The Texpats | Bishop Hill, IL

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🍉 6pm - potluck/social hour

🎤 7pm - show (approximately 90 minutes)

💵 $20-30 suggested donation

👨‍👩‍👧 All ages, family-friendly

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https://www.thetexpats.com/

https://youtu.be/hxPCKG0UXTA?si=khuoeQlFA97G6HkO

The TEXPATS are a Nashville-based trio featuring Grace Pettis (Austin), Natalie Price (Fort Worth), and Rachel Laven (San Antonio) – three acclaimed singer-songwriters who each built their careers in Texas before finding themselves under the same roof in Nashville.

What started as late-night song swaps and co-writing sessions at their shared home (the “Texpat Haus”) has grown into a full-fledged collaboration. Bonded by parallel life transitions, including heartbreak, reinvention, and relocation, the trio discovered a natural chemistry that shines through in their seamless three-part harmonies and deeply personal storytelling.

Each member brings a distinct voice: Pettis’s award-winning, soul-inflected Americana; Price’s emotionally rich “Ameri-kinda” blend of indie folk rock and melodic pop; and Laven’s clear-eyed, economical songwriting rooted in the Texas tradition. Together, they perform original songs, reinterpret each other’s catalogs, and weave in Texas classics, creating a show that feels both deeply intimate and electrifyingly alive.

With over 35 collective years of touring experience, both solo and alongside each other, The Texpats deliver a rare kind of musical conversation: one built on trust, history, and the kind of friendship that turns shared stories into something bigger than the sum of its parts.

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The potluck is optional, but is a great chance to connect others in the audience and maybe even share a meal with the artist. It also helps ensure the artist isn't having to have a meal from a gas station. We'll provide the plates, bowls, silverware, napkins, and, if you need it, serving spoons. Feel free to bring anything you'd like--an entrée, appetizer, dessert, or drink to share. Bring something you will enjoy eating, because if you enjoy it it is likely others will as well.

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