#FESTIVALNEWS - LINEUP FOR 7th ANNUAL MILE 0 FEST KEY WEST, JANUARY 23-27 ANNOUNCED

Confirmed Artists Include Randy Rogers Band, Morgan Wade, Shane Smith & The Saints, Wade Bowen, Josh Abbott Band And Many More

Festival Packages And Passes Go On Sale July 10 At 10am EDT

OhWook! Productions has revealed the artist lineup for the 7th Annual Mile 0 Fest Key West, scheduled for January 23-27, 2024 at Truman Waterfront Park Amphitheater. Brought to you by The Monroe County Tourist Development Council, next year’s festival includes fan favorite headliners and artists-to-watch such as Randy Rogers Band, Morgan Wade, Shane Smith & the Saints, Wade Bowen, Josh Abbott Band, Tanner Usrey, Kaitlin Butts, Red Clay Strays and William Beckmann with more lineup announcements to come. Festival packages and passes will go on sale to the public on July 10 at 10am ET. 

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Founded in 2018, Mile 0 Fest Key West brings the best of Americana and Red Dirt Music to the island paradise for five days of thoughtfully curated full-band performances, acoustic jam sessions and song swaps from over seventy artists. An array of local food vendors, clothing, art, jewelry and more will also be available on-site.

Mile 0 Fest is a national leader in the festival destination arena, specifically excelling in the boutique category. Aside from the sublime music, festival goers have the opportunity to take part in memorable and unique experiences such as cruises, charity events, pool parties, live music sails and more.

In a previous review, Rolling Stone Country noted Mile 0 Fest as “the collaborative space that has always made the festival unique — one that sheds the boundary between artist and fan” while Saving Country Music calls the musical experience “unparalleled, for both the crowds and performers.” Galleywinter says “The festival is the stuff dreams are made of. Pretty much everything you can draw up in a utopian setting for a music festival is in play here. Locale: exotic and gorgeous; infrastructure: in place and ready to party; organization: getting sharper each year; artist’s buy-in: 100%.; fan experience: peerless.”

Past year’s artist performances have included Jason Isbell, Cody Jinks, Whiskey Myers, Robert Earl Keen, Blackberry Smoke and more. The festival boasts a ticket sold in all fifty states and countries from all over the globe. Mile 0 Fest has built a reputation among not only attendees, but the artists for their unwavering dedication to hospitality and quality entertainment.

2024 Mile 0 Fest Key West Line-Up

Randy Rogers Band

Morgan Wade

Shane Smith & The Saints

Wade Bowen

Josh Abbott Band

William Clark Green

Stoney LaRue

The Band of Heathens

American Aquarium

Cody Canada & The Departed

The Steel Woods

Tanner Usrey

Mike & The Moonpies

Jamie Lin Wilson

Jason Boland & The Stragglers

Kaitlin Butts

Jack Ingram

Charlie Robison

Kevin Fowler

Roger Creager

Bri Bagwell

Uncle Lucius

Red Clay Strays

Josh Ward

Paul Thorn

Micky & The Motorcars

Adam Hood

Dalton Domino

Them Dirty Roses

John Fullbright

The Damn Quails

Jason Eady

Drew Kennedy

Courtney Patton

Kylie Frey

Josh Grider

Walt & Tina Wilkins

Lucas Jagneaux & The Roadshow

Meg McRee

Max & Heather Stalling

Jason Scott & The High Heat

Jacob Stelly

Ben Chapman

William Beckmann

Josh Weathers

Red Dirt Rangers

Django Walker

Vandoliers

Taylor Hunnicutt

Lance Roark

Jonathan Terrell

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MIKE AND THE MOONPIES SET TO RELEASE ‘STEAK NIGHT AT THE PRAIRIE ROSE, FEBRUARY 2

Listen to new song “Beaches of Biloxi” via Rolling Stone Country 

Old-soul honky-tonkers, Mike and the Moonpies, are set to release ‘Steak Night At The Prairie Rose’ on February 2. Coming off the critical success of 2015’s ‘Mockingbird’ and the following year’s jam-packed double-disc ‘Live at WinStar World Casino and Resort,’ their forthcoming and fifth studio album is not only most ambitious effort to date, but it cohesively showcases the Austin-based band’s display of irresistible, good-time spark and spirit of traditional country, classic rock sensibilities and sublime songwriting

Click here to check out the “propulsive” new track ‘Beaches Of Biloxi’ exclusively at Rolling Stone Country.

