Ty Walker & The Humanoids

Ty Walker & The Humanoids is a group of heavy-hitter artists that bring what is often described as an ‘otherworldly’ performance to the stage. A space cowboy frontman leading a group of extraterrestrials are on a strange, musical journey. Their live sound combines elements of galactic country, gospel, soul and psychedelia accompanied by synthesizers, drum machines and hand-triggered samples, creating a strange yet beautiful sonic experience. While an emerging act, they have successfully headlined a tour earlier in 2024 to full (some sold out), enthusiastic rooms in legendary venues like Tractor Tavern (Seattle) and Bottom of the Hill (SF).   Izaak Opatz Hailing from Montana, Izaak Opatz is a well-traveled, well-loved troubadour. His performance promises a captivating blend of country, folk, humor and heartbreak, straddling the line between unconventional and traditional. Izaak has a significant cult following all across the states and Europe.

Jay Webb

Holding nothing back, Alabama native Jay Webb brings an unfiltered approach to country music with his unapologetic attitude and lyrics that ring true to his fans. Jay has been widely touted as an artist to watch in 2025, with momentum rolling from singles like DOWN HERE, BURY ME WITH BOURBON, BROKEN, & many more. He will hit the road again this year after his first headline tour exceeded all expectations and gave fans a glimpse of where Jay came from, what he’s been through, and what it feels like to have the time of their life. Jay Webb has us all on the edge of our seats, waiting to see what’s coming next. His fanbase continues to grow by thousands every single day, and there is no doubt that Jay Webb will be around for a very long time.

Paisley Fields

Paisley Fields is touring in support of his most recent release Limp Wrist (Don Giovanni records) which is an exploration of where rural queerness intersects religion. Paisley’s family were devout Catholics, and he served as the official church pianist in his parish throughout his teens, playing every Sunday. Paisley’s music is a celebration of his queer identity and rural roots, with influences drawn from his experiences growing up in Iowa. This connection through music has not only resonated with listeners but has also earned accolades, such as his track “Burn This Statehouse Down,” which was highlighted by NPR music critic Ann Powers as one of her favorite songs of 2023. http://www.thepaisleyfields.com https://www.instagram.com/paisleyjamesfields/ https://www.facebook.com/ThePaisleyFields/   Jeremy Mercy & the Rapture Orphans Americana / roots / country / soul from Omaha https://www.facebook.com/MercyRapture/ https://jeremymercy.com/ https://jeremymercy.bandcamp.com/   Benjamin Charles Freeman (aka Tumbleweed) country / outlaw country / experimental from Omaha https://www.facebook.com/BenjaminCharlesFreeman https://benjamincharlesfreeman.bandcamp.com/

Jeremy McComb’s Honky Tonk Circus

Get ready to take a trip back in time with the “Honky-tonk Circus” Tour. The ultimate 90’s country music experience! Fronted by Jeremy McComb, a powerhouse entertainer and Nashville artist/songwriter, this tour brings the best of 90’s and early 2000’s country music to the stage in a way that’s anything but a tribute band—this is a full-on, high-energy throwback. Jeremy McComb has earned his place in the music world with relentless workand undeniable talent. Having written songs for artists like Tracy Lawrenceand projects that have sold over 6 million copies, McComb’s songwriting success even includes contributions to movie soundtracks, one of which was Grammy-nominated. But it’s not just about the songs—it’s about the show. With his trademark grit and energy, Jeremy leads this tour with the same passion and authenticity that has built him a loyal fanbase across the US and Europe. The Honky-tonk Circus isn’t just a performance; it’s a masterclass in live entertainment. Expect an incredible stage show that transports fans back to the days when country music was at its peak—complete with all the unforgettable hits, heartfelt lyrics, and honky-tonk vibes that defined the era.This is a one-of-a-kind experience for 90’s country lovers who want to relive the music that made them fall in love with country music. Join Jeremy McComb and his band on the road for a tour that celebrates the timeless spirit of 90’s country music—no gimmicks, just pure, authentic country with an unmatched live show!

