Hancock and his band play Wednesday at Soda Bar. San Diego’s Hotshot Drifters open. Wayne “The Train” Hancock, with Hotshot Drifters: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Soda Bar, 3615 El Cajon Blvd ...

I'd wager Wayne "The Train" Hancock drools when he looks at the calendar ... And all that touring has made the man and his three-piece backing band tighter than the bark on a tree.

Wayne “The Train" Hancock, the artist who Hank Williams III claims sounds more like his grandfather than he himself does, actually finds a more applicable comparison to the legendary Texan and ...

But the path Wayne has chosen isn’t exactly what we’re doing in this band.” Jazz icon Duke Ellington, who was even more prolific than Hancock, was once asked what inspired him to compose.

Many artists embrace a musical style, but Wayne "The Train" seems ... the periodic nod to rockabilly) are Hancock's calling cards. Add a smokin' backup band that plays by the same rules, and ...

Wayne Hancock isn't one of those alt-country stars ... hard-edged honky-tonk guitar, big-band brass reports, jazz-club bass grooves. On Thursday the Silverleaf will most likely be rocking.