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Hot Club of Cowtown

Folk & acoustic band from New York, NY · formed 1996

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Hot Club of Cowtown photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
35
Rooms played
33
Cities
32
Releases
25
Last show
Nov 13, 2022Cain's Ballroom

About

Hot Club of Cowtown is a band from New York, NY, formed in 1996, tagged americana, cowboy, fiddle by its sources. Shows on record run from 2006 to 2022, across 33 rooms in 32 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

35 on record · Songkick, archive etree
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Shows per year

  1. 20061 show
  2. 20081 show
  3. 20091 show
  4. 20101 show
  5. 20111 show
  6. 20131 show
  7. 20141 show
  8. 20152 shows
  9. 20181 show
  10. 201916 shows
  11. 20207 shows
  12. 20222 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Nov 13, 2022Cain's Ballroom · TulsaSupportwith Pokey LaFarge
Nov 12, 2022The Auditorium · Eureka SpringsSupportwith Pokey LaFarge
Jul 12, 2020Bethel Woods Center for the Arts · BethelSupportwith Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff, Night Sweats
Jul 11, 2020Champlain Valley Exposition · Essex JunctionSupportwith Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Jul 8, 2020Forest Hills Stadium · QueensSupportwith Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Jun 23, 2020Tingley Coliseum · AlbuquerqueSupportwith Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Jun 17, 2020Pechanga Arena · San DiegoSupportwith Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Jun 4, 2020Hayden Homes Amphitheater · BendSupportwith Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Jan 19, 2020Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre, WVU Creative Arts Center · MorgantownSupportwith Nellie McKay, Glen Phillips, Chris Barron, +1
Jun 15, 2019Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities · ArvadaSupportwith Riders In the Sky
Apr 2, 2019Campbell Hall, UC Santa Barbara · Santa BarbaraHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 31, 2019Sunset Center · CarmelHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 30, 2019Arkley Center For The Performing Arts · EurekaHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 29, 2019Laxson Auditorium, CSU Chico · ChicoHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 28, 2019Cascade Theater · ReddingHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 27, 2019Luther Burbank Center for the Arts · Santa RosaHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 22, 2019Musco Center for the Arts · OrangeHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 21, 2019California Center for the Arts - Concert Hall · EscondidoSupportwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 20, 2019Fremont Theater · San Luis ObispoHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 19, 2019Smothers Theatre, Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts, Pepperdine University · MalibuHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Feb 2, 2019Wolf Trap · ViennaHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Jan 20, 2019Rialto Theater · TacomaHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Jan 19, 2019Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts · AnchorageHeadlinerwith The Dustbowl Revival
Jan 16, 2019Kirkland Performance Center · KirklandSupportwith The Dustbowl Revival
Jan 15, 2019Kay Meek Arts Centre · West VancouverSupportwith The Dustbowl Revival
Mar 23, 2018Knuckleheads · Kansas CityHeadlinerwith Todd Snider, Kyle Cook
Dec 30, 2015Continental Club · AustinHeadliner
Jan 25, 2015Culture Center Theater · CharlestonHeadliner
Jun 4, 2014The Melting Point · AthensHeadlinerwith Hog, Eyed Man
May 18, 2013Knuckleheads · Kansas CitySupportwith Red Elvises, Hayseed Dixie
Apr 10, 2011Rex Theater · PittsburghHeadliner
Apr 10, 2010Nighttown · Cleveland HeightsHeadliner
Sep 29, 2009Nighttown · Cleveland HeightsHeadliner
Apr 2, 2008The Continental Club · AustinHeadliner
Jul 21, 2006Northern Lights Theater, Potawatomi Bingo Casino · MilwaukeeHeadliner

Where they play

33 rooms in 32 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Austin2 shows
  • Cleveland Heights2 shows
  • Kansas City2 shows
  • Albuquerque1 show
  • Anchorage1 show

and 27 other cities

Live history

35 shows on record
Shows counted
35
First on record
Jul 2006
Latest on record
Nov 2022

Shows per year

  1. 20061
  2. 20081
  3. 20091
  4. 20101
  5. 20111
  6. 20131
  7. 20141
  8. 20152
  9. 20181
  10. 201916
  11. 20207
  12. 20222

Top rooms

  • Knuckleheads, Kansas City · 2
  • The Continental Club, Austin · 2
  • Nighttown, Cleveland Heights · 2
  • Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa · 1
  • The Auditorium, Eureka Springs · 1

Top cities

  • Cleveland Heights, OH · 2
  • Austin, TX · 2
  • Kansas City · 2
  • West Vancouver, BC · 1
  • Albuquerque, NM · 1

Often on the bill with: Dustbowl Revival, Bob Dylan, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Pokey LaFarge, Cabinet, Chris Barron, Glen Phillips, Greensky Bluegrass

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

25 releases, 1997–2025

Lineup

  • Jake Erwin
  • Elana James
  • Whit Smith
  • Billy Horton
  • Matt Weiner

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 42+ plays, 2012-04-13–2023-05-11 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Don Slack) — KEXP

Lineup history

8 members on record
  • Elana JamesOriginal memberfrom 1998, end unknown
  • Jake ErwinOriginal memberfrom 1998, end unknown
  • Whit SmithOriginal memberfrom 1998, end unknown
  • Beau Sampletenure unknown
  • Billy Hortontenure unknown
  • Elana Fremermantenure unknown
  • Matt Weinertenure unknown
  • Zack Sapunortenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Nick Curran and The Lowlifes (via Billy Horton)

Shares members with: Asylum Street Spankers (via Billy Horton), Blue 4 Trio (via Matt Weiner), Cave Catt Sammy (via Beau Sample), Devil In A Woodpile (via Beau Sample), Joel Paterson Trio (via Beau Sample), Kim Lenz And The Jaguars (via Jake Erwin), Paris49 (via Beau Sample), Ray Skjelbred Trio (via Matt Weiner) and 7 more

Photos, art and posters

Hot Club of Cowtown — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Hot Club of Cowtown — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Hot Club of Cowtown — Rare and Unreleased
Release art · Rare and Unreleased — release
Hot Club of Cowtown — Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 2020-07-12
Poster · Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, 2020-07-12 — Songkick
Hot Club of Cowtown — Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre, WVU Creative Arts Center, 2020-01-19
Poster · Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre, WVU Creative Arts Center, 2020-01-19 — Songkick
Hot Club of Cowtown — Sunset Center, 2019-03-31
Poster · Sunset Center, 2019-03-31 — Songkick
Hot Club of Cowtown — Knuckleheads, 2013-05-18
Poster · Knuckleheads, 2013-05-18 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Hot Club of Cowtown on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Hot Club of Cowtown on Last.fmArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
archive etreeShow history
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.