Vandoliers will perform at Bergenfest 2026 on Thursday, June 11.
Vandoliers are a Texas-based alternative country band, operating within a genre often shaped by fixed forms and familiar narratives. Musically, they draw on traditional country, but use the format to approach different stories from new angles. Themes such as addiction, gender dysphoria and marginalisation are central to their work, particularly on the album Life Behind Bars, closely connected to frontwoman Jenni Rose’s personal experience of coming out as a trans woman.
Through songs like “Every Saturday Night,” “Cigarettes in the Rain,” and the title track “Life Behind Bars,” Vandoliers have established themselves as an important voice within modern alternative country. They remain rooted in the genre’s musical language, while challenging who country is for and what it is able to contain.