Last April encore spoke with Drive-By Truckers’ Mike Cooley before their return to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. They had recently released “American Band” (October 2016), which was written and recorded well before the 2016 primaries, yet proved itself incredibly prophetic of the political climate to come. Take the tune “Kinky Hypocrite,” for instance. Cooley had several folks in mind when he wrote the Southern-rock boot-scoot about … Continue reading UNREPENTANTLY PISSED: Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood talks about being positive during critical times