NO COVER CHARGE JULY 24th to July 27th or August 9th and 10th. July 28th to August 8th FREE Entrance 7 AM to 5 PM. AFTER 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission Wristband or a Kickstands Bar & Grill Cover Charge Wristband for guaranteed admittance to our events. Nightly cover charges at the door after 5 PM will vary. Kickstands will fill to capacity nightly, so purchasing a wristband in advance is recommended to ensure entry. Don’t risk waiting for the door. Get your wristband NOW! NOTE: You must be 21+ to enter Kickstands during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Open Stage Jam Night
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 24th | No Cover
Kickstands Open Stage Jam Night: Rock Out with the House Band or Solo!
Get ready to JAM!
Come rock out at Kickstands every Thursday for Open Stage Jam Night! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just love to play, our Indoor Stage is open for YOU from 7 PM to 10 PM!
Bring your favorite instrument and your voice! Sing some tunes, play with the Kickstands House Band, or show us your solo skills. ALL genres and skill levels are welcome!
Sign up when you arrive, bring your friends, and let's make some music!
Come support our local music community!
Wes Shipp
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 25th | No Cover
Wes Shipp is a name you may not know, but you will soon enough. Wes comes out of Florida with a voice comparable to Kentucky's native son, Keith Whitley. After many years spent traveling, busking, and trying to survive while being addicted to drugs, Wes knows what it means to struggle, to fight for everything he wants in life. By grace and an amazing voice, he has not only put his demons behind him, he has excelled in doing so. He was filmed outside of the North Little Rock Walmart busking while in active addiction. His talent could not be denied as the video took off on a trajectory to viraldom. Since that video, Wes has kept the momentum going by writing original songs that weave a story that anyone can relate to like the tear-jerking "My Old Man", the outlaw story of survival "Back Here in Ocala", and his newest hit "Citrus County Jail". His covers of Keith Whitley have been shared by the Whitley family on their social media platforms multiple times. He has played with some of the greats like Billy Don Burns multiple times over the last couple of years as well as rising outlaw country's finest musicians like Whey Jennings, yes Waylon's grandson, and had co-writes with Whey, Creed Fisher, Jared Hill & Cass Jones. Whether he is playing a set of all originals or a mix of his original songs and covering classic country, Wes Shipp is always there to put on a show and entertain the crowd. It's only a matter of time before the masses know his name.
Ronnie And The Redwoods
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 25th | No Cover
Ronnie and The Redwoods is a West Texas Americana/Rock band that has brought deep and emotional lyrics together with music rooted in the blues, folk, and country of the high plains. Honest and earthy, with influences from The White Stripes, Tyler Childers, John Prine, and the Red Dirt scene that surrounds them, they’ve formed their own interpretation of what happens when you combine Folk, Country, Rock n Roll and Grunge.
KC Cameron
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 26th | No Cover
KC Cameron
Country singer/songwriter and military veteran KC Cameron has announced the release of his debut album ‘Forty,’ set to release on October 25 via 3 rd Rail Records. Drawing influence from the experiences and people who have shaped him over the past four decades of his life, this new project showcases Cameron’s growth and evolution as an artist and person as he reflects back on the lessons learned along the way. Steeped in elements of neo-traditional country and heartland rock, the Minnesota-based musician uses his own unique approach to meld timeless arrangements with sharp, poignant musical storytelling.
For this album, Cameron enlisted David Percefull (yellow DOG Studios) and the team of CR Pendleton and Luke Mills (Them Fly Bros) to handle production duties. “’Forty’ is an effort to capture a moment in time,” explains Cameron. “A moment on a continuum, but not lacking significance. I wrote these songs from the position of reflection during the half-time of life. In some ways, it’s an evaluation. How'd we get this far? Are we chasing the right dreams? Did we allocate time and the right efforts to the right people? Have we left behind the things that no longer fill our cup? Can we commit properly to the things that enrich life, and to what level can we strive to achieve in those worlds? It's important to pause and look back from the midway point, adjust and move forward, so we ensure the best possible outcome in the second half. I hope those that share this album with me can take a knee in a similar way, enjoy moments that resonate and gain something positive from this shared experience.”
Dylan Bloom
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 26th | No Cover
Dylan Bloom is a rising country music artist known for his authentic storytelling and soulful blend of country, folk, and Americana influences. Based out of Nebraska, his heartfelt lyrics and raw, relatable performances have earned him a growing fanbase across the Great Plains. Drawing from his Midwest roots, Bloom’s blend of traditional sounds with a modern twist make him a standout talent in the independent country music scene.
“The best thing about being an artist is getting to connect with people through music. When fans share that my songs resonate with them and their life, that’s when I know I’m doing something special. ” - DB
Jessica Loobey
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | 6PM-10PM | No Cover
Jessica Loobey was born and raised on a cattle ranch in Western South Dakota, just outside of Sturgis. Aside from her love of country living and animals, Jessica’s admiration of music was influenced by her parents at a young age. She has loved to sing country music ever since she was about 5 years old.
Her dreams started to come true a few years ago when she joined a local duo, and eventually built her own band. Meanwhile, Jessica also released her first Nashville record in April of 2022. It features musicians of all calibers, such as Garth Brook’s pianist and guitarists who also played on albums for big names such as Tim McGraw, Steve Miller Band, and Rascal Flatts. Both of her released albums: Three Chords and the Truth, and Double or Nothin' are available on all digital platforms, feature multiple self-written songs, and have over 160,000 streams on Spotify alone.
Jessica’s most recent accomplishments include signing a developmental deal with SSM Records and playing her first paid gigs on Broadway in Nashville at Kids Rock’s Honky Tonk and the world famous "Tootsies"
Tim Zach
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 28th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5PM you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door, we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Tim Zach is that guy who used to sip beers at your local bar on open mic night. Ball cap pulled down over his eyes. Killing the crowd with that smooth baritone voice. The guy who entered contests for the hell of it – and always won. “I never had any ambition to become an artist when I was in high school,” admits Zach. “Playing in a band didn’t enter my mind. I just sang for fun. At that point in my life I was pretty focused on sports.” Zach was exposed to country music at a young age. His dad, Frank, was a big Alabama fan and the two would drive on Highway 13 near Zach’s hometown of Glidden, Wisconsin, singing along to “The Closer You Get.” “That’s still one of my fondest memories,” Zach says. Zach didn’t get serious about performing until 20 years later. Even then, his career as a musician happened almost by accident. Some friends convinced him to enter the “Colgate Country Showdown” singing competition in 2009. A demo tape landed him a live performance, which led to being named the “Best New Country Act in Nebraska”. Zach’s run in the contest ended at regional competition in Albuquerque, N.M. “But it’s where my career as an entertainer would begin.”
Tim solidified himself in the Midwest music scene with non-stop touring while fronting the band Whiskey Bent From 2010 to 2021 sharing the stage with countless national acts such as Jake Owen, Jimmie Allen, Diamond Rio, Blackhawk, Sawyer Brown and many others. While with Whiskey Bent Tim and his band mates released two albums “Whiskey Bent – How We Roll” and “Whiskey Bent- Blue Collar America” Which are both available on all streaming services. In 2014 Zach spent time at Station West studio in Nashville where he co-wrote and recorded “Like Him” – a song about his grandfather – as part of his first solo project released in November 2015 and is in the process of recording his sophomore effort with Nashville producer Stokes Nielson at Channel Greatness with the first single due out fall of 2021.
Bones Owens
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 28th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Bones Owens is a genre bending artist who cut his teeth playing guitar in bands before stepping into the spotlight with his own raw, blues-infused sound. Raised in rural Missouri, he honed his craft in dive bars and clubs, blending gritty Southern rock with alternative and garage-style energy. His music is built on fuzzed-out riffs, driving rhythms, and anthemic hooks that feel equally at home on a backroad or a festival stage.
Whitey Morgan And The 78’s
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 28th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
In a career spanning more than 15 years, Morgan has released six studio albums and a live recording from his hometown of Flint, Michigan. Additionally, he has toured relentlessly, averaging over 125 shows annually. Rolling Stone has described him as a “Waylon Jennings acolyte…modern day outlaw [with a] hard hitting blue-collar brand of music,” while NPR hailed, “Staying close to the sound and subject matter of classic outlaw artists like Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and David Allan Coe, Morgan is poised to lead this hand-worn brand of country to the next generation.”
Since “Hard Times and White Lines,” dubbed by American Songwriter as his “finest set yet,” came out in 2018 , Whitey Morgan has stayed active on the road and has recently begun teasing new music, produced by world renowned producer Shooter Jennings. On May 17th, Whitey Morgan made his official Opry Debut. With this debut, Morgan not only cemented his place in country music’s pantheon but is also embracing a pivotal moment that signifies his evolution from a hard-touring artist to a recognized torchbearer for outlaw country’s enduring legacy.
The ShotGunBillys
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 29th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
Kellen Smith
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 29th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
“Smith’s devotion to songwriting wrapped in Western stories and imagery offers a unique perception.”
Kellen Smith is a singer/songwriter from Gillette, Wyoming. He is a University of Wyoming graduate and a fifth-generation cattle rancher. He began playing guitar and writing while in college at Laramie, WY. Smith’s devotion to crafting songs wrapped in Western stories and imagery offers a unique perception for the listener to enjoy.
Kellen makes his home on the Daly Ranch. The Daly Ranch was established in 1894 by John T. Daly and has been run for the last 125 years as a working cattle ranch. John T. Daly is the great-great-grandfather of Kellen Smith. In that 125 years, the Daly Ranch has grown to its current size. Currently, Kellen Smith lives on the ranch with his wife and three children, and they are the sixth generation of family members to live on the ranch.
Kenny Feidler
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 29th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Feidler’s sound is dark, gritty, western rock and roll mixed with thoughtful, honest songwriting. Feidler’s path to the stage started on the rodeo circuit, writing songs about the life and selling his music from the trunk of an old Cadillac. Now he racks up the miles with his band, traveling from his home on the plains of Western South Dakota, to fill up bars and dance halls across America’s Heartland.
In 2024 Feidler has already performed alongside Colter Wall, Reckless Kelly, Josh Meloy, NedLeDoux, Chancey Williams, and many others. With multiple singles due to release this year and over 154 million streams in his career, it’s hard not to view this as a breakout moment for Feidler. However, Feidler is just thankful to have fans who care about his songs and the opportunity to make a living making music.
“I’m really thankful to do this,” Feidler says, “To have folks care about my songs and for my band to make a living, it’s just a really fortunate hand we’ve been dealt.
The ShotGunBillys
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 30th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
Colin Stough
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 30th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Colin Stough, a horse-loving, motorcycle-riding 19-year-old from Gattman, Mississippi has lived through a lot in his relatively short life. And, every ounce of heartbreak can be heard in his gravelly yet commanding rock-leaning vocal.
