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FAQ: The Soda Crackers' Bakersfield Sound Revival and Texas Dance Hall Tour
The Building Texas Show features The Soda Crackers at Albert Dancehall, celebrating the Bakersfield Sound’s Texas roots. The band shares stories from their Texas–Oklahoma tour and announces their debut album, releasing December 1, 2025.
TL;DR
The Soda Crackers' debut album release on December 1, 2025 offers collectors exclusive limited-edition vinyl variants while reviving the competitive Bakersfield Sound music genre.
The Soda Crackers' 10-track debut album includes 6 original songs and 4 classic Bakersfield Sound covers, available on streaming platforms and limited vinyl on December 1, 2025.
The Soda Crackers preserve cultural heritage by connecting multi-generational families through dance hall music and supporting historic Texas venues that build community.
The Soda Crackers performed at the restored 1920s Albert Dancehall and visited Turkey, Texas, home of Bob Wills, while reviving Western Swing traditions.
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The episode features Zane Adamo, frontman of The Soda Crackers, discussing the band's Texas-Oklahoma tour, their revival of the Bakersfield Sound, and their upcoming debut album releasing December 1, 2025.
The Soda Crackers are a Bakersfield, California band led by frontman and fiddle player Zane Adamo that specializes in reviving the Bakersfield Sound, which blends honky-tonk grit, country swing, and dance hall energy.
The Bakersfield Sound was heavily shaped by Texans and Oklahomans who migrated west during the Dust Bowl, with artists like Buck Owens (from Sherman, Texas) helping define this style of music that naturally belongs in Texas dance halls.
The interview was filmed at Albert Dancehall in Albert, Texas, a restored 1920s venue between Stonewall and Blanco that represents the historic dance hall culture where Western Swing and early honky-tonk music once thrived.
The self-titled debut album releases December 1, 2025, featuring 10 tracks including 6 original songs and 4 classic Bakersfield Sound covers, available on all major streaming platforms with a limited-edition vinyl pressing.
Their tour included stops at Albert Dancehall, the Broken Spoke in Austin, various historic dance halls, and a pilgrimage to Turkey, Texas—home of Bob Wills and the annual Bob Wills Day celebration.
Fans can purchase the limited-edition vinyl, including a special color variant for collectors, at thesodacrackers.bigcartel.com.
The full episode is available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rT__5w36DYU.
The episode highlights the urgent need to support historic dance halls across Texas as they provide multi-generational gathering spaces that preserve the authentic environments where Western Swing and honky-tonk music naturally belong.
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