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Out of the ashes of a central Texas family band, Spivey Crossing, has emerged a formidable group known as Sundae Drivers.  Powered by the unique aspect of three lead singers and twin guitars, this band has grown a sizable and loyal following across the region and state.  Derrick Dutton gets most of the attention with his guitar prowess, but don’t sleep on the rhythm section of Chad Kasik on drums and Dave Pratka on bass.  Holli Kasik is an emotive vocalist and Lucas Montgomery is as engaging with his mandolin as he is his vocals.  Josh Williams provides a youthful spark to the seasoned vets in this outfit and it creates a one of a kind musical experience that must be seen.  This is the type of band that makes dancehalls happy…they keep the dancefloor packed and the bartenders busy.  Come do both of those things with them (and us) at River Jam.

RJ Tickets:  RJ Tix

Performance date/time:  Sat July 28 at River Road Ice House; approx 6:30pm, 8:30pm, 10:30pm

Years at River Jam:  Debut

Twitter:  @SundaeDrivers

Few artists come to the table with more legitimate bonafides than Jesse Dayton.  He’s the real deal.  A hard-charging troubadour with a range of style and catalog of songs to back up his badassery.  Lead guitar for Waylon and Cash? He’s done it.  Selling out venues across the globe?  He’s done it.  Collaborating with Rob Zombie on film projects? He’s done it.  Quite simply, if it’s cool, it is Jesse Dayton.  He’s not only an alarmingly great guitar slinger, he’s a songwriter of significant talent as well.  Dayton’s live show is renowned for its intensity and energy and we’re beyond stoked to have him plying his trade for us at River Jam this year.  Come see this living legend do his thing!

RJ Tickets:  RJ Tix

Performance date/time:  Sat July 28 at River Road Icehouse.  Approx 8pm

Years at River Jam:  Debut

Twitter: @jessedayton

A honky-tonk throwback firecracker.  Relatively unknown outside of her central Texas roots, she’s drawn comparisons to other stone cold troubadours.  She’s somewhere between Dale Watson and Miranda Lambert if that makes sense to you.  Her records have been produced by Jason Eady so that should sort of give you an idea of what this girl brings to the table. … Read the rest

Haley Cole has been stealing stages across the state and beyond for the past several years.  Buzz began heating up around 2015 and reached fever pitch including noise up in Nashville.  Haley has a voice that mixes power, range, sass and soul, all of which she completely owns.  … Read the rest

Comparisons are easy to come by, but hard to live up to.  One of my most trusted gatekeepers of taste in this scene once told me that The Buffalo Ruckus was as if The Band met the Allman Brothers in Texas and never left. … Read the rest