18 WHEELER is a 3 piece rockin’ rockabilly outfit. This bands vintage look and style will take you back to the greaser 50’s era. But yet they contemporize this music they call rockabilly! The band features Bobby “Rockinbones” Smith on Guitar/Vocals… (Read More)
Gothic Theatre
Artists
ED ANDERSON, vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, percussion MATT ANDERSON, bass, vocals, percussion TIM KRAMP, drums, percussion, vocals As their moniker suggests, Backyard Tire Fire churns out a barely-controlled conflagration—starting off low and slow, flaring into a flat-out blaze at… (Read More)
Like everything that’s been written about the Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, this bio must begin with the obligatory disclaimer: Nope, the band members are not the illegitimate offspring of the Man in Black, and yup, Johnny’s OK with their appropriation… (Read More)
The story of Betty Dylan—a duo, not a woman—reads like a Coors Lite Theater miniseries: Vickie, a feisty gal with a tattoo, a back-ground in acting, and a voice like a moonshine-swillin’ nightingale, gets misty for a complex Billy Bob Thornton-esque… (Read More)
“Truck Drivin’ Psycho” is the one and only full-length musical venture from Jim Goad, publisher of the notorious underground ‘zine, ANSWER Me! and author of the critically-acclaimed books, The Redneck Manifesto (Simon & Schuster, 1997), and Shit Magnet (Feral House, 2002)... (Read More)
Authenticity is the key to the music of Rockabilly Hall of Fame members Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys. Although they’ve moved from their rockabilly roots to a sound that encompasses folk, bluegrass, Western swing, Cajun, and mariachi influences, the six-piece… (Read More)
Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs
Billy Bacon & The Forbidden Pigs were originally brought to Triple X by Mojo Nixon, who had become enamored with the band’s straight-forward roadhouse style. Their debut, Una Mas Cerveza, proved the band to be as at home in the studio… (Read More)
“We don’t pull any punches about calling this Southern rock because that’s what it is,” says Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr. “It’s what we think new Southern rock should sound like.” Starr, guitarist Paul Jackson, bassist Richard Turner and drummer Brit… (Read More)
Bonepony joins a rich acoustic sound with clear Southern influences. Combine the acoustic guitars with mandolin, fiddle, dobro, and throw in some harmonica for good measure, and you’ve goth the heavily bluegrass, flok, Dixieland and country-laden music of Bonepony. (Read More)
Dreams come true. We’ve all heard that. So, after winning the Dallas regional ALABAMA June Jam Talent Search and a couple of wins as Male Vocalist Champion on Ed McMahon’s StarSearch, Buddy Jewell packed up his family and headed to Nashville… (Read More)
Busted Hearts have filtered out the novelties about town dances and clucky old hens but retained the ones about disappointments and death. New Times Phoenix 2003 Cute little band. We do okay. We play Sundays. People clap. Everybody goes home. Nobody… (Read More)
A Brief History I grew up on a dairy farm in Sicamous, BC with my Austrian father, my English mother and my Canadian brother. My father, an accomplished violinist, taught me how to play the piano when I was very young… (Read More)
:Cut Yourself A Switch marks the first solo album by Catherine Irwin, perhaps best known for her work in Freakwater. Catherine’s songs about death and dying and dying and death compliment the Emmylou-esque offering of Freakwater’s other principle singer songwriter Janet… (Read More)
As Los Angeles’ new purveyors of grease, Charley Horse features the ozone grinding vocal stylings of Throwrag lead singer Sean Zezo Wheeler. A Las Vegas Strip performer in his youth, Zezo is also known for his clan’s chain of Elvis car… (Read More)
Chester Everett & the Platte Valley Boys
CHESTER EVERETT AND The Platte Valley Boys first came together in the summer of 1999 when two members of RONNIE DAWSON¹s touring band, CHESTER IMPERIALS">EVERETT and MIKE AND THE RAGERS">MOLNAR, discovered a mutual appreciation for the sounds of Western… (Read More)
Chop Tops is a rockabilly trio composed of Gary “Sinner” Marsh (vocals), Shelby Legnon (guitar), and “Hotrod” (bass). They’ve been honing their savvy rock style since the mid-’90s, building momentum in and around their SoCal groundings. Debut album Tales of Hot… (Read More)
In his debut CD entitled Play It Loud, Chris Cagle unleashes his unique version of high octane country music that’s like an icy glass of Jolt Cola and a pair of well-worn cowboy boots. In the tradition of the Charlie Daniels… (Read More)
Few acts have carved as distinctive a niche in modern musical history as Confederate Railroad. With their high-energy combination of honky-tonk rockers, sensitive ballads, and offbeat humor, they have created a unique identity that has brought them chart success, multi-platinum sales… (Read More)
Ben Bergstrand started indie rock/pop band Cowboy Curse in 2003 as a way to keep little brother Josh (Jet Lucas, The Symptoms) off the streets and out of trouble. Longtime friend and musical collaborator Darin Strachan joined along with a fast-talking… (Read More)
Cross Canadian Ragweed never lets their fans down at their energy-filled live shows. With their new breed of rock and Texas country, Cross Canadian Ragweed has slowly yet surely established a steadily-growing fan base from both genres. One thing that has… (Read More)
You wouldn’t think that a stone-cold traditional Country artist like Dale Watson would offer a quote from John Lennon to describe his music would you. But after thinking about it, it really makes perfect sense. Watson’s new album Dreamland, his 4th… (Read More)
The Dalhart Imperials Denver, Colorado Authentic Western Swing and Honky-Tonk from the coast of California to the far reaches of Eastern Europe, Denver’s Dalhart Imperials have delighted thousands of lovers of traditional American music with their unique brand of authentic western… (Read More)
Dave Alvin, winner of a 2001 Grammy for his last release Public Domain, continues his exploration of what he calls “electric and acoustic folk music” with this live album, Out in California. Known for the dual nature of his live shows… (Read More)
If there’s ever been a way to describe DAC, it has got to be his ability to defy categorization. With nearly three decades of following his musical muse wherever it’s led, this outlaw has crossed the panorama of American roots music… (Read More)
Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics
A native of Columbia, Missouri, Deke Dickerson was born June 3, 1968. Growing up on a farm gave him an interesting slant on life and certainly contributed to his love of all things retro. By age 13 Deke’s musical abilities began… (Read More)
Denver Joe has been singing his unique sour mash blend of whisky-drenched country music at the Cricket on The Hill for more than a decade. Equal parts Merle Haggard, Red Foxx and Dean Martin, Denver Joe has become a local institution… (Read More)
Drag the River’s Chad Price is the lead vocalist of All, and colleague Jon Snodgrass hails from Armchair Martian—so Closed must be high-energy punk, right? Not even close. The album is filled with hard-drinking tales of life and loss accompanied by… (Read More)
