Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadors
Date: 12/27/2009
Time: 7:00pm
Adults: $15-28*
Seniors: $15-25* (Ages 62+)
Child: $15-25* (Ages 12-)
External Link: Artist's Website
*All tickets subject to $2 Historic Preservation Surcharge 
Antsy McClain & The Trailer Park Troubadours
Part comedy, part concert -- all heart
An evening with Antsy McClain and The Trailer Park Troubadours is one not soon forgotten. The humor, the family-friendly fun and the adoration of their loyal fans make this one trailer park worth visiting and a concert experience not to be missed.
Antsy McClain may be best known as a humorist, but he has been raising the eyebrows of fans and fellow songwriters with songs like Falling in Love in America, The Big Time and What Could I Be Doing (That Could Be Any Better Than This?). His poignant, observational writing style has received the praise of Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Lindsey Buckingham, David Wilcox and countless others.
His music has been featured in motion pictures, on television and international radio, including NPR's All Things Considered, whose host Debbie Elliot called him "unique and intoxicating."
The Modesto Bee called McClain a "national treasure." The London Times called him "a rising star," and his friend Tommy Smothers said, "Antsy will be remembered as one of America's great poets."
McClain was born Ronnie Joe McClain, but was nicknamed "Antsy" by a junior high school football coach because of his high energy. He writes from a unique perspective, creating songs about life, love and loss as seen through the bay window of the '70's-era singlewide trailer in which he grew up. While his hometown trailer park "Pine View Heights" serves as a backdrop for the music (a la Garrison Keillor's "Lake Wobegon"), he doesn't linger there long, taking his spellbound audiences on a journey through folk, country, rock and R&B, telling stories about the people who have had an impact on his life.
Antsy performs with the talented musicians known affectionately as The Trailer Park Troubadours. Fan of his music (who call themselves Flamingo Heads after the popular pink icons of trailer park culture) often cite Antsy's message to "enjoy the ride" as an "antedote to our troubled times," and "a much-needed escape from the grueling world we sometimes find ourselves in."
