Dallas Moore

Dallas Moore plays Chopper John's on Sunday, October 18, with the show starting at 6 PM. He's a singer-songwriter and entertainer from San Antonio, Texas, who goes by the nickname 'The Hardest Working Man In Honky Tonk' and calls himself a 'Modern Day Hardcore Troubadour.' The two descriptions aren't just for show: he plays more than 300 dates a year, and his career stretches back over 30 years and 18 albums.

Moore is known as a torchbearer for the Outlaw Country flame, and he's spent a good part of those three decades touring with the people who built the Outlaw Country and Southern Rock movements. He's shared stages with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, David Allan Coe, Merle Haggard, The Allman Brothers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. That lineage shows up in his set, which pulls from bluegrass, outlaw country, southern rock, Texas country, and straight country. He's also considered a key figure for the Honky Tonk Heroes.

If you're not familiar with him, the Texas country side of things is where he's most at home. It's a sound that sits somewhere between the traditional country of the honky tonks and the more rebellious, independent streak of the Outlaw era. With 18 albums behind him, he's got plenty of material to draw from, and the set usually moves across those different styles rather than sticking to just one. It's a full evening of country music, and since he's the sole bill, he's the one carrying the whole night.

Chopper John's is at 2547 E Indian School Rd in Phoenix, and the show starts at 6 PM on Sunday, October 18. If you're into the honky tonk side of country, this is a good one to have on your radar.