A Honky Tonk Holiday featuring the Shootouts with special guests The Steel Blossoms
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Dec 10, 2021 8pm
Location
Akron Civic Theatre
182 S Main St
Details
The Knight Stage
Featuring a festive mix of holiday classics as well as songs from the Shootouts and Steel Blossoms catalogs!
This event will mark the 13th Annual Ryan Humbert Holiday Extravaganza!
The Shootouts are known for their energetic blend of honky-tonk, Americana, and traditional country. After releasing their acclaimed 2019 debut Quick Draw, the band charted Top 50 on Americana radio and in 2020, were nominated for an Ameripolitan Music Award for “Best Honky-Tonk Group.” They have shared the stage with luminaries Steve Earle, Asleep at The Wheel, Marty Stuart, Jim Lauderdale, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Asleep at The Wheel, Radney Foster, Sheryl Crow, Chris Isaak, Raul Malo and many more.
Produced by Grammy-nominee and BR549 founder Chuck Mead and released April 30th, 2021, Bullseye has been praised by a range of outlets including Rolling Stone Country, American Songwriter, Wide Open Country, The Boot, and The Bluegrass Situation, amongst others. The album has currently spent over eighteen weeks on the Americana Music Association Top 30 album chart -- including three weeks in the Top 10 – and has received regular airplay on Sirius XM Outlaw Country. The band, made up of Ryan Humbert, Emily Bates, Brian Poston, Dylan Gomez and Ryan McDermott recently performed an official showcase at the 2021 AmericanaFest in Nashville.
The Shootouts are recording their 3rd album (due out in 2022) with 10x Grammy-Winning singer, songwriter and producer Ray Benson, lead singer of Asleep at The Wheel.
Health and safety update:
In response to the recent surge in the number of COVID cases in Summit County and in keeping with CDC guidance regarding indoor events, all patrons, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask upon entering the building and at all times except when actively eating or drinking. This policy takes effect immediately and will be reviewed periodically relative to COVID cases in Summit County.
