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The White BuffaloJuly 11 at 8pm
Atlantic Union Bank Lounge at CarMax Park
Tickets on sale this Friday at 11am
The road to The White Buffalo has never been a straight line; it’s a trail blazed through the dust, grit, and shadow of the American psyche. For Jake Smith, the man behind the moniker, the journey has evolved from the raw, white-knuckled folk of a lone troubadour into something far more visceral and experimental. While he remains the baritone-voiced architect of the "Sons of Anarchy" era, a sound defined by bourbon-soaked storytelling and the weight of outlaws, his latest evolution proves he is a dark horse that cannot be corralled.
This new chapter, highlighted by his recent work Year of the Dark Horse, sees Smith shedding the traditional skins of the Americana genre. It is a cinematic shift, a "lunar" evolution that leans into the unpredictable. The storytelling is still there, but it’s now wrapped in a sonic landscape that is as complex and haunting as the characters he creates. It is a bold defiance of expectation, moving beyond the simple acoustic guitar into a realm where high-energy rock, moody synths and raw emotional vulnerability collide.
For the uninitiated, Smith’s voice is a force of nature—a low rumble that can shift from a tender whisper to a roar in a heartbeat. He has built a career on being an outlier, a songwriter who captures the moments between the light and the dark. This evolution isn't a departure from his roots; it’s a deepening of them. It’s the sound of an artist who has spent years on the road, absorbing the spirit of the highway, and is now ready to unleash a sound that is as expansive as the landscape itself.
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2929 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23230, United States
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