Live Music by Grant Peeples

Doors open at 4pm—show starts at 7 p.m.

THE TALENT

A self-described “tree-hugger that watches NASCAR, and Buddhist with a gun below the seat,” Grant Peeples is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor and heart-gigging ballads.

He is the recipient of the Focus Foundation Award for Creative Excellence, which cited the “humor, compassion and wisdom of his songs,” and their "unflinching social insight and cultural acuity.” Grant tours coast to coast, and is a regular performer at The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, the 30A Songwriters Festival and The Florida Folk Festival. January 2019 marked a second tour in The Netherlands, where FolkForum described him as “a pure storyteller, in the best American folk tradition,” and his show as “one of those gems that you will remember for a long time.”

Gurf Morlix, who has produced Lucinda Williams, Mary Gauthier, Ray Wiley Hubbard, Robert Earl Keen, and Slaid Cleaves, has produced five of Grant’s records, including his most recent release of original songs, “Settling Scores Vol II” and his 2020 special release, 'Bad Wife,' a collection of songs written by women songwriters, a tribute to women on the 100th anniversary of the U.S. 19th Amendment, which gave them the right to vote. Songwriters include Eliza Gilkyson, Carrie Elkin, Telisha Williams, Caroline Spence, Phoebe Blume, Sarah Mac, Rebekah Pulley, Ali Holder, Myshkin, Alicia McGovern and Dayna Kurtz, who wrote the album's title track.

A Few Things About Grant Peeples:

• His shows are a roiling mix of funny stuff and not-funny stuff. He doesn’t do a lot of lo-ooove songs, but when he does, it's liable to break your heart.
• He has made eleven studio records, three live recordings and three poetry books, the latest of which is "My Advice to Pilgrims," published by Mezcalita Press.
• He tours coast-to-coast, primarily as a solo artist, but often with a side man. He usually plays festivals with his band The Peeples Republik.
• He lived on a small island off the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua for eleven years. There he installed the island's first flushing toilet, rescued sea turtles and built an eco-resort and dive shop. When he moved back to the US in 2006, he found a homeland whose changes bordered on futuristic. And much of what he writes about today is informed by that experience.

THE BAR

Opened in November 2020, Cowboy Surfer is a casual bar in Memorial City, Houston keeping its namesake culture alive through drinks, eats, live music and art.

ASSIGNED SEATING

Please note, these live music tickets are not general admission standing room only tickets. Seating is assigned. To select your seating, click Tickets > Buy on Map. On the day of the show, the bar opens at 4, and show seating starts at 6:30 p.m.

DISCLAIMER

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cowboy Surfer, 827 Frostwood Drive, Houston, United States