Waco Brothers - Plenty Tough–Union Made - Live at Molly's House Concerts - Lincolnwood, IL -01/25/26

Описание: The Waco Brothers playing a stunning and rare "acoustic set" at Molly’s House Concerts in Lincolnwood, IL on January 25, 2026. Thanks to the band and Molly for the amazing and healing evening!
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BAND MEMBERS
Jean Cook - (https://janeblue.bandcamp.com) Violin & Vocals
Tracey Dear (@tracey_dear) - Mandolin & Vocals
Alan Doughty - Bass & Vocals
Jon Langford (@jonlangfordoffical) - Guitar & Vocals
Dan Massey (@danmanmassey) - Drums
Dean Schlabowske (@deanschlabowske) - Guitar & Vocals
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SETLIST
1. This Town
2. If You Don't Change Your Mind
3. Dollar Dress
4. Nothing At All
5. Blink of an Eye
6. Too Sweet to Die
7. The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff)
8. Harm's Way
9. Nine Pound Hammer (Merle Travis)
10. When I Get My Rewards (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band w/Levon Helm)
11. All or Nothing (Small Faces)
12. Walking on Hell's Roof Looking at the Flowers
13. I Fought the Law (Sonny Curtis / Bobby Fuller Four / The Clash)
14. Plenty Tough – Union Made
15. Wild and Blue (John Anderson/Mekons)
16. George Walked With Jesus
17. Revolution Blues (Neil Young)
18. Big River (Johnny Cash)
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VENUE
www.mollyshouseconcerts.com
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WEBSITES
Website: https://wacobrothers.net/home
Bandcamp: https://wacobrothers.bandcamp.com/music
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Instagram: @wacobrothersband

The Waco Brothers got together in Chicago in the mid-90s; battle weary punk musicians who wanted nothing more than to play classic country covers for free beer in their adopted home city. Their residencies at bars like the Wrigleyville Tap and Augenblick became legendary for the sheer volume, speed and energy they brought to this task.
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“I’ve never been able to find a live band in New York as consistently thrilling and funny and fun as the Waco Brothers” – Sarah Vowell
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After an early & particularly deranged appearance at SXSW Rolling Stone dubbed the Wacos “Clash meets Cash” and they unleashed a fistful of ferocious albums and endlessly entertaining live gigs that defined the Insurgent Country movement.
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“It's the mission of the Waco Brothers — a Chicago-based outfit that Langford started in the mid-'90s — to bring blood, sweat, and tears back into country music.… They have a rather romantic view; I doubt that, this side of Merle Haggard, any American country act has written a furious hymn to organized labor like the song “Plenty Tough and Union Made.” – Ken Tucker NPR
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The Waco Brothers lost their powerhouse drummer Joe Camarillo to a stroke in January 2021 and it took some time to regroup. They’d often been joined onstage by violinist Jean Cook and drummer Dan Massey (ex-Robbie Fulks) who had deputized for Joe for years, so now the time seemed right to add them both as permanent members.
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THE MEN THAT GOD FORGOT is the tenth Waco Brothers full length album & was recorded with Mike Hagler at Kingsize Soundlabs in Chicago in 2022. The cinematic brass parts were arranged and performed by longtime collaborator Max Crawford with Dave Smith. Other Waco Cousins appearing are Barkley Mckay on piano and organ, Patty Vega on jingling tambourine and Andre Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers on accordion.
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“Where does this pack of goofy bastards get off thinking they can one-up our national heritage? But they do, damn it. Jon Langford has always utilized his extracurricular time with the Wacos to exorcise the C&W; demons that have lurked in his work with the Mekons since the 1980s. Where great Mekons albums integrate a vaguely folkish, space cowboy vibe, the Waco Brothers sound like real-deal ten- gallon hatters with a grouchy streak and a subscription to The Nation. Sure, there's a William Blake nod on occasion, but mostly, Langford and co-singer/songwriter Dean Schlabowske invoke the spirit of the common man, crank up the hollow-body guitars and rock their wary ways.” – Pitchfork
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