer-guitarist's second time here after supporting Ryan Adams in 2012.
His international travels are a sign that after seven years with alt-country act Drive-By Truckers - leaving amicably in 2007 - and four solo albums, Isbell is getting his own name out there. His most recent album, Southeastern, has received wide acclaim. He likes it too. "It takes a little while to really be able to judge your own music, but I think it's the best work I've done. I spent more time on it, had more focus, more clarity ... and I feel like I was able to say what I really wanted to say."
It was written and recorded after a stint in drug and alcohol rehab but it's not an album that wallows in tough times. He also married long-time violinist girlfriend Amanda Shires two days after they finished recording.
Yes, there have been jokes that it's a rare case of sobriety and marriage making for great country music.
