One of the best live shows you will ever see
by Andrew K on 8/10/25Mercury Lounge - New YorkRating: 5 out of 5If this band touring anywhere remotely near you go see them. Do it. Go see them multiple times if you can.
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- November 20, 2025Thursday 08:00 PMOslo, NorwayGoldie - KlubbsceneSkinny Lister (UK) + Vandoliers (US)
- December 7, 2025Until 12/7/25Leeds, United KingdomBrudenell Social ClubSkinny ListerOn partner site
About
Most personal album yet" is a well-worn cliché within the cliché-addled world of music promotion. But Life Behind Bars, the fifth studio album from beloved Texas country-punk ensemble Vandoliers, brings new meaning to that phrase. This album marks a series of firsts for the band, it's their first release with upstart Break Maiden Records and distributed by storied indie Thirty Tigers, their first with Grammy- winning producer Ted Hutt (The Gaslight Anthem, Flogging Molly, Lucero), and their first recorded at the sprawling Sonic Ranch studios in West Texas. Most importantly, though, this collection of songs offers a window into frontwoman Jenni Rose's journey through addiction and gender dysphoria — a journey that has culminated in her decision to come out as a trans woman while working in the macho worlds of Texas country and punk rock, at a moment when the rights of trans people are more intensely threatened by the day.
For the uninitiated, even the most melancholy Vandoliers song has a degree of exuberance and verve, full of an irrepressible energy that has led the band to tour with everyone from Flogging Molly to the Turnpike Troubadours to fellow Dallas-Fort Worth natives the Toadies and the Old 97s. Their unique ability to bring together the worlds of the square-toed boot-clad hicks with the steel-toed boot-wearing punks has helped the band find a devoted following across the world, fans who pack out shows that are always life-affirming and usually end with some Vandoliers hopping around onstage shirtless.
While the 10 tracks on Life Behind Bars are upbeat and sing-a-long-ready in classic Vandoliers fashion, they're a little more stripped-down and intimate than the band's typical raucous fare. The title track has all the sharp observations and catchy melodies of Vandoliers' best work, but with the added context and depth of Rose's path to self-discovery. The album has more explicitly political tracks as well: "Bible Belt," which Rose wrote about the fear and pain of feeling like an outsider deep in the Fort Worth suburbs, and "Thoughts and Prayers," a darkly funny composition written and sung by Graves about the epidemic of gun violence in America.
These are the songs of a band that is fearless and fun, hellbent on spreading joy wherever they go, and who has made a career of pushing boundaries and taking all-comers — of making a bigger, brighter, bolder tent in a musical space that is still too often hidebound by tradition.
"We've been breaking rules in country for 10 years," says Rose. "'You play too fast.' 'You're too loud.' 'You're more of a punk band.' All that matters, though, is that people hear our songs and they help them in any way — that's all we can hope for. I'm struggling so much on this record, but I hope that another person listens to it and finds something in it for themselves.
Vandoliers Rock!
by Chambo on 7/13/25The Echo - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5The Vandoliers were in prime form on this night. Lead singer, primary lyricist and recent transgender Jenni Rose was intensely passionate. She was upfront about her recent gender change and the audience was supportive of same. They played a 23 song set that was an hour and a half long, including all ten of the songs from their 5th and most recent album Life Behind Bars. They had The Echo rocking from start to finish.
Incredibly Awesome Night
by Mcmeghan on 7/13/25The Echo - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5Let me start by saying we attend anywhere from 4-15 shows a month. My husband had never heard of the Vansoliers but I dragged him along with my daughter and her friend who had never been to a live show before. My husbands words even 3 days later pretty much sums up a Vandoliers concert, “best show I’ve seen in a long long time. You could tell the band absolutely loved playing their songs and each other. Jennie Rose truly looked so happy happy up there”.The kids had so much fun they asked to go to every Vandoliers show around. The opener, Hill City Devil, was incredibly talented as well.
Glorious, playful, tuneful, raucous fun
by Hugo on 7/13/25The Echo - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5I don’t know why Vandoliers are in small venues, but it is our luck. No one blends what they do - country, rockabilly, pop, punk, folk, whatever the hell Americana is - so well. Jenni and the lads make you cry, shake your fist, and dance. Fantastic band, great venue.
Need the Vandoliers at my retirement!
by JesseOG on 1/19/25191 Toole - TucsonRating: 5 out of 5High energy and great music! Awesome start to our new year. Recommend them to all, a must experience. Hope they continue visiting and performing in Tucson, AZ.
Best show ever!
by Nicole on 8/18/24Rose Music Hall - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5Vandoliers put on a high energy, great vibe show. They just keep getting better and better!
Excellent
by SP73 on 7/5/24Rialto - BozemanRating: 5 out of 5Very energetic band. Totally gets the crowd into the music and vibe. From start to finish better bring your dancing shoes. Third time seeing them and will see them again.
Awesome!
by Black on 7/5/24Rialto - BozemanRating: 5 out of 52nd time we’ve seen them! Love the energy! Sooo good. Can’t wait to see them again!!
Great Live
by BobS on 8/14/223TEN Austin City Limits Live - AustinRating: 5 out of 5Don’t hesitate. Go see the Vandoliers. They are one of the best live acts around. Come on Austin, show the band some love.
Vandoliers at The Peppermint Club in WeHo, October 14, 2021
by Chambo on 10/17/21The Peppermint Club - Los AngelesRating: 4 out of 5This was my first time to see the Vandoliers live. I was completely impressed with their energy and intensity. Lead singer Joshua Fleming was very thankful to be playing to live audiences again, but also made it clear that they depended on fans to support them financially by purchasing items from their merchandise table. This is very understandable as the 6 man band is from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area so they were a long way from home. I am sure it is expensive to take their show on a long road trip. Audiences are small due to Covid and the ticket price was only $10 (plus $8 in charges). I asked the girl at the merch table for a setlist and she ran back to the stage and got me one, so I donated $5. My only complaint was their set was only 66 minutes! They have only released 3 albums but have enough solid material to play for at least an hour and a half!