Red McAdam (w full band) Record Release

Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Whiskey Creek Zócalo, 11786 US-180 East, Arenas Valley, NM 88022, USA Honey Tonk/ Western Swing Doors: 6p • $15/adv $18/door "A rich, risky blend of traditional honky-tonk, Western swing, and indie rock from a high-desert wild-land firefighter turned touring road dog." On Comic Western Gothic, Red McAdam’s playful outsider country music shines; he presents an inventive vision of what the genre can be. A consummate road dog, he brings to this sophomore album the frenetic, dynamic, and occasionally delirious performances he spent years honing in dives, dancehalls, and theaters. In Red’s rich, risky blend of traditional honky-tonk, folk and western swing draws, listeners will recognize the Lone Star eccentricities of Terry Allen and Guy Clark, forlorn folk sensibilities of Elizabeth Cotton and Karen Dalton, and the driving genre-bending of The Band and Little Feat. A Jersey City, NJ native, Red makes no effort to fit the country mold, but rather draws from the unique and largely unsung landscape of his world. Stranger-than-fiction episodes from his time in the emergency services, hazy memories from the road, preposterous characters with bizarre motives, and plain old bullshit mingle with vulnerable expressions of a tumultuous life and threadbare heart. A Wild-land Firefighter, EMT, passionate outdoorsman, recovering alcoholic, and chronic rambler—McAdam earned whatever authenticity the country audience craves through his life, not place of birth. +$0.38 ticket service fee