In Photos: Drive-By Truckers + Josh T. Pearson @ The Button Factory, Dublin (07.05.11)

Josh T. Pearson returned to Dublin last weekend for the second time in just over a month, this time as support to veteran Southern alt. rockers Drive-By Truckers. Unfortunately the former Lift To Experience man had some sad news to share when he arrived late onstage, informing the audience that his dad had just passed away.
 
The sombre mood that hung over Pearson's brief set was then lifted by the headliners, whose Muscle Shoals soul-infused tales of whiskey and redemption – including several cuts from recent eleventh LP, Go-Go Boots – sent everyone home smiling. Click below to view a slideshow of Mark Earley's shots from down the front: