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Clay Street Unit

Doors 7:00 PM | Show 8:00 PM

Ages 14+

Opening Performance by Marfa

Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Clay Street Unit mixes the Newgrass spirit of the Rocky Mountains with the country-folk traditions of the Appalachians. The result is a modern, amplified version of American roots music that blurs the borders between genre and geography, driven forward by drums, sharp songwriting, and the chemistry of multiple road warriors who’ve shared countless hours on stage. Mandolinist Scottie Bolin, bassist Jack Kotarba, banjo player Jack Cline, pedal steel guitarist Brad Larrison, drummer Brendan Lamb, and singer/guitarist/ringleader Sam Walker don’t just nod to their influences; they reshape them into something new. With a follow-up to the band’s career-launching EP, A Mighty Fine Evening, on the horizon, Clay Street Unit are staking their claim as torchbearers of something both fresh and familiar, nodding to the foundations of American music while sharpening their own progressive edge.

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Lonestar

Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM

Ages 14+

Not every musician has the opportunity to revisit and even potentially improve upon their biggest hits. But on the forthcoming TEN to 1 record, the award-winning band Lonestar— Dean Sams (keyboards, acoustic guitar, background vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitarist, background vocals ), Keech Rainwater (drums) and Drew Womack (lead vocals, guitar)—are taking a fresh look at all 10 of their chart-topping country songs.This streak started in 1996 with the band’s second single, the rock-edged “No News,” and continued with the following year’s “Come Cryin’ to Me” and “Everything’s Changed.” The band’s quadruple-platinum 1999 album Lonely Grill spawned four No. 1 hits (including the beloved global smash “Amazed”) and established Lonestar as music’s preeminent pop-country band—a status they’d maintain through the 2000s and beyond.

With these re-recordings, the band members were mindful of striking a balance between preserving the sonic elements fans were familiar with—and not repeating them. Fittingly, TEN to 1 record reflects the ways Lonestar’s hits have evolved over the years during the band’s rousing, high-energy concerts. Such talent has contributed to the band winning many of music’s top honors, including Academy Of Country Music Awards for New Vocal Group in 1996, Single and Song Of The Year in 2000, along with Humanitarian Of The Year in 2002. They also won the Country Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year and International Artist Achievement award in 2001. All told, Lonestar has sold more than 10.5 million records since theirformation.

With the release of the TEN to 1 record, the band members are full of gratitude for what they’ve accomplished already and excited about what the future holds. “It’s amazing that we’re still standing and putting on great shows after all these years,” Sams says. “The fans are still coming out to our shows night after night, to see us and hear our music. That’s almost 30 years of touring, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am—and I’ve never once taken it for granted.”

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David Nail

Doors @ 7 PM | Show @ 8 PM

Ages 14+

Opening Performance by SJ McDonald

Hailing from Kennett, Missouri, David Nail is well-respected up and down Music Row. Some might even call him a “tour de force” as his songs pull no punches in evoking the demons with which he has wrestled through much of his life.

The GRAMMY-nominated multi-platinum singer/songwriter’s early releases, I’m About To Come Alive, The Sound Of A Million Dreams, I’m A Fire and Fighter, ignited his reputation as an innovator and creative risk-taker yet left Nail feeling restless. This led to the departure of the only record company home he’d ever known, MCA Nashville, where he’d formed friendships that endure even now.

Through dealing with his own journey of mental health and the feeling of needing to “rebel against what people expect you to be,” Nail began making his most “organic” work to date, David Nail & The Well Ravens, with Jason Hall and Andrew Petroff. That project liberated Nail and propelled him into his next adventure. Writing solo for the next few months led to his debut solo independent EPOh, Mother, a reflective piece of work. Of the title track, Rolling Stone noted that “the song creeps in like a sunrise—quiet, restrained cello and keys are the only underpinning for Nail’s powerful vocals at first. But then it slowly builds to something more massive and majestic.

