Jake Smith aka The White Buffalo – announces date for The Academy Dublin

A powerful and prolific storyteller through his songcraft, Jake Smith, aka The White Buffalo’s body of work includes prominent song and soundtrack placements in the worlds of TV and Film including the TV series Sons Of Anarchy, This Is Us, Californication, The Punisher, The Terminal List, and the films Shelter, Safe Haven and West of Memphis. The White Buffalo’s dark blues and light Americana-roots-tinged folk provided a soundtrack of tunes for the entire seven season run of the FX original series Sons of Anarchy, which included 11 songs overall.

The last song in the series finale for SOA “Come Join The Murder,” earned The White Buffalo his first-ever Emmy-Award Nomination. NPR’s “All Songs Considered” hailed The White Buffalo as an “amazing storyteller,” the Los Angeles Times added “Smith’s baritone echoes with villains and misfits, drunks, and philistines,” while Classic Rock magazine declared TWB “America’s darkest country/blues export…imagine a blue collar Tom Waits, or Nick Cave pumping gas in a station just off the highway.”

The White Buffalo released his most recent critically acclaimed studio album Year of the Dark Horse in 2023 via Snakefarm, HERE. The Telegraph hailed Year of the Dark Horse “a big, bold, uncompromising album in which Smith’s almost confrontationally honest lyrics, rich melodies and emotional voice have been given the kind of expansive setting they deserve,” while American Songwriter described it as a “tilt-a-whirl of melting soundscapes, a funhouse of melodies that shapeshift in your ears.” Elsewhere, Saving Country Music said it “goes beyond a concept album, it’s almost like a mini musical of the past year of Jake Smith’s life. …a brilliantly written album.”

A collection of 12 musical vignettes Year of the Dark Horse was recorded at Neon Cross studio in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Brothers Osbourne, Fidlar)–the 10-track album earned The White Buffalo critical praise across the globe.

The White Buffalo
Plus Special Guests
Saturday 23^rd August 2025
The Academy, Dublin

Tickets from €40.20 (inc booking fee & venue facility fee) from Ticketmaster.ie on sale Monday 19^th May @10am.