The Coal Dust Gang is a countrified rock 'n' roll band from Vancouver Island known for turning dance halls, dive bars, and festival fields into honky-tonk havoc. The Gang blends outlaw country storytelling with surf guitar and garage-rock grit. Founded by former Baptist preacher turned hitchhiker Amos Mercier, their songs howl down the highway with hell-yeahs, hook-ups, and heartbreak. From punk kids to dad rockers to two-steppers, everyone pulls up when the Coal Dust Gang rolls into town.