”That release was followed by Bootheel 2020 and Bootheel 2021, projects dedicated to the singer/songwriter’s hometown in the “bootheel” of Missouri. Nail released an EP titled Best of Me in 2023 and the title track has seen heavy press support and country radio airplay. 2024 brought more touring than ever, two great single releases “If I Could Call” and “Why” featuring Aubrie Sellers. Nail plans on releasing the start of an excitingly different and elevated album project this year leaving behind any self-imposed restrictions. In Nail’s own words, “My philosophy has always been, I just hope to have a good enough year that I can have a next year while staying as true to myself as I possibly can.”

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Red Dirt Legends: Tribute to Turnpike Troubadours & Cross Canadian Ragweed

DOORS 6 PM | SHOW 7 PM

14+

Presented by the Mountain West Country Music Association. Featuring Jason Wulf Band & Union Gray.

Join us for Red Dirt Legends, a high-energy tribute to two of the genre’s most iconic bands: Turnpike Troubadours and Cross Canadian Ragweed.

Expect a night full of the songs you know and love—like “Feathered Indians,” “17,” “Alabama,” and “Boys from Oklahoma.”

It’s all live, all heart, and all about good music with good people. Whether you’re a longtime fan or just looking for a great night out, come sing along, grab a drink, and enjoy the kind of music that feels like home.

About The Jason Wulf Band:

Hailing from the rugged landscapes of Colorado, is a dynamic force in Texas Country and Red Dirt music, blending heartfelt original songs with the genre’s signature storytelling grit. Led by frontman Jason Wulf, whose gravelly vocals and evocative songwriting anchor the group, the band crafts a sound that fuses the soulful wail of fiddle, the lively pluck of mandolin, the twangy snap of banjo, and the electrifying edge of guitar. Formed in 2022, this five-piece outfit delivers tales of open roads, mountain nights, and hard-won lessons, resonating with fans from Colorado dancehalls to Southern festival stages. With their multi-instrumental prowess and authentic, high-energy performances, the Jason Wulf Band is carving out a bold place in the modern country scene.

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Crystal Gayle

Doors 6 PM | Show 7 PM

Ages 14+

Grammy-winning songstress Crystal Gayle is a beloved country music icon whose reign in the music business includes 22 No. 1 country hits, four top twenty pop hits, six albums certified Gold by the RIAA, and three certified Platinum, including We Must Believe in Magic which was the first album by a female artist in country music history to reach platinum sales.

Her list of platinum and gold is matched by her awards and accolades. CMA’s “Female Vocalist of the Year” for two consecutive years, Crystal is also a Grammy Award winner for “Best Female Vocal Performance” thanks to her timeless, international smash hit “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” – a song that she today admits she has never grown tired of singing.

Crystal has three Academy of Country Music Awards statuettes for “Top Female Vocalist” and won four American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, she was named the Most Performed Country Female Artist on radio for the decade of 1975-1985. Perhaps nothing sums up Crystal’s career achievements better than being awarded with a star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame in October 2009.

Famous for her nearly floor-length hair, Crystal was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine, and in 2016 the Academy of Country Music honored her with the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. Gayle was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in January 2017 by her sister and Opry legend Loretta Lynn.

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Easton Corbin

Doors 6 PM | Show 7:30 PM

Ages 14+

Opening Performance by Tyler Halverson

Easton Corbin has been gracing stages with his memorable baritone and unique blend of traditional and modern country music for more than a decade – and his latest album release, Let’s Do Country Right, is no exception.

Known for No. 1 singles like “A Little More Country Than That” and “Roll With It,” along with recent releases, “easygoing” and “fun number” (Billboard) “I Can’t Decide,” “love anthem” (People) “Marry That Girl,” and newest focus track and upcoming tour title, “Lonesome Drinkers” (all included on Let’s Do Country Right) the Florida native continues to deliver that same neotraditional sound fans know and love today.

