A Stockton couple says they were startled to hear a big explosion from their front yard this week that turned out to be their old oak tree blowing up, scattering pieces up and down the street.

Patterson Hood of Athens, Georgia-based Drive-By Truckers is on tour behind a solo album, “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams,” which brings him to Terminal West on March 26.

Patterson Hood Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams ATO Apr 11, 2025 Web Exclusive By Kyle Mullin Though his work in the Drive-By Truckers is among the most acclaimed in all of alt-country, Patterson ...

Patterson Hood’s last solo album Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance arrived way back in 2012. Today, the Drive-By Truckers co-founder has announced its follow-up Exploding Trees & Airplane ...

The result is Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, his first solo album in 13 years. Today, Hood unpacks the record, featuring collaborations with Lydia Loveless, Waxahatchee and Wednesday.

The WMNF Song of the Day for August 21, 2025 is “Pinocchio” by Patterson Hood. Patterson David Hood is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Muscle Shoals, Louisiana and now located in ...

The cover art for Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams is by Frances Thrasher, an artist from Athens, GA. “She recently put up a show called Heaven4TheYoung that really blew me away,” says Hood.