Travis Linville at the Rock House Center for the Arts
Rock House Center for the Arts HQ, 22173 Main Street, Reeds Spring
It is a great privilege to have Travis Linville back at The Rock House. He is certainly in our top 10 favorite solo performers! So join us on Sunday, the 15th of Feb, for a post-Valentine's show. This concert will be held at the RHCA Headquarters (22173 Main St., downtown Reeds Spring). Doors open at 6 p.m. for an optional potluck social hour. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased at https://rockhousecenterforthearts.org/calendar-tickets Park anywhere downtown or in the post office parking lot.
It’s a quiet confidence, an air of authority limited to only the most studied artists, a commanding irreverence woven with a thread of vulnerability. There’s something inexplicably authentic about Oklahoma’s Travis Linville, and it’s carried him from dive bars and classrooms to “The Tonight Show” and esteemed theaters and festivals across the globe. Linville is legendary regionally for his work as a musician, singer, songwriter, bandleader, producer, and for his behind-the-scenes influence. The “Oklahoma Gazette” rightly called him a “godfather of modern Oklahoma folk” and noted that his success opened doors for a state teeming with talent. Jimmy LaFave called Linville’s 2014 “Out on the Wire” EP “rich, soulful and beautiful. A live audition of a track from the record even netted him a role in a William H. Macy film, in which he performed the song. In 2017, Linville released his self-produced full-length record “Up Ahead." Rolling Stone Country wrote, “Eighties-era Randy Newman with an earnest James Taylor softness, but scuffed up just enough by a guy with plenty of miles on the road… songs that resound with uncomplicated authenticity… subtlety and storytelling with shuffling hints of jazz are what shine through.” NPR Music chose first single “Wishes” for its Heavy Rotation feature, noting that “the relatable tune, paced by steady percussion and accented by a crying pedal steel, focuses on those ever-escaping moments as folks weave in and out of our lives.” A gifted instrumentalist, Linville is known for his work as a multi-instrumentalist sideman with songwriter Hayes Carll, who calls him “criminally underrated.” He’s performed on stage with legendary artists Willie Nelson, Tommy Allsup, Kris Kristofferson, and countless artists. Independently, Linville has sold thousands of albums and played thousands of shows across his 20-plus year career, with an ever-evolving repertoire deeply rooted in songcraft, sly humor and subtlety. "Travis Linville writes, plays and sings music the way it's supposed to be done,” Carll says. “With depth, heart and soul. One of my all-time favorite musicians." “Eighties-era Randy Newman with an earnest James Taylor softness, but scuffed up just enough by a guy with plenty of miles on the road… songs that resound with uncomplicated authenticity… subtlety and storytelling with shuffling hints of jazz are what shine through." - Rolling Stone Country
This concert will be held at the Rock House Center for the Arts HQ, 22173 Main Street, Reeds Spring, MO. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., Music begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at a suggested donation of $20 (no fees) and can be purchased online at https://rockhousecenterforthearts.org/.
Potluck dinner before the concert. BYOB, feel free to bring snacks
Oklahoma musician Travis Linville’s preternatural work ethic was ignited as a small child on the built-in stage in his grandparents’ music room. His thirty-something years of sweat equity since have culminated in a winding, successful career built of disparate parts: veteran and up-and-comer, mentor and underdog, session player and bandleader, sideman and songwriter. Linville has played thousands of shows across the United States (and UK) leaving audiences touched by his heartfelt songwriting, amazed at his musicianship and laughing at his deadpan commentary on life in the world of music. The list of artists Linville has performed with features such legendary names as Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Ramblin Jack Elliot, Tommy Allsup, and countless Oklahoma artists including Samantha Crain, Wilderado, John Moreland, JD McPherson and too many more to name. Travis is also known nationally for performing for over fifteen years as a multi-instrumentalist sideman with Hayes Carll’s Gulf Coast Orchestra. In Oklahoma, he’s best-known as himself: Travis Linville the profoundly talented instrumentalist, songwriter, and pitch-perfect live performer who continues to wow audiences with his unique musical artistry and humble journeyman spirit.
“Linville makes his craft sound easy, as he has done for years.” - No Depression
“Songs that resound with uncomplicated authenticity." - Rolling Stone
"A masterclass in authentic songwriting and tasteful production" - Wide Open Country
“As heartwarming as it is unassuming.” - Billboard