We’re told at a young age that some days will be better than others. And eventually we learn that some days are just straight up legendary. Dalton & the Sheriffs, the versatile country band who have built a reputation for owning every stage they play, from intimate pubs to massive venues usually reserved in these parts for touring acts, are having quite a day, today (May 20). And they’re raising a glass three times to celebrate.
Highlighting the day is the release of their third studio album, We’re Still Here, fueled by the brazenly infectious pop-country euphoria of February single “Better Than OK” and March’s “Wide Awake.” The vibrant nine-track LP was written during a trip to Granite Hill Lodge just in New York State late last year, and recorded at The Halo Studio in Maine with producer Kevin Billingslea.
“We’ve been lucky enough to write and record a ton of music since 2019,” says Dalton & the Sheriffs ringleader and frontman Scully. “What stands out to me about this recording is how collaborative it was from the very beginning. We’ve built up a ton of trust amongst the band members while working together at The Halo. It’s the most fun we’ve ever had making a record and I think it shows.”
Now they take that fun to their natural habitat: The stage. Tonight the band hits The Paradise Rock Club in Boston for the just-announced official release party for We’re Still Here, a last-minute gig made possible by a few postponements (their Tall Ships gig) and cancellations (Eric Krasno at the ‘Dise).
And today also marks the ticket on-sale for the band’s highly anticipated show September 3 at MGM Music Hall in the Fenway, as Dalton become one of the first bands to play the new 5,000-capacity Live Nation venue. It continues a big-room run for the dudes, who last summer held court at the Leader Bank Pavilion in the Seaport — a feat of which very few Boston bands can stake a claim.
A new record; a last-minute release party in a defining room, and a ticket on-sale for one of the newest, and biggest, live music venues in Boston. For Dalton & the Sheriffs, that’s all in a day’s work. They’re still here, after all. Just look up.
DALTON & THE SHERIFFS :: Friday, May 20 at The Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston, MA :: 8 p.m., $10 :: Advance tickets :: Venue page