Austin: The War and Treaty at Historic Scoot Inn
The War and Treaty bring their genre-spanning blend of soul, gospel, and country to the Historic Scoot Inn on Friday, October 30. Doors are at 6 PM, with tickets starting around $35 for one of Americana’s most acclaimed husband-and-wife acts.
Michael and Tanya Trotter formed The War and Treaty after Michael, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq from 2003 to 2007, discovered music while deployed — learning piano in a palace basement and writing his first songs in memory of a fallen commanding officer. Since forming the duo together, Michael and Tanya have built a sound that pulls from Southern soul, blues, gospel, and country in equal measure, earning Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best American Roots Song, along with multiple historic firsts as the first Black duo nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at both the CMA and ACM Awards.
The Scoot Inn has been pouring drinks and hosting live music in one form or another since the 19th century, making it the oldest continuously running beer joint in Central Texas — a fitting backdrop for a duo whose music feels similarly rooted in American tradition while still sounding completely of the moment. The venue’s outdoor patio stage gives the Trotters’ big, gospel-trained voices plenty of room to carry across the crowd on a clear fall night.
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The duo won Duo/Group of the Year at the 2022 Americana Music Honors & Awards and has become a fixture of Nashville’s Americana scene even as their sound continues to defy a single genre label, drawing comparisons to everyone from Sam Cooke to the Civil Wars. For another East Austin stop worth checking out, Hotel Vegas is a short walk from the Scoot Inn.
Doors are at 6 PM for this show. The venue is mostly outdoors, so dress for an autumn evening in Texas.