Dubbed “the Brad Pitt of country music” by Katy Perry — the southern-rock, country artist is releasing his single, “I Still Talk to Jesus.” The bluesy, rock ballad, written by Francisco Martin and Hank Compton, is about loneliness, loss and addiction, themes Colin is all too familiar with.
It is a song about feeling so emotionally alone it's hard not to question “why” yet also feeling a semblance of hope — that you're not truly alone. Tender yet gritty, Colin's striking vocal performance emotes the perfect blend of “I've been there too” and “to anyone out there feeling this way, you are not alone.”
Austin Meade
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 30th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Austin Meade
Thanks to his metal- and classic-rock loving dad, Meade got to see bands like Judas Priest and worshipped Whitesnake. In junior high he related to the intense emo-rock of Paramore and Fall Out Boy, and the power of songwriters like John Mayer. Yet, thanks to plainspoken but deep heartland songwriters like Tom Petty, and cutting his teeth touring in the Texas and Oklahoma Red Dirt scene, Meade’s music overflows with wide-open soulfulness. He was a drummer for years, even teaching to pay the bills, but Meade found his true voice when he began playing guitar as a teen in his pastor-father’s church.
Those experiences lend both a gravitas and rebelliousness to Meade’s songs and self. Now the frontman of his own band slinging guitar licks with expert precision, his music rolled out with two releases in 2014, his first EP “Long Ways To Go” followed by his first full-length album “Chief Of The Sinners.” His next EP “Heartbreak Coming” came in 2016 with a couple of singles to announce his commencement on the Texas Music Chart, followed by his second full-length album “Waves” in 2019. In 2021, Meade introduced his third LP 'Black Sheep' including the hit tracks "Happier Alone," "Cave In,"'Dopamine Drop," and "Deja Vu." Meade released his fourth LP 'Abstract Art Of An Unstable Mind' fall of 2022, further showcasing his ability to seamlessly blend genres into a groovy yet piercingly fresh sound of rock 'n' roll. Now comes for a new era, ushering in Meade's latest rock EP ‘Pretty Little Waist’ featuring singles “Blackout,” released with Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, Stoner Fantasy, and “Insignificant Other” featuring Sam Canty and Lance Vanley of Treaty Oak Revival.
The ShotGunBillys
85TH Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 31st | No Cover Charge Before 5PM
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
Cody Parks And The Dirty South
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 31st | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
The Dirt
Cody Parks and The Dirty South aren’t your typical Nashvilly country act. Singer/songwriter Cody Parks always knew his vision could become a reality with the right players who shared his passion. Then in 2019, Cody Parks and The Dirty South was formed. They can better be described as “Def Leppard on cornbread,” blending their country roots with their love for 80’s and 90’s metal… coining their own genre, “Country Metal.” Influenced by the likes of Mötley Crüe, Ratt, and Pantera, the Dirty South’s heavy hitting riffs and breakdowns bring an element to country music that turns Nashville’s Music Row into L.A.’s Sunset Strip! Their covers EP titled, “Smothered & Covered,” had singles chart at #2 and #7 on iTunes for multiple weeks. Be on the lookout for their new EP, “Country Metal, Vol. 1, “and find them “plowin’ through” a city near you in 2025. Now… CRANK UP THE COUNTRY METAL!
Jasmine Cain
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 30th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Multi-Award-winning Sturgis, SD, native Jasmine Cain moved to Nashville in 2003 and went to work, paving the way for female-fronted rock in the motorcycle events industry. Jasmine covers everything from Classic and Modern Rock to revved-up Pop and Metal. But that isn’t all she is known for. Jasmine has 7 studio albums of award-winning original music, with her 7th titled “Seven,” released in November 2019. Jasmine has won more than 30 awards for her music and performances, including Josie Music Awards Album of the Year (SEVEN) and Female Rock Vocalist, JPF Female Artist of the Year, (MCMA) 4-time Female Rock Vocalist, and NIMA Artist of the Year and 2-time Alt-Rock band of the year to name a few. Her performances (over 130 shows in 2019) are professional, have high stadium quality, and are high-energy, keeping the audience’s attention from the first note until the last. Her songs are emotional and timeless, and her voice is solid and soul-filled, taking audiences on a supercharged ride.
Scotty Austin
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 28th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Scotty Austin, the former lead singer of Saving Abel, distinguishes himself as a unique figure in the realm of rock music. Boasting a rich performance history spanning various genres and showcasing his talents as a multi-instrumentalist across the United States, he brings a fresh perspective to music composition. Scotty is a Grammy Award winning artist. His commitment and skill have resulted in significant milestones, including a Grammy Award for his contribution to a chart-topping “Dead Rising” video game soundtrack with Supernova Syndicate.
Originating from Parsons, Tennessee, Scotty’s musical odyssey commenced in his formative years, delving into a myriad of instruments and musical styles. This journey culminated in his role as the band leader of the official NASCAR Rolling Thunder band for a season.
Transitioning into collaborative ventures with luminaries such as Ash Bowers and established record labels like Broken Bow Records and Stoney Creek Records, Scotty ventured into his solo project, Trash the Brand, to present his authentic creations to the world.
Scotty’s musical expertise extends to guitar session work in Nashville and fronting bands like Jonathan Singleton and Full Devil Jacket. Leading Saving Abel since 2013, he has shared their music on both domestic and international platforms.
In 2022, Scotty Austin embarked on a new chapter with his band, achieving chart success with a rendition of Rebel Yell.
Throughout his solo career, he has performed in 40+ states, released singles such as Black Friday, and amassed a substantial following with impressive streaming statistics. Expressing gratitude for his tenure with Saving Abel, Scotty eagerly anticipates forthcoming projects, including upcoming radio releases and a vibrant future in the music industry.
Cody Parks And The Dirty South
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | July 31st | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
The Dirt
Cody Parks and The Dirty South aren’t your typical Nashvilly country act. Singer/songwriter Cody Parks always knew his vision could become a reality with the right players who shared his passion. Then in 2019, Cody Parks and The Dirty South was formed. They can better be described as “Def Leppard on cornbread,” blending their country roots with their love for 80’s and 90’s metal… coining their own genre, “Country Metal.” Influenced by the likes of Mötley Crüe, Ratt, and Pantera, the Dirty South’s heavy hitting riffs and breakdowns bring an element to country music that turns Nashville’s Music Row into L.A.’s Sunset Strip! Their covers EP titled, “Smothered & Covered,” had singles chart at #2 and #7 on iTunes for multiple weeks. Be on the lookout for their new EP, “Country Metal, Vol. 1, “and find them “plowin’ through” a city near you in 2025. Now… CRANK UP THE COUNTRY METAL!
The ShotGunBillys
85TH Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 1st | No Cover Charge Before 5PM
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
StereoTrip
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 1st | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Come ROCK with one of our local favorites, STEREOTRIP! This band is known for its killer vocals and an all-star group of musicians. Don’t miss a night of great LIVE music on our Indoor Patrón Stage and the best vibe in the Black Hills!
Learn More
Cody Parks And The Dirty South
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 1st | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
The Dirt
Cody Parks and The Dirty South aren’t your typical Nashvilly country act. Singer/songwriter Cody Parks always knew his vision could become a reality with the right players who shared his passion. Then in 2019, Cody Parks and The Dirty South was formed. They can better be described as “Def Leppard on cornbread,” blending their country roots with their love for 80’s and 90’s metal… coining their own genre, “Country Metal.” Influenced by the likes of Mötley Crüe, Ratt, and Pantera, the Dirty South’s heavy hitting riffs and breakdowns bring an element to country music that turns Nashville’s Music Row into L.A.’s Sunset Strip! Their covers EP titled, “Smothered & Covered,” had singles chart at #2 and #7 on iTunes for multiple weeks. Be on the lookout for their new EP, “Country Metal, Vol. 1, “and find them “plowin’ through” a city near you in 2025. Now… CRANK UP THE COUNTRY METAL!
Gunshine
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 1st | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Hailing from the panhandle of Florida, Gunshine offers a breath of fresh air to the rock scene. A musical love child conceived during the pandemic, Gunshine was birthed by Daytona Beach native and New Years Day ax man Austin Ingerman, who, as a result of the world shutting down, suddenly found himself off the road and eager to carry out his vision of forming a fresh, edgy rock n' roll band. The vision was to create songs that had attitude, were melodic/catchy, and most importantly written very organically. "I'll hear vocal melodies and guitar riffs in my head, and let things flow very naturally and artistically. We just write what comes out, and never try to sound a certain way or let external factors influence our writing in any way" says Ingerman.
Drummer James Renshaw was the first to join Ingerman and they quickly began working on songs that would comprise Gunshine’s debut album. After an exhaustive search, Jordan Benson, distant cousin to Elvis Presley, became the band’s singer and added a dose of charisma and showmanship that has become a staple of Gunshine’s live shows. Gunshine recorded their debut album in Las Vegas with producer/engineer Chris Collier (Korn, Mick Mars, Whitesnake, Lynchmob, Prong) who is an integral part of the sonic translation of the band. The new EP, due out in 2023, was also mixed/mastered by Chris. It was tracked at "The Hideout" in Vegas, where tons of hit records were made.
Together, this group lays down face-melting guitar solos, catchy riffs, soaring vocals and a lethal rhythm section which all come together to create a sonic boom harkening back to a time when music was raw, blisteringly energetic, and loud. In a world where it is commonplace to play it safe, Gunshine throws the rule book out and plays it straight from the heart, no tricks, no frills, no BS. This is rock-n-roll, the kind you’ve been missing.
StereoTrip
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 1st | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Come ROCK with one of our local favorites, STEREOTRIP! This band is known for its killer vocals and an all-star group of musicians. Don’t miss a night of great LIVE music on our Indoor Patrón Stage and the best vibe in the Black Hills!
Learn More
The ShotGunBillys
85TH Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 2nd | No Cover Charge Before 5PM
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
Erin Viancourt
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 2nd | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Full-hearted, free-spirited, and irresistibly genuine, Erin Viancourt’s take on country music is both timeless and entirely attuned to the chaos of modern life. On her debut album Won’t Die This Way, the Cleveland-bred singer/songwriter/ guitarist brings her lived-in storytelling to a gritty but gorgeously detailed batch of songs, encompassing everything from Americana to Western swing to classic outlaw country. Rooted in the warm and radiant vocal presence she’s shown onstage in touring arenas with Cody Jinks (who recently made Viancourt the first signing to his Late August Records), Won’t Die This Way ultimately reveals her rare capacity to soothe the soul and leave the listener newly empowered to live each day to the absolute fullest.
