With their full-tilt What We Were Born To Do Tour rocking venues coast to coast this summer ahead of the Sept. 26 release of highly-anticipated album Whomp Whack Thunder, genre-defying band Whiskey Myers brings a special, stripped-back version of their multi-Platinum catalog to fans with the Whiskey Myers & Friends acoustic run of shows visiting classic theaters throughout the Northeast this December.
Tickets for the seven dates featuring special guests Bones Owens and Rob Leines go on sale this Friday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. local time via whiskeymyers.com. Tickets to remaining What We Were Born To Do Tour headlining shows and co-headlining dates of the upcoming Live in 25 Tour with Tedeschi Trucks Band are on sale now.
The acoustic run will feature unique versions of songs from across the band’s discography, including the soon-to-be-released Whomp Whack Thunder, available to pre-order/pre-save HERE. Born from the piney woods of East Texas and shaped in the soul of Nashville during an immersive three weeks with renowned producer Jay Joyce – known for bringing edge, atmosphere and unpredictability to every project (Eric Church, Cage the Elephant, Halestorm, Lainey Wilson) – Whomp Whack Thunder is a strong statement from the independent band.
Frontman Cody Cannon penned all eleven tracks solo, delivering stories that hit with the emotional weight of lived experience and the firepower of the band’s signature sound to craft a record born of the road and shaped by nearly two decades of defiant, grassroots momentum. The forthcoming album features the full force of the six piece – Cannon (vocals, guitar), John Jeffers (guitar), Cody Tate (guitar), Jamey Gleaves (bass), Jeff Hogg (drums) and Tony Kent (percussion, piano) – with Joyce also contributing keys, organ and guitar, crafting a sonic landscape that stretches from greasy blues-rock riffs to gospel-tinged country soul.
For more information and to purchase tickets to all upcoming dates, visit whiskeymyers.com and follow on social media @WhiskeyMyers.
Whiskey Myers & Friends Acoustic Shows
Dec. 5 || Philadelphia, Pa. || The Met Philadelphia
Dec. 6 || Brooklyn, N.Y. || Brooklyn Paramount
Dec. 7 || Montclair, N.J. || The Wellmont Theater
Dec. 9 || Scranton, Pa. || Scranton Cultural Centre at the Masonic Temple
Dec. 11 || Wallingford, Conn. || Oakdale Theatre
Dec. 12 || Albany, N.Y. || Palace Theatre
Dec. 13 || Boston, Mass. || Orpheum Theatre
Additional Dates
Oct. 11 || North Charleston. S.C. || Riverfront Revival Music Festival
Nov. 7-9 || Miramar Beach, Fla. || Moon Crush “Whiskey Moon”
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About Whiskey Myers
Genre-bending band Whiskey Myers have played nearly 3,000 live shows to ever-increasing crowd sizes since their emergence in 2007. In addition to headlining their own sold-out shows from coast to coast at iconic venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Ryman Auditorium, plus performing at marquee festivals Bonnaroo, Stagecoach, Download and more, the six-piece was also personally selected to open The Rolling Stones’ Chicago stadium show. The band is poised to begin their next chapter with their highly-anticipated seventh studio album Whomp Whack Thunder arriving Sept. 26 via the band’s own Wiggy Thump Records, with lead single “Time Bomb” climbing the Active Rock radio charts now. Their previous project, Tornillo, featured the No. 17 most-played Americana song of 2022, “John Wayne,” and followed breakthrough album Whiskey Myers, which 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). In total, Whiskey Myers have sold more than 2.5 million albums and amassed over 3.7 billion streams while earning nine RIAA Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications as an independent band. Known for their high-energy live show and unique sound, the band praised by Esquire as “the real damn deal” has also earned sync success with features in Paramount’s hit shows “Yellowstone” (including an on-screen performance) and “Landman,” plus Netflix series “What/If,” Angelina Jolie film “Those Who Wish Me Dead” and CBS series “SEAL Team,” among others. USA Today describes their sound 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.”