Around a decade ago, Kellie Everett guested on a recording by The Hooten Hallers. She then joined the group from Columbia, Mo., for a New Year’s Eve gig, held on the evening that saw 2013 turn into 2014. Aside from a brief period with a fourth member, the trio has been at it ever since, as Everett, the baritone sax player, found a home alongside “her best friends” in guitarist John Randall and drummer Andy Rehm.

During their time together, the group has found a sound that’s uniquely their own, self-described as “Morphine meets ZZ Top mixed with a dash of George Thorogood and Tom Waits.”

Along the way, The Hooten Hallers have figured out something else, arguably just as important: how to tour smartly, finding consistent and enthusiastic home bases in secondary markets that are often passed over by larger acts.

The Hooten Hallers will perform Monday at Vultures in Colorado Springs.

Everett suggests that “traditionally, we do best in the secondary markets, where they’re not getting all the major tours coming through, places where the people living there might have to drive to the next biggest city for shows. A lot of larger artists aren’t routing through Paducah, Ky., but we’re always welcomed there.”

The Hooten Hallers, whether headlining or in support, is, as noted, a band that brings energy. The group always gives off the sense that there’s nowhere else in the world they’d rather be than on that night’s stage and in that very city.

A challenge for Everett is the fact that she’s an in-demand multi-instrumentalist in her hometown of St. Louis, where she shares a band (and life) with her husband, Ryan Koenig, called The Goldenrods. That band released a new album, “Cry Time,” in March.

Working out schedules for two bands is a balancing act for Everett, and it continues this summer as The Hooten Hallers are touring behind their just-released latest album “The Devil’s Egg.” But she’s making it work because she loves being in The Hooten Hallers.

“John, Andy and I are best friends and we love that element of it,” Everett said.

“We’re always having fun together and have found ways to work through any issues we might ever have. The dynamic of the band is a great one, a healthy one, and the live show experience is exciting for me, still. To travel the country and the world is a real thrill. I do have other bands, like The Goldenrods, and so we have some conflicts. You wish you could be in two places at once; that’s always a challenge. But we’re still willing to give this a whirl.”