Tyler Farr
Haute Spot, Cedar Park, TX
August 19, 2021
Photography by Michael Mullenix
Country Music was in the air in Cedar Park on Thursday, August 19th as Tyler Farr brought his blend of wild times to the Haute Spot in Cedar Park. The lights dimmed as the band prepared the stage for Farr’s arrival on the song Whiskey In The Water, a bold move launching on one of the top hits of his musical catalog that would have easily closed the night years ago. Farr’s Country is filled with small towns, usually populated by sweet girls best remembered through Rose-colored glasses. Especially prominent on newer songs like Soundtrack To A Small Town Sundown, Only Truck In Town or even the fresh single Cover Girl, that all have this whimsical look at sweet moments of yesteryear. These are then interrupted by fist-pumping anthems like C.O.U.N.T.R.Y. or Redneck Crazy. It is interesting to watch Farr’s career get a second wind, and almost completely revive since moving to independent artist status, but deciding how he endures in the Nashville landscape will take some time. He seems to balance the sentimental nostalgic hits of his setlist with his ball-cap Bro-Country aesthetic, and it’s a tug of war for where the true nature of his music ultimately resides. Still though, under the night sky in North Austin, listening to great sing-alongs like Damn Good Friends and Suffer In Peace make for a powerful memory. At the end of the night, a cheering crowd was sent home happy with the undisputed gem of his repertoire, A Guy Walks Into A Bar.
