Van Cliburn's The Key To Quaker City's Success.
In the past few years, dozens of bands have popped up around the region to proffer a sound that blends Texas blues with country undertones and then tosses in a hearty dose of distorted electric guitars. But few in the genre stand out like Fort Worth's Quaker City Night Hawks — something that is especially true of live settings, where the band truly, truly shines.
And, ever since they bought a van of their own back in February (and, more recently, signed a deal with national booking agency Paradigm), the band has been hitting the road rather hard and taking their locally acclaimed show on the road, playing everywhere from biker bars to this year's Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Last week, we caught up with frontman Sam Anderson, bassist Pat Adams, keyboardist Andrew Skates, and lead guitarist Dave Matsler outside of Benito's Mexican restaurant in Fort Worth as the band was getting ready to enjoy some pre-show margaritas before hopping in their van and heading up to McKinney for — you guessed it — yet another a gig.
Band Name: Quaker City Night Hawks.
Do you guys watch DVDs when you're going down the road?
What are your favorite DVDs to watch on the road?
And, of course, you've got the Van Cliburn sticker back there. Where did that come from?
Do you guys have any other crazy road stories?
Quaker City Night Hawks performs Friday, June 14, at Three Links.