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Wade Bowen

  • Date:2024-02-17
  • Time:08:00
  • Location: Iowa City
  • Venue: First Avenue Club1550 S. First Ave.
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Wade Bowen with special guest Angela Meyer returns in concert on Saturday, February 17th. General Admission Tickets: $23 (price includes fees). Table for 4 with tickets: $340. Doors 7:30PM and Show is 8PM

BIO:

Twenty years and some 4,000 shows into his career, the name Wade Bowen has become synonymous
with Texas country music – and for good reason. An artistic descendant of American icons like Guy
Clark, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Robert Earl Keen and more, Bowen is another link in a Texan chain of
roots-rock poets stretching back more than 50 years – but his ambition never ended at the state line.
“I will carry that flag proudly,” Bowen says of his Red-Dirt distinction. “But I’ve always said I’m not a
‘Texas artist,’ I’m an artist from Texas, and I think there’s a difference.”
Seen as one of the genre’s finest and most authentic modern voices, Bowen’s approach stays rooted in
tradition, but also stands on the creative cutting edge. His focus remains on writing unique songs with a
literary quality, and shifting his sonic territory to match his life.
Wielding a knack for direct, poetic songwriting that never panders, Bowen matches his gravel-road
growl to an organic sound spanning the whole of Texas, tapping both country and rock influences. A
dozen albums have shown his sonic diversity – including six studio sets, two live collections, a gospel
album and an ongoing series of buddy-country hits with fellow Texan, Randy Rogers.
Along the way, he’s scored hits and accolades based on quality, not quantity, and continues to perform
around 200 nationwide shows each year – including multiple appearances on the venerated Grand Ole
Opry.