Cody Canada and Jeremy Prado Plays The Cotillion April 8

Friday, April 8 The Cotillion welcomes back Cody Canada and Jeremy Prado from Cross Canadian Ragweed along with their new band the Departed. Joining Canada and Plato, The Departed is comprised of Seth James on guitar (Seth James Band, Ray Wylie Hubbard), Steve Littleton on B3 organ and keys (Live Oak Decline, Stoney LaRue & the Arsenals, Medicine Show) and Dave Bowen on drums (Stoney LaRue, Bleu Edmondson, Dale Watson). Although The Departed is writing and will record original material, the band's first priority was getting into the studio and cutting the Oklahoma tribute album that Cody had been wanting to do for years. The result is This Is Indian Land, The Departed's debut album set for release this spring.

Cody Canada & The Departed is already making waves on the road. With the recording of the album behind them and a brand new year in front, the band has hit the road like only professionals know how to do. As excited as they are about their gigs, they are taking it all very seriously. "It's funny because with Ragweed we got to a point where we didn't have to practice. We were playing so many shows we could just get up there and do the tunes, right? Well now it's a new band playing new songs so we've got to learn everything, get our game together and practice. It's a whole lot of fun. I can't sleep at night. It keeps me awake, not from worry but from excitement. We're just ready to tear it up."

For more information about Cody Canada & The Departed or This Is Indian Land visit www.thedepartedmusic.com.

And, don't miss Cody Canada & The Departed live in concert at The Cotillion this Friday night with special guests Sons of Bill. Tickets are only $15 in advance or $18 on the day of the show at The Cotillion, Select-a-Seat, House of Sight & Sound and the employee clubs. For further information and to charge tickets by phone call 316-722-4201 or logon to thecotillion.com.