What’s the Deal: If you’re a music-loving Austinite and haven’t heard of these guys, then maybe you’re just not listening hard enough. It’s no surprise that this local supergroup of songwriters made it to the Austin City Limits lineup this year considering their second studio album, One Foot In the Ether, helped earn them much-deserved music media buzz and an AMA award nomination or two. more ›

The 2010 Honors and Awards ceremony will take place in Nashville on September 9, and there's plenty of Texas love going around. Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Band of Heathens, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Hayes Carll are all nominated for awards. For more information on the nominees and tickets for the ceremony, visit American Music.org. more ›

Austin's Band of Heathens play at the Austin Convention Center on Saturday, December 19. more ›

There is no better way to kickoff Thanksgiving week than to fill up your belly over at the Empty Bowl Project Sunday afternoon and then head on over to The Parish to catch a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear the African Children’s Choir sing in Austin. more ›

After two releases of live performances (at MoMo's and Antone's, respectively), Band of Heathens are hoping their studio performance can live up to their reputation as one of the best live Americana acts in the Lone Star State. more ›

They have been a secret building in Austin for a short time now, but it’s getting to the point where the blockages are about to break as these Americana Austin, Texas boys gear up for the release of their brand new studio effort out this month. This collaboration-turned-band made up mostly of songwriters – Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi, Gordy Quist, Seth Whitney and John Chipman – has so skillfully utilized instruments like the dobro, lap steel and harmonica to create soulful, bluesy and rocky country-mingled tunes. more ›