Gunshine
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 2nd | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Hailing from the panhandle of Florida, Gunshine offers a breath of fresh air to the rock scene. A musical love child conceived during the pandemic, Gunshine was birthed by Daytona Beach native and New Years Day ax man Austin Ingerman, who, as a result of the world shutting down, suddenly found himself off the road and eager to carry out his vision of forming a fresh, edgy rock n' roll band. The vision was to create songs that had attitude, were melodic/catchy, and most importantly written very organically. "I'll hear vocal melodies and guitar riffs in my head, and let things flow very naturally and artistically. We just write what comes out, and never try to sound a certain way or let external factors influence our writing in any way" says Ingerman.
Drummer James Renshaw was the first to join Ingerman and they quickly began working on songs that would comprise Gunshine’s debut album. After an exhaustive search, Jordan Benson, distant cousin to Elvis Presley, became the band’s singer and added a dose of charisma and showmanship that has become a staple of Gunshine’s live shows. Gunshine recorded their debut album in Las Vegas with producer/engineer Chris Collier (Korn, Mick Mars, Whitesnake, Lynchmob, Prong) who is an integral part of the sonic translation of the band. The new EP, due out in 2023, was also mixed/mastered by Chris. It was tracked at "The Hideout" in Vegas, where tons of hit records were made.
Together, this group lays down face-melting guitar solos, catchy riffs, soaring vocals and a lethal rhythm section which all come together to create a sonic boom harkening back to a time when music was raw, blisteringly energetic, and loud. In a world where it is commonplace to play it safe, Gunshine throws the rule book out and plays it straight from the heart, no tricks, no frills, no BS. This is rock-n-roll, the kind you’ve been missing.
Pecos And The Rooftops
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 2nd | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Pecos & The Rooftops have been perfecting a signature heavy blend of lowdown country and classic rock since their inception in a big five-bedroom house in Lubbock, Texas. Formed in 2019 by a tight-knit squad of college friends, the band outfits their soulful Americana with muscular guitar grit, yet remains tuneful and melodic. They’ve carved out a singular niche for themselves in the rich songwriting tradition of their home state, as evidenced by their debut Warner Records single “5AM.” Anchored by the heart-baring songwriting and booming voice of former Marine Pecos Hurley, the band is rounded out by top-tier players and songwriters Brandon Jones (rhythm guitar), Jessie Santos (lead guitar), Kalen Davis (bass), Garrett Peltier (drums) and Hunter Cassell (guitars & keys).
Big things have small beginnings. Pecos & The Rooftops chose their name—a nod to the part of the house they’d hang out, drink beers, and jam on—just before self-releasing their debut single, 2019’s slow-burning “This Damn Song.” It was a runaway success, earning an RIAA Platinum certification and going on to rack up more than 250 million streams globally. Deciding to ride the wave for as long as they could, the band hit the road directly after and haven’t stopped since, touring relentlessly on the club circuit and opening for the likes of rising country star Koe Wetzel. They released the Red Eye EP in 2020, expanding on their already solid sound with more guitar heroics and more complex arrangements, hinting at jazz and psychedelic influences.
Hurley has a gift for exploring the shadowy sides of life through his songwriting, offering a clear-eyed and unflinching look at heartbreak, disconnection, self-medication, and wrestling with dark times. On “5AM,” he’s stuck in a self-destructive pattern, trying to live up to the idea of being the man he wants to be, but thwarted on all sides by his own bad decisions. “Wish I could say that I saw it coming—problem is I never do,” Hurley sings over a gloomy guitar line. “It’s too late to let myself feel something, so I’ll just keep running from you.”
“It’s about having a habit of going to the bar and getting drunk and staying up all night,” Hurley says from his home outside Dallas. “You kind of know that when you go to bed it’s probably not going to end well—because you fucked up again and you can’t get out of the cycle. It’s about being by yourself in the early hours of the morning. It’s just one of those ‘You fucked up’ songs.”
Pecos & The Rooftops have earned a devoted fan base who’ve come out to support them both online and on the road, with the band garnering over 350 million global streams and more than 101 million video views. They’re currently on a nationwide headline tour with more dates to be announced soon. “5AM” is a telling preview of what’s to come, as Pecos & The Rooftops ready their major label debut LP—a bigger, bolder collection of songs set for release later this year. “At the end of the day, I just want to help people with our music, honestly,” Hurley says. Between the band’s wild road shows and their highly-anticipated upcoming full-length, Pecos & the Rooftops are set to do that and much, much more.
Erin Viancourt
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 2nd | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Full-hearted, free-spirited, and irresistibly genuine, Erin Viancourt’s take on country music is both timeless and entirely attuned to the chaos of modern life. On her debut album Won’t Die This Way, the Cleveland-bred singer/songwriter/ guitarist brings her lived-in storytelling to a gritty but gorgeously detailed batch of songs, encompassing everything from Americana to Western swing to classic outlaw country. Rooted in the warm and radiant vocal presence she’s shown onstage in touring arenas with Cody Jinks (who recently made Viancourt the first signing to his Late August Records), Won’t Die This Way ultimately reveals her rare capacity to soothe the soul and leave the listener newly empowered to live each day to the absolute fullest.
The ShotGunBillys
85TH Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 3rd | No Cover Before 5PM
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
Tennessee Jet
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 3rd | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Before Tennessee Jet became known for his genre-defying music that straddles the line between red dirt country and grungy rock, he traveled the interstates with his bronc-riding father and barrel-racing mother. From the bench seat of an old Ford pickup truck pulling a horse trailer to the next rodeo, he'd watch the hills and grasslands of America fly by. Country music was always on the radio, and those honest, heartfelt classics by icons like Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam, both of whom he'd later join on tour, left a permanent mark.
Tennessee Jet’s newest album “Ranchero”continues his diverse musical explorations blending twangy guitars and Appalachian fiddle with the grungy groove in tracks like "Ray Wylie Hubbard" and the platinum streaming hit "Bury My Bones." This album not only nods to his roots but also pushes the boundaries of what country music can be, showcasing his full-band capabilities and collaborative spirit.
Throughout his career, Tennessee Jet has been on a constant journey of self-reinvention, creating music that's uniquely his own. "My career has been a constant purging of what I've done before, so I can reinvent and create something that's uniquely me," he explains. His approach has always been to fuse the contrasting elements of rock's distorted stomp with country's twang, paying homage to influences like Neil Young and Jack White while crafting his narrative reflecting a lifelong exploration of self and place, with lyrics referencing literary heroes like Faulkner, Shakespeare, Kerouac, and Woody Guthrie, alongside his own experiences speeding down the Indian Nation Turnpike or paying homage to the DIY ethos of his early days.
"I'm always looking to challenge the definition of what a specific genre is supposed to sound like," Jet says. "People are aching for truth in country music again, and that's what these records came to represent." His albums, from "South Dakota" through "The Country" and into "Ranchero," are a testament to his artistic crossroads, where nostalgia meets innovation, crafting a version of country music that's both fresh and familiar.
Erin Viancourt
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 3rd | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Full-hearted, free-spirited, and irresistibly genuine, Erin Viancourt’s take on country music is both timeless and entirely attuned to the chaos of modern life. On her debut album Won’t Die This Way, the Cleveland-bred singer/songwriter/ guitarist brings her lived-in storytelling to a gritty but gorgeously detailed batch of songs, encompassing everything from Americana to Western swing to classic outlaw country. Rooted in the warm and radiant vocal presence she’s shown onstage in touring arenas with Cody Jinks (who recently made Viancourt the first signing to his Late August Records), Won’t Die This Way ultimately reveals her rare capacity to soothe the soul and leave the listener newly empowered to live each day to the absolute fullest.
Giovannie And The Hired Guns
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Since their inception in 2015, Giovannie and The Hired Guns have made a blockbuster career out of wildly defying expectations. With a visceral sound that merges alt-metal, Red Dirt country, Latin pop, Americana, and much more, the Stephenville, Texas-based five-piece have ascended from playing local honky-tonks to taking the stage at major festivals and arenas across the country, drawing an ardent crowd ranging from cowboys to metalheads to skate punks. As they continue their colossal rise—a journey that’s included scoring a No. 1 radio hit with their smash single “Ramon Ayala” and winning the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Artist in Alternative & Rock—Giovannie and The Hired Guns now return with their new album Land of the Lost: a body of work that pushes the boundaries with even more intensity, matching its explosive riffs and unforgettable hooks with the band’s most brutally honest songwriting to date.
Produced by Johnny K (Megadeth, Sevendust, Plain White T’s), Land of the Lost marks the fourth full-length from Giovannie and The Hired Guns (frontman Giovannie Yanez, guitarists Carlos Villa and Jerrod Flusche, bassist/tuba player Alex Trejo, and drummer/pianist Milton Toles) and second LP since signing with Warner Music Nashville through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Warner Music Latina. While the band have always brought a powerful emotionality to their lyrics, the album embodies an unfiltered urgency that has much to do with Yanez’s processing a number of life-altering troubles in real-time, including the death of a close friend and his own relapse into addiction. Recorded at the famed Sonic Ranch (a residential studio near the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas), Land of the Lost ultimately supplies the kind of catharsis that can only come from exorcising your demons and bravely moving toward a better future. “When I first listened back to this album I realized I wasn’t all there for some of the songs; I was so blinded by the suppressants that I thought were helping me out,” Yanez admits. “But it feels good to look back and know that I made it out to the other side. I hope it ends up helping people realize that there’s always hope no matter how bad things seem. There’s always a tomorrow.”
The follow-up to 2022’s Tejano Punk Boyz, Land of the Lost finds Giovannie and The Hired Guns doubling down on the freewheeling attitude they first embraced in their earliest days as a band, back when Yanez was working the counter at a nearby pawnshop. “From the beginning I told the guys not to worry about sounding too rock or too country on this record,” Yanez recalls. “We just went in there and had fun and didn’t let anything hold us back, and because of that the album shows the full range of what we can do as a band.” Immediately delivering on that promise, Land of the Lost opens on the galvanizing rhythms and throat-shredding vocals of “Cheap Tequila”: a ferocious yet fun-loving track that speaks an unvarnished truth about their shared life experience. “I wrote that song thinking about us in our younger days, when we were all broke and working these mid-paying jobs,” says Yanez. “There’s a feeling of not really caring what’s going to happen next—you’re just living for today, waiting for your next paycheck so you can go out and get drunk again.”
Throughout Land of the Lost, Giovannie and The Hired Guns reveal their rare ability to channel painful self-reflection into songs with all the raw exuberance of a fist-pumping party anthem. On “Quitter,” for instance, Yanez closely details the confusion and loneliness of dealing with addiction (“Something’s really wrong with me/And I don’t wanna talk about my history/Just crush ’em up so we can live happily”), but brilliantly twists the mood at the track’s sing-along-ready and strangely carefree chorus (“I’m not a quitter/But I wish I was”). “Everything kind of clicked for this album after we wrote ‘Quitter,’” Yanez points out. “Jerrod came up with a riff and I just jumped in and started singing those opening lines: ‘Here we go again/Pass me a Xan.’ It was exactly what I was going through at the time, but I didn’t even mean for it to come out.”
