Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters
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Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters
September 28, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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In conjunction with the release of their newest album on August 30th, โLove & Hate Inย Desperate Placesโ, The Boxmasters will also be kicking off a tour of the United States andย Canada. This marks their 17th release as the ever-prolific J.D. Andrew and Bud Thornton tweakย their sound for this album and add longtime road musicians Kirk McKim and Raymond Hardy toย the recordings.
Kirk McKim joined The Boxmasters in 2015 after longtime collaborator Brad Davis hadย to return to his solo and studio work. Originally from the Houston area, Kirk played with Patย Travers for many years as well as other top groups. A master on the guitar, Kirk can play anyย style needed as well as sing the high harmonies Bud records on the albums.
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Raymond Hardy joined The Boxmasters in 2010 as a guitar technician and immediatelyย made himself indispensable. At the suggestion of former bassist Dave Fowler, Raymond becameย the bass player and also has made himself indispensable. Raymondโs low-end heft and stageย persona add an extra valuable element to the show.
Singles from the album will be โJayne Mansfieldโs Carโ which Bud, J.D. and Mike Butlerย wrote in 2009 but it never found a place on a previous album. The other single will beย โGoodnight, Sleep Tight, Iโm Goneโ which was the last song written for the album by Bud, Kirkย and Raymond.ย
The โ2024 Love & Hate Tourโ kicks off in Tomball, Texas at The Main Street Crossingย for 2 nights and then continues through the Midwest, Canada and then back from the East Coastย to California. Highlights are Knuckleheads in Kansas City on Sept. 7th, City Wineries inย Chicago, Boston and Nashville and a mix of familiar and brand new venues. Joining J.D., Bud,ย Kirk and Raymond will be Nick Davidson on drums, a fixture since his addition in 2022.
Formed in 2007, The Boxmasters have recorded an impressive and diverse catalogue ofย music that touches on their love of a wide array of influences, but most importantly, the rock andย roll of the 1960โs. Listening to The Boxmasters, one can hear obvious odes to the Beatles, Byrdsย and Beach Boys, but also important to The Boxmasters are The Mothers of Invention, Theย Allman Brothers, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine and Big Star.
As a touring band, The Boxmasters have cultivated a rabid cult fanbase across the Unitedย States, Canada and now Europe and the United Kingdom. Opening for the likes of ZZ Top,ย Steve Miller, George Thorogood and Bubbles and The Sh*t Rockers, The Boxmasters haveย proven to win over large audiences. As a headliner, frequent stops in Kansas City atย โKnuckleheadsโ, Los Angeles at โThe Troubadourโ and โHeritage Hallโ in Ardmore, Oklahomaย have shown dedicated yet still growing audiences. Two appearances at Levon Helmโs โMidnightย Rambleโ in Woodstock, New York were highlight performances for the band, as well as theย โRamble at The Rymanโ that Levon hosted in 2008. Other highlights include The Boxmastersย performing on โThe Grand Ole Opryโ in 2015, and in 2023 The Boxmasters fulfilled a life-longย dream of playing The Cavern Club in Liverpool.