Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

The Read

LaVere is a Memphis singer who plays upright bass standing up, and the combination gives her songs an odd, hovering quality. The low end is right there beside her rather than behind her. She is a good fit for a night at the Ryman precisely because she does not oversell; the building rewards performers who trust it to carry them. By the fifth night the run has its own accumulated logic. Songs that appeared once early on come back changed, and the band has stopped playing for the people who could only make one show. Isbell has treated these stands as a place to work rather than a victory lap, and the late nights are usually where that shows.

The Venue

Ryman Auditorium

116 5th Ave N

The best-sounding hall in American music. A riverboat captain built it as a tabernacle in 1892, the pews are the originals, and artists talk about getting to play here the way athletes talk about a title.

On the bill

Also playing

The same booking at Ryman Auditorium, 6 dates in all.

• Thu Oct 15
• Fri Oct 16
• Sat Oct 17
• Thu Oct 22
• Fri Oct 23 · this one
• Sat Oct 24