Okay y’all, if you haven’t stumbled across Kentucky’s own Ole 60 yet, you’re missing out on one of the most refreshingly raw acts to hit country music in a long while. These six guys from Hawesville have been burning up playlists since their 2024 breakout three twenty four EP, and now they’re showing off just how tight they’ve gotten as a band with a brand-new episode of Live at the Print Shop – nearly 90 minutes of high-octane performance and unfiltered conversation.
Live at the Print Shop, filmed in Atlanta, has become one of the coolest underground treasures for music lovers. It’s that perfect mix of high-quality production and stripped-down honesty that lets artists actually breathe. This new episode captures Ole 60 right in their sweet spot – gritty, grounded, and having a damn good time doing what they do best.
From “Smoke & Light” to “Nancy Avenue,” It’s a Full Ride Through Smokestack Town
This performance isn’t just a greatest-hits reel – it’s a whole journey through the Ole 60 universe. The setlist pulls from their viral EPs (three twenty four and Songs About You) and their debut full-length Smokestack Town, with standouts like “Let You Down,” “Who We Are,” “Nancy Avenue,” and “Watching Me Bleed.”
And because these boys love to keep us guessing, they even threw in a killer take on Coldplay’s “Yellow.” You heard that right. A Kentucky country-rock band covering Coldplay – and somehow making it feel like it was born in a bar on a dirt road.
Between songs, the guys dig into everything from life on the road to their wide-ranging influences – think Smashing Pumpkins meets John Prine, with a dash of Radiohead-style melancholy for good measure. It’s an oddly perfect recipe that explains why Ole 60 are out here making country music sound fresh again.
A Band That Refuses to Color Inside the Lines
Ole 60 have been on a rocket ship ever since their breakout single “smoke & a light” shot up Spotify’s U.S. Viral Top 50 and knocked even the big boys like Zach Bryan and Morgan Wallen off the top spot. They followed it up with “Thoughts of You,” which tore through TikTok’s Viral 50, and now, with Smokestack Town climbing the charts, they’re proving it wasn’t a fluke.
In fact, that album debuted at #2 on Apple Music’s Top Country Albums, cracked the Top 10 globally on Spotify, and landed them squarely on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Not too shabby for a bunch of Kentucky kids doing it their own way.
Why You Need to Watch This One
What makes Live at the Print Shop so special is that it feels like you’re hanging out backstage – where the conversation flows as easily as the whiskey. Ole 60 open up about songwriting, small-town life, and the real stories behind Smokestack Town, which they describe as a fictional world built out of heartbreak, grit, and small-town growing pains.
It’s honest. It’s rough around the edges. It’s everything country music is supposed to be.
So go ahead, pour one up, and give this performance a watch. It’s 90 minutes of pure country soul with just enough rock-and-roll bite to keep things interesting.
You can stream the full episode of Live at the Print Shop featuring Ole 60 now – and trust me, it’s worth every second.