Tennessee Jet
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 3rd | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Before Tennessee Jet became known for his genre-defying music that straddles the line between red dirt country and grungy rock, he traveled the interstates with his bronc-riding father and barrel-racing mother. From the bench seat of an old Ford pickup truck pulling a horse trailer to the next rodeo, he'd watch the hills and grasslands of America fly by. Country music was always on the radio, and those honest, heartfelt classics by icons like Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam, both of whom he'd later join on tour, left a permanent mark.
Tennessee Jet’s newest album “Ranchero”continues his diverse musical explorations blending twangy guitars and Appalachian fiddle with the grungy groove in tracks like "Ray Wylie Hubbard" and the platinum streaming hit "Bury My Bones." This album not only nods to his roots but also pushes the boundaries of what country music can be, showcasing his full-band capabilities and collaborative spirit.
Throughout his career, Tennessee Jet has been on a constant journey of self-reinvention, creating music that's uniquely his own. "My career has been a constant purging of what I've done before, so I can reinvent and create something that's uniquely me," he explains. His approach has always been to fuse the contrasting elements of rock's distorted stomp with country's twang, paying homage to influences like Neil Young and Jack White while crafting his narrative reflecting a lifelong exploration of self and place, with lyrics referencing literary heroes like Faulkner, Shakespeare, Kerouac, and Woody Guthrie, alongside his own experiences speeding down the Indian Nation Turnpike or paying homage to the DIY ethos of his early days.
"I'm always looking to challenge the definition of what a specific genre is supposed to sound like," Jet says. "People are aching for truth in country music again, and that's what these records came to represent." His albums, from "South Dakota" through "The Country" and into "Ranchero," are a testament to his artistic crossroads, where nostalgia meets innovation, crafting a version of country music that's both fresh and familiar.
The ShotGunBillys
85 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 4th | No Cover Charge Before 5 PM
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
Rob Leines
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"I'm burning down the interstate," Rob Leines sings halfway through Headcase, an album that finds the road warrior occupying the intersection of blue-collar rock & roll and outlaw country. Pulling triple duty as a songwriter, southern storyteller, and modern-day guitar hero, Leines fills his third album with tales from the fast lane, punctuating each song with amplified riffs and a voice sharpened by a heavy touring schedule. The result is a record for dive bars and dance halls, for highways and honky-tonks, for wheels that spin and and horizons that linger just out of reach.
Headcase shines its light on more than surface-level road songs, though. Leines digs deep beneath the blacktop, delivering music about love lost, chances taken, and life lived between the mile markers. Songs like "Double Wide" still raise plenty of hell, but there's vulnerability here, too — a sense that you can't outrun your problems, even at 80 miles per hour. "Headcase is about doing whatever it takes to navigate the roads in your life," Leines explains. "It's about the things we do to just keep on trucking."
Before recording Headcase with co-producers Mike Harmeier (the longtime frontman of Silverada, formerly known as Mike and the Moonpies) and Adam Odor, Leines quit his longtime job as a welder and hit the road in support of his 2021 album, Blood Sweat and Beers. The record became his breakthrough release, earning Leines a year's worth of gigs with marquee acts like Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks. Night after night, he hit the stage with his power trio, mixing rock & roll bang with Telecaster twang. "After putting in all those hours and all those miles, we became really confident with our ability to put on a rock show," he remembers. "That's what this music is: it's rock & roll with a cowboy hat."
To capture the rough-and-rowdy spirit of those concerts, Leines and his two bandmates — along with guests like organ player David Percefull (owner of Yellow Dog Studios) and harmony singer Kelley Mickwee (a fellow Texas-based solo artist, as well as a member of Shinyribs) — headed to Wimberley, TX, where they recorded Headcase during short breaks between shows. "We toured for three months before we started tracking, and we went straight from a gig into the studio," he remembers. "It meant our chops were sharp, and everything felt familiar."
For fans of Blood Sweat and Beers, Leines' guitar playing — a mix of hybrid finger-picking, blues-driven rock riffs, slide guitar, and distorted chords from a customized Gregg Tele — will feel familiar, too. Every song is rooted in that instrument, with Leines firing twin barrels of fierce fretwork and heartland hooks. At the same time, Headcase explores new territory. The breezy, bouncing "High in the Cotton" draws parallels between turbine welding and music-playing, two on-the-go jobs that require workers to spend countless days away from friends and family. Having dedicated years to both careers, Leines delivers the song's spoken-word verses in a deep, weary baritone that channels the exhaustion of a long workweek. Elsewhere, he pays tribute to his grandparents with "Goldmine," whose funky, fiery riff nods to Jerry Reed. And on the hard-hitting "Black Lingerie," he replaces the hard-charging speed of his earlier songs for a slowed-down swagger that sounds dark, driven, and dangerous.
Together, those songs turn Headcase into an album that blends roadhouse grit with juke joint grease. It's the soundtrack for the sort of road trip that never really ends, and Leines has never sounded so dedicated to the long haul.
The Lowdown Drifters
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The Lowdown Drifters are a hard living, hard loving and hard leaving group of Ft. Worth based musicians blending country, rock and Americana into a sound of their own; the epitome of a rock band with a fiddle problem. With heartfelt and sincere melodies crafted by their accurately named frontman Big JohnCannon, the Drifters live show is a high energy experience, highlighting their songs that capture the highs and lows of the human experience. The Drifters have been propelled to over 500,000 monthly listeners and 50 million total streams by their wildly successful album Last Call for Dreamers which has led them to share the stage with artists including Randy Rogers, Koe Wetzel, LeAnn Rimes and Zach Bryan. The Lowdown Drifters have crisscrossed the country in 2024 while still making time to record their new album, In Time, with Grammy Award-nominated producer Wes Sharon (Turnpike Troubadours, American Aquarium, John Fulbright) to be released on October 25th.
Southall
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Read Southall can sure turn a phrase. “This record is the gasoline for the love machine,” he says of his band’s new album, the exhilarating and self-titled Southall. The proud Oklahomaworkingman isn’t exaggerating. The record sparks and burns with 11 crank-it-up songs thatexpertly combine country, rock & roll, and the dust and grit of the band’s native Red Dirt scene.
But there are also glimpses of hard rock and metal, along with easy going back-porch vibes, the result of a drastic change in the way the group formerly known as the Read Southall Band now makes music: Every member of Southall brings lyrics, melodies, and even full songs to the table.“It’s the colors of different people with different influences making music,” Southall says. “I’ve always been confident in the talents and abilities of the guys onstage with me, and I want ourfans to see and hear that too. That’s why we changed our name to Southall.”
Produced by Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan’s American Heartbreak) and recorded at Leon Russell’s iconic Church Studio in Tulsa, Southall manifests the true band album that singer Read Southall first envisioned when he released his debut, Six String Sorrow, in 2015. That was a mostly acoustic record, but Southall, the band’s fourth album, roars with raw and loud collaborative power. Reid Barber, the group’s resident metalhead, hammers his drums. Bassist Jeremee Knipp provides a brooding low end. Keys player Braxton Curliss adds both tasteful accents and off-the-rails barroom piano. And guitarists John Tyler Perry and Ryan Wellman wring wild sounds fromtheir instruments. All of it is tied together by Southall’s scrappy, yearning voice.
First single “Scared Money” is a slice of Rolling Stones country-rock straight off of Sticky Fingers. Opening with a stabbing guitar lick and written by Barber, it’s an acknowledgment of hard work and a dogged determination to pay the bills. “That was inspired by my father, who always told me it’s not about figuring out what you want to do, it’s about figuring out what you don’t want to do,” Barber says. “It was written as a country song, but when we got in the studio it turned into more of a Stonesy jam.”
“Reid wrote ‘Scared Money,’ but the lyrics are me to a T:I walked out of class, straight to the patch, because no one ever paid me to read,” says Southall, who dropped out of school to get a job. “I feel like that’s an Oklahoman mindset, in the sense that people down here get to work. They get up every morning and do things they don’t want to do to make money and try to get ahead in this crazy life. And it doesn’t matter if you’re going to school, working in the oil patch, or farming. It's all work.” “Out Alive,” meanwhile, taps into Southall’s harder and more experimental sound and is about the fear of saying, or posting, the wrong thing in today’s quick-to-crucify society, and instead saying nothing at all — “That’s hardly a better option,” says Barber, who wrote it. “Out Alive” isa monster and features a squawky guitar solo reminiscent of Jack White or Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello played by Wellman using a pen as a slide. “It sounds like air-raid sirens,” raves Southall.
“By Surprise,” meanwhile, is a study in contradictions, a song that’s musically simple but probes complex mysteries. “Too many questions too little time/heat of the moment passing you by,”Southall sings. “Heart of the matter, hard to define/the universe divine.”
“We started playing some basic straightforward rock to make the soul of the song stick out,” says Barber, who brought five songs to the recording sessions, including “By Surprise.” “That’s thesong I’m most stoked about. Lyrically, it’s so big, in the whole scope of what is being talked about — this life and how we get through it.”
While Southall released three other studio albums, including their 2017 breakoutBorrowed Time,the band’s namesake regards the records as just the building blocks of Southall’s future. He wrote all of those songs, including the fan favorite “Why,” just to get the train moving. Today, they’recharging ahead.
“That was my contribution: our back catalog,” Southall says. “Now, we have this steam built upand we’re rolling down the tracks, and I want the guys to all grab a shovel, load some coal, andkeep us rolling.”
The six-piece has been up to the challenge. Their song “Stickin’ n Movin’,” off 2021’sFor the Birds, appeared on the CBS series Fire Country, and they’ve established themselves as a band-you-need-to-playlist on the streaming services: Southall have more than 133 million streams on Spotify and more than 101 million on Apple Music, with nearly 1 million monthly listeners across all platforms.
It’s not only the success story of a band, but of a region, according to Southall, who was first inspired to write and sing country songs after having a revelation while working on a farm. “Igrew up at a really cool time when country music was good in the Nineties, and I spent a lot ofradio time on the tractor. So whatever was happening in country music then was in my ears,” hesays. “But then country started to change and became more about partying. That’s when Ithought, ‘I could represent my people better than this.’”
To Southall, that meant writing about work, and he sells that message hard in the rambunctious“Get Busy (Till It’s Done),” a centerpiece of the album and one of its most ferocious tracks.“They say anything worth having is worth fighting for/and I know that is true,” he howls. “It’sgonna take a little time, a little grind, to get what’s coming to you.”
