Artist Jason Boland And The Stragglers

Jason Boland & The Stragglers’ existence is happily suspended between two worlds: It’s too twangy to be rock and too modern to be considered traditional country. The band creates a sound often labeled “red dirt,” after the Dust Bowl that spawned the group. Although Boland’s lonesome croon definitely leans toward the sappier country side of things, it hasn’t stopped the group from amassing a diverse fan base since its formation in 1998. After releasing a handful of albums to mild success on country-music charts, 2008’s Comal Country Blue landed in Billboard’s Top 200, showing the band’s pop-crossover capabilities. After 2010’s stopgap live album, High In The Rockies, the band recently announced on its website that it’s currently hitting the studio to knock out a new album. 

Updated 04/07/2011