Working with longtime producer Carson Chamberlain, as well as co-writing collaborators like Wade Kirby, Shane Minor, Adam Craig, and Wyatt McCubbin, Corbin says the past three years have allowed him to focus more seriously on writing music and finding the message he wants to convey to listeners on his forthcoming project.

“It’s about being authentic and that’s what I always focus on when I write or record,” he says. “I keep one foot in traditional and one foot in the modern and marry those two. That’s really been my motto through the years.” And he’s had a successful time doing so.

Throughout his career, Corbin has amassed seven top 10 singles and three American Country Awards. Named Billboard’s 2010 Top New Country Artist, Corbin has never shied away from his traditional roots with Your Big Sky compliment in his “unapologetic and unwavering traditional country sound.” His self-titled debut album was named Country Breakthrough Album of the Year by iTunes Rewind Best of 2010 while American Songwriter has complimented the singer’s “warm, smooth-as-gravy-southern drawl.”

Along the way, Corbin hasn’t forgotten his roots. The young boy who grew up listening to Merle Haggard and George Jones with his grandparents remembers where he came from. “I do love traditional country music,” he says. “That sound is what drew me to country music as a genre. One of my very first records was a Merle Haggard album when I was a kid. The way he delivered a song, the emotion in his songwriting and in his voice, he was just the whole package.”

The 14-song Let’s Do Country Right feat ushered in a collection of new, yet-to-be-heard tunes, as well as previously released songs like “Marry That Girl.” Since releasing with DSPs, the “tenderhearted love story” (Whiskey Riff) has organically amassed an impressive 60 million+ streams collectively, and was featured on hit FOX reboot Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer.

The song was also featured in a live performance by top daytime talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, as well as fan-favorite syndicated iHeart radio show The Bobby Bones Show. Laced with Corbin’s warmly familiar baritone vocals, and layered with the true-to-his-roots production fans and radio love, the record offers something for everyone.

“The record is a good mixture of that up-tempo and midtempo songs along with a few ballads here and there,” he says of Let’s Do Country Right.

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Jackson Dean: Benefiting Folds of Honor

DOORS 5 PM | SHOW 7 PM

14+

Opening Performance by Cody Cozz

Please join us for an evening of great music in support of a tremendous cause. The Folds of Honor carries forth one singular, noble mission which is to honor the sacrifice of those who serve by educating their legacy. This benefit concert is part of The Memorial at USAFA (https://thememorialatusafa.com/) which is a golf tournament and concert raising funds in order to provide educational scholarships to children and spouses of fallen and disabled veterans.

Country music recording artist, Jackson Dean, is a proud patriot who is honored to support the Folds of Honor mission. He is one of Nashville’s rising stars having recently toured with Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and more. One of Nashville’s most intriguing artists with his strong gravel-toned vocals, wayward spirit, intentional songwriting, and overall mystique, the fast-rising singer/songwriter is quickly earning a reputation for his impressive live show and thought-provoking, lyric-driven music. The young talent burst on the scene in 2022, showing people how real music can be with his atmospheric, musically-forward debut album Greenbroke that featured his PLATINUM debut single, “Don’t Come Lookin’” which became the fastest debut to reach No. 1 in 2022 and cemented Jackson as the youngest solo male Country artist to reach the top of the charts with a debut.  His GOLD certified Top 10 follow up single “Fearless (The Echo)” quickly rose through the charts. The demand for Jackson skyrocketed after landing on Pandora’s Ten for 2023 (all genre), Spotify’s Hot Country Artists to Watch 2023, Apple Music’s Country Risers, the CMT Listen Up class of 2023, CRS New Faces 2023, Amazon Music’s 2023 Breakthrough Artists to Watch: Country Class as well as a slew of other artist to watch lists and nominations. A vocalist who truly thrives on stage, the Maryland native has leaned hard into touring, wowing audiences across the globe building a passionate fanbase that connects on a deeper level. Because of that connection and crowd passion, his live show stand out “Heavens to Betsy” has evolved to become his latest single currently climbing the country charts.

