Next up
APR 24
Open Range Gravel Race Music Festival
Pratt, Kansas
with Aaron Traffas Band, Retrospective and Keegan Han
The tenth annual race party at the finish line.
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On the road
Upcoming shows
Gyp Hills Roundup RodeoJUN 5
Gyp Hills Roundup Rodeo
Medicine Lodge, Kansas
Red dirt at the rodeo. Details coming soon.
Fresh from the studio
Music
Fresh studio cuts of two red dirt favorites. Turn it up.
The Auctioneer
Written by Leroy Van Dyke & Buddy Black
0:003:15
Tryin' for Home
Written by Houston Marchman
0:003:41
The band
Back on the dirt road
Pearl Grey cut its teeth in the early 2000s, hauling amps into bars and Legion halls from Colby to Junction City, playing red dirt country the way it came rolling up out of Texas and Oklahoma: Jason Boland, Pat Green, the Great Divide. Along the way they shared a Hays stage with the Bleu Edmondson Band, played a trail ride deep in the Gyp Hills and earned a name for nights that ran late and loud.
Then life happened. Now, after some time off, the band is back. Aaron Traffas is out front on vocals and guitar. Johnny Lapka and Jim Billinger, both there for those 2004 shows, hold down the drums and bass, and Mike Kisner adds the guitar that ties it all together.
Come out and you'll hear a few originals mixed in with the classic red dirt sing-alongs you already know every word to. Maybe a little classic rock, if you ask nicely. And a whole lot of fun.
- Jim BillingerBass
- Johnny LapkaDrums
- Mike KisnerGuitar
- Aaron TraffasVocals, guitar
Then & now
Photos
Booking
Bring Pearl Grey to your town
Rodeos, festivals, street dances, private parties and bars. Tell us about your event and we'll get back to you.
Contact Aaron directly
aaron@pearlgrey.rocks