Turnpike Troubadours at The Cotillion

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Turnpike Troubadours at The Cotillion

Turnpike Troubadours 8pm Friday, May 4 w/ special guests Corb Lund plus Dirty River Boys. Doors open at 7pm. ADVANCE $10 - DAY OF SHOW $12.50. Tickets available at The Cotillion, 316-722-4201, thecotillion.com and the employee clubs. No service fees for tickets purchased at The Cotillion open 8a-6p Mon- Sat.

All tickets are general admission. A limited number of table reservations are available on a 1st come 1st served basis for an additional fee by calling (316) 722-4201. Table reservations not held past start of show.

The Turnpike Troubadours, whose name is derived from the bumpy Oklahoma toll-roads and their hard lived folk singing heroes, are proof that isolation can be the mother of originality. Cutting their teeth in roadside dance halls and honky-tonks has made a serious impact on the band's musical style, which walks the line between Woody Guthrie and Waylon Jennings. "Bossier City," the band's debut album, is testament to the small towns in which they were raised. It combines Folk, Country, Cajun, and Bluegrass with stories of longing, humor, tragedy, and general life in rural America.

Breaking down traditional barriers between the audience and the stage is something in which they excel. Fast, gritty, and often drenched in beer, the Troubadours perform to both their fans and new audience members with an genuine sincerity about them. They continually gather ground both literally and figuratively as they travel up, down, and across the Midwest.

Currently the band is promoting their 2nd album, "Diamonds & Gasoline" (released January, 2010), produced by veteran producer and songwriter Mike McClure and mixed and mastered by legend Joe Hardy (ZZ-Top, Steve Earle) as well as relentlessly playing shows in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Texas.

Evan Felker - Lead Vocals, Acoustic
R.C. Edwards - Bass, Backing Vocals
Kyle Nix - Fiddle, Backing Vocals
Ryan Engleman - Lead Guitar
Giovanni Carnuccio - Drums, Backing Vocalsturnpike troubadours