Jason Boland (acoustic)

Dosey Doe Coffee House presents Jason Boland.

Acclaimed for his distinctive, hard-charging and rootsy brew of country & rock—crackling with the raw outlaw voltage that has made him one of the fastest rising forces in contemporary country. This acoustic show new material as well as Stragglers standards, fan favorites,as well as a surprise or two.

Austin-based Jason Boland certainly fits the Barbara Mandrell mantra — “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.”  Boland continues to make unabashed honky-tonk music steeped in traditionalism. His sound is rugged, down-home, peanut-shells-on-the-floor genuine. And he makes no apologies.

In the Texas country and Oklahoma red-dirt styles — Boland is originally from Stillwater, Okla. — the desire to deviate from the farm-road dancehall is always tempting. It is music that aims to incorporate a variety of genres such as blues, folk and rock into its country foundation. But Boland keeps it frills-free.

For the deep-voiced Boland, keeping it pure has been a careerlong goal. Boland and his Stragglers, now seven albums strong, aim for making music that he’d be honored to include in his personal vinyl collection filled with titles by Van Morrison, Alabama, Iron Maiden, Hank Williams Jr. and the late Townes Van Zandt.