“My dad always said to me, ‘You’re not just going to sit there on your pockets and do nothing.That still rings true to me,” Southall says. “Work is what makes you who you are.”
For Southall the band, that work began a long time ago — and it’s about to pay off in a big way.
Rob Leines
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 4th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
"I'm burning down the interstate," Rob Leines sings halfway through Headcase, an album that finds the road warrior occupying the intersection of blue-collar rock & roll and outlaw country. Pulling triple duty as a songwriter, southern storyteller, and modern-day guitar hero, Leines fills his third album with tales from the fast lane, punctuating each song with amplified riffs and a voice sharpened by a heavy touring schedule. The result is a record for dive bars and dance halls, for highways and honky-tonks, for wheels that spin and and horizons that linger just out of reach.
Headcase shines its light on more than surface-level road songs, though. Leines digs deep beneath the blacktop, delivering music about love lost, chances taken, and life lived between the mile markers. Songs like "Double Wide" still raise plenty of hell, but there's vulnerability here, too — a sense that you can't outrun your problems, even at 80 miles per hour. "Headcase is about doing whatever it takes to navigate the roads in your life," Leines explains. "It's about the things we do to just keep on trucking."
Before recording Headcase with co-producers Mike Harmeier (the longtime frontman of Silverada, formerly known as Mike and the Moonpies) and Adam Odor, Leines quit his longtime job as a welder and hit the road in support of his 2021 album, Blood Sweat and Beers. The record became his breakthrough release, earning Leines a year's worth of gigs with marquee acts like Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks. Night after night, he hit the stage with his power trio, mixing rock & roll bang with Telecaster twang. "After putting in all those hours and all those miles, we became really confident with our ability to put on a rock show," he remembers. "That's what this music is: it's rock & roll with a cowboy hat."
To capture the rough-and-rowdy spirit of those concerts, Leines and his two bandmates — along with guests like organ player David Percefull (owner of Yellow Dog Studios) and harmony singer Kelley Mickwee (a fellow Texas-based solo artist, as well as a member of Shinyribs) — headed to Wimberley, TX, where they recorded Headcase during short breaks between shows. "We toured for three months before we started tracking, and we went straight from a gig into the studio," he remembers. "It meant our chops were sharp, and everything felt familiar."
For fans of Blood Sweat and Beers, Leines' guitar playing — a mix of hybrid finger-picking, blues-driven rock riffs, slide guitar, and distorted chords from a customized Gregg Tele — will feel familiar, too. Every song is rooted in that instrument, with Leines firing twin barrels of fierce fretwork and heartland hooks. At the same time, Headcase explores new territory. The breezy, bouncing "High in the Cotton" draws parallels between turbine welding and music-playing, two on-the-go jobs that require workers to spend countless days away from friends and family. Having dedicated years to both careers, Leines delivers the song's spoken-word verses in a deep, weary baritone that channels the exhaustion of a long workweek. Elsewhere, he pays tribute to his grandparents with "Goldmine," whose funky, fiery riff nods to Jerry Reed. And on the hard-hitting "Black Lingerie," he replaces the hard-charging speed of his earlier songs for a slowed-down swagger that sounds dark, driven, and dangerous.
Together, those songs turn Headcase into an album that blends roadhouse grit with juke joint grease. It's the soundtrack for the sort of road trip that never really ends, and Leines has never sounded so dedicated to the long haul.
The ShotGunBillys
85TH Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 5th | No Cover Before 5PM
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
Taylor Hunnicutt
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 5th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Taylor Hunnicutt makes old-school southern music for the modern world. She's a proud daughter of Alabama, writing songs that nod to the state's tradition of country storytelling, rock 'n' roll rebellion, and guitar-driven grit. Sharpened by a touring schedule that's kept her on the road for roughly 200 days a year, she makes her full-length debut with Alabama Sound — an album that unfolds like a love letter to the American South, written by a road warrior who's spent most of the decade far away from home.
"It's a little country, a little singer/songwriter, and a little Americana," she says of the album, which she recorded with her touring band during short breaks from the road. "There's a whole lot of soul and southern rock, too. To me, that sound encompasses my home. It's not one genre — it's just Alabama."
Years before she shared shows with fellow genre-benders like Muscadine Bloodline and Red Clay Strays, Hunnicutt grew up in Marengo County. Her mother filled the family home with '90s country songs, and Hunnicutt discovered her own musical gifts at a young age. She sang in the school choir and strummed chords on an acoustic guitar gifted to her at 17 years old. After graduation, she moved north to Birmingham, where she briefly attended college on an opera scholarship.
"I didn't cut it in college," she admits. "There were too many rules." Instead, Hunnicutt headed to Birmingham and landed a gig waiting tables at a blues juke joint. It was there that Hunnicutt paid her dues, often sitting in with the bands who'd blow through town, developing the powerful, raspy-throated vocal chops that would transform her into one of the state's proudest exports. She expanded her musical tastes, too, falling deeper in love not only with songwriters like John Prine, but also with classic rock frontmen like Bad Company's Paul Rogers, The Faces' Rod Stewart, and Humble Pie's Steve Marriott.
Alabama Sound swirls those influences together. Recorded at Clearwave Studios in North Alabama, the album captures not only a songwriter on the rise, but also a band of hard-working, highway-driving musicians who've built their audience the traditional way: by piling into a van and hitting the road, winning people over one encore at a time. "There was a point where we decided to stop doing three-hour shows filled with cover songs, and start booking ourselves for 90-minute sets of our own music," Hunnicutt says of the band's early years. "We played everywhere we could, traveling in a terrible van, just figuring it the hell out. We'd go to new markets and play to two people, and not make a dime, then we'd go on the road with a band like Muscadine Bloodline and open up for thousands of people every single night. We were just grinding. That's what we're still doing."
Those years in the trenches helped transform Hunnicutt's show into a high-energy, hell-raising combination of southern stomp, country-rock twang, and amplified attitude. "Saw Blade Hill," a moonshining song stacked high with slide guitar riffs and menacing grooves, made its debut during those gigs. So did tunes like the anthemic "Trail of a Broken Heart" and the barreling, boogie-woogie rocker "Upside Down & Shaken”. On their days off, Hunnicutt and company would drive to Decatur to work with producer Jeremy Stephens, who spot lit the band's well-oiled chemistry by capturing Alabama Sound in a series of live takes.
"We recorded almost everything live, because we wanted to capture the energy that we have onstage," says Hunnicutt, who duets with Adam Hood on "Nobody's Business" — a bluesy brush-off to anyone looking to stick their nose into her private business — and rips into the title track, "Alabama Sound," with fire and ferocity. "Nothing we'd ever recorded before could really portray that. I'm happy with the push-and-pull of some of the songs, because it sounds so real and raw. It sounds like us."
And, to paraphrase the frontwoman herself, it sounds like Alabama.
Rob Leines
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 5th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
"I'm burning down the interstate," Rob Leines sings halfway through Headcase, an album that finds the road warrior occupying the intersection of blue-collar rock & roll and outlaw country. Pulling triple duty as a songwriter, southern storyteller, and modern-day guitar hero, Leines fills his third album with tales from the fast lane, punctuating each song with amplified riffs and a voice sharpened by a heavy touring schedule. The result is a record for dive bars and dance halls, for highways and honky-tonks, for wheels that spin and and horizons that linger just out of reach.
Headcase shines its light on more than surface-level road songs, though. Leines digs deep beneath the blacktop, delivering music about love lost, chances taken, and life lived between the mile markers. Songs like "Double Wide" still raise plenty of hell, but there's vulnerability here, too — a sense that you can't outrun your problems, even at 80 miles per hour. "Headcase is about doing whatever it takes to navigate the roads in your life," Leines explains. "It's about the things we do to just keep on trucking."
Before recording Headcase with co-producers Mike Harmeier (the longtime frontman of Silverada, formerly known as Mike and the Moonpies) and Adam Odor, Leines quit his longtime job as a welder and hit the road in support of his 2021 album, Blood Sweat and Beers. The record became his breakthrough release, earning Leines a year's worth of gigs with marquee acts like Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks. Night after night, he hit the stage with his power trio, mixing rock & roll bang with Telecaster twang. "After putting in all those hours and all those miles, we became really confident with our ability to put on a rock show," he remembers. "That's what this music is: it's rock & roll with a cowboy hat."
To capture the rough-and-rowdy spirit of those concerts, Leines and his two bandmates — along with guests like organ player David Percefull (owner of Yellow Dog Studios) and harmony singer Kelley Mickwee (a fellow Texas-based solo artist, as well as a member of Shinyribs) — headed to Wimberley, TX, where they recorded Headcase during short breaks between shows. "We toured for three months before we started tracking, and we went straight from a gig into the studio," he remembers. "It meant our chops were sharp, and everything felt familiar."
For fans of Blood Sweat and Beers, Leines' guitar playing — a mix of hybrid finger-picking, blues-driven rock riffs, slide guitar, and distorted chords from a customized Gregg Tele — will feel familiar, too. Every song is rooted in that instrument, with Leines firing twin barrels of fierce fretwork and heartland hooks. At the same time, Headcase explores new territory. The breezy, bouncing "High in the Cotton" draws parallels between turbine welding and music-playing, two on-the-go jobs that require workers to spend countless days away from friends and family. Having dedicated years to both careers, Leines delivers the song's spoken-word verses in a deep, weary baritone that channels the exhaustion of a long workweek. Elsewhere, he pays tribute to his grandparents with "Goldmine," whose funky, fiery riff nods to Jerry Reed. And on the hard-hitting "Black Lingerie," he replaces the hard-charging speed of his earlier songs for a slowed-down swagger that sounds dark, driven, and dangerous.
Together, those songs turn Headcase into an album that blends roadhouse grit with juke joint grease. It's the soundtrack for the sort of road trip that never really ends, and Leines has never sounded so dedicated to the long haul.
Them Dirty Roses
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 5th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Born and raised in the Bama clay, these boys are as authentic as they come. Taught how to bend a string and break a heart by Skynyrd and Hank, brothers James and Frank Ford along with their hometown friends Andrew Davis and Ben Crain formed the southern rock band known as Them Dirty Roses. Piling into an RV with their belongings and instruments they made their way from Gadsden, AL to Nashville, TN. All living all under one roof, Them Dirty Roses are a living example of the quintessential rock and roll American Dream.
If you've had the pleasure of experiencing a Them Dirty Roses live show, then you know firsthand just how impressive and energetic they can be. These Southern rockers know how to bring the heat, and their high-energy performances are a testament to their talent and passion for music. One of the standout qualities of a Them Dirty Roses live performance is their ability to engage with the audience. From the moment they take the stage, lead vocalist and guitarist James Ford commands the attention of the crowd with his powerful voice and infectious stage presence. The band's dynamic stage presence and interaction with the audience keeps the energy high throughout the entire show.
