Currently on tour for the new “Somewhere Down the Road” album, Josh Abbott Band will make a special stop Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Pete P. Gallego Center in Alpine to help raise funds for facilities in support of the Sul Ross State University baseball and softball teams.
KJ & the 27’s will open the performance at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for students and $25 for general admission and are available online.
A staple in the Texas music scene since forming in 2006 at Texas Tech University, country fans have been signing Josh Abbott songs for more than a decade. The group’s relentless on-stage attitude quickly made it a successful touring act, building out from a Texas band to a regional act to a national crew with a devout following from coast to coast.
Two of their projects, “Small Town Family Dream” and “Front Row Seat” scored Top 10 debuts on the Billboard country chart, including “Oh, Tonight” with Kacey Musgraves and “Wasn’t That Drunk” with Carly Pearce.
“Somewhere Down the Road” was born from the kind of musical passion that only gets stronger as times goes by. After 15 years of building a devoted following in Texas and well beyond, the eight-piece band approached their seventh studio LP with a renewed dedication to trusting their instincts and speaking an unvarnished truth about life, love and human nature. Matching their intricate arrangements and immediately catchy melodies with all the raw vitality of a freewheeling bar band, the album ultimately captures an essential act at the height of its powers, and fully affirms Josh Abbott Band as a formidable force in country music.
A limited number of tables are available on the floor of the Gallego Center and start at $1,000 for eight seats. For more information, contact Mickey Rogers at 806-789-4009.
Sul Ross State University competes in both men’s and women’s athletics in NCAA Division II in the Lone Star Conference. For more information, visit srlobos.com.