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Tanner Usrey

Doors 7 PM | Show 8 PM

Ages 14+

Opening Performance by The Kruse Brothers

Guitar in hand and mic turned up loud, the tunes do the talking for Tanner Usrey. The Texas-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist pairs straight shot storytelling with country grit, rock ‘n’ roll energy, and Americana eloquence. As such, he channels a classic spirit from a personal perspective.

Inspired by everyone from George Strait, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Rolling Stones to his favorite band Whiskey Myers, he wrote countless songs and cut his teeth at gigs anywhere with a stage. In November of 2023 Tanner released his debut album “Crossing Lines” featuring breakout songs “Beautiful Lies” featuring Ella Langley and “Take Me Home” which you can catch in the new Taylor Sheridan series Landman on Paramount+. He is set to drop his sophomore record July 11, 2025.

You may have caught Tanner Usrey on the road opening up for Koe Wetzel, Dierks Bentley, Cody Jinks, The Red Clay Strays, and Shane Smith & The Saints, or at major festivals Boston Calling, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Stagecoach, and Lollapalooza. In addition to supporting Cody Jinks on his Hippies and Cowboys tour in 2025, Tanner Usrey will be taking The Bad Love Tour to cities across America.

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The LACS

Doors @ 7 PM | Show @ 8 PM

Ages 14+

On September 20, 2024, The Lacs, the Georgia-based duo of Clay Sharpe and Brian King, will release their highly anticipated album, ‘Story of a Trainwreck.’ This latest collection of 12 new recordings marks a notable shift from their signature country rap style to a more mainstream
country sound, showcasing their versatility and growth as artists.

‘Story of a Trainwreck’ is a deeply personal project, reflecting on Clay and Brian’s lives as touring musicians. The album’s tracks vividly portray the highs and lows of life on the road, painting a picture of the relentless grind, the electrifying performances, and the quiet moments
of reflection in between. Each song is a testament to their dedication to their craft and the sacrifices they’ve made along the way.

The album opens with the track, “I Love Country Songs,” setting the tone for the narrative journey that follows. This album delves into the chaotic and often unpredictable nature of their careers, highlighting the resilience and determination required to navigate the music industry. It’s a candid look at the behind-the-scenes challenges that fans rarely see.

One of the standout tracks, “Story of a Trainwreck,” explores the bittersweet reality of life on tour. It captures the duality of the exhilarating freedom of the open road and the longing for home and stability. Through heartfelt lyrics and evocative melodies, The Lacs convey the emotional toll of constant travel and the strain it can place on relationships.

Speaking of relationships, ‘Story of a Trainwreck’ doesn’t shy away from vulnerability. In songs like “Bad Ole Scars” and “Hurt Like Hell,” Clay and Brian share their personal experiences with heartbreak and healing. These tracks are raw and honest, offering listeners a window into the duo’s most vulnerable moments. They recount the pain of failed relationships, the lessons learned, and the strength gained from moving forward.

But it’s not all heartache and introspection. The Lacs also celebrate the joys of love and companionship in tracks like “Beer Friends” and “Redneck On.” These songs are joyful and uplifting, capturing the magic of romantic connections and the happiness that comes from finding someone who truly understands you.

In true Lacs fashion, the album also features stories of youthful mischief and rebellion. Songs like “Hellraisers in Heaven” and “That Whiskey Business” pay homage to their Southern roots and the carefree days of their youth. These tracks are filled with rollicking rhythms and catchy hooks, embodying the spirit of adventure and the fine line between harmless fun and real trouble.

‘Story of a Trainwreck’ is more than just an album; it’s a chronicle of The Lacs’ journey. It’s a testament to their growth as musicians and individuals, blending mainstream country influences with their unique storytelling style. Clay Sharpe and Brian King have crafted a collection of songs that resonate with authenticity and passion, inviting listeners to experience their world through music.

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