Dave Alvin @ The Tractor Tavern – 7/13/24 Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell I was a little surprised and a lot delighted when blues rocker Dave Alvin teamed up with country folk icon Jimme Dale Gilmore for their combined 2018 release ‘Downey to Lubbock’. Although the two artists approach their craft from slightly different […]
Americana singer-songwriter Amanda Shires headlined at the Tractor Tavern in a show that was sold out months ago. The Grammy-winning artist performed songs from her new Take It Like A Man album and other original material, while alternating between fiddle, electric uke, and singing with her four-member backing band. The audience especially loved Shires’ encore […]
Swedish singer Tove Styrke recently played at the Tractor Tavern in support of her third studio album, Sway, released earlier this year. It was the last show for Tove and her two-member backing band during the US leg of the Sway Tour, which is continuing now in Europe. It was an elaborate stage for the […]
Singer-songwriter Savannah Conley and her band played at the Tractor Tavern in support of her new EP, Twenty-Twenty. On the road with Brent Cobb, the show was near the end of a 40-city tour. Another week and they’ll be headed home to Nashville. Rolling Stone featured Savannah in their 10 New Country Artists You Need […]
Country singer-songwriter Jade Jackson opened at the Tractor Tavern in support of her debut album, Gilded. She’s on the road with Corey Smith and the show at the Tractor was the second stop of the tour. Jade and her three-member band – Jake Vukovich (bass), Andrew Redel (guitar), Tyler Miller (drums) – played a 45-minute […]