Josh Abbott Band

The Josh Abbott Band was started in 2004 after Abbott was inspired to start writing and playing his own music at a fellow red dirt artists concert. In the beginning, the band consisted of Abbott and frat brother and banjo player Austin Davis. A year and a half later, fiddle player Preston Wait and drummer Edward Villanueva joined the band.

 The band started out playing open mic nights around their hometown of Lubbock, Texas. The band recorded their first demo, Taste, in 2007 and after that things really started to take off for the Josh Abbott Band. They started touring around Texas, sometimes playing for less than 100 people a night. Abbott was more concerned with building a strong fan base than with getting a record deal, so to boost attendance they would give away tickets, CD's, or t-shirts. Once he even went as far as buying drinks for the entire crowd at one of their shows.

Since those days, The Josh Abbott band has solidified itself as one of the premier independent red dirt bands. The independent release of their album She’s Like Texas went to number 28 on the national country charts. Abbott says that in the coming years he wants to continue to solidify his band as one of the most successful independent country bands of its era, and with the release of their new album Small Town Family Dream, that just might happen.

I think one of the best things about The Josh Abbott Band is that they are more traditional red dirt country than most. To put it simply, they always keep it real.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Dec. 7 Silver Saloon Terrell, Texas

Dec 8 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City

Dec 28 Midnight Rodeo San Angelo, Texas