Old-fashioned music with familiar roots…

Welcome to the Extradition Music website! Extradition Music is not a style or a sound. It is about a place, a place that has a long lineage in the annals of Outlaw Country, Alt-Country, Americana, and Roots Rock music. Reno has been the home of the fictitious crimes as sung by Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie; the rambling of Tom Waits, The Grateful Dead, and Merle Haggard; and the home of acts like Hellbound Glory, The Saddle Tramps, and Richmond Fontaine. Reno is where their characters run to when they want to break the law, and run from when the deeds are done. Extradition Music aims to bring this cast of bad men, led by the great Johnny Cash himself, back to Reno to face the music.

ALT-COUNTRY PIONEER JAY FARRAR TO HEADLINE

INAUGURAL EXTRADITION MUSIC FESTIVAL

Billy Joe Shaver cancels due to health concerns

Today, Gallatin Road Productions announced a change in the Sunday line-up of the Extradition Music Festival after the cancellation by scheduled headliner Billy Joe Shaver. Texas Country Music Hall of Famer Shaver, 71, canceled all of his August dates to give himself time to heal from surgery. In a press release sent out by his management company, Shaver said, “If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.”

“We are certainly disappointed that Mr. Shaver will not be able to perform for a Reno audience, but understand that his health needs to take priority and we wish him the best for a speedy recovery,” said festival co-founder Caleb Cage.

The Sunday night headliner will be Alt-Country legend Jay Farrar. Farrar is one of the original members of Uncle Tupelo, considered by many to be the founders of the Alternative Country music genre, which blends hard-driving music like punk and rock with more traditional, old-time country music sung by Johnny Cash and Woody Guthrie. In 1994, after the break-up of Uncle Tupelo, Farrar went on to form Son Volt, also highly regarded as one of Alt-Country’s most influential pioneers.

“I can’t think of a better headliner for our inaugural music festival than Jay Farrar,” continued Cage. “He epitomizes the independence and outlaw spirit of Alt-Country music that we hope to capture each year with our festival.”

Gallatin Road Productions announces the line-up for the first Extradition Music Festival!

August 12 – The first day of the festival will be marked by the launch of two books, one fiction and non-fiction, on Johnny Cash’s famous lyric about the Biggest Little City, and followed by a Honky Tonk Hangover show.

               WHEN: Thurday, August 12 at 6:00 PM
               WHERE: Sierra Tap House
               COST: FREE

August 13 – The second night of the festival will be kicked off by a show co-headlined by southern California-based Americana rockers Dawes and Langhorne Slim, with The Donkeys, Buster Blue, and My Flag is on Fire opening. Proceeds will benefit the UNR Wolf Pack Veterans.

               WHEN: Friday, August 13; Doors open at 8:00 PM
               WHERE: The Underground Showroom
               COST: $12 (Purchase Tickets)

August 14 – The third night of the festival hits the fast-paced notes of rockabilly and western swing with Big Sandy and the Fly-Rite Boys headlining the show and Leroy Virgil and the Loaded Dice, The Cheatin’ Hearts, and The Cowbelleros in support.

               WHEN: Saturday, August 14; Doors open at 9:00 PM
               WHERE: The Alley in Victorian Square, Sparks
               COST: $15 (Purchase Tickets)

August 15 – The festival closes with Alt-Country legend Jay Farrar (of Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt fame) with local Alt-Country bands Hellbound Glory and The Bindle Stiffs opening.

               WHEN: Sunday, August 15; Doors open at 5:00 PM
               WHERE: Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch
               COST: $35 for reserved seats; $25 for lawn (Purchase Tickets)

Recent Shows

If you haven’t been to any Extradition Music concerts, here’s just a small glimpse of what you’ve missed this year!