Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Doors: 6pm Show: 7pm “Jimmie Dale Gilmore Marks It 80” will feature the West Texas Exiles with special guests Jo Harvey Allen, Terry Allen, Dave Alvin, John Doe, Rosie Flores, Butch Hancock, Bill Kirchen, Carrie Rodriguez, Bonnie Whitmore, Kelly Willis and more. Jimmie Dale Gilmore has been writing songs and playing music for more than half a century. Born in Amarillo, and raised in Lubbock, GIlmore makes music that springs from West Texas dusty high plains, blending elements of folk, rock, country, blues and bluegrass. His recordings have earned three Grammy nominations in both Contemporary Folk and Traditional Folk and he was named Country Artist of the Year three years running by Rolling Stone Magazine. Along with longtime compadres Joe Ely and Butch Hancock, Gilmore’s legendary band The Flatlanders has been credited as “Fathers of the Alt-Country” movement. Gilmore’s most recent collaborations have been with former Blaster, Dave Alvin. In 2024, they released their second album, TexiCali, a followup to their debut collaboration Downey to Lubbock. Proceeds will go to HAAM and the Sims Foundation.