Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Legendary musician and actor Lyle Lovett wears his own personal Pure Open Road in Alabaster. Shot on location at the iconic @gruenehall in Gruene, Texas, where Lovett played some of his earliest gigs as a musician. Over a career that spans more than four decades, @lyle_lovett solidified his status as one of country music’s most iconic and iconoclastic voices, crafting songs that defy categorization, borrowing from jazz, gospel, Texas swing, and the blues to create a hybrid sound that’s all his own. A born-and-bred Texan who grew up outside Houston in the town of Klein, Lovett combines a veneration for tradition with a healthy sense of irreverence, as witnessed by his playful and often mischievous lyrics. It all comes from an authentic place, he says: “I write about things that feel real to me, things that really happened, things I really see. I don’t have to write songs. I just have to write them down.” Those songs have taken Lovett from the Grammys to Hollywood, including memorable turns in four Robert Altman films. While he’s been known to wear a Prada suit with his Stetson and custom-made cowboy boots, he’s also a longtime rancher and rider (with the scars to prove it) and remains a true Texas gentleman to his core, with an ever-expanding personal collection of Stetson Open Roads. His first was inherited from his grandfather in 1979. His most recent? The Limited Edition 20X in Butterscotch that he picked up just last fall. “My grandfather always wore an Open Road to church,” Lovett says. “So to me, the Open Road was always the dress version of a cowboy hat. It has a cattleman’s crease in the crown and a conservative brim, so you’re not showing off.” #OpenRoadCharacterDriven #ItsAStetson 📷: @stevenvisneauphotography
Hang on folks while I take a moment to “gush” …If you are a true music lover and appreciate high level musicianship, you must go see @lyle_lovett and his Large Band. His all star 14 piece unit will take you on an emotional, soulful and funky sonic journey guided along by Lyle’s unmistakably emotional vocal style and his equally original and clever songwriting. With a backup vocal group that will tear your heart out, punchy horn section, and exciting solos that will get you up off your feet all glued together by the solid heartbeat of the rhythm section… the legendary team of Leeland Sklar on bass and Russ Kunkel on drums. This is a show that should not be missed! 📷 @lynngoldsmith
Tomorrow night, May 18, Austin City Limits, @acltv, will rebroadcast my latest episode, recorded in August 2022 with the Large Band and special guest, @chrisisaak. Thanks to @terrylickona and all the folks at Austin City Limits for having us on and for doing such a great job producing their show. It’s always a pleasure to do. Check your local PBS station for broadcast time.
Tomorrow night, May 18, Austin City Limits, @acltv, will rebroadcast my latest episode, recorded in August 2022 with the Large Band and special guest, @chrisisaak. Thanks to @terrylickona and all the folks at Austin City Limits for having us on and for doing such a great job producing their show. It’s always a pleasure to do. Check your local PBS station for broadcast time.
Escape to the beach November 1, 2, and 3, 2024, for Moon Crush Cowboy Moon. Join @jasonisbell, @littlefeat_official, @mollytuttle, @the_mavericks, me and my Large Band, and more, for a musical vacation in Miramar Beach, Florida. Click Moon Crush link in bio for more information.
@fremontslo, San Luis Obispo, 3/10/24: Thank you for being such an enthusiastic and attentive audience last night in San Luis Obispo. At 779 seats, the Fremont is intimate enough to feel like a big colorful living room. The Acoustic Group and I enjoyed being there.
@sunset_cultural_center, Carmel, CA, 3/12/24: The 700-seat Sunset Cultural Center was built in 1926 as the Sunset School and purchased by the City of Carmel in 1965 to become Carmel’s home for classical and popular music. It’s a wonderful-sounding room. Thank y’all for being a great audience for the Acoustic Group and me.
@foxtheatrerwc, Redwood City, CA, 3/13/24: It felt great to be back at the Fox. One of my favorite memories is playing there three consecutive nights in 2008 with Guy Clark, Joe Ely, and John Hiatt. Nathaniel Kunkel recorded those shows and my late friend Vasco Lucas Nunes filmed them. The recordings and video have never been released. I hope someday to make that happen. Thank you for coming to see the Acoustic Group and me last Wednesday. We enjoyed playing for you all.
