Makin’ Tracks: Jon Pardi’s Throwback Weekend Cashes In With ‘Tequila Little Time’

When Jon Pardi played Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 1-2, 2019, his entourage included one sizeable surprise: a mariachi band featuring three white-suited fiddlers, two guitarists and a pair of Mexicali trumpets.
It’s an add-on he brought repeatedly to his Heartache Medication Tour, enhancing the authenticity of “Tequila Little Time.” Pardi routinely picked up local musicians for the role, since touring costs are prohibitive for seven musicians to play every ni