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Led by brothers Willy (vocals/guitar) and Cody Braun (vocals/fiddle/mandolin/harmonica), alternative country-rock outfit Reckless Kelly shaped in Flex, Oregon before relocating to Austin, Tx in January 1997. The Brauns got previously toured making use of their dad in Muzzie Braun & the Young boys, a Western golf swing band, and had …

An Alt-Country singer/songwriter from Toronto, Justin Rutledge (given birth to 1978) earned critical compliment for his literate, rootsy sound. Agreed upon to Six Shooter information, Rutledge released his debut record, No Never By itself, to UK important applause in 2005. The previous editor-in-chief of the literary journal shortly found his …

Soltero may be the brainchild of Tim Howard, a Boston-based vocalist/songwriter using a knack for penning forlorn but clever laments approximately insecure people battling to help keep afloat within a ocean of regret and broken romantic relationships. Howard’s innovative imagery and primary metaphors giddily turn traditional love-gone-wrong melody conventions on …

Our Religion sees much motivation in its Tx origins, and singer/songwriter Ric Swanson infuses the band’s tunes with this, producing a rich design of Americana music deeply rooted within the Lonestar Condition. Swanson and guitarist Chris Watkins 1st began producing music collectively in the first ’80s, playing in professional pop/rock …

Yet another task offering an outlet for the skills of eternally occupied designer and musician Jon Langford (most widely known for his use the Mekons as well as the Waco Brothers), the Pine Valley Cosmonauts were conceived by Langford as a car for performing music compiled by others, having a …

Elevated in Wannamaker, Indiana, folksinger and songwriter Otis Gibbs’ raspy vocals and sharp lyrics experienced him in comparison to Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, and early Tom Waits, but his socially conscious composing style also places him within a range that reaches back again to Woody Guthrie and Peter Seeger. His …

The quirky pop/rock outfit Ray Mason Music group has been jointly since 1982, led by guitarist Mason (whose retro Silvertone guitar has turned into a type of trademark). Also contained in the music group is normally second guitarist Tom Shea, bassist Stephen Desaulniers, and drummer Frank Marsh, who’ve been launching …

From an early on age, music was a significant section of Randy Rogers’ life. Rogers grew up in Cleburne, Tx, and his great-grandmother trained him how exactly to play the piano at age group six; by 11 he was composing his own tracks and learning chords on your guitar. Over …

Tara Jane O’Neil met Cynthia Nelson in 1993, when their respective rings (Rodan, Ruby Falls) were getting into their first models of extended country wide tours. Writing a like of simple house recording methods and melodic indie rock and roll, both became romantically and musically involved with 1994, collaborating as …

Best known because the leader from the hard-hitting psychobilly trio Tiger Military, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Nick 13 offers expanded in his commanding popularity within the punk and rockabilly neighborhoods with a single career where he indulges his interest for classic nation sounds. Blessed Kearny Nick Jones in San Jose, …