Texas friends, got some great live shows coming up with Kolton Moore & the Clever Few in the next couple months. Would love to see you there!
Hello dear reader! It’s been a busy few weeks for me! Hope you’ve been doing well.
After heading up to Stillwater Oklahoma to play a show with Kolton Moore & the Clever Few at the Tumbleweed Dance Hall on February 6, we headed down to Austin to play at the Sagebrush February 7th. Kolton and Ryan and I stayed in Austin a few extra days to record a few songs at Jonathan Tyler’s home studio.
I was planning to head home Tuesday afternoon, but I got a call Tuesday morning from my friend Lucas Cote, lead singer of the band Laredo. He had an emergency situation and needed my help.
Side note: Lucas and I started the band Laredo in Granbury back in 2021, but I haven’t been the primary drummer for a couple years since I was working full time for Chartable / Spotify and playing a lot with Kolton Moore & the Clever Few.
Anyways, Lucas told me that they were on their way up to Baltimore to play three arena shows opening for Treaty Oak Revival (a west Texas rock band that has been selling out huge venues recently), but their drummer Tony’s wife was going into labor and he had to fly back to Dallas. He asked me if I was free that weekend and if I could fly up to Baltimore to possibly fill in for Tony and play the shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night. He said there was a chance that Tony could make it back in time for the show, but I really didn’t mind either wayβit would be less stressful for me if Tony made it back in time to play the shows, then I’d just be able to film the shows and enjoy the ride.
Naturally I said yes, I’d love to fly up to Baltimore to join them for the shows, and I drove home from Austin to Fort Worth Tuesday night, bought a ticket for a flight to Baltimore the next morning, practiced the set list a few times, and packed my bag. I arrived at the airbnb in Baltimore just a few minutes before the band did Wednesday evening.
The rest of the photos in this post were taken by Austin Marc Graf.
The next few days were a wild ride. Tony ended up catching a flight from Dallas to Baltimore around the same time I did, so he ended up playing the shows. That was fine with me, since they had practiced together as a band and had the set down, and I would have been going into the shows not having practiced the set with them at all. I was just happy to be there and set up my cameras and film everything and celebrate the band’s success.
The shows were incredible: Three sold out nights in arenas in Baltimore MD, Charleston WV, and Columbia SC. The crowds were stoked for all three bands and having a great time. The boys even let me play the last song of the set the last two nights which was super fun for me.
It was an unforgettable weekend for sure. We made so many new friends and great memories, and I’m so thankful for the Treaty Oak crew for giving the Band Laredo the opportunity to be a part of that weekend.
All in all, I ended up shooting about 300 gbs of video and photos, and got the front of house audio recording from the sound guys to use for the videos. I’m excited to see what comes next for these guys!
Thanks for reading.
Aaron Dowd
Fort Worth, Texas
Saturday, February 21, 2026