Red MacAdam / Jacob Weldon & the Cobras

https://www.redmcadam.com/about

Although he was born in the industrial heart of New Jersey, Red McAdam’s mother Maggie made damn sure to rear him on country and folk music. She served up a steady diet of celebrated songwriters and singers on their kitchen radio day after day, from classics like Patsy Cline and Ernest Tubb to burgeoning legends like Lucinda Williams and Brad Paisley. Red’s father Bartholomew, a lifelong bass player, took it from there, teaching him banjo, mandolin, bass, and guitar.

A self-proclaimed ‘Western fraud,’ Red makes no effort to fit the country mold, but rather draws from the unique and largely unsung landscape of his world. Stranger-than-fiction episodes from his time on the road, preposterous characters with bizarre motives, and plain old bullshit mingle with vulnerable expressions of a tumultuous life and a threadbare heart. A first responder, passionate outdoorsman, recovering alcoholic, and heartbroken songwriter—Red earned whatever authenticity the country audience craves through his life, not place of birth.

https://www.facebook.com/jacob.weldon.music/

Growing up in Independence, Oregon, Jacob was inspired by the legendary acts of West Coast country music. He brings back a 90’s honky tonk sound with a touch of traditional flavor. Influenced by icons such as Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Dwight Yoakam, he strives to bring high-energy country music hearken to the days of the jumping dance halls of Texas and rowdy honky tonks of Bakersfield.

“I’ve always wanted bring the country music from my youth back while paying homage to the legends my father listened to” Jacob explained. “I have a lot of respect for traditional and outlaw country, but there was something missing between those bands and modern country music. That’s probably where I land. “

https://jescopayneandthepainkillers.bandcamp.com/album/lonesome-tears

Taking influence from his Appalachian roots, Jesco Payne & the Painkillers sing songs that long for home, mourn lost love andglamorize the occasional rough and rowdy time through cathartic country music that pays homage to the pioneers of honky tonk and outlaw country.