“The Band of Heathens” by The Band of Heathens

The Band of Heathens
The Band of Heathens
BOH Records
3 stars (out of 5)
The Band of Heathens was born at the legendary Momo’s in Austin, where its singers and songwriters Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi, and Gordy Quist transformed their regular co-billings into on-stage collaborations. The Heathens quickly became heroes in the local club scene and started racking [...]

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“State of Grace” by The Holmes Brothers

The Holmes Brothers
State of Grace
Alligator Records
4.5 stars (out of 5)
The Holmes Brothers are the band you dream of discovering after stumbling into a dive bar or walking past a storefront church on the seedy side of town.
Their muscular grooves, gut-felt singing and intuitive, raw trio instrumentals would, and do, fit perfectly [...]

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