No Dry County’s Family Reunion at HiCo Hall

Lubbock’s No Dry County started using the term “Panhandle Music” a few years back to describe the music that had been coming out of West Texas’ dusty Panhandle. While it’s certainly been used as a catch-all for artists coming out of the region, it’s specifically has been used to give a rough outline of what No Dry County sounds like themselves in a short, timely manner.

For their second full-length efforts, the four-piece outfit (Trent Langford, Bristen Phillips, Matt Newsom and Dub Wood) set out to create an epic of sorts—one revolving around the harsh, yet beautiful badlands and people who inhabit it. Panhandle Music is a sprawling and expansive musical adventure that soars high for aerial shots and creeps down low for candid narratives.

-Thomas Mooney Wide Open Country