Township & Range
Now based in Tulsa, OK, Township & Range is best described as “Americana,” as it encompasses a range of American styles. The project’s name comes from the fact that many of the songs focus on local color and geography filtered through a personal lens. “[T]he neighbors, the neighborhoods, and the neighboring countryside take seat, front and center, in Linn’s songwriting. The writing…follows in the traditions of old Americana legends like Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams and Woody Guthrie.”–Hear Nebraska A native of Oklahoma, Travis Linn spent nearly three decades in Nebraska. While there he garnered eight Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards (OEAAs) both songwriting and playing bass in a variety of bands. Black Squirrels and The Electroliners both won OEAAs for “Best Americana/Folk” in 2008 and 2015, respectively. As bassist with Matt Whipkey, Travis earned both “Artist of the Year” and “Album of the Year.” On the strength of those awards, the band toured with Dwight Yoakam throughout 2015-16. Since its founding in 2013, T&R has been both a solo and collaborative effort in Omaha and Tulsa. It is currently a solo project. T&R has released two EPs to favorable reviews for the Nectar + Venom label: Dust On Our Boots in 2015, and Nashville Unincorporated in 2017. OEAA nominations were forthcoming after the release of both EPs. “If you’re looking for some good country and Americana music from Omaha, check out Township & Range … Linn’s new EP, Dust On Our Boots is a collection of plains country tracks such as “Duct Tape & Bailin’ Wire,” about holding things together with what you have and healing up by rubbing a little grit on your scrapes. It’s also my favorite from the five-song EP. “Sandhills Sojourn” sounds like the soundtrack to riding across Nebraska in a wagon, and “Top Shelf Tonight” is a toe-tapper about drinking the good stuff.” –Omaha World-Herald The Tulsa version of T&R began playing live in July 2022, and has performed at The Colony, The Whittier Bar, Thelma’s Peach, Centennial Lounge, Renaissance Brewing Company, Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood’s “Amps On Admiral,” Noise Town Tulsa, Art Crawl on 66, and even the Blue Whale of Catoosa’s 50th Birthday Bash. Township & Range was the only Tulsa artist invited to play PorchFestKC 2023. In December 2023, the live-in-studio episode of RSU TV’s Studio 66 was aired on public television. For 2025 T&R has already been selected to perform for the Norman Music Festival (NMF) in Norman, OK; and the Crossroads Festival 66 in Carthage, MO. T&R is always looking to play more shows in the region, and is currently recording demos for an upcoming album.
The Wild Feathers – Sirens Tour 2024
A decade plus into their career now, The Wild Feathers over the course of four studio albums, a rarities release, and a live album, have been labeled everything. Some have immediately checked a box for Americana – and they wouldn’t be wrong. Others may lean on a version of rock: Country-rock, folk-rock, heartland rock. They’d all be right, too. Blues? A Southern flare? Occasional punk attitude? It’s all in there. But as a band who are constantly committed to pushing forward, no label put on The Wild Feathers truly sticks around for long.
