Watch Drive-By Truckers Rock “Pauline Hawkins” At The 40 Watt Club

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We have an awesome mid-day pick me up for you. Check out this exclusive live video of alt-country icons Drive-By Truckers playing “Pauline Hawkins” at Athens’ legendary 40 Watt Club. “Hawkins” is the lead single off  the Truckers’ latest release, English Oceans.

“I wrote ‘Pauline Hawkins’ the day after I finished reading Willy Vlautin’s book The Free,” head Trucker Patterson Hood tells us. “The song is from the point of view of his beautifully drawn character. We had already completed the album and reconvened the band to track and mix it four days after I wrote it. Sometimes the missing piece is found just in the nick of time.”

Read our review of English Oceans here.

Drive-By Truckers 2014 Tour Dates:

Thu Apr 10 – Mill Valley, CA – Sweetwater
Fri Apr 11 – Napa, CA – City Winery
Sat Apr 12 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre
Thu Apr 17 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
Fri Apr 18 – Witchita, KS – Orpheum Theater
Sat Apr 19 – Denver, CO – Twist & Shout Records In-Store Performance for Record Store Day
Sat Apr 19 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
Tue Apr 22 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theater
Wed Apr 23 – Seattle, WA – Showbox @ Sodo
Thu Apr 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland
Fri Apr 25 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
Sat Apr 26 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater
Sun Apr 27 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
Wed Apr 30 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
Thu May 01 – Austin, TX – Stubbs
Fri May 02 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
Sat May 03 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
Sat May 10 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar St.
Sun May 11 – Glasgow, UK – ABC
Mon May 12 – Manchester, UK – Ritz
Tue May 13 – London, UK Shepherd’s – Bush Empire
Thu May 15 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
Fri May 16 – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
Fri May 30 – Barcelona, Spain Primavera – Sound
Sun Jun 01 – Houston, TX – Free Press Summer Festival
Tue Jun 03 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Theater
Wed Jun 04 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
Thu Jun 05 – Orlando, FL – Beacham Theater
Fri Jun 06 – Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Music Hall
Sat Jun 07 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
Tue Jun 10 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva
Wed Jun 11 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
Thu Jun 12 – State College, PA – Levels
Fri Jun 13 – Lexington, KY – Busters
Jun 12-15 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo
Fri Jun 20 – Winston-Salem, NC – Ziggys
Sat Jun 21 – Charleston, WV Festivall – Charleston
Thu Jun 26 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Fri Jun 27 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage
Sat Jun 28 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Sun Jun 29 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Tue Jul 01 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
Wed Jul 02 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Fri Jul 04 – Waterloo, Canada – Starlight Club
Sat Jul 05 – Toronto, Canada – Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF)
Sun Jul 06 – Ottawa, Canada – Ottawa Bluesfest
Fri Jul 18 – Maryville, TN – The Shed
Sat Jul 19 – Cincinnatti, OH – Buckle Up Music Festival