Jason Boland & the Stragglers

by Bradley Torreano
Making the sort of neo-traditionalist country that brings to mind the rowdy glory of David Allan Coe, Jason Boland and his band uprooted from their Oklahoma home and made their splash in Texas. Their blue collar country caught on with locals, and their genuine backroad experiences led to hedonistic tracks like "Drinkin' Song" and "When I'm Stoned." Recording a concert in the spring of 2002, they released Live at Billy Bob's Texas that fall.