Recorded at Yellow Dog Studios in Wimberley, Texas, ‘Steak Night at the Prairie Rose’ was produced by Adam Odor and features the stellar musicianship and artistry of frontman/guitarist Mike Harmeier, guitarist Catlin Rutherford, drummer Kyle Ponder, bassist Preston Rhone, steel guitarist Zachary Moulton, and piano, organ and Wurlitzer player John Carbone. It was Odor who recorded, mixed, and mastered their live album, which in turn landed him the gig helming Steak Night. This marks the first time since the Moonpies inception that Harmeier ever felt comfortable handing the reins completely over to someone else. “Adam ended up just killing it on the live record, and I think we immediately knew that we were going to make another one together,” says Harmeier, who had long been an admirer of Odor’s resume both on his own (Cody Canada & The Departed, Jason Boland & The Stragglers) and as an engineer on countless projects by famed producer Lloyd Maines (Joe Ely, Dixie Chicks).

Harmeier notes that the only “concept” he had this time around was to keep the writing “simple” enough to allow the rest of the band room to really go to town. “The only thing I really wanted was for the band to just have fun playing the songs, because I wanted the album to showcase the players on top of the songs that I wrote — just like the live record did.”

“From its inception, ‘Steak Night’ was and is a band album,” notes Odor. “No extra layers, no added studio musicians (except for the genius Mickey Raphael guesting on “The Worst Thing”), no unwarranted overthinking about what is expected. We worked out musical parts and arrangements together, we worked on instrument tones together, and we hit record on the tape machine and played it together. Some of these songs came together in a matter of 2 to 3 takes, others took many, many, different directions before landing on what you hear today. And most importantly, what you’re hearing on this album is what you’ll be seeing at each show, night after night.”

For this release, Harmeier wrote or co-wrote all but one of the album’s ten songs (the exception being “The Last Time” by friend Jonathan Terrell). Highlights include album opener “Road Crew,” which kicks things off at Highway Patrol-baiting speed powered by the twin-engine roar of electric twang and runaway pedal steel, and the sweepingly melodic gambler’s lament,

“I love that country music era coming out of the outlaw thing and going into the more ‘contemporary country stuff,’ where the production starting getting a little bit more poppy but was still kind of dirty,” Harmeier explains. “For me, that’s when things started to get really interesting musically, and I think this whole record kind of has that ’80s thing to it — probably because there’s so much Wurlitzer all over it.” There’s also a whopping dose of twin electric/steel leads, a little Talk Box a hint of Willie-worthy harmonica (courtesy of guest Mickey Raphael on the waltz “Worst Thing”), and a whole lot of humor, ranging from the nudge-nudge-wink-winkery of “Might Be Wrong” to the barbed-wire irony of “Wedding Band.”

The album’s earnest title track plays like an early chapter from Harmeier’s autobiography, this one going all the way back to his very first time playing music onstage in front of an audience at age 13.

Mike and the Moonpies will be burning up stages throughout 2018 kicking off the year with multiple shows at The MusicFest at Steamboat in Steamboat Springs, CO in January. Stay tuned for tour announcements.

In other news, Mike and the Moonpies were just featured on acclaimed singer-songwriter/producer Bruce Robison’s new web series The Next Waltz. The band sat down to chat with Robison and perform poignant renditions of Rusty Wier’s “Outlaw Love” and “Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance (posting on November 23).” Watch and follow here.

Fans can Pre-Order ‘Steak Night at the Prairie Rose’ starting November 24.

“Steak Night At The Prairie Rose” Track Listing

Road Crew

Might Be Wrong

Steak Night at the Prairie Rose

Getting High at Home

The Last Time

Beaches of Biloxi

Things Ain’t Like They Used To Be

The Worst Thing

Wedding Band

We’re Gone

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SHANE SMITH AND THE SAINTS CONFIRM 2017 TOUR DATES

SHANE SMITH & THE SAINTS BRING “AWE-INDUCING HARMONIES AND STELLAR MUSICIANSHIP” ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND IN 2017

 NEW DATES INCLUDE STOPS IN DENVER, NEW ORLEANS, ATLANTA, MALAYSIA  

“Take the Americana and folk-esque instrumentation of a band such as The Avett Brothers and the harmonies of the Zac Brown Band, put them together with a Bruce Springsteen-like voice and the lyrical sensibilities of Bob Dylan, and then throw in a bit of Celtic rock a la the Dropkick Murphys, and you’ll wind up with something along the lines of Shane Smith & the Saints”  - THE BOOT

Texas troubadours Shane Smith & The Saints have confirmed new tour dates for 2017.

