Rebel Town features a blues guy, a heavy metal guy, a classic rock guy and a rock ’n’ roll gal. The band includes dyed-in-the-wool blue-collar locals and Southerners stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base. This seven-piece group of 20- and 30-somethings from Sedalia, Knob Noster and Jefferson City doesn’t believe in categorizing music, yet it specifically chooses top-40 country hits for its set list.
Rebel Town is full of contradictions, and that’s central to its success.
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