The Vegabonds may be the best damn rock ‘n’ roll band that you’ve never heard of – yet.
Formed in 2009 by a group of college-aged buddies from Auburn, Alabama, The Vegabonds hit the road a decade-and-a-half ago and haven’t let a foot off the proverbial gas since. Headlining clubs and playing opening tour slots behind a handful of independent albums, the band became an under-the-radar gem in America’s loud and rowdy Southern rock scene – known for playing a can’t-miss live show, no matter if its a 3 p.m. festival set in the gooey-hot Georgia sun or a midnight romp inside a bar soaked in cheap beer and neon lights.
But under-the-radar can’t last forever. And after the world starts spinning their ambitious new album Young & Unafraid, it’ll be hard to keep The Vegabonds a secret much longer.
The group – featuring lead singer Daniel Allen, Richard Forehand on guitar, Paul Bruens on bass, Beau Cooper on keyboards and Bryan Harris on drums – has logged about 500,000 miles on the road, opening for Blackberry Smoke, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Gregg Allman, among others. Despite getting a first taste for touring while overseas, the band’s most comfortable trekking through the south, where stops often include Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville, the band’s adopted home since relocating in 2012.