Julien Baker & TORRES

THE NEW OUTLAWS Listen: For some of us, maybe even most of us, it’s been a rough year. As I write these words, it’s mid-November in Chicago, the warmest autumn on record, and the bad news keeps coming. Family and animals and homes washed away in the rural south. A wildfire season that never ends. Too much water in some places, not enough in others. Back in my home state of Texas, pregnant people, some barely out of childhood, are dying for lack of medical care. And Lord have mercy if you, or someone you love, is an undocumented immigrant, or if you’re trans, queer, poor, Black, and the list goes on (and on and on). Sometimes it feels like the whole damned world has made up its mind to destroy itself once and for all. So I feel it in my bones when Julien Baker sings, That it can’t get much worse depends on who you’re askin. Maybe you feel it, too, and maybe you could use the good company of this much-anticipated country album by critically acclaimed artists Julien Baker & TORRES (aka Mackenzie Scott). Send A Prayer My Way has been in the works for years. Imagine two young musicians playing their first show together at Lincoln Hall, a much-loved venue here in Chicago. It’s January 15, 2016, and bone chillingly cold outside, especially for a couple of southerners. When the show is over and they’re shooting the shit, one singer says to the other, “We should make a country album.” This is the origin story and the beginning of a collaboration between two artists already admired for their spare, elegant lyrics as well as the courage to share their struggles with those who love their music.  I’ll lay my cards on the table from the get-go: Send A Prayer My Way is a damn fine country album, written and sung in the best of the outlaw tradition—defiant, subversive, working class, and determined to wrestle not only with addiction, regret and bad decisions, but also with oppressive systems of power. These are songs about wrapping up a long shift and driving home bone tired, just hoping for a little weed and a quiet place to put your feet up; or falling off the wagon (again) and wondering if this time it will finally drag you under the wheels; or thinking that bad decisions are the only decisions you know how to make.  Mercifully, this is only the beginning of the stories TORRES and Baker are determined to tell. Because these are also songs about radical empathy and second chances, and third chances, and while there’s plenty of struggle and regret in here, there’s also humor and defiance. There is clarity in time’s passage, at least sometimes, and whatever grace some of us can muster often comes from taking the irreverent, and much funnier, low road. And in this way, Send a Prayer My Way reminds me of Lucinda Williams’s Happy Woman Blues (1980), or Loretta Lynn singing about The Pill in 1975.  So listen: Whatever your story—if you’ve been staying up late and sleeping in, dodging calls from old friends and wondering how many times you can break your own heart through every fault of your own; if you’ve been missing work, or skipping school, or blowing past deadlines like they’re four-way stop signs on the highway to hell; and most especially, if you’re feeling afraid for your life, or the lives of those you hold most dear—I hope you will find some comfort in these twelve songs. I hope you will put a little sugar in the tank and let these two singers love you all the way to hell and back. Because here’s the thing about going to hell and back: You came back. Elizabeth Wetmore

Kashus Culpepper

Alabama-born country crooner Kashus Culpepper encompasses the sound of the South. A student and reverent purveyor of Southern music – country, soul, blues, folk, and rock – Culpepper’s husky, sandpaper growl bellows like a freight train over self-penned stories that are as raw and real as they are haunting. Finding his voice in church as young as five years old, it wasn’t until 2020’s global pandemic that Culpepper went from listener to performer, picking up a guitar and learning cover songs to play at barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the Navy. Covers soon became originals, and once he landed home on U.S. shores, Kash played dive bars up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast, making a name for himself with the fresh-yet-reminiscent sound that oozes from his very being. Crashing into prominence now, Culpepper has already sold-out headline club shows throughout the South despite never formally releasing a single song, also opening shows nationwide for sound pioneers like Charles Wesley Godwin, Charley Crockett, and NEEDTOBREATHE. With Nashville taking notice, Culpepper found a musical home at Big Loud Records, and just dropped his first three career singles “After Me?,” “Who Hurt You,” and “Out Of My Mind.” MusicRow hails Culpepper as “thoroughly gripping,” and with the promise of more music on the way in 2024, The Tennessean predicts how one of their 10 Nashville artists you need to know for 2024’s “forthcoming material could offer…significant acclaim.”

