Wade Bowen scored one of the best albums of 2018 with the release of Solid Ground, an 11-song offering that was produced by Keith Gattis.The gritty collection of tunes—Wade co-wrote 10—serves as a love letter to his home state of Texas by incorporating many of his musical influences, everyone from Guy Clark to ZZ Top. The soon to be out of print debut, Just For Fun, revealed a burgeoning uniqueness that put Wade Bowen on the map and on the road full time, hashing out his style while delving full force into the musical process.As for humility, well, despite his high ranking within the Southwest’s lively Americana music community, Wade Bowen says things like this and means it: “I may be crazy, but it's hard for me to believe that I have fans that honestly care enough to listen to my music….It shocks me every day.” Some would say that even parenthood can’t teach that level of humility, not to one of today’s most promising and poignant singer-songwriter talents, Wade Bowen.With musical influences that cite everyone from Aerosmith to Patty Griffin to Led Zeppelin and Paul Thorn, the result of Wade Bowen’s incessant touring is something akin to a smooth shot of roots rock with an alt-country back, served on ice with doses of traditional country and sensitive blues, but with a fiery edge, too. Rather be at a Wade Bowen Show. Booking Information Henry Glascock at the William Morris Endeavor Agency 615.963-3000 or hg@wmeentertainment.com Hence, Bowen’s journey on Lost Hotel truly parallels his real life musical process, where guts and faith are everything and a patient struggle culminates in triumph. On Lost Hotel, Wade Bowen again teamed up with J.R. Rodriguez, producer of The Blue Light Live, and headed to Nashville with a new lot of original songs and co-writes with peers like Randy Rogers, Brandon Rhyder, and Bleu Edmondson. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.Bowen returned to touring late last year and makes his next appearance this Friday, June 14th, at La Hacienda Event Center in Midland, Texas.Sign up for our newsletter and go inside the world of music, culture and entertainment.© 2020 Penske Media Corporation‘Inconsistent Chaos’ details Bowen’s intense struggles after vocal cord surgery and the suicide of his stage manager and nephew Chase CavenderPlus, get a limited-edition tote FREE. He was a member of the band, West 84, with friend Matt Miller, before the band was re-aligned 2001.He released his first album in 2002, Try Not To Listen, which became a regional hit in Texas. Will Knaak - Guitar Vocals, For Booking please contact Henry Glascock at William Morris Endeavor 615-963-3386 or HG@wmeentertainment.com, Todd Laningham- Guitar, Caleb Jones- Bass Vocals, Wade Bowen- Lead Vocals Acoustic Guitar, Bryan Zanotti - Drums Vocals The magnetic singer-songwriter was naturally spurred to center spotlight and eventually the name West 84 was retired for the more apt, Wade Bowen. The intensifying energy both onstage and in the audience ushered in Wade Bowen’s first live effort in 2003, The Blue Light Live, which parked on the LoneStarMusic.com Top 25 best-sellers list for an impressive 2 and a half years, most of that spent in the Top Ten list.
Settled nicely into his new role of father and family man, Wade Bowen has learned that both in the music process and in life, it’s hard to rush a good thing. Unit price / per . Giving Bowen ample time to examine old wounds and dig deeper in his songwriting, the album reflects themes of struggle and loss as well as hopeful perseverance and new beginnings.The 2002 follow up, Try Not To Listen, propelled Bowen to new heights as he continued to refine his songwriting and live performance.