“People that have seen our shows, they get it,” explains Brandon Clark lead singer for Tulsa’s #ShredDirt rockers, BC & The Big Rig. “We love our three studio records, but they’re real polished and clean. This live record is ‘us.’ It’s raw and unedited. We didn’t do a whole lot of editing on it other than just mixing it down because we wanted people to really catch the live experience.”

According to Clark, Tour de Dive Bar is a 26-song collection of “rock your ass off” tunes recorded over four shows at three different locations in three states: two nights in Red River, NM at Bull O’ the Woods Saloon and one night each at Bucks Bar & Grill in Venice, Nebraska and Katt’s Cove in OKC. Clark says, “We picked three of our favorite places we play. We’ve been to these places a lot; two or three times a year for the past four to five years. Really good people.”

Songs from the band’s three studio albums, Day Late and a Dollar Short, Do You Remember How to Rock and Roll?, and Turn and Burn are well-represented. Some choice covers and three previously unreleased songs from the band are showcased as well.

“We predominantly play our own music,” Brandon says. “Everybody sings in our band, so we always try to find something weird or off the wall to give everybody a chance to sing.” Guitarist Sam Naifeh brought the Dan Reeder song “Kung Fu is My Fighting Style” to the band. It’s a great crowd participation song.

Bass player Chris Bell handles vocals on the Beastie Boys cover “Sabotage” and also the blues classic “Spoonful.”

New songs include the Brandon Clark composition, “Scraps,” and two tracks from guitarist Ryan “Danger” McCall - “Stop Signs” and “Let You Stay,” which both feature his vocals.

Tour de Dive Bar is only available via the digital format. Clark says, “It costs a lot of money to put out a double disc and not enough people are buying discs nowadays. The majority of things are downloads and streams so we decided to bite the bullet and go totally digital.”

Brandon is really excited about Tour de Dive Bar, “Once you hear the live record as opposed to the studio record, it might change your mind about the band. It’s the best representation of what we do and who we are. I’ve listened to it every day since we got done with it and I still hear different parts to the songs I didn’t even know the guys played.”

Album is out and available on all digital platforms. Go get some shred in your day.