Boxcar Bandits bring "Skunk Grass" to Colorado, New Mexico, and West Texas
Denton, TX based string band, the Boxcar Bandits, announce a summer tour of Colorado, New Mexico, and West Texas.
- Albuquerque, NM (1888PressRelease) May 27, 2011 - Tour Dates:
Wed 6/15 Bash Riprocks 1, Lubbock TX 10 PM
Th 6/16 Tiny's Restaurant, Santa Fe NM 8 PM
F 6/17 Eske's Brew Pub, Taos NM 7 PM
Sa 6/18 Balcony Bar and Grill, Durango CO (early) 6 PM
Sa 6/18 Summit, Durango CO (late) 11 PM
Su 6/19 Bubble Lounge, Telluride CO 8 PM
Mon 6/20 Tommyknocker Tavern Creede CO 6 PM
Tues 6/21 TBA in the Vail Valley
Wed 6/22 Front Range BBQ, Colorado Springs CO 7:30 PM
Th. 6/23 Rocky Mountain Lodge, Antonito CO 7 PM
Fri 6/24 Burt's Tiki Lounge, Albuquerque NM 10 PM
Sat 6/25 Golden Light Cantina, Amarillo TX 10 PM
Their band leader, Texas Rex, calls Boxcar Bandit's genre of music "SkunkGrass," but it might also be described as blue grass with a punk rock or grunge attitude, brimming with character, charm and musicality - albeit a little red eyed and lethargic. The group is comprised of some of Denton, TX's finest players, who all moonlight with well established bands like Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward, RTB2, OsoCloso, The Slow Burners, Current Leaves, Somebody's Darling, and others. Boxcar Bandits is, as far as instrumentation goes, a pretty standard blue grass string combo - guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, upright bass, a snare drum and a wash board .Their song selection includes a number of originals and traditionals, as well as some familiar covers, including a version of Cee Lo Green's "F*#k You" that would make you think the tune was meant to be played by an old timey string combo.
"Few bands have the unique gift of every member being a virtuoso at their instruments; the Boxcar Bandits are one of those lucky few. Fiddle player, Austin Smith has the fastest fingers this side of the Horseshoe Casino card sharks and accordion player Ginny Mac sets her accordion aflame with her knockout solos. Not only can they play, each member is a talented singer which showed as they traded off vocal duties for nearly every song, with percussionist Grady Don Sandlin, bass player Ryan Williams, guitarist Hillary Early and mandolin player Texas Rex Emerson taking most of the leads."
-The Denton Record-Chronicle
"There was hardly a foot that could stop tapping. The people on the dance floor cast aside all inhibitions for the sake of pure, unadulterated joy. The patio was packed with barely enough room to stand and bounce to the mountain tunes pouring out of the mandolin, banjo, snare and stand-up base. The accordion and violin player's faces were contorted in ways that only lightning bolts of musical energy can create."
-QuickDFW.com
Boxcar Bandits will be releasing their first national full length record this August through Flight Music Group. Please contact Flight Music Group for press res photos, to schedule interviews or appearances, or for video or audio.
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www.boxcarbandits.com
Brooks Kendall Jr
Flight Music Group
817.994.8742
Brooks ( @ ) FlightMusicGroup dot com
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