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We are from San Antonio TX we have all come from different walks of life (musically speaking). David James and Steve Yates are rockers, to the bone. Will Statezny and I are a little more grass routed in Country.

Our Story goes like this: David James AKA: "The Glue" and me Rick Miller are the founding members. David is a busy musician around San Antonio he plays in 3 bands. My brother Randy Mann (the silent member) introduced us. I had taken some time off from music to pursue the American dream. Then one day I realized that it wasn't my dream. Never having given up on my song writing I contacted Dave. We auditioned all of two drummers when in comes Will Statezny with soccer shorts and a bottle of water to try out. He blew us away with his ability to feel a song he had never heard before and get in the pocket from the word go. We worked hard on the rhythm section all the while trying to decide which direction to go with our lead instrument. We decided we need a rockin guitar player and it just so happens that Dave the band whore who is already in two other bands knows somebody. Dave says "there's this guy who plays guitar in Monkey Blood (one of his other bands) and I think he has the chops to pull it off" low and beold In walks Steve Yates.He pulled out a Les Paul flamed maple top guitar and a glass slide.He tore up the leads to "Victim of Love" by the Eagles and I knew we had our guy. I've got to say I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys to play with.

I have been trying to define our music and it has been difficult. It is Texas Music and that doesn’t necessarily mean red dirt country or Texas swing or Texas blues we are all of that intertwined. When I write music I don’t write the song to match a style. I write a song to be a song, that’s it whatever style it is, it is. We are a little bluesy, we are a little red dirt country, we are definitely a little rock and roll and that to me is Texas Music. We take everything that is good mix it up and put our own twist on it. Kinda like a burrito with hot sauce on