Name: Cory Branan
Start: 2026-03-01T20:00:00-06:00
Location: 2805 N McKinley Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73106

🎶 Don’t miss one of the most acclaimed voices in modern Americana. Over the past two decades, Cory Branan has released five critically acclaimed albums, earning praise from NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and more—Rolling Stone even dubbed him “a country boy with a punk-rock heart.” He’s toured relentlessly, hitting stages from Letterman and the Ryman to the grittiest punk bars across the country.
NPR describes his catalog as “a career stacked with lonesome country anthems to life on the road, delivered in a voice that’s pleasantly weathered.”
Branan’s songwriting has resonated far and wide, leading artists like Frank Turner and Dashboard Confessional to cover his songs. He’s collaborated with Jason Isbell, Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!), and Craig Finn (The Hold Steady)—all of whom have appeared as guests on his records. He’s even name-checked in the Lucero classic “Tears Don’t Matter Much”: “Cory Branan’s got an evil streak, and a way with words that’ll bring you to your knees.”
As Branan puts it, “It’s rad to have a new home with the nice folks at Blue Élan, who’ve threatened to turn me loose to make my kind of weird American music. I’m really looking forward to getting into the studio this fall and giving it hell.”