Mexican Standoff
The Mexican Standoff The Mexican Standoff is an all-female Mexican-American music group based in Los Angeles with deep roots in Mexico City. They are best known for pioneering a unique, high-energy genre they call “Mexamericana” (or “Ranchero Alternative”), which bridges the Latin, country, and punk scenes. The band seamlessly blends traditional Mexican genres like mariachi,…
Slaid Cleeves
Slaid Cleeves is an Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter whose plainspoken, deeply felt songs have earned him a devoted following over three decades of recording and touring. Born in South Berwick, Maine, and raised in New England, Cleeves found his musical home in Texas, where the storytelling traditions of country and folk music gave shape to his…
Michael Martin Murphy
Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and rancher best known as a pioneer of “progressive country” and a fierce champion of Western culture. Raised in Texas, Murphey has spent over five decades crafting songs that celebrate the American West, the cowboy way of life, and the enduring spirit of…
Kurt Allen
Kurt Allen KURT ALLEN BAND Old school blues, vintage soul, swampy bayou funk, and more is fused into a relentless blues-rock machine. For over a decade, Kurt Allen has been fusing gritty old school blues, vintage soul, swampy bayou funk, and more into a relentless blues-rock machine. His songwriting reflects craftsmanship honed by years of…
Kevin Daniel
Kevin Daniel Raised in North Carolina, tested in Brooklyn, and based in Nashville, Americana crooner Kevin Daniel is set on making his brand of Y’allternative Rock mainstay of American venues. The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist brings southern rock, gospel, and blues to barrooms of the southeast and beyond. But Daniel wasn’t always chasing his dreams.In the…
Jarrod Dickenson
Jarrod Dickenson Jarrod Dickenson is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, originally from Waco, Texas, now based in Nashville. His two albums, The Lonesome Traveler and Ready The Horses, along with his EP, Under A Texas Sky have earned him critical acclaim and a devoted audience on both sides of the Atlantic. Not one to…
Jaimee Harris
Jaimee Harris Jaimee Harris is an acclaimed, Texas-raised singer-songwriter widely heralded as a major force in the contemporary Americana and folk scene—with NPR once describing her as “poised to be the next queen of Americana-Folk.” “There’s so much passion in Jaimee’s voice that you just want to climb inside it and hang out there forever….
Hot Nut Riviters
Hot Nut Riviters The Hot Nut Riveters are an Austin, Texas-based acoustic band led by multi-instrumentalist and singer Guy Forsyth. Known for a self-described “recession-era” sound, they blend traditional blues, folk, country, and bluegrass. The ensemble—featuring up to seven voices and an eclectic mix of instruments like the ukulele, accordion, and trumpet—delivers animated, theatrical performances….
8 1/2 Souvenirs
8 1/2 Souvenirs Formed in earnest in 1994 by French-born guitarist and singer Olivier Giraud, then buttressed by Glover Gill’s piano and accordion skills, 8½ Souvenirs came to local acclaim with happy hours at venerable South Congress speakeasy the Continental Club. A musical confluence of European cafe society and rockabilly, slacker, and jazz fans -…