![]() “Down Here”, a conversation between one guy who has lost all he had and another who assures him life "down here" really isn’t so bad. “The Bird Hunters”, a short story set to a Cajun waltz about friendship, love and coming home. “Bossier City”, focused on a sad mill worker who blows his pay regularly on gambling and booze. There’s “7 Oaks”, recounting a life made desperate by poverty, made more vivid by an incongruous hoedown accompaniment. Above all, the lyrics become the center of attention, spinning stories so compelling that you realize you’d almost forgotten how powerful the message of a song could be. Away from the intensities of their show, the music speaks more intimately. Maybe you don’t notice it as much at their shows, where their blazing performances tend to obliterate detached reflection.īut you’ll definitely notice it on their new album, The Turnpike Troubadours, to be released September 18th on their Bossier City imprint. There’s another side to singer/guitarist Felker, bassist RC Edwards, fiddler Kyle Nix, steel and electric guitarist Ryan Engleman and drummer Gabe Pearson. So is that the story? “The Turnpike Troubadours Tear It Up Night After Night”?Īctually, no. They’ve even been picked by Playboy as one of three acts to watch in 2015 - a distinction lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Evan Felker admits is “pretty bizarre” but impressive nonetheless. And they’ve drawn full houses at Joe’s Pub in New York and The Troubadour in L.A., among many other nightspots from coast to coast. ![]() Louis and elsewhere have pulled in more than 1,000 fans. Word has spread, though: Their shows in Chicago, St. It's no longer news when they draw 5,000-plus at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth, sell out three nights in a row at Gruene Hall or turn several hundred away at the Legendary Stubb's Bar-B-Q in Austin. Get closer and you’ll start to hear the music - rockin’ hard, lashed by burnin’ fiddle and guitar, maybe a little rough on the edges but with a deep-rooted soul that's impossible to resist.Īnd if you make it through the door, you’ll witness one of the best shows you'll ever see.Īudiences in their home state of Oklahoma and down in Texas have known this for years. ![]() A block or two from the venue, you’ll see the crowds lining up. If Turnpike Troubadours are playing in your town, you’ll know it. ![]()
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