Vandoliers
Friday August 1, 2025 08:00 PM EDT
Cost: $25+
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Fri. Aug. 1
The Vandoliers, Vinyl — They have been in the Americana trenches for a decade, but Texas’ Vandoliers have had an inconsistently impressive career. Despite solid albums that merged country, Tex-Mex and Spaghetti Western sounds all topped with a frisky punk attitude, the six-piece were hampered by their Bloodshot label closing and, like everyone else, the COVID shutdown. They’re back with a terrific new album, Life Behind Bars, produced by veteran Ted Hurtt. He captures the group’s natural diversity with energy and a spunky attitude that connects with fiery spirit and jagged sing-along songs. — Hal Horowitz
From the venue:
“Most personal album yet” is a well-worn cliché within the cliché-addled world of music promotion. But Life Behind Bars, the fifth studio album from beloved Texas country-punk ensemble Vandoliers, brings new meaning to that phrase. This album marks a series of firsts for the band, it’s their first release with upstart Break Maiden Records and distributed by storied indie Thirty Tigers, their first with Grammy winning producer Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Flogging Molly, Lucero), and their first recorded at the sprawling Sonic Ranch studios in West Texas. Most importantly, though, this collection of songs offers a window into frontwoman Jenni Rose’s journey through addiction and gender dysphoria — a journey that has culminated in her decision to come out as a trans woman while working in the macho worlds of Texas country and punk rock, at a moment when the rights of trans people are more intensely threatened by the day.At Vinyl
Vandoliers | 08/01/2025 8:00 PM