Abbott cancels dates due to father's illness
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 – The Josh Abbott Band is off the road due to the serious illness of Abbott's father.
The Texas band was touring with the Randy Rogers Band.
Abbott, who gained acclaim with his "Front Row Seat" disc, posted on Twitter today, "Due to my father's debilitating due to a stroke almost 3 weeks ago, we were will not be touring this week or next week (March 1-12). Unless a miracle occurs, we fear this will be his last week here with us. Therefore, I need to be by his side, holding my mother's hand through it. I know you all understand, and we truly appreciate the prayers and kind comments you have all left."
Boston, DC & NYC shows will still be played by Randy Rogers Band & any other bands listed on the shows. PLEASE go see them and sing loud for me."
Rogers and band are slated to be in Boston on Wednesday.
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CD reviews for Josh Abbott Band
The Josh Abbott Band's five-song EP starts out slightly silly, but then gets really serious from the middle to the end. It also surprisingly covers a lot of subject matter ground in a short time span.
It opens with "Santa Better Knock," which leans a little to the Eartha Kitt, sexy side of Christmas songs. This one is followed by "A Marshmallow World," a holiday song with probably the least amount of artistic food value, which finds Abbott and band just having a little ...
The Texas-based Josh Abbott Band's "The Highway Kind" effectively straddles the edginess of Texas alternative country with slick Nashville production values. The best two tracks are the opening title cut and the sweetly sentimental ballad that closes the set. Abbott kicks it off with the Erik Dylan, Troy Cartwright and Jon Randall tune about the constraint of city living ("Well, the downtown streets never got me where I was going") as compared to the preferred life on the ...
Releasing five albums and two EPs since 2008, the normally prolific Josh Abbott Band returns more to its roots after exploring new, more Nashville-type sound over the last two albums. This self-released effort shows maturity and confidence by remembering who they are and expanding their base at the same time.
With the title cut, "Catching Fire," co-written by Abbott, serving as a bridge between their past musical exploration and their rootsy Texas sound, it is his distinctive voice ...
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