WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. — Considered to be among the pioneers of red dirt music, Jason Boland & the Stragglers are kicking off 2025 by stopping at SEVEN Bar inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. and Lee Creek Tavern inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland on Friday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m.
Both shows are free and open to the public ages 21 and up.
For the past 20 years, Jason Boland & the Stragglers have dazzled audiences all over, with millions of fans cheering the band on and over half a million records sold independently. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Boland grew up listening to a mix of country and rock before eventually finding himself at the epicenter of the red dirt scene in Stillwater, where he put together the Stragglers while attending Oklahoma State University.
The band released its first album, “Pearl Snaps,” in 1999. Since then, they’ve released studio albums “Truckstop Diaries,” “Somewhere in the Middle,” “The Bourbon Legend,” “Comal Country Blue,” “Rancho Alto,” “Dark & Dirty Mile,” “Squelch” and “Hard Times Are Relative.” Their latest album, “The Last Kings of Babylon,” pays homage to the band’s 25 years on the road.
The band is also known for its live albums, “Live and Lit at Billy Bob’s Texas” and “High in the Rockies,” as well as prominent covers such as “Tulsa Time” and both Steve Winwood’s “Back in the High Life Again” and Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin,’” with proceeds going to charity. Radio programmers across the country began spinning “Back in the High Life Again,” and the song spent 11 weeks in the Top 40 Americana Singles Chart.
For more information on Jason Boland & the Stragglers, visit www.TheStragglers.com.
For more information on Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs, call 800-754-4111 or visit www.cherokeecasino.com/west-siloam-springs. For more information on Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland, call 800-256-2338 or visit www.cherokeecasino.com/roland.