On this episode of Arizona Backroads, Birdman walks into Roosters Country and discovers a band on the brink of something bigger.

Meet Lacy Rashea and her band.

By weekday, Lacy and Shane strip it down to acoustic — what she calls "paid practice" — tightening harmonies, testing songs, and building chemistry. By weekend, it's a full five-piece country-rock show that brings the rowdy.

Lacy shares:

🎤 Growing up with a country-singer dad who opened for Tim McGraw

🎸 Picking up guitar at 12 but choosing songwriting over theory

🔥 Winning Best Female Artist & Best Upcoming Artist at the ACDMA Awards

🛣️ Touring regionally and nationally

🌵 Why Arizona built her — but Nashville is calling

They talk about:

• The energy exchange between performer and crowd

• Why acoustic shows are more vulnerable than full-band sets

• How open mics create real chemistry

• Overthinking as a musician

• The grind of bar gigs vs. the rush of festival stages

And the big announcement:

Lacy Rashea is making the move to Nashville.

Not because Arizona isn't enough —

but because growth requires discomfort.

Also coming up: opening for Diamond Rio, Jo Dee Messina, and performing at the Chandler Ostrich Festival.

This is the grind before the breakout.

Arizona Backroads — Get out and explore.