This year’s schedule is their most ambitious to date as they crisscross the country and beyond headlining major markets including New Orleans, Atlanta, Denver and more. In addition, the band will play two shows abroad in Malaysia including the Miri Country Music Fest.  Combining elements of rock, Cajun folk, Celtic/Irish and Americana with their “awe-inducing harmonies and stellar musicianship” (No Depression), Shane Smith & The Saints kicked off the tour at The MusicFest in Steamboat Springs, CO on January 5.

2016 proved to be a fantastic year for Shane Smith & The Saints as they continue to maintain momentum from the release of their sophomore album, ‘Geronimo.’ The band made their major festival debut in their hometown at Austin City Limits Festival and continued on the circuit playing to major crowds at Texas Mardi Gras Fest, Rio Frio Fest, Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Fest and Lone Star Jam. The band shared the stage with a plethora of artists including Ryan Bingham, Eli Young Band, ZZ Top, Turnpike Troubadours, Shakey Graves, Lynrd Skynrd and more.

Shane Smith & The Saints’ current single, “Runaway Train” continues to climb the TRRR (Texas Regional Radio Report) chart with a bullet. You can give it a listen here and watch an acoustic session here.

Shane Smith & The Saints 2017 Tour Dates

January 5                    Steamboat Springs, CO          The MusicFest
January 12                  Denver, CO                             Grizzly Rose
January 14                  Red River, NM                         Bull o’ The Woods Saloon
January 19                  Denton, TX                              Rockin Rodeo
January 20                  Houston, TX                            Firehouse Saloon
January 21                  Orchard, TX                            Washfest
January 26                  San Angelo, TX                       Blaine’s Pub
February 3                  Plano, TX                                 Love & War In Texas
February 4                  Ft Worth, TX                            Magnolia Motor Lounge
February 10                Terrell, TX                                Silver Saloon
February 11                Weatherford, OK                     JC Cowboys
February 16                Lubbock, TX                            Blue Light Live
February 17                Amarillo, TX                             Hoot’s Pub
February 18                Dallas, TX                                Mardi Gras Texas Style
February 26                Miri, Malaysia                           Miri Country Music Fest
February 28                Sabah, Malaysia                      MYNT Club
March 10                     Manhattan, KS                        RC McGraws
March 11                     Oklahoma City, OK                  Wormy Dog Saloon
March 18                     Naples, FL                               Naples City Limits
March 21                     Stuart, FL                                Terra Fermata
March 23                     Tallahassee, FL                       Fifth & Thomas
March 24                     Atlanta, GA                             Fado’s Irish Pub
March 25                     New Orleans, LA                    The Howlin Wolf
March 29                     Tomball, TX                             Main Street Crossing
March 31                     Ft Worth, TX                            Billy Bob’s
April 1                          Snook, TX                               ChiliFest
May 6                          Tyler, TX                                  Red Dirt BBQ Fest
June 24                       Filer, ID                                    Hwy 30 Music Fest
   
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TEXAS COUNTRY CHART-TOPPER ZANE WILLIAMS IS ‘BRINGIN’ COUNTRY BACK’ OCTOBER 21

KICKS OFF “BRINGIN’ COUNTRY BACK” TOUR AT FT. WORTH’S LEGENDARY BILLY BOB’S ON OCTOBER 20

“In his rear view mirror, Williams’ eyes are fixed on an arrow-straight two-lane that tracks back to Texas singer-songwriters like Steve Earle, Jerry Jeff and Guy Clark. This is country music for today with all the good elements from the past kept firmly intact.” -MAVERICK MAGAZINE

Texas country-chart topper Zane Williams is set to release his sixth studio album, ‘Bringin’ Country Back’ on October 21 via his newly created independent label Texas Like That Records. Drawing from a dynamic mix of influences from the 70s, 80s and 90s (George Strait, Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks), this album pays homage to traditional country music and its loyal fan base. The result is a turning point in Zane’s catalog – extraordinary songwriting seamlessly integrates through the twang of the fiddle and the whine of steel guitar showcasing growth, confidence and earnest work from an artist just hitting his stride.