It was an early flight home yesterday on @alaskaair from @flysfo after playing @cityofsanramon. @jaysmix and I are winging our way back to the tour now on @united to play in Grass Valley, CA, tonight, at @thecenterforthearts. We look forward to seeing y’all.
Our tour manager, @jaysmix, hard at work, getting ready for tonight’s show @uptown_theatre_napa. The Acoustic Group, @leland.sklar, Jim Cox, @stubobduncan, @jeffwhitebluegrass, and I look forward to seeing y’all there tonight and tomorrow night.
@segerstromarts, home of the @pacificsymphony, Costa Mesa, CA, 3/9/24: Thanks to the Pacific Symphony, to the Segerstrom Center, and to Maestro @enricolopezyanez for two incredible nights in Costa Mesa. Thank you for inviting the (Almost) Acoustic Group and me to perform with you. Thanks to all of you who were there for being amazing audiences. The great @officialpeterasher’s sitting in with us was a special treat. Thanks, Peter!
@segerstromarts, home of the @pacificsymphony, Costa Mesa, CA, 3/9/24: Thanks to the Pacific Symphony, to the Segerstrom Center, and to Maestro @enricolopezyanez for two incredible nights in Costa Mesa. Thank you for inviting the (Almost) Acoustic Group and me to perform with you. Thanks to all of you who were there for being amazing audiences. The great @officialpeterasher’s sitting in with us was a special treat. Thanks, Peter!
Thanks to @lisaloeb for playing these last two weeks with me. Thanks to all our promoters and venues for having us. Our production crew, @matt_pribisco, @thatsteveweiss, @nathan_on_the_internet, @nathan_on_guitars, @kirk.hamann, @jaysmix, Stephanie Colbert, Denny Autry, and Jack Gibbs, made it smooth and easy for us every day. @tenandtwo’s spending a few days with us was a great bonus. Thanks to @clairglobal, @senatorscoaches, and Roadshow Trucking. Thanks to our special guests, @heustis_ , @elizabeth.mitchell.official, @steveforbert, and Denny Autry for their generous and delightful contributions. Thanks to our friends, family, and to you all for being there, making us feel at home everywhere we were.
@harriscenter, Folsom, CA, 3/14/24: The band and I had never been to Folsom, so thank y’all for making us feel so welcome. The Harris Center at Folsom Lake College is a beautiful place to play.
@uptown_theatre_napa, Napa, CA, 3/15/24: The Uptown Theatre was kind enough to book the Acoustic Group and me for two nights last week. The folks who run the Uptown take great care of us and our production crew and make putting up the show easy. It’s a pleasure to play there and to be able to spend two days in such a beautiful part of the world. The audiences both nights were stellar. It was an exciting weekend—Jim Cox’s birthday Saturday—and @ramblinjackofficial surprised the band and me Saturday night, knocking on the door of the bus about 15 minutes before the show to let us know he was there. We asked him to sit in. He sang Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” and Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.” Ramblin’ Jack was in great form as always, charming and compelling as ever. We and everyone loved seeing him and hearing him. Because of our short drives last week, our @senatorscoaches driver, Denny Autry, was able to sit in with us on piano four nights—Redwood City, Folsom, and both nights in Napa. Denny toured for years playing gospel piano with The McGruders. The band and I ask him to join us any night he doesn’t have to sleep during the show to drive us overnight. Denny’s an amazing musician.
Lyle Lovett made his first headlining appearance on Austin City Limits during Season 12 in 1987, and since has appeared on the show more than anyone else. In Season 48, the celebrated singer-songwriter, joined by his iconic Large Band, made his first appearance on Austin City Limits in a decade with songs from the album, “12th of June.” Catch Lyle Lovett’s return on your local PBS station Saturday or stream following the broadcast on the PBS App or pbs.org/austincitylimits
Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, CA, 3/17/24: The St. Patrick’s Day audience was wonderful at @cityofsanramon’s beautiful 600-seat venue. Playing intimate theaters on this tour of California is fun for the Acoustic Group and me. We feel close to everyone there.
