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Lead Single “John Wayne” + Album Intro “Tornillo” Everywhere Now
42-Date Tornillo Tour Including Sold-Out Red Rocks Debut Launches April 23
Ahead of Band’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Debut This Summer
As anticipation grows around Whiskey Myers’ just-announced sixth studio album Tornillo, set for release July 29 via the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records with distribution by Thirty Tigers, the group celebrated by Esquire for their “straight-up, booze-swilling, highway-driving, heart-on-your-sleeve, blood-on-your-knuckles country music” is back with even more new music upon today’s release of “Antioch.”
Carrying forward the horns and gospel-tinged background vocals first introduced with lead single “John Wayne,” which prompted MusicRow to proclaim, “The six-piece band has taken their over a decade in-the-making foundation and pushed themself to explore new sonic landscapes,” “Antioch” offers yet another peek at the music to come on this summer’s full-length project.
Written solo by lead singer Cody Cannon, the heavy lyrics paired with a pulsing rhythm and fuzzed-out vocals on the four-minute rocker chronicle a young man’s journey through life anchored by growing up in an abusive home; from joining the military to getting in trouble with the law, all as he reckons with his violent paternal heritage:
I hate him so much even though I bear his name
I can’t take him right now but one day that’s gonna change
When I get grown
’Cause Mama don’t cry when Daddy’s gone
Tornillo offers the next chapter for the six-piece band that Cowboys & Indians declares is “on a course toward massive success” with Rolling Stone praising Whiskey Myers’ signature ability to “successfully blend hard rock and country twang” in a way that makes them “just as compelling, hard-rocking, and genre-crossing on record as they are onstage.”
That onstage presence will be on full display as the Tornillo Tour launches next month, running through the summer with numerous already-sold-out stops, including the band’s debut at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater, which sold out within a day of going on sale to the public. Whiskey Myers will also make their debut at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival this summer before hosting the return of their personally curated Firewater Music Festival, taking place Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 just outside Kansas City.
For the most up-to-date information on the forthcoming album and all tour dates, visit WhiskeyMyers.com and follow on social media @WhiskeyMyers.
Tornillo Tour Dates
Featuring Shane Smith & The Saints on all dates except where otherwise noted, with additional support from Goodbye June, 49 Winchester, Read Southall Band, Brent Cobb & Jamestown Revival; visit WhiskeyMyers.com for specific date information
April 23+ Beaumont, Texas | South East Texas Crawfish Festival
April 29 Worcester, Mass. | The Palladium
April 30 Wallingford, Conn. | Toyota Oakdale Theatre
May 1 Coraopolis, Penn. | Robert Morris University – UPMC Events Center
May 4 Charlottesville, Va. | Ting Pavilion
May 5 Salem, Va. | Salem Civic Center
May 6 Atlanta, Ga. | Coca-Cola Roxy
May 7 Southaven, Miss. | Landers Center
May 12 Wichita, Kan. | WAVE
May 13 Oklahoma City, Okla. | Zoo Amphitheatre
May 14 Rogers, Ark. | Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
May 19 Columbus, Ohio | KEMBA Live!
May 20 Indianapolis, Ind. | TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
May 21 Sterling Heights, Mich. | Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
May 22 Cleveland, Ohio | Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
June 3+ New Braunfels, Texas | Whitewater Amphitheater
June 4+ New Braunfels, Texas | Whitewater Amphitheater
June 6 Morrison, Colo. | Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 8 Cedar Rapids, Iowa | McGrath Amphitheatre
June 9 Maryland Heights, Mo. | Saint Louis Music Park
June 10 Camdenton, Mo. | Ozarks Amphitheater
June 11 Council Bluffs, Iowa | Westfair Amphitheatre
June 15 Cincinnati, Ohio | ICON Music Center Festival Park
June 16 Asheville, N.C. | Rabbit Rabbit
June 17*+ Manchester, Tenn. | Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 18 Brandon, Miss. | Brandon Amphitheater
July 7 North Charleston, S.C. | Firefly Distillery
July 8 Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 9 Raleigh, N.C. | Red Hat Amphitheater
July 10 Portsmouth, Va. | Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
July 12 Manteo, N.C. | Roanoke Island Festival Park
July 14 Dothan, Ala. | National Peanut Festival Site
July 15 Cocoa, Fla. | Cocoa Riverfront Park
July 16 Pompano Beach, Fla. | Pompano Beach Amphitheater
July 17 St. Augustine, Fla. | The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
July 29 + Corpus Christi, Texas | Concrete Street Amphitheater
August 4 Missoula, Mont. | Big Sky Amphitheater
August 5 Billings, Mont. | Magic City Blues Festival
August 7 Boise, Idaho | Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Gardens
August 11 Grand Junction, Colo. | Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
August 12 Sandy, Utah | Sandy Amphitheater
August 13 Cheyenne, Wyo. | The Chinook at Terry Bison Ranch
* denotes Whiskey Myers is part of a larger festival lineup; all others are headlining dates
+ Shane Smith & The Saints will not appear on these dates
About Whiskey Myers
Genre-bending band Whiskey Myers have played more than 2,500 live shows to ever-increasing crowd sizes since their emergence in 2007. Their forthcoming self-produced album, Tornillo, set for release July 29, follows their self-produced fifth studio album, WHISKEY MYERS, out now on the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records. WHISKEY MYERS debuted at No. 1 on both the Country and Americana/Folk sales charts, at No. 2 on the Rock chart and No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart (No. 3 among new releases). Their previous album, Mud, reached No. 1 on the iTunes country chart with single “Stone” hitting Top 10 all genre. In total, Whiskey Myers have sold more than 1.2 million albums and amassed over 1.5 billion streams while earning three RIAA Gold certifications. USA Today describes the band led by frontman Cody Cannon as “a riff-heavy blend of Southern rock and gritty country that has earned comparisons to the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin,” with Rolling Stone noting “it’s the seminal combination of twang and crunchy rock & roll guitars that hits a perfect sweet spot.” The band known for their high-energy live show and unique sound has also earned sync success with features (and an on-screen appearance) in Paramount Network’s Kevin Costner hit show “Yellowstone” as well as the Renée Zellweger-led Netflix series “What/If,” the Angelina Jolie film “Those Who Wish Me Dead” and hit CBS series “SEAL Team.”