Events

Join us for a rare early show on Thursday May 29 to kick off three days of gravel bike riding joy. This free show starts at 8pm and never a cover charge on a Thursday. Free pool, cold beer, and the friendliest staff in town. See ya downtown.

Y’all be hammering us all year long for Trent… here ya go! It’s ranch rodeo night at the Lyon County Fair and Trent Crisswell night at Bourbon. Win-win. Show at 10pm, never at cover for 21+ and 18+ always welcome. Trent is a working ranch cowboy who also enjoys a love of country music. Originally from Eureka, Kansas, he spent many years ranching in the Flint Hills while also learning to play guitar and sing. Trent’s band plays a variety of songs ranging from classic country to Texas Red Dirt. You can expect to hear music that will keep you on the dance floor and entertained through the night.

At last! Whew, we are looking forward to Brickhorse returning to the stage. This hometown band brings the party. No better way to kickoff the fall season than with an old favorite. Like that pair of jeans you’ll own forever, these cats are a comfy fit for every bar party! Doors at 6pm, show at 10pm

The bull is back! Just in time to kick off the fall season of fun in Emporia. Do you have 8 seconds in ya? Always free, always fun. See ya downtown! Doors at 6pm, Bull at 9pm.

He’s a newbie to Bourbon so we better break him in right! Mendon blazes his own trail. Hailing from St. Joe, MO. A singer songwriter for decades, Mendon has opened for Josh Abbott, Aaron Watson, and recently released his own album with Chad Mauldin, the 2024 Texas Producer of the Year. Doors at 6pm, show at 10pm.

We’re not even sure they’re old enough to be in the bar. But we’re darn sure they know how to bring the funked up country music. Backed by brothers Devin and Ben Ellman, and fronted by Jack Dunker, this Kansas City based trio, aptly named “Jack Dunker and the Ellman Bros.” is defining a unique sound that the young musicians are working to spread across the Midwest and beyond.

The group met as students at the Kansas City Jazz Academy and also performed in larger jazz ensembles and recitals across the Kansas City region. But Jack’s interest was always in singer/songwriters, influenced by the work of Ryan Bingham, Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers and Evan Felker of Turnpike Troubadors, along with the classic outlaw country sound of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash. He started seeking out solo gigs close to home, playing country music at bars, breweries and coffee houses.

Their experience playing jazz together led to an immediate chemistry perfoming country music as well. The Ellman boys elevated the project to a higher level of musicianship with Devin’s skill showcased on bass and Ben’s proficiency behind the drum kit. The brothers’ musical capacity combined with Jack’s talent on guitar took the original songs he wrote to another level. Undertones from the band’s origin find their way into the band’s performances with defined bass lines, intentional timing and drum fills – defining their sound as a fresh and exciting – and giving birth to their contribution to the music scene with a self-proclained “Funk’d Up Country” sound.

Well kids, ya made it. Summer is upon us and Prairie Smoke returns not just to the Flint Hills but to the BC stage, as well. These cats don’t make it this way often, best to go ahead and put this on the calendar soon. Classic and contemporary country, they are tight. Doors at 6pm, show at 10pm.

They’re baaaaack. We know y’all can’t get enough of these kids. Old school with a new twist. They are the Napoleon Dynamite of honkey tonk. We can’t make this up. You gotta see ’em to believe ’em. Doors at 6pm, show at 10pm.

Our friends at Big Sky in Wichita are back in April with the mechanical bull just in time to celebrate all things Glass Blow Open and graduations! Do you have an 8 second ride? Only one way to know. 9pm always 18+