![]() ![]() Without anything to prove and nothing to lose, he continues to kick ass on his own terms. He's unapologetic, undeniable, and unlike anyone else you've ever heard. The gold-selling singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer shakes up the status quo, shatters expectations, and sticks to his guns with a sound steeped in country storytelling, yet spiked with grunge grit. Never compromising, Koe might just be the last real rebel out there. We spent the last ten years trying to make this sound - Hell Paso is it." We pulled in every genre we were feeling at the time. "I did what I wanted to do," he exclaims. ![]() After moving 1 million units under the radar and popping off as one of the hottest live performers in the game, he welcomes everyone to the party on his 2022 full-length offering, Hell Paso (Columbia Records). Proudly hailing from northeast Texas, he has quietly asserted himself as the ultimate country rockstar, bulldozing the boundaries between Nashville songcraft, rowdy Texas spirit, and rain-swept Seattle hard rock. I’m not going to everything, but I’m going to give a little peek of what this could be.Surrounded by flames, amps cranked all the way up, and no fucks given, Koe Wetze… Read Full Bio ↴ Surrounded by flames, amps cranked all the way up, and no fucks given, Koe Wetzel leaves a trail of sold-out venues, screaming fans, and empty booze bottles in his wake wherever he goes. “We had a timeslot and I went out there to play that slot and try to show a little bit, a peek, as to what I was working on for this tour. “I was shocked because I played the show that I went out there to play,” he said. I told, ‘These are the songs and you guys can expand, but make this your compass.’”Ĭhurch has two shows this weekend on his Outsiders Revival Tour: Nineties country star Travis Tritt and the Alabama duo Muscadine Bloodline will open.Įarlier this week, Church also talked to Rolling Stone about his CMA Fest headlining performance, which reinvented past hits and skipped others altogether, leaving some fans unhappy. “That whole, you can flip a page and there’s another page, and another page. “It’s out of my phone, alphabetical,” he says. A yellow legal pad of artists and songs that’s currently on display in the Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit illustrates how he came up with the station’s aesthetic. It’s a wildly eclectic playlist: On Friday morning, songs by Greta Van Fleet, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, Steve Earle, and Church himself all played in succession. Since last November, he’s also been programming his own SiriusXM channel called Outsiders Radio. “That was me 20 years ago.”Ĭhurch isn’t just introducing his live crowds to the bands he likes. I’m glad you played in front of the people you did,’” Church says. “Shane Smith was saying, ‘We’ve thought about quitting for a while.’ And I said, ‘Listen, this happens to everybody. They both came up on the bus and they were talking about ‘How did you even ?’ I said, ‘I like you guys.’”Ĭhurch, whose against-the-grain career is the focus of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, also saw some of himself in the openers he chose. “This past weekend, we had Koe Wetzel and Shane Smith & the Saints, and it was interesting. Other artists on the tour include Jelly Roll, Red Clay Strays, Midland, and Ray Wylie Hubbard.Įric Church on Fans' Outraged Reaction to His CMA Fest Performance: 'I Was Shocked'Įric Church's Sunglasses and Trucker Hat Are Coming to Country Music Hall of FameĮric Church, Zach Bryan, Imagine Dragons Lead 2023 Summerfest There’s the hard-nosed Southern rock of Whiskey Myers, the Celtic-influenced red dirt of Shane Smith & the Saints, the Midwest vibes of Hailey Whitters, the genre-hopping of Koe Wetzel, and the twangy yet mainstream country of Lainey Wilson. The result touches on all styles under the country umbrella. But for this year’s Outsiders Revival Tour, he was inspired by his own playlist to curate a diverse group of legends, buzz artists, and up-and-comers to join him on the road. ![]() Since his 2019 Double Down Tour, Eric Church has upended the traditional country music live show, doing away with opening acts and choosing instead to carry the night himself by delivering three-hour concerts split into two sets. 2023 Summerfest - Day 1 - Show - Credit: Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images ![]()
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