The Dallas band Eleven Hundred Springs bid farewell in 2021 after 23 years. But its honky-tonk spirit refuses to die.
On Friday, former Springs singer-guitarist Matt Hillyer releases his latest solo album, Bright Skyline (State Fair Records), a work of classic Western swing (“Honey Do Blues”), revved-up dance tunes (“Green Eyes”) and comic kiss-offs to bad neighbors (“Moving Away”). Hillyer stretches out on the title track, a song driven by foreboding electric guitar.
He’ll perform an album-release concert on Saturday, with Fort Worth-raised singer Cory Cross opening the show. Cross recently released his debut album, There’s More, which bears the influence of another Panther City native, Townes Van Zandt.
Details
8 p.m. Saturday at Kessler Theater, 1230 W. Davis St., Dallas. Tickets: $22 and up. thekessler.org. Preorder the album at statefairrecords.com.
