An Evening Ward Hayden and The Outliers with Special Guests Swinging Steaks
Ward Hayden
Over the course of eight previous albums and playing some 200 shows a year for most of the last two decades, Ward Hayden and The Outliers have become leading lights for contemporary country that integrates the music’s finest traditions into a sound Cincinnati City Beat hails as “incredibly endearing.”
They’ve won seven Boston Music Awards (including Act of the Year), the French Country Music Awards crowned them the Independent Artist of the Year, plus an Americana Music Awards nomination for Artist of the Year. As well, they are a regular presence on the Americana chart and SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country channel.
Swinging Steaks
When Boston’s Swinging Steaks signed with Capricorn Records in 1993, they pioneered what is now called Americana, blending rock, country, and roots music into a sound praised by legendary producer Phil Walden as simply great music. Their national debut, Southside of the Sky, stands as a benchmark in country-rock, earning acclaim from Creem magazine as “the best country-rock out of Boston since Gram Parsons.”
Over three decades, eight albums – their latest release, “YoYo”, was co-produced by Boston rock legend Dave Minehan – and countless shows later, the Swinging Steaks still earn their reputation as a dynamic, charismatic live act – reflecting their sheer joy of playing music together.
The Steaks have toured/appeared with legends like Los Lobos, The Band, The Black Crowes and are delighted to appear at the Rex Theater.