In addition to their stage presence, Them Dirty Roses also impress with their musical prowess. Each member of the band is a seasoned musician and it shows in their performances. The band's classic rock, blues, and southern rock influences are on full display in their live shows, and their tight musicianship is a testament to the hours they've spent honing their craft.
Them Dirty Roses have a dedicated fan base and have garnered a reputation as a rising force in the Southern Rock scene. With their catchy riffs, powerful vocals, and energetic live shows, they are sure to continue making a mark in the world of Rock music for years to come.
Taylor Hunnicutt
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 5th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Taylor Hunnicutt makes old-school southern music for the modern world. She's a proud daughter of Alabama, writing songs that nod to the state's tradition of country storytelling, rock 'n' roll rebellion, and guitar-driven grit. Sharpened by a touring schedule that's kept her on the road for roughly 200 days a year, she makes her full-length debut with Alabama Sound — an album that unfolds like a love letter to the American South, written by a road warrior who's spent most of the decade far away from home.
"It's a little country, a little singer/songwriter, and a little Americana," she says of the album, which she recorded with her touring band during short breaks from the road. "There's a whole lot of soul and southern rock, too. To me, that sound encompasses my home. It's not one genre — it's just Alabama."
Years before she shared shows with fellow genre-benders like Muscadine Bloodline and Red Clay Strays, Hunnicutt grew up in Marengo County. Her mother filled the family home with '90s country songs, and Hunnicutt discovered her own musical gifts at a young age. She sang in the school choir and strummed chords on an acoustic guitar gifted to her at 17 years old. After graduation, she moved north to Birmingham, where she briefly attended college on an opera scholarship.
"I didn't cut it in college," she admits. "There were too many rules." Instead, Hunnicutt headed to Birmingham and landed a gig waiting tables at a blues juke joint. It was there that Hunnicutt paid her dues, often sitting in with the bands who'd blow through town, developing the powerful, raspy-throated vocal chops that would transform her into one of the state's proudest exports. She expanded her musical tastes, too, falling deeper in love not only with songwriters like John Prine, but also with classic rock frontmen like Bad Company's Paul Rogers, The Faces' Rod Stewart, and Humble Pie's Steve Marriott.
Alabama Sound swirls those influences together. Recorded at Clearwave Studios in North Alabama, the album captures not only a songwriter on the rise, but also a band of hard-working, highway-driving musicians who've built their audience the traditional way: by piling into a van and hitting the road, winning people over one encore at a time. "There was a point where we decided to stop doing three-hour shows filled with cover songs, and start booking ourselves for 90-minute sets of our own music," Hunnicutt says of the band's early years. "We played everywhere we could, traveling in a terrible van, just figuring it the hell out. We'd go to new markets and play to two people, and not make a dime, then we'd go on the road with a band like Muscadine Bloodline and open up for thousands of people every single night. We were just grinding. That's what we're still doing."
Those years in the trenches helped transform Hunnicutt's show into a high-energy, hell-raising combination of southern stomp, country-rock twang, and amplified attitude. "Saw Blade Hill," a moonshining song stacked high with slide guitar riffs and menacing grooves, made its debut during those gigs. So did tunes like the anthemic "Trail of a Broken Heart" and the barreling, boogie-woogie rocker "Upside Down & Shaken”. On their days off, Hunnicutt and company would drive to Decatur to work with producer Jeremy Stephens, who spot lit the band's well-oiled chemistry by capturing Alabama Sound in a series of live takes.
"We recorded almost everything live, because we wanted to capture the energy that we have onstage," says Hunnicutt, who duets with Adam Hood on "Nobody's Business" — a bluesy brush-off to anyone looking to stick their nose into her private business — and rips into the title track, "Alabama Sound," with fire and ferocity. "Nothing we'd ever recorded before could really portray that. I'm happy with the push-and-pull of some of the songs, because it sounds so real and raw. It sounds like us."
And, to paraphrase the frontwoman herself, it sounds like Alabama.
The ShotGunBillys
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 6th | No Cover Charge Before 5PM
The ShotGunBillys are a high-energy southern rock band that blends Memphis blues with a steady Arkansas country handshake. The band hails from the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. They were nurtured by the sounds that made Memphis great but have carved a distinct sound that blends it all.
"We are proud to be back at Kickstands as the house band for the 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! We have played here for several years as the house band, and everyone at Kickstands has become family to us! We look forward to playing music and partying with all the Kickstands Krazies! The bands, the fans, the staff, all of em'! We have 3 albums of original music out. Just check Spotify or any of the streaming services to listen to SGB! For 2024, we will be bringing lots of new music and a few cool new surprises!"~The ShotGunBillys
The Filthy Heathens
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 6th | No Cover Charge Before 5 PM
The brainchild of vocalists and guitarists Bronson Hetzer, Ryan Palcic, and “Captain” Craig Bishop, The Filthy Heathens emerged against the backdrop of the pandemic out of a series of jam sessions back in 2021. Realizing they were on to something special following the addition of guitarist Cody Doench, the founding trio rapidly expanded their roster to include a second guitarist, Cavin Kemble — and with a full lineup secured, the rest was history.
Building on the work of influences from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Waylon Jennings, to Blackberry Smoke and The Steel Woods, The Filthy Heathens have since cultivated a diverse and growing fanbase around their rebellious, modern take on the traditional Southern rock-meets-underground country sound, with a polished approach reflecting the lineup’s collective past as songwriters, session and touring musicians.
Now, with momentum at an all-time high, the fearsome fivesome are now preparing to kick things up a notch for 2025, with their singles “Tupelo Sun “ and “Devils Like Me” leading up to the launch of “Etheridge”, their debut EP, planned for release in January. With a slew of out-of-state live performances under their belts in Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, and Indiana, They have developed multiple anchor points for them to expand their reach from their Ohio base — a momentous step towards becoming a household name, nationwide and beyond.
Joe Stamm Band
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 6th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Light and dark. Good and evil. Predator and prey. If you’re searching for a well-balanced meal in a world filled with junk-food music experiences, pick up Joe Stamm Band’s newest concoction: Wild Man.
Ever since their inception in 2013, JSB has offered distinct storytelling mixed with their signature Black Dirt Country Rock sound. A sound that Stamm defines as “a nod to our Midwestern roots, as well as the Red Dirt music scene, which has had a big influence on our music.”
From playing in middle-of-nowhere dives to being named Peacemaker Fest’s 2023 “Emerging Artist of the Year,” Stamm has earned the grit and stage presence to support artists like Chris Knight, Shane Smith and the Saints, Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers, Charles Wesley Godwin and more. It’s the same rough-edged outlaw spirit from his early days that fans will hear in Fort Smith, an EP produced in partnership with Peacemaker Fest that sounds best when driving with the windows down. And it’s the same spirit Joe brings to any stage and every audience today.
“There’s a sinewy, rootsy texture to his inflections, always evocative and drenched in a rock ‘n roll spirit.” -- B-Sides & Badlands
The band’s third full-length studio album – recorded and produced at Treasure Isle Studios in Nashville – puts thought-provoking stories to a country-rock score. Fans will recognize the classic-rock-inspired riffs from Dave Glover’s lead guitar throughout Wild Man. They’ll also pick up on Bruce Moser’s fortifying bass lines and Tim Kramp’s dynamic drum performances. The words – specifically, how they sound in Stamm’s larger-than-life voice – are what really stand out on this record.
The album kicks off with the title song, inspired by a man referenced in the New Testament whose demons Jesus casts out and into the pigs feeding nearby. The song’s Zeppelin-esque words, “Where two men meet with the chaos in their eyes…Where the owl flies hunting for the snake, the wild man gives me back my name,” make the listener wonder: Which of the two men is the wild one?
As the record twists and turns, listeners will experience the gambit of human emotions. Nostalgia. Curiosity. Hurt. Hope. Acceptance. The things we choose to remember and the things we have yet to reckon with. It’s the nuance within our feelings, memories and dreams that Stamm’s lyrics grab ahold of. A songwriter of his caliber knows mucking around in this nuance isn’t an easy job – but it’s certainly rewarding.
While Wild Man masterfully bends the boundaries of rock, country and Americana, there’s a throughline from start to finish. The seemingly little, everyday choices we make – that Stamm’s characters make – create a patchwork of a life. Of light and dark. Good and evil. Predator and prey.
NEW Releases: Fort Smith (EP, July 2023), Wild Man (full-length studio album, August 2023)
Find Joe Stamm Band on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you listen to music.
Taylor Hunnicutt
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 6th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Taylor Hunnicutt makes old-school southern music for the modern world. She's a proud daughter of Alabama, writing songs that nod to the state's tradition of country storytelling, rock 'n' roll rebellion, and guitar-driven grit. Sharpened by a touring schedule that's kept her on the road for roughly 200 days a year, she makes her full-length debut with Alabama Sound — an album that unfolds like a love letter to the American South, written by a road warrior who's spent most of the decade far away from home.
"It's a little country, a little singer/songwriter, and a little Americana," she says of the album, which she recorded with her touring band during short breaks from the road. "There's a whole lot of soul and southern rock, too. To me, that sound encompasses my home. It's not one genre — it's just Alabama."
Years before she shared shows with fellow genre-benders like Muscadine Bloodline and Red Clay Strays, Hunnicutt grew up in Marengo County. Her mother filled the family home with '90s country songs, and Hunnicutt discovered her own musical gifts at a young age. She sang in the school choir and strummed chords on an acoustic guitar gifted to her at 17 years old. After graduation, she moved north to Birmingham, where she briefly attended college on an opera scholarship.
"I didn't cut it in college," she admits. "There were too many rules." Instead, Hunnicutt headed to Birmingham and landed a gig waiting tables at a blues juke joint. It was there that Hunnicutt paid her dues, often sitting in with the bands who'd blow through town, developing the powerful, raspy-throated vocal chops that would transform her into one of the state's proudest exports. She expanded her musical tastes, too, falling deeper in love not only with songwriters like John Prine, but also with classic rock frontmen like Bad Company's Paul Rogers, The Faces' Rod Stewart, and Humble Pie's Steve Marriott.
Alabama Sound swirls those influences together. Recorded at Clearwave Studios in North Alabama, the album captures not only a songwriter on the rise, but also a band of hard-working, highway-driving musicians who've built their audience the traditional way: by piling into a van and hitting the road, winning people over one encore at a time. "There was a point where we decided to stop doing three-hour shows filled with cover songs, and start booking ourselves for 90-minute sets of our own music," Hunnicutt says of the band's early years. "We played everywhere we could, traveling in a terrible van, just figuring it the hell out. We'd go to new markets and play to two people, and not make a dime, then we'd go on the road with a band like Muscadine Bloodline and open up for thousands of people every single night. We were just grinding. That's what we're still doing."