Combining his gritty passion and artistic drive, ‘Bringin’ Country Back’ marks the first time Zane has taken the reins as producer. Recorded in Denton, TX, the album features eleven superbly crafted, self-penned tracks. “Musically, I was able to achieve my vision better than I have in the past,” explains Williams. “This is authentic, independent, country music for adults. It’s poetry for the working man.”


Having made his mission statement clear with the buoyant title track and album opener, Zane wastes no time in getting down to business. His Texas roots are on full display in the rollicking “Honkytonk Situation”, in which he offers the listener some road-tested dancehall advice. “Slow Roller” exudes the easy-going charm of a young Strait, and “Hello World” could easily have been sung by Don Williams thirty years ago. The clever “Church of Country Music” is chock full of the double-entendres for which country music used to be famous. Meanwhile “That’s Just Me” lays out a straight-talking, bridge-building response to the current election year climate.

“I Don’t Have the Heart”, perhaps the most modern-sounding tune, is likely to fill the dance floors in Texas and beyond, while “You Beat All I’ve Ever Seen” evokes a bygone era when grown men sang unabashedly sensual songs to experienced lovers. Zane’s alternately soaring and intimate vocals drive home the elegantly heartbroken “Goodbye Love”. The album ends with “Willie’s Road”, a raucous ode to Willie Nelson, whose life story shares some striking parallels with Zane’s own.

Looking ahead, Zane will tour extensively throughout Texas and beyond this fall including coveted headlining gigs at Ft. Worth’s legendary Billy Bob’s on October 20 and Gruene Hall in New Braunfels on October 21.

‘Bringin’ Country Back’ Track List

“Bringin’ Country Back”

“Honkytonk Situation”

“Slow Roller”

“Hello World”

“Church Of Country Music”

“That’s Just Me”

“I Don’t Have The Heart”

“You Beat All I’ve Ever Seen”

“Keep On Keepin’ On”

“Goodbye Love”

“Willie’s Road”

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EMERGING COUNTRY ARTIST RICKY GUNN SET TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM, ‘KING OF THIS TOWN’ ON APRIL 21

 TASTE OF COUNTRY EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE

"His sound is polished and modern — a little bit Jason Aldean, a little bit Eric Church — Gunn’s songwriting is where he shows his love for the old-school country greats"  - THE BOOT

PRESS RELEASE

(January 27, 2015/Nashville, TN) – Emerging country artist Ricky Gunn is set to release his rollicking debut full-length album, ‘King of this Town’ on April 21 via New Canvas Entertainment. Drawing from a dynamic mix of influences (Hank Williams, Conway Twitty and Waylon Jennings), ‘King of this Town’ mixes old-school country with modern-day firepower. The result: a sound that twangs and rocks in equal measure.

Fans can get a sneak peak of what’s to come by checking out Taste of Country’s exclusive video premiere for Gunn’s first single. Directed by Allen Matthews, the anthemic title track is a nostalgic tune about remembering your roots – even while you reach for something higher. Click here to watch.

Recorded in Nashville at the illustrious Blackbird Studio, ‘King of this Town’ was co-produced by Dan Hannon and Billy Hume. Combining his gritty passion, blue-collar mentality and love for the country classics, the Georgia-based Gunn used his own life experiences to churn out thirteen affecting original tracks. Filled with pedal steel guitar riffs and the sound of Gunn's award-winning voice (which won back-to-back trophies from the Georgia Music Awards in 2011 and 2012), Gunn sings about his job on "Livin' Like Me," a standout track that puts a southern spin on songs like Bob Seger's "Turn the Page." Meanwhile, he offers up snapshots of his own life story with "As Good As It Gets," whose lyrics move from Gunn's childhood days at his grandfather's house to his recent years onstage.

“This his album is nothing but heart felt ambitions and my life all rolled up into one hell of ride" explains Gunn. “Every song on there goes back to a memory that I've had or an experience that I've gone through. I wanted it to sound real, because if you've been living the life you're supposed to be living, the real stuff is gonna be the good stuff."

Looking ahead, Gunn will tour extensively throughout the year. Known for his full-throttle energy and tremendous stage presence, Gunn has already shared the stage with myriad of established artists including Travis Tritt, Tyler Farr and Gary Allan. Go to http://rickygunn.com/ for regular tour updates and news.

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