Pecos and the Rooftops

Pecos & The Rooftops have been perfecting a signature heavy blend of lowdown country and classic rock since their inception in a big five-bedroom house in Lubbock, Texas. Formed in 2019 by a tight-knit squad of college friends, the band outfits their soulful Americana with muscular guitar grit, yet remains tuneful and melodic. They’ve carved out a singular niche for themselves in the rich songwriting tradition of their home state, as evidenced by their debut Warner Records single “5AM.” Anchored by the heart-baring songwriting and booming voice of former Marine Pecos Hurley, the band is rounded out by top-tier players and songwriters Brandon Jones (rhythm guitar), Zack Foster (lead guitar), Kalen Davis (bass), Garrett Peltier (drums) and Hunter Cassell (guitars & keys). Big things have small beginnings. Pecos & The Rooftops chose their name—a nod to the part of the house they’d hang out, drink beers, and jam on—just before self-releasing their debut single, 2019’s slow-burning “This Damn Song.” It was a runaway success, earning an RIAA Platinum certification and going on to rack up more than 250 million streams globally. Deciding to ride the wave for as long as they could, the band hit the road directly after and haven’t stopped since, touring relentlessly on the club circuit and opening for the likes of rising country star Zach Bryan. They released the Red Eye EP in 2020, expanding on their already solid sound with more guitar heroics and more complex arrangements, hinting at jazz and psychedelic influences. Hurley has a gift for exploring the shadowy sides of life through his songwriting, offering a clear-eyed and unflinching look at heartbreak, disconnection, self-medication, and wrestling with dark times. On “5AM,” he’s stuck in a self-destructive pattern, trying to live up to the idea of being the man he wants to be, but thwarted on all sides by his own bad decisions. “Wish I could say that I saw it coming—problem is I never do,” Hurley sings over a gloomy guitar line. “It’s too late to let myself feel something, so I’ll just keep running from you.” “It’s about having a habit of going to the bar and getting drunk and staying up all night,” Hurley says from his home outside Dallas. “You kind of know that when you go to bed it’s probably not going to end well—because you fucked up again and you can’t get out of the cycle. It’s about being by yourself in the early hours of the morning. It’s just one of those ‘You fucked up’ songs.” Pecos & The Rooftops have earned a devoted fan base who’ve come out to support them both online and on the road, with the band garnering over 350 million global streams and more than 101 million video views. They’re currently on a nationwide headline tour with more dates to be announced soon. “5AM” is a telling preview of what’s to come, as Pecos & The Rooftops ready their major label debut LP—a bigger, bolder collection of songs set for release later this year. “At the end of the day, I just want to help people with our music, honestly,” Hurley says. Between the band’s wild road shows and their highly-anticipated upcoming full-length, Pecos & the Rooftops are set to do that and much, much more.

Paul Cauthen – CANCELED

Paul Cauthen is a true force of nature. His ability to captivate audiences with his soulful sound and larger-than-life personality has become lore amongst those that have witnessed it. Also doesn’t hurt to have a generational set of pipes to top it all off. Hailing from East Texas, Cauthen embodies the spirit of the Lone Star State, earning a reputation for doing things his own way. Born into a family of preachers, Cauthen’s upbringing heavily influences his deep-rooted connection to music. With a voice that resonates with raw emotion, he aims to transport listeners, inviting them on a journey through love, heartbreak, and the pursuit of personal freedom. Cauthen’s journey has been one of resilience, perseverance and sheer independence. Turning down major label deals at various points in his career, Cauthen has valued forging his own path and betting on himself over all else. With multiple releases this year including the genre bending Hometeam and raucous Wild Man, Cauthen has continued to explore new sonic territory fearlessly, while unapologetically defying expectations and creating music that resists categorization. As he embarks on the This Road I’m On Tour, his biggest headline tour to date, Cauthen brings his long time live band, the Hot Grease Fire, and a collection of hits and new tracks begging to be played for his hungry audiences. He also brings his trademark dance moves, so make sure you’re ready to get down if you come to a Paul Cauthen show.

Evan Honer

Evan Honer is a singer-songwriter originally from Surprise, Arizona. Influenced by esteemed artists like Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers and Jim Croce Evan has masterfully crafted a captivating blend of modern outlaw country, indie folk, and alt-pop sensibilities. Despite only being 22 years old, Evan has garnered an impressive 100 million+ streams across platforms and currently is in the midst of recording a highly anticipated new album for 2024. Announcing the launch of his own record label Cloverdale Records and a North American headline tour – Evan prides himself on his DIY attitude, community building and is dedicated to educating & helping other musicians to own their masters, publishing and stay independent as well.

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