Since their inception in 2015, Giovannie and The Hired Guns have made a blockbuster career in the States out of wildly defying expectations.
With a visceral sound that merges Alt-metal, Red Dirt country, Latin pop, Americana, and much more, the Stephenville, Texas-based five-piece have ascended from playing local honky-tonks to taking the stage at major festivals and arenas across the U.S.A. drawing an ardent crowd ranging from cowboys to metalheads to skate punks.
Their new album “Quitter,” is out today and can be listened to HERE.
Recorded at the famed Sonic Ranch (a residential studio near the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas) and produced by Johnny K (Megadeth, Sevendust, Plain White T’s), “Quitter” marks the fourth full-length from Giovannie and The Hired Guns (frontman Giovannie Yanez, guitarists Carlos Villa and Jerrod Flusche, bassist/tuba player Alex Trejo, and drummer/pianist Milton Toles.)
Gio recalls their time at the Sonic Ranch studio: “When we got to Sonic Ranch to record our album, the owner drove us around the property. The recording studio is located on a pecan farm east of El Paso and sits right up against the wall between Mexico and the United States. Obviously, there is a lot to consider when you are standing right next to that wall. What hit me right away was the thought that my ancestors grew up on the other side of the border and I am so fortunate to be able to live my dreams as a first generation American.”
Mixing sounds from both sides of the border the band embrace their roots and don’t worry about pigeon-holes. “From the beginning I told the guys not to worry about sounding too rock or too country on this record,” Gio recalls. “We just went in there and had fun and didn’t let anything hold us back, and because of that the album shows the full range of what we can do as a band.”
One of the most crowd-thrilling bands to burst onto the American scene in recent years, they have pushed the boundaries of rock-and-roll and country to forge an irresistibly gritty sound all their own. After building a massive grassroots following on the strength of their explosive live show, the Stephenville, Texas-based group continue to go from strength to strength. With sixty shows and festivals planned across North America, before the end of this summer, an album release show in Tulsa tonight, this is a band who live to play live: “Making music and playing it live for millions of people was always my dream and I get to live it every day. I thought about that rest of the time we were making the album at Sonic Ranch and it definitely gave us extra fuel to make this album great.”
Check out Quitter https://giovannieandthehiredguns.orch.stream/quitter
Watch the latest videos from the new album Quitter:
Giovannie and The Hired Guns – Quitter – Tracklist
- Cheap Tequila
- Quitter
- Talk Dirty
- Great Escape
- Chiquita
- Good Day
- Pineapple Sunshine
- Letcha Down
- Over and Over
- Land of the Lost
- We Never Change
- You
Giovannie and The Hired Guns – 2025 North American Tour Dates
March 14 | Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom
March 15 | Fort Smith, AR | Majestic
March 18 | Columbia, MO | The Blue Note
March 19 | St Louis, MO | Off Broadway
March 20 | Des Moines, IA | Wooly’s
March 21 | Chicago, IL | Chop Shop & 1st Ward
March 22 | Milwaukee, WI | The Rave
March 25 | Minneapolis, MN | Fine Line
March 27 | Omaha, NE | The Waiting Room
March 28 | Iowa City, IA | Wildwood Smokehouse
March 29 | Lawrence, KS | The Bottleneck
March 30 | Wichita, KS | WAVE
April 4 | Cottonwood, AL | Breakout at Big Creek
April 5 | New Orleans, LA | Hogs for the Cause
April 11 | Brownwood TX | Waylon’s and Ray’s
April 12 | Gonzales, TX | Cattle Country Festival
April 17 | Starkville, MS | Rick’s
April 18 | Huntsville, AL | Furniture Factory
April 19 | McCaysville, GA | Tooneys
April 20 | Atlanta, GA | Terminal West
April 22 | Greenville, SC | Radio Room
April 24 | Charleston, SC | Music Farm
April 25 | Winston Salem, NC | Ramkat
April 26 | Richmond, VA | The Broadberry
April 27 | Washington DC | Union Stage
April 29 | New York, NY | Mercury Lounge
May 1 | Cleveland, OH | Mahall’s
May 2 | Flint, MI | Machine Shop
May 3 | Grand Rapids, MI | The Stache
May 4 | Indianapolis, IN | HiFi Annex
May 6 | Lexington KY | The Burl
May 8 | Columbus OH | The Bluestone
May 9 | Nashville TN | Exit/In
May 10 | Louisville KY | Mercury Ballroom
May 30 | Plano, TX | Legacy Hall
May 31 | Abilene, TX | Potosi Live
June 6 I Memphis TN | Rooster’s
June 13 | Broken Bow, OK | Hochatown Saloon
June 14 | Chickasha, OK | Legends Event Park
June 21 | Christoval, TX | Cooper’s Bar-B-Q
July 26 | White Deer, TX | White Deer Rodeo
July 31 | Colorado Springs, CO | Lulu’s Downtown
August 1 | Grand Junction, CO | Mesa Theater
August 2 | Greeley, CO | Moxi Theater
August 3 | Sturgis, SD | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2025 (Kickstands)
August 4 | Billings, MT | Pub Station Ballroom
August 8 | Salt Lake City, UT | Soundwell
August 9 | Boise, ID | Neurolux
August 10 | Spokane, WA | The District
August 12 | Seattle, WA | Tractor Tavern
August 13 | Portland, OR | Mississippi Studios
August 15 | Crystal Bay, NV | The Crown Room
August 16 | Roseville, CA | Goldfield Trading Post
August 17 | San Francisco, CA | Brick and Mortar
August 19 | Anaheim, CA | The Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
August 21 | Los Angeles, CA | The Echo
August 22 | San Diego, CA | Voodoo Room House of Blues
August 23 | Pioneertown, CA | Pappy + Harriet’s
August 24 | Phoenix, AZ | Crescent Ballroom
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