Jake Worthington: Intent to Tonk
About This Event
Jake Worthington, signed to Big Loud Texas and a Season 6 finalist on The Voice, brings honky-tonk song structures into Mercury Lounge’s tight club setting for Intent to Tonk. The bill also includes Julianna Rankin (Bad Habits and Good Horses out now) and Low Roller, both favoring plainspoken, rhythm‑forward country built on concise song structures rather than extended display.
About Intent to Tonk
“Intent to Tonk” lands at Mercury Lounge as a country set built for a New York room, where the genre’s narratives meet an audience that doesn’t assume its codes. Jake Worthington and Julianna Rankin front the night, working in songs shaped by barroom cadence, plainspoken feeling, and tight ensemble playing. No NYC premiere history is currently documented, but the booking itself speaks to the city’s ongoing appetite for regional American forms in small clubs. The material favors clarity over polish, which reads as a quiet aesthetic choice.
About the Artists
Jake Worthington
Jake Worthington is a country singer and songwriter signed to Big Loud Texas, known to many viewers as a finalist on Season 6 of *The Voice*. His New York City appearances include the Mercury Lounge, where he brings honky-tonk structures into a tight club setting.
Julianna Rankin
Official website of Julianna Rankin. Bad Habits and Good Horses out now!
Low Roller
Low Roller is a country artist who brings honky-tonk and small-club country to New York City rooms like the Mercury Lounge. They’ve appeared on bills with Jake Worthington and Julianna Rankin, including the Mercury Lounge date tied to Worthington’s “Intent to Tonk.