The Red Clay Strays

Performers

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  The Red Clay Strays

  Hailing from the red dirt clay of Mobile, Alabama, the Red Clay Strays have spent the past year

  trailblazing their musical path across the nation by bringing their unique blend of tunes to stages

  ranging from the intimate to the large-scale in small towns and big cities all over the country. Amidst

  the success of their debut album Moment of Truth, the seasoned band of road warriors has kept

  pedal to the metal as of late making major festival appearances at HWY 30 Fest, Bonnaroo,

  Peacemaker Festival, Under the Big Sky, Mile-0 Fest, Lollapalooza, and CMA Fest, as well as

  opening for esteemed acts including Kip Moore, Nikki Lane, Old Crow Medicine Show, Paul

  Cauthen, Brothers Osborne, and The Steel Woods. Throughout their 2023 tenure of live

  performances, the band has rightfully continued to garner industry attention by touring alongside

  notable hit-makers such as Elle King, Dierks Bentley, and Eric Church. And the industry is certainly

  noticing–after a jam-packed summer tour that catapulted them onto the fast track of becoming a

  household name. The band was welcomed to walk into the circle at the Grand Ole Opry, culminating

  lifelong dreams no doubt a result of the years of hard work and drive spent honing their craft. This

  Fall, the Red Clay Strays prepare to continue cementing their well-deserved status as one of

  America’s fastest-rising bands and taking the world by storm with their first major headlining tour, the

  Way Too Long Tour. With their explosive chemistry on stage and eclectic rock-n-roll sound that is

  distinctively their own, they’re bound to burn stages down everywhere. Get your ticket while you can

  for the Way Too Long Tour this fall!

  The Red Clay Strays are Brandon Coleman: lead vocals/guitar; Drew Nix: vocals/electric guitar/harmonica; Zach Rishel: electric guitar; Andrew Bishop: bass; and John Hall: drums.

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  Shane Smith & the Saints

  Named after the northern winds that blow across Texas during the winter, Norther, the upcoming new album from Shane Smith & the Saints, is anything but monochromatic. Written and recorded during breaks in the band's touring schedule, the album captures Shane Smith and the Saints at their most colorful, offering up a hard-hitting version of American roots music that's influenced by country, folk, and roadhouse rock & roll. It's a sound that's been shaped by the road, where the Saints spent the past decade on tour, building a cult audience with each gig. Those years of raw, redemptive performances are now paying off — not only with headlining concerts at bucket-list venues like Red Rocks Amphitheater (which the group sold out in 36 hours) and the Ryman Auditorium, but also with an appearance on the hit TV show Yellowstone, where the Saints premiered Norther's final track, "Fire in the Ocean," with an onscreen performance.

  For an independent band like Shane Smith and the Saints, the work is never done. "It's like you can't help but feel like you've paid your dues to get to a certain spot, but once you get there, you realize you're just starting to touch the surface of the bigger picture," Smith admits.

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  Brent Cobb

  Country music for grown folks.

  'Southern Star' out now.