Treaty Oak Revival Artistfacts

2018-
Sam CantyLead vocals, acoustic guitar2018-
Lance VanleyRhythm guitar, background vocals2018-
Jeremiah VanleyLead guitar2019-
Andrew CareyBass2018-2025
Cody HollowayDrums2018-
Treaty Oak Revival started in 2018 as a cover band practicing in the back of a vacuum repair shop in Odessa, Texas. When their lead singer bailed, word reached Sam Canty, a singer who lived 15 minutes away and was working on oil and gas plants, and he asked to join their Monday night jam sessions. He had great chemistry with the band, and about a month later he told his new bandmates that he also wrote songs. That's when they switched from cover songs to original music.
Their name comes from Austin's Treaty Oak, a centuries-old meeting site for Comanche and Tonkawa peoples. The band wanted something rooted in Texas culture without leaning into clichés. Sam Canty later admitted they used the "Texas country" label strategically, an easy way to draw crowds before unleashing a louder, more rock-leaning sound. Fans expecting twang quickly found themselves at a high-octane bar-rock show instead.
Canty's songwriting foundation came from growing up around writers (he was raised by a journalist father and had a grandmother who was an author), but songs were the only form of writing that felt natural. He blends Red Dirt influences like Randy Rogers and Turnpike Troubadours with his early fascination for hip-hop and freestyle techniques.
In 2019, a second guitarist, Lance Vanley, joined the lineup, creating the unusual uncle-and-nephew guitar duo of Lance and Jeremiah Vanley.
Treaty Oak Revival describe themselves as "a rock band with a country accent," blending Texas country, southern rock, post-grunge, and punk energy into a sound that doesn't fit neatly into any one box. Their different backgrounds shaped the band's punchy hybrid sound: Bassist Andrew Carey came from psych-rock, Jeremiah Vanley from classic-rock tribute bands, and drummer Cody Holloway had metal roots, contributing to the group's punk-edged intensity.
They built their fanbase the old-school way: touring relentlessly and earning a reputation for some of the "craziest, rowdiest, most entertaining" live shows on the Red Dirt circuit.
Their debut album, No Vacancy (2021), was recorded mainly to stop fans from asking if they were on Spotify. Instead, it went Platinum, powered by the breakout tracks "Ode to Bourbon" and "Missed Call."
By February 2024, Treaty Oak Revival had made it to the Grand Ole Opry, marking their arrival as a major force in modern country rock. Their third album, West Texas Degenerate (2025), debuted at #21 on the Billboard 200, an impressive feat for an independent Texas-bred band that started in the back of a vacuum shop.

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