True-blue honky tonk country music from Austin, Texas, live at Sagebrush.
Ellis Bullard plays Sagebrush on Thursday, July 30, bringing his brand of honky tonk country to one of the city's long-standing spots. It's a straightforward bill: Bullard is the main feature, and the night is built around his sound.
He describes his music as true-blue honky tonk country, and that's exactly what he's bringing to the stage. If you're not familiar with the term, honky tonk is the dancehall side of country—the kind of music meant for a crowded floor and a cold drink, with a heavy lean on the fiddle and the steel guitar. It's a sound that's as much about the room it's played in as it is about the songs themselves, and Bullard keeps it rooted in that tradition.
Coming from right here in Austin, Bullard fits into the city's country scene without much explanation. He's not trying to reinvent the wheel or push the genre into something it isn't; he's playing the music he knows, the kind of country that doesn't need a lot of window dressing to work. It's a local show in a local room, which is usually the best way to hear this kind of music.
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The show is on Thursday, July 30, starting at 7 PM at Sagebrush, in the heart of Austin.