Those years in the trenches helped transform Hunnicutt's show into a high-energy, hell-raising combination of southern stomp, country-rock twang, and amplified attitude. "Saw Blade Hill," a moonshining song stacked high with slide guitar riffs and menacing grooves, made its debut during those gigs. So did tunes like the anthemic "Trail of a Broken Heart" and the barreling, boogie-woogie rocker "Upside Down & Shaken”. On their days off, Hunnicutt and company would drive to Decatur to work with producer Jeremy Stephens, who spot lit the band's well-oiled chemistry by capturing Alabama Sound in a series of live takes.
"We recorded almost everything live, because we wanted to capture the energy that we have onstage," says Hunnicutt, who duets with Adam Hood on "Nobody's Business" — a bluesy brush-off to anyone looking to stick their nose into her private business — and rips into the title track, "Alabama Sound," with fire and ferocity. "Nothing we'd ever recorded before could really portray that. I'm happy with the push-and-pull of some of the songs, because it sounds so real and raw. It sounds like us."
And, to paraphrase the frontwoman herself, it sounds like Alabama.
The Lowdown Drifters
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 6th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
The Lowdown Drifters are a hard living, hard loving and hard leaving group of Ft. Worth based musicians blending country, rock and Americana into a sound of their own; the epitome of a rock band with a fiddle problem. With heartfelt and sincere melodies crafted by their accurately named frontman Big JohnCannon, the Drifters live show is a high energy experience, highlighting their songs that capture the highs and lows of the human experience. The Drifters have been propelled to over 500,000 monthly listeners and 50 million total streams by their wildly successful album Last Call for Dreamers which has led them to share the stage with artists including Randy Rogers, Koe Wetzel, LeAnn Rimes and Zach Bryan. The Lowdown Drifters have crisscrossed the country in 2024 while still making time to record their new album, In Time, with Grammy Award-nominated producer Wes Sharon (Turnpike Troubadours, American Aquarium, John Fulbright) to be released on October 25th.
Joe Stamm Band
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 6th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Light and dark. Good and evil. Predator and prey. If you’re searching for a well-balanced meal in a world filled with junk-food music experiences, pick up Joe Stamm Band’s newest concoction: Wild Man.
Ever since their inception in 2013, JSB has offered distinct storytelling mixed with their signature Black Dirt Country Rock sound. A sound that Stamm defines as “a nod to our Midwestern roots, as well as the Red Dirt music scene, which has had a big influence on our music.”
From playing in middle-of-nowhere dives to being named Peacemaker Fest’s 2023 “Emerging Artist of the Year,” Stamm has earned the grit and stage presence to support artists like Chris Knight, Shane Smith and the Saints, Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers, Charles Wesley Godwin and more. It’s the same rough-edged outlaw spirit from his early days that fans will hear in Fort Smith, an EP produced in partnership with Peacemaker Fest that sounds best when driving with the windows down. And it’s the same spirit Joe brings to any stage and every audience today.
“There’s a sinewy, rootsy texture to his inflections, always evocative and drenched in a rock ‘n roll spirit.” -- B-Sides & Badlands
The band’s third full-length studio album – recorded and produced at Treasure Isle Studios in Nashville – puts thought-provoking stories to a country-rock score. Fans will recognize the classic-rock-inspired riffs from Dave Glover’s lead guitar throughout Wild Man. They’ll also pick up on Bruce Moser’s fortifying bass lines and Tim Kramp’s dynamic drum performances. The words – specifically, how they sound in Stamm’s larger-than-life voice – are what really stand out on this record.
The album kicks off with the title song, inspired by a man referenced in the New Testament whose demons Jesus casts out and into the pigs feeding nearby. The song’s Zeppelin-esque words, “Where two men meet with the chaos in their eyes…Where the owl flies hunting for the snake, the wild man gives me back my name,” make the listener wonder: Which of the two men is the wild one?
As the record twists and turns, listeners will experience the gambit of human emotions. Nostalgia. Curiosity. Hurt. Hope. Acceptance. The things we choose to remember and the things we have yet to reckon with. It’s the nuance within our feelings, memories and dreams that Stamm’s lyrics grab ahold of. A songwriter of his caliber knows mucking around in this nuance isn’t an easy job – but it’s certainly rewarding.
While Wild Man masterfully bends the boundaries of rock, country and Americana, there’s a throughline from start to finish. The seemingly little, everyday choices we make – that Stamm’s characters make – create a patchwork of a life. Of light and dark. Good and evil. Predator and prey.
NEW Releases: Fort Smith (EP, July 2023), Wild Man (full-length studio album, August 2023)
Find Joe Stamm Band on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you listen to music.
The Filthy Heathens
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 7th | No Cover Charge Before 5PM
The brainchild of vocalists and guitarists Bronson Hetzer, Ryan Palcic, and “Captain” Craig Bishop, The Filthy Heathens emerged against the backdrop of the pandemic out of a series of jam sessions back in 2021. Realizing they were on to something special following the addition of guitarist Cody Doench, the founding trio rapidly expanded their roster to include a second guitarist, Cavin Kemble — and with a full lineup secured, the rest was history.
Building on the work of influences from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Waylon Jennings, to Blackberry Smoke and The Steel Woods, The Filthy Heathens have since cultivated a diverse and growing fanbase around their rebellious, modern take on the traditional Southern rock-meets-underground country sound, with a polished approach reflecting the lineup’s collective past as songwriters, session and touring musicians.
Now, with momentum at an all-time high, the fearsome fivesome are now preparing to kick things up a notch for 2025, with their singles “Tupelo Sun “ and “Devils Like Me” leading up to the launch of “Etheridge”, their debut EP, planned for release in January. With a slew of out-of-state live performances under their belts in Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, and Indiana, They have developed multiple anchor points for them to expand their reach from their Ohio base — a momentous step towards becoming a household name, nationwide and beyond.
StereoTrip
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 7th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Come ROCK with one of our local favorites, STEREOTRIP! This band is known for its killer vocals and an all-star group of South Dakotan musicians. Don’t miss a night of great LIVE music on our Indoor Patrón Stage and the best vibe in the Black Hills!
Jasmine Cain
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 7th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Multi-Award-winning Sturgis, SD, native Jasmine Cain moved to Nashville in 2003 and went to work, paving the way for female-fronted rock in the motorcycle events industry. Jasmine covers everything from Classic and Modern Rock to revved-up Pop and Metal. But that isn’t all she is known for. Jasmine has 7 studio albums of award-winning original music, with her 7th titled “Seven,” released in November 2019. Jasmine has won more than 30 awards for her music and performances, including Josie Music Awards Album of the Year (SEVEN) and Female Rock Vocalist, JPF Female Artist of the Year, (MCMA) 4-time Female Rock Vocalist, and NIMA Artist of the Year and 2-time Alt-Rock band of the year to name a few. Her performances (over 130 shows in 2019) are professional, have high stadium quality, and are high-energy, keeping the audience’s attention from the first note until the last. Her songs are emotional and timeless, and her voice is solid and soul-filled, taking audiences on a supercharged ride.
Texas Hippie Coalition
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 7th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Vocals...Big Dad Ritch
Guitar...Cord Pool
Guitair...Nevada Romo
Bass...Rado Romo
Drums...Joey Mandigo
A group of five hell-raising and God-fearing mavericks roll into town with guitars and amps in tow, and a party immediately ensues…
With drinks poured, fists raised, and smiles wide, TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION (THC) always know how to have a good time. A collective of tried-and-true rabble rousers and dyed-in-the-wool storytellers, the Texas quintet—Big Dad Ritch [vocals], Cord Pool [guitar], Nevada Romo [guitar], Rado Romo [bass], and Joey Mandigo [drums]—spike ass-whopping hard rock with a kick of country swagger and a whole lot of Texas grit and gusto.
Gathering tens of millions of streams, logging thousands of miles on the road, and energizing countless fans, they deliver ten anthems tailormade to simmer and scorch on their eighth full-length album, Gun Smoke [MNRK Heavy].
“In terms of the lyrics, the vibe, and where THC come from, we definitely went home on this album,” says Ritch. “It represents the wild west Texas-Oklahoma area. You’ve got a little red dirt country spilling over into the storytelling and metal. It’s a return to the dirt where we came from.”
THC first booted up back in 2004. The band grinded with one gig after another and built an audience. They ignited an unrivaled, uncompromising, and undeniable signature style proudly dubbed, “Red Dirt Metal.” It powered up a bulletproof catalog, scoring three back-to-back Top 5 debuts on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums Chart with Peacemaker [2012], Ride On [2014], and Dark Side of Black [2016]. Signing to MNRK, THC unleashed High In The Saddle [2019] and The Name Lives On [2023]. Of the latter, Blabbermouth raved, “TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION truly have their own brand of music and style. That’s something that makes them stand apart and should going forward.” Simultaneously, “Turn It Up” reeled in over 13.7 million Spotify streams, while “Pissed Off and Mad About It” generated 7 million Spotify streams. They graced the stages of festivals such as ROCKLAHOMA and packed houses everywhere. Not to mention, they spearheaded other successful ventures like barbecue sauce and more. In 2024, Ritch and Co. retreated to an Airbnb for a month and wrote what would become Gun Smoke, going on to record in Dallas and at Bell Labs in Northern Oklahoma with producer Trent Bell.
Rich says, “Trent allowed me to get as much of myself into the album as possible. It’s similar to our first two records when I was really the captain at the helm. Those records were less polished. So, we got back to the rawness that was there at the beginning.”
This time around, the musicians wholeheartedly embraced their country and Southern rock stylings as well as a lifelong passion for westerns. “I’ve always been a western guy,” Ritch affirms. “John Wayne is one of my superheroes. You try to model yourself after people you think have good morals and standards. As a big guy, if I walk in and look like a man who has his act together, it’s like, ‘Here comes this big man’,” he laughs. “‘Gun Smoke’ is me projecting myself at you like, ‘This is what I stand for. This is how I live’.”
That message comes through loud and clear on the title track and first single “Gun Smoke.” Rustic acoustic guitar crawls through a stomping beat punctuated by waves of groaning distortion. It climaxes on a chantable chorus, “I sell weed and liquor to the city slickers. I can get you there quicker, and like a gun…I smoke.” “This day and age, people are so worried about flying any flag that’s red, white, and blue,” he observes. “The flags I fly are red, white, and blue. One has 50 stars, and the other has one star. Don’t be concerned about what flag I’m flying though, because I’m not concerned about what flag you’re flying. The song’s about a good old boy who’s proud to be an American. This is who I am, and I don’t give a damn what anybody thinks.”
Wild riffing tosses and turns beneath “Bonez Jonez,” and Ritch relays the tale of a “local entrepreneur” and acquaintance from his youth.
“In our hometown, there was a guy named ‘Bonez’,” he recalls. “He was about six-foot-seven-inches tall like Lurch from The Addams Family. I’d get weed from him, but he sold everything you could think of. Just weed for me though,” he chuckles.
Then, there’s the heartfelt “She’s Like A Song.” Uplifted to the heavens by bright guitars and a solid beat, an epic chorus takes flight as Ritch sings, “She’s like a song to me, a lovely harmony, a sweet melody.” “
It’s one of those songs where you can roll your windows down and let it go,” he says. “We all have one person you want to see smile. It’s nostalgic and makes you want to reflect.”
The ride concludes with the breezy exhale of “I’m Gettin High.” Loose acoustic guitar brushes up against his soulful delivery, pairing countrified poetry with a smoked-out guitar solo. The frontman continues, “Even though I’m down on my luck and the repo man just drove off with my truck, I’m still getting high. That’s how life is. No matter what, you can still do whatever makes you feel good—go fishing, hunting, or shopping. It’s the country side of THC.”
Ultimately, there are many sides to THC, which makes the band so damn good. “I don’t preach, but I’m never going to quit talking about weed, faith, family, and who I am,” he leaves off. “I just want to be a bigger man. I’m living the life I live because of the fans. The audience put me in the position where I haven’t had to work a day—all I have to do is play. I’m so grateful for everything.”
StereoTrip
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 7th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Come ROCK with one of our local favorites, STEREOTRIP! This band is known for its killer vocals and an all-star group of South Dakotan musicians. Don’t miss a night of great LIVE music on our Indoor Patrón Stage and the best vibe in the Black Hills!
StereoTrip
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 8th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Come ROCK with one of our local favorites, STEREOTRIP! This band is known for its killer vocals and an all-star group of South Dakotan musicians. Don’t miss a night of great LIVE music on our Indoor Patrón Stage and the best vibe in the Black Hills!
The Filthy Heathens
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 8th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
The brainchild of vocalists and guitarists Bronson Hetzer, Ryan Palcic, and “Captain” Craig Bishop, The Filthy Heathens emerged against the backdrop of the pandemic out of a series of jam sessions back in 2021. Realizing they were on to something special following the addition of guitarist Cody Doench, the founding trio rapidly expanded their roster to include a second guitarist, Cavin Kemble — and with a full lineup secured, the rest was history.
Building on the work of influences from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Waylon Jennings, to Blackberry Smoke and The Steel Woods, The Filthy Heathens have since cultivated a diverse and growing fanbase around their rebellious, modern take on the traditional Southern rock-meets-underground country sound, with a polished approach reflecting the lineup’s collective past as songwriters, session and touring musicians.
Now, with momentum at an all-time high, the fearsome fivesome are now preparing to kick things up a notch for 2025, with their singles “Tupelo Sun “ and “Devils Like Me” leading up to the launch of “Etheridge”, their debut EP, planned for release in January. With a slew of out-of-state live performances under their belts in Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, and Indiana, They have developed multiple anchor points for them to expand their reach from their Ohio base — a momentous step towards becoming a household name, nationwide and beyond.
Texas Hippie Coalition
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 8th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Vocals...Big Dad Ritch
Guitar...Cord Pool
Guitair...Nevada Romo
Bass...Rado Romo
Drums...Joey Mandigo
A group of five hell-raising and God-fearing mavericks roll into town with guitars and amps in tow, and a party immediately ensues…
With drinks poured, fists raised, and smiles wide, TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION (THC) always know how to have a good time. A collective of tried-and-true rabble rousers and dyed-in-the-wool storytellers, the Texas quintet—Big Dad Ritch [vocals], Cord Pool [guitar], Nevada Romo [guitar], Rado Romo [bass], and Joey Mandigo [drums]—spike ass-whopping hard rock with a kick of country swagger and a whole lot of Texas grit and gusto.
Gathering tens of millions of streams, logging thousands of miles on the road, and energizing countless fans, they deliver ten anthems tailormade to simmer and scorch on their eighth full-length album, Gun Smoke [MNRK Heavy].
“In terms of the lyrics, the vibe, and where THC come from, we definitely went home on this album,” says Ritch. “It represents the wild west Texas-Oklahoma area. You’ve got a little red dirt country spilling over into the storytelling and metal. It’s a return to the dirt where we came from.”
THC first booted up back in 2004. The band grinded with one gig after another and built an audience. They ignited an unrivaled, uncompromising, and undeniable signature style proudly dubbed, “Red Dirt Metal.” It powered up a bulletproof catalog, scoring three back-to-back Top 5 debuts on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums Chart with Peacemaker [2012], Ride On [2014], and Dark Side of Black [2016]. Signing to MNRK, THC unleashed High In The Saddle [2019] and The Name Lives On [2023]. Of the latter, Blabbermouth raved, “TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION truly have their own brand of music and style. That’s something that makes them stand apart and should going forward.” Simultaneously, “Turn It Up” reeled in over 13.7 million Spotify streams, while “Pissed Off and Mad About It” generated 7 million Spotify streams. They graced the stages of festivals such as ROCKLAHOMA and packed houses everywhere. Not to mention, they spearheaded other successful ventures like barbecue sauce and more. In 2024, Ritch and Co. retreated to an Airbnb for a month and wrote what would become Gun Smoke, going on to record in Dallas and at Bell Labs in Northern Oklahoma with producer Trent Bell.
Rich says, “Trent allowed me to get as much of myself into the album as possible. It’s similar to our first two records when I was really the captain at the helm. Those records were less polished. So, we got back to the rawness that was there at the beginning.”
This time around, the musicians wholeheartedly embraced their country and Southern rock stylings as well as a lifelong passion for westerns. “I’ve always been a western guy,” Ritch affirms. “John Wayne is one of my superheroes. You try to model yourself after people you think have good morals and standards. As a big guy, if I walk in and look like a man who has his act together, it’s like, ‘Here comes this big man’,” he laughs. “‘Gun Smoke’ is me projecting myself at you like, ‘This is what I stand for. This is how I live’.”
That message comes through loud and clear on the title track and first single “Gun Smoke.” Rustic acoustic guitar crawls through a stomping beat punctuated by waves of groaning distortion. It climaxes on a chantable chorus, “I sell weed and liquor to the city slickers. I can get you there quicker, and like a gun…I smoke.” “This day and age, people are so worried about flying any flag that’s red, white, and blue,” he observes. “The flags I fly are red, white, and blue. One has 50 stars, and the other has one star. Don’t be concerned about what flag I’m flying though, because I’m not concerned about what flag you’re flying. The song’s about a good old boy who’s proud to be an American. This is who I am, and I don’t give a damn what anybody thinks.”
Wild riffing tosses and turns beneath “Bonez Jonez,” and Ritch relays the tale of a “local entrepreneur” and acquaintance from his youth.
“In our hometown, there was a guy named ‘Bonez’,” he recalls. “He was about six-foot-seven-inches tall like Lurch from The Addams Family. I’d get weed from him, but he sold everything you could think of. Just weed for me though,” he chuckles.
Then, there’s the heartfelt “She’s Like A Song.” Uplifted to the heavens by bright guitars and a solid beat, an epic chorus takes flight as Ritch sings, “She’s like a song to me, a lovely harmony, a sweet melody.” “
It’s one of those songs where you can roll your windows down and let it go,” he says. “We all have one person you want to see smile. It’s nostalgic and makes you want to reflect.”
The ride concludes with the breezy exhale of “I’m Gettin High.” Loose acoustic guitar brushes up against his soulful delivery, pairing countrified poetry with a smoked-out guitar solo. The frontman continues, “Even though I’m down on my luck and the repo man just drove off with my truck, I’m still getting high. That’s how life is. No matter what, you can still do whatever makes you feel good—go fishing, hunting, or shopping. It’s the country side of THC.”
Ultimately, there are many sides to THC, which makes the band so damn good. “I don’t preach, but I’m never going to quit talking about weed, faith, family, and who I am,” he leaves off. “I just want to be a bigger man. I’m living the life I live because of the fans. The audience put me in the position where I haven’t had to work a day—all I have to do is play. I’m so grateful for everything.”
StereoTrip
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 8th | To GUARANTEE ADMISSION After 5 PM, you need your Kickstands Camping Admission OR Kickstands Bar & Grill Rally Cover Charge Wristband. Nightly Cover Charge after 5 PM at the door (don’t risk waiting for the door; we WILL SELL OUT NIGHTLY).
Come ROCK with one of our local favorites, STEREOTRIP! This band is known for its killer vocals and an all-star group of South Dakotan musicians. Don’t miss a night of great LIVE music on our Indoor Patrón Stage and the best vibe in the Black Hills!
The Wilt Brothers Band
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 9th | No Cover Chage
The Wilt Brothers Band has been entertaining all over the Black Hills and throughout the midwest for many years. Joe Wilt, Tommy Wilt, Chet Murray, Laurie Humphrey and Quirt Rice combine to bring you the best in classic country songs with a few well known rock and roll toe tappers thrown in. They feature steel guitar, saxophone, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, lead guitar, bass and drums along with unbelievable harmony and lots of bandstand antics. From night clubs, campgrounds, weddings, family gatherings and many other special events, The Wilt Brothers never fail to deliver great dance music and plenty of fun.
Tommy plays: fiddle, saxophone, harmonica
Joe plays: lead guitar, steel guitar, banjo, spoons (lol)
Chet plays: rhythm guitar, bass guitar
Quirt plays: bass guitar, lead guitar
Laurie plays: drums
All 5 sing and harmonize
Are members of the Legends of Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame
The Wilt Brothers Band
85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally at Kickstands | August 10th | No Cover Chage
The Wilt Brothers Band has been entertaining all over the Black Hills and throughout the midwest for many years. Joe Wilt, Tommy Wilt, Chet Murray, Laurie Humphrey and Quirt Rice combine to bring you the best in classic country songs with a few well known rock and roll toe tappers thrown in. They feature steel guitar, saxophone, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, lead guitar, bass and drums along with unbelievable harmony and lots of bandstand antics. From night clubs, campgrounds, weddings, family gatherings and many other special events, The Wilt Brothers never fail to deliver great dance music and plenty of fun.
Tommy plays: fiddle, saxophone, harmonica
Joe plays: lead guitar, steel guitar, banjo, spoons (lol)
Chet plays: rhythm guitar, bass guitar
Quirt plays: bass guitar, lead guitar
Laurie plays: drums
All 5 sing and harmonize
Are members of the Legends of Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame