Joshua Ray Walker, Vandoliers, Thursday, August 14, Rev Room, 8 p.m. $25.
Even if you saw Dallas country-punkers Vandoliers play at The Hall in late 2024, I d reckon that the band s return to Little Rock in August is going to feel markedly different. The reason? In April, singer and bandleader Jenni Rose announced to the world her identity as a trans woman, a coming-out journey that began when all six members of Vandoliers wore dresses onstage in 2023 to protest a bill restricting public drag performances. The stunt went viral the entire world got to see me in a dress the first time I wore one outside of a locked door, Rose told Rolling Stone and a personal reckoning ensued. The result of that reckoning is Life Behind Bars, the group s fifth album, which begins with the line I was running from my shadow / Tried to hide it, but it followed. Fresh off the release of Tropicana, Joshua Ray Walker a fellow Texan who guest stars on Vandoliers You Can t Party With the Lights On co-headlines this show. Get tickets at revroom.com .
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