Reverend Horton Heat

ARTIST BIO

It’s been an almost 20-year journey for Jim Heath, aka the Reverend Horton Heat, whose country-flavored punkabilly and onstage antics have brought him and his band a strikingly diverse fan base and a devoted cult following, not to mention the respect of fellow musicians worldwide.

Undeniably, The Reverend Horton Heat, aka Jim Heath, is the biggest, baddest, grittiest, greasiest, greatest rocker that ever piled his hair up and pounded the drinks down. Without question, for all of his outlandish antics, blistering stage performances and legendary musical prowess, the one thing The Rev always gets asked about is the story behind his unusual and rather clerical moniker. "Well, there used to be this guy who ran this place in Deep Ellum, Texas who used to call me Horton- my last name is Heath," says The Rev. "Anyway, this guy hired me and right before the show he goes, "Your stage name should be Reverend Horton Heat! Your music is like gospel" and I thought it was pretty ridiculous. So I'm up there playing and after the first few songs, people are saying, "Yeah, Reverend!" What's really funny is that this guy gave up the bar business, and actually became a preacher! Now he comes to our shows and says, "Jim, you really should drop this whole Reverend thing."

It's been an almost 20-year journey for Heath, whose country-flavored punkabilly and onstage antics have brought him and his band a strikingly diverse fan base and a devoted cult following, not to mention the respect of fellow musicians worldwide. Revival, the band's first release for Yep Roc Records, is a return to Heath's roots - musical and geographical.

The album was recorded at Last Beat Studio in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas, just a block from where The Rev played his first gig and next door to where the group currently rehearses. Along with eating a lot of world-class Mexican food and BBQ, the band recorded the album's 15 tracks with a minimum of overdubs, bells and whistles. With tour manager/engineer Dave Allen at the board, they wanted an album they could duplicate live.

The Snake Charmers

ARTIST SUMMARY
Genres: Blues / Blues
RockLabel: Skunk Eye Records, GoGirls Elite/GoGirlsMusic.com
Management: Marie Angell

ARTIST BIO

The Snake Charmers deliver strong story-based songwriting with a feminine perspective, sultry vocals, and their own brand of blues stylings where sometimes less is more.
"Been Gone Too Long" is a 10-song album of original contemporary blues, including "Hoochie Mama (I Wanna Be a)," "Ain't Nothin' But the Blues," "Big Big Love," and, of course, "Been Gone Too Long."

We take Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's words to heart when he said he played "American Music." We do, too, writing and producing our own albums with a variety of songs within the blues/blues rock genre.

The Snake Charmers are a 4 member contemporary blues band featuring Marie Angell (vocals/keyboards), Will Blumentritt (bass), Larry Meeker (guitar) and Eric Blumentritt (drums). They are 2009 and 2010 Houston Press Music Award nominees and their music is played on radio stations worldwide. All lyrics and music written by Marie Angell.

Titty Bingo

ARTIST SUMMARY
Genres: Blues / Classic Rock / CountryLabel: Titty Bingo, Inc.

ARTIST BIO

The band whose name you can't say on radio, Titty Bingo - Dahr Jamail, Freddy Fletcher, Larry Fulcher, Derek O’Brien, Bobbie Nelson, and Willie Nelson (when he feels like it) - are rooted in the roadhouse of outlaw country, classic hard rock, and Texas electric blues. Formed 20+ years ago, the band has performed at Farm Aid, Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnics, the House of Blues, and various honky tonks, bars, and dives.

Monte Montgomery

Artist Bio

Monte Montgomery is a triple threat, not merely a soulful singer and
accomplished songwriter, but a true virtuoso on his beat-up electrified
acoustic guitar. Winner of the Best Acoustic Guitarist award in the Austin
Music Awards seven years straight (1998-2004), Monte was voted as one of
the 50 Greatest Guitarists of all time by Guitar Player
Magazine in 2004. His unique brand of aggressive pop-rock takes listeners
by surprise, and people watching his energetic live performances for the
first time have been known to say, "Who is this guy, and why haven't I
heard of him before."

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Monte learned to play guitar in the Hill
Country of central Texas after following his mother, Maggie, when she
moved there while he was in his teens. After years fronting various rock
bands in the San Antonio area, he moved to Austin in 1990 to concentrate
on his own original music. Monte's first big break big break came in 1999
with his electrifying appearance on Austin City Limits. Musical influences range from 
Mark Knopfler and Lindsey Buckingham to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Lee, Steve
Vai, Steve Morse and Larry Carlton. - via Reverbnation - Bluesdaddy

Del Castillo

Artist Bio
DEL CASTILLO has become a symbol of the cross-cultural power of music with their eclectic blend of Flamenco, Rock, Latin, Blues, and World music that is being referred to as “Nuevo Americano”. Between the release of their first CD back in 2001, to their 2006 release, DEL CASTILLO has received an astonishing 18 awards including SXSW/Austin Music “Album of the Year” Awards, “Band of the Year , ASCAP’S “Best Independent Group of the Year ”, and Austin Music Pundits “Best Live Act ”. Del Castillo has worked with Willie Nelson, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and George Lopez to name just a few.