{"id":863,"date":"2021-11-03T14:18:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T14:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluewaterhighwayband.com\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:39:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:39:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bluewaterhighwayband.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"863\" class=\"elementor elementor-863\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0f5089 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f0f5089\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5adc43\" data-id=\"c5adc43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f6f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63f6f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926c1de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"926c1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.7 - 03-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana\/folk rock band known for their soulful harmony singing, thoughtful songwriting, and live performances that are just as captivating and entertaining as their albums.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The band&#8217;s core consists of childhood friends Zack Kibodeaux and Greg Essington, who named the group after their coastal hometown highway that runs from the mouth of the Brazos River to Galveston, TX.&nbsp; Over a decade of national and international touring\u2014from headlining shows to tours with Bob Seger, Reckless Kelly, Shane Smith and the Saints, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Johnny Lang, and Turnpike Troubadours&#8211;they\u2019ve made four full-length albums of original music. Blending modern and traditional sounds to create something timeless and familiar, yet fresh and unique, comparisons have been made to artists such as The Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, and Counting Crows.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their third album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Airplanes, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was produced by Cason Cooley (NEEDTOBREATHE, Drew Holcomb, David Ramirez) and led to The Austin-American Statesman hailing them as \u201cone of Austin\u2019s best Americana acts,\u201d with \u201clegitimate national potential.\u201d They are now excited to present their most ambitious project to date\u2014a self-produced album entitled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year of the Dragon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp; \u201cMusically and lyrically, it\u2019s a bunch of story songs told in the Southern Gothic vein,\u201d says lead singer\/songwriter, Zack Kibodeaux. \u201cIt\u2019s an album about what happens when the dragon comes to town. We wanted to meld the classic Americana world of fast cars, rock and roll, chain gangs, cops, and Delta Blues with the fairytale world of knights, queens, dragons, and troubadours.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A prime example of this can be found in the dark, modern blues-tinged \u201cNatural Man,\u201d or the haunting Appalachian-influenced, \u201cA Gun is a Killing Tool,\u201d both of which could easily serve as a soundtrack to popular TV shows such as Yellowstone or Peaky Blinders. With a gritty, ominous, but groovy sonic landscape described by Greg Essington as \u201ca Spaghetti Western mixed with Alfred Hitchcock,\u201d Natural Man serves as the villain\u2019s theme song, the metaphorical \u201cdragon\u201d tune. \u201cBut every album about a dragon needs a hero, a knight to fight it,\u201d says Essington, and so it\u2019s contrasted with another Kibodeaux penned song called \u201cOld School,\u201d written about his policeman father, and memories of growing up in a law enforcement family. For all the noir-tinged sounds and stories however, the band still manages to preserve the beauty, hope, and soulful energy that has become their signature, as evidenced in gospel-themed ballads such as \u201cNewborn Child,\u201d and the folksy closing number, \u201cMorning Glory.\u201d Other highlights that showcase the musical range of the band include the early rock and roll influenced, \u201cHigh Cotton,\u201d the Springsteen meets Killers-esque opening track, \u201cYear of the Dragon,\u201d and \u201cTears on a Hardwood Floor,\u201d a homage to the classic, late 60\u2019s blues-rock of The Rolling Stones, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are in a great place, artistically,\u201d says Kibodeaux. \u201cWe now know ourselves as a band, where to stretch out and where our boundaries are. 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