Asleep at the Wheel – with special guest Red Meat

BBQ on the LAWN with ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

Founded in 1970, Asleep at the Wheel has been part of the American Roots Music landscape for more than 50 years.

Although the band got its start on a farm in Paw Paw, West Virginia, Asleep at the Wheel became a cornerstone of the Austin, Texas scene upon its arrival in 1973.

Inspired by western swing and honky-tonk country, the band has accrued 10 Grammy awards. In the fall, a career retrospective recorded with the current lineup — and a few special guests — will carry the band back onto the road, where they’ve remained a staple for five decades.

Red Meat began in a Mission District garage in 1993. But they trace their musical roots much farther back – to the hard honky tonk songs of their youths in Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Ohio, as well as the rock music of the 60s and 70s that they grew up with. Throw in the Ozark gospel harmonies from Scott Young’s childhood, and you have the basic backbone of the Red Meat sound.