Tanner Usrey at Cook’s Garage, Friday, Nov 6

The Texas-born country singer brings his Dave Cobb–produced songs to the neon-lit lot at U.S. 87 and 114th Street a week from Friday.

Drive south on U.S. 87 after dark and you can't miss it: the old Texaco, Gulf and Phillips 66 signs glowing over the lot at 114th Street, with a stage somewhere among them. On Friday, Nov. 6, that stage belongs to Tanner Usrey, a Texas-born country singer who has spent the last year taking a tougher, more rock-leaning sound to bigger rooms around the country.

The details first. Usrey plays Cook's Garage in Lubbock on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. The ticketing listing puts the start at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold through the venue's own site. The listing was marked as recently announced, so check there for set times and any support act before you head out.

If you're new to Usrey, start with These Days, his second album. It came out July 11, 2025 on Atlantic Records and was produced by Dave Cobb, the Nashville producer who has made his name on records with a lot of grit and very little polish. It suits Usrey. His songs sit right where Texas country, Southern rock and heartbreak meet, and the voice has the rasp to carry all three. After the record he went out on tour, which put him in rooms like New York's Bowery Ballroom and Dallas' House of Blues. Those are not small steps for a singer who came up playing Texas bars.

This year has kept him moving. In February he headlined the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo in Rapid City, South Dakota. In May he was on the bill at Rock the Country in Bellville, Texas. This fall he's on a run that started in late September and goes into the new year. After Lubbock he plays San Antonio on Nov. 14, Grand Junction, Colo., on Nov. 19 and Austin on Dec. 17. In other words, the Panhandle gets him in the thick of it, not on the way back down.

The Panhandle gets him in the thick of a fall run, not on the way back down.

The venue is half the reason to go. Cook's Garage didn't start as a concert hall. As Lubbock Lights reported, the Cook family opened it in 2017 in what had been a storage warehouse for a family paving and roofing business. Owner Mistie Kahl has told the story of cleaning the place out, throwing a party, and then fielding requests from people who wanted to borrow the space. It grew from there into a restaurant with an outdoor concert area, and now it hosts car shows and rodeos as well as concerts. The bookings run mostly country, which makes Usrey a natural fit.

Then there are the signs: dozens of vintage gas station and oil company pieces from all over the country, many from the early and mid-20th century and restored by hand. The neon is worth getting there early to walk around and look at. Shows happen both outside and in the restaurant itself, so dress for a West Texas November night either way. It can turn cold fast once the sun goes down.

A practical note: Cook's sits on the south edge of town along 87, so plan the drive and parking like you would for any big outdoor night rather than a quick run downtown.

If you've been waiting for a reason to see what all the neon looks like with a band in front of it, this is a good one. Bring a jacket and a friend who still thinks Texas country has to sound polite.

Sources: Cook's Garage (official site / tickets) (cooksgarage.us); Lubbock Lights: How Cook's Garage grew from restaurant serving a side of music to huge concert space (lubbocklights.com); SeatGeek: Cook's Garage events (Tanner Usrey, Fri Nov 6, 8pm) (seatgeek.ca); Sacks & Co. press releases: Tanner Usrey (sacksco.com); Sacks & Co.: Tanner Usrey release, July 11, 2025 (sacksco.com); Rapid City Post: Tanner Usrey to headline Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (rapidcitypost.com); setlist.fm: Tanner Usrey (setlist.fm); Hypebot concerts: Tanner Usrey tour overview (concerts.hypebot.com)