Country music swashbucklers JASON BOLAND AND THE STRAGGLERS' hard-hitting new live set HIGH IN THE ROCKIES: A LIVE ALBUM is an unconstrained collection of appealingly inventive Red Dirt country. Crackling with the raw outlaw voltage that has made them one of the fastest-rising forces in contemporary country, the resolutely independent Texas-based quintet's execution and delivery is uniformly impressive, and with material divided between Stragglers standards and fan favorites, the album rises to a profound new elevation that is reflected in a most fitting choice of title. Whether reveling in the Okie kickback groove of "Tulsa Time" or re-defining the epic despair of Boland's classic "Bottle By My Bed," their sound, characterized by ebullient musicianship and passionate vocals, links country music's past to its future with admirable expertise.
Come see them perform in Billings at the Pub Station.
Jason Boland & The Stragglers -- BILLINGS -- January 12th
January 12th