THE SHOOTOUTS

Hailing from Akron, Ohio, The Shootouts are known for their energetic fusion of Americana, honky tonk, roots rock and Western swing that Shootouts fans often refer to as “country music for people who don’t like country.”

After releasing their acclaimed 2019 debut Quick Draw, the band charted Top 50 on Americana radio, and in 2020 (and again in 2023 and 2024) were nominated for an Ameripolitan Music Award for “Best Honky-Tonk Group.”

Produced by Grammy-nominee and BR549 founder Chuck Mead, the band’s 2021 release Bullseye was praised by a range of outlets including Rolling Stone Country, American Songwriter, Wide Open Country, The Boot, and The Bluegrass Situation, amongst others. The album spent over eighteen weeks on the Americana Music Association Top 30 album chart -- including three weeks in the Top 10 – and has received regular airplay on Sirius XM Outlaw Country. The album also reached #1 on The Alt-Country Specialty Chart, #1 on The Roots Music Report Country Albums, #1 On The Roots Music Report Americana Albums, #42 On The Americana Music Association Most Played Albums Of 2021, and was named by the Country Mile UK as one of the Top Five Albums Of 2021. The album was also featured on Spotify’s Pulse of Americana playlist and in rotation on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country channel.

In 2023, The Shootouts released their third album, “Stampede,” co-produced by 10x Grammy-winner Ray Benson, lead singer of Asleep at The Wheel, along with his son Sam Seifert. The album features guest appearances from Benson & Asleep at The Wheel, plus Americana heavy-hitters Marty Stuart, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, and Raul Malo (of The Mavericks).

Stampede was released Feb. 24, 2023 and spent over 13 weeks in The Americana Album Chart Top 10 (reaching #4 on 4/4/23), #1 on The Alt-Country Specialty Chart (3 times!) and was named one of the “Most Anticipated Albums Of 2023” By Saving Country Music, Wide Open Country, and Glide

Magazine. The band was named by the Nashville Scene as a “Country Artist to Watch” for 2023. Stampede also came in at #24 on the Americana Album Chart for all of 2023.

The Shootouts made their GRAND OLE OPRY debut on February 24, 2023, with follow-up Opry performances July 23, 2023, December 30, 2023, January 26, 2024 and July 6, 2024.

The Shootouts have been featured by The Boot, Wide Open Country, No Depression, Sirius XM Outlaw Country, Saving Country Music, Holler, Glide Magazine, Nashville Scene, Chicago Music Exchange, and more.

Formed in 2015 by lead singer Ryan Humbert and lead guitarist Brian Poston, the Shootouts also includes Emily Bates (harmony vocals, acoustic guitar), Kevin McManus (bass, harmony vocals), and Mark Butto (drums).

In 2025, the band will be releasing their fourth album, produced by Dan Knobler (Allison Russell, Lake Street Dive, Rodney Crowell, Bahamas).