Jason Boland brings raucous party to Mixers Saloon
Country torchbearers Jason Boland & The Stragglers make a Bozeman stop on their current tour with an energetic show at Mixers Saloon on Friday, September 1st at 10:30pm. Tickets to this one-night-only 21+ show at Bozeman’s only country bar are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Doors 9pm.
Built on a sterling reputation as one of the genre’s genuine ambassadors, prepare for an evening of Boland’s brand of true, no-frills country music. As an honest, intelligent, thought-provoking lyricist, Boland has always pushed the boundaries of what country music could, and should be, while maintaining a high level of artistic integrity. At a time when the need for depth in country music is finally being acknowledged and accepted with the rise of a handful of quality newer artists, audiences are looking to Jason Boland as an artist who has been an unwavering beacon of authenticity for over a decade.
Jason Boland and his band have been selling out major venues across the country, while going on to sell more than a half million albums independently. Their reputation has never been confined by geography, as the band has received high praise from a wide range of press including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Garden & Gun, Country Weekly, Blurt, American Songwriter, Billboard and more.
Now that the void for smart, substantive country music is finally beginning to be populated, those who have been yearning for it have been heard. However, with Squelch, their latest album, Jason Boland & The Stragglers remind us that it was out there all along. We just needed to look a little harder.
While the Stragglers draw from rock and folk, make no mistake: they traffic in unfiltered, unfettered honky-tonk, raw and lean. Equal parts subtle, meditative, and snarling, and often wickedly funny, Squelch is a deeply rooted exercise in exhuming beauty by trading smoke and mirrors for what’s real.
Learn more about Jason Boland & The Stragglers and discover selections from their catalog at www.thestragglers.com. Squelch is available for download now. •