Bahamas - Bootcut Tour

As the studio follow-up to 2020’s Sad Hunk—an album beloved by the JUNO Awards and Ted Lasso music supervisors alike—Bahamas’ sixth full-length, BOOTCUT, was produced by Grammy-Nominated Robbie Lackritz (Feist, Jack Johnson, Peach Pit) and Dan Knobler (Allison Russell, Rodney Crowell); BOOTCUT was recorded in Nashville’s Sound Emporium. It features Jurvanen backed by a veritable Murderer’s Row of Music City pros, including guitar legend (and current Eagle) Vince Gill, pedal-steel maestro Russ Pahl (Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Kacey Musgraves), bassist Dave Roe (Sturgill Simpson, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash), harmonica player Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson), bluegrass legend Sam Bush. So yes, you could call this Bahamas’ “country” album, full of songs rooted in familiar Nashville topics like love, death, and automotive vehicles, and topped with extra dollops of teary twang, mandolin-pluckin’, and saloon-door-swinging rhythm. But
BOOTCUT isn’t simply a Bahamas interpretation of country music, it’s a country-music interpretation of Bahamas that puts a sepia-toned spin on Jurvanen’s signature moves using a genre-less blend of Americana, Bluegrass, and all that Bahamas has been know to embody: the funky finesse, the bizarro guitar solos that sound like they’re beaming in from Mars, and the ever-so-sly storytelling that filters timeless themes through a distinctly modern lens.

PLEASE NOTE: The escalators are out of order in the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons. For ticket holders with seats above the Mezzanine level, the +15 Gallery Hallway door will be open for entry.  If you have mobility issues, please contact Arts Commons box office at 403-294-9494 or email boxoffice@artscommons.ca to review your accessibility options.