Classic Rock

Quaker City Night Hawks

“We had thousands of people cheering for an encore… and we were the opening band.”

“WE USED TO play in acoustic bands, but we got sick of being talked over. So we decided to play loud rock’n’roll instead!” laughs Quaker City Night Hawks’ guitarist Sam Anderson in his rich southern drawl.

QCNH formed in Fort Worth, Texas,, all these and more bubble together in one diverse melting pot – from the sprawling, southern opener to the heavy, almost sludge-style and the honky-tonk slink of .

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