New single out now • Driveway Beers

Country rock with dust in its teeth.

Merle Hazzard brings together grizzled guitars, summer-night hooks, and barroom storytelling built for cracked-up concrete, cheap cold beer, and choruses you can shout with the windows down.

4 Hard-living bandmates
12 Tracks on the new record
100% Summer-night singalong fuel

About the Band

Merle Hazzard is a modern country-rock band with one boot in the honky-tonk and the other on hot summer pavement. Their sound leans into bright guitars, rough edges, huge choruses, and lyrics about driveway beers, backroad nights, and saying too much after the second Coors Light.

Built for county fairs, dive bars, and festival stages, the band carries a look that’s worn-in instead of polished — denim, leather, dust, and just enough swagger to make the whole thing feel dangerous in the right way.

Sound

Anthemic country rock, late-summer energy, gritty vocals, bright electric guitar, and hooks made to travel out over a crowd.

Vibe

Driveway coolers, porch lights, cracked concrete, old friends, hot nights, and just enough trouble to keep the songs honest.

For Fans Of

Arena country, southern rock, highway singalongs, and songs that still sound good with dust on them.

Booking

Available for clubs, festivals, county fairs, private events, and open-air summer shows.

Music

The latest release from Merle Hazzard. Swap these titles and links with your real catalog when you’re ready.

Streaming links can go here

Driveway Beers

A twelve-track record built for summer nights, busted lawn chairs, cold beer, yacht rock on the radio, and long talks about politics and dumb ideas.

Track List

  1. Driveway Beers3:18
  2. Lawn Chairs & Summer Static3:42
  3. Politics & Dumb Ideas2:57
  4. Coors Light County3:21
  5. Boat Show on the Radio3:08
  6. Cracked Concrete Hallelujah4:02
  7. Midnight in a Denim Jacket3:26
  8. Porchlight Saints3:51

Tour Dates

Sample dates for layout. Replace with live venue, ticket, and city information.

Book the Band
18Jun

County Fair Grandstand

Spencer, Iowa • 8:00 PM
Tickets
29Jun

Blacktop Summer Fest

Sioux Falls, South Dakota • 9:15 PM
Tickets
12Jul

The Rusted Boot

Des Moines, Iowa • 9:00 PM
Tickets
03Aug

Driveway Nights Festival

Omaha, Nebraska • 7:30 PM
Tickets

Merch

Mock merch blocks with a rugged, country-rock store look.

Merle Hazzard Tee

Soft black shirt with weathered western lettering and a barn-sign logo treatment.

$30

Driveway Beers Hat

Broken-in trucker cap for porch lights, loud radios, and one-more-song nights.

$28

Signed Vinyl

Collector’s pressing of the new record, ready for your store or merch table.

$40

Contact

Use this section for booking, press, and general band inquiries.

Booking & Press

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  • Email: booking@merlehazzard.com
  • Press: press@merlehazzard.com
  • Instagram: @merlehazzardband
  • TikTok: @merle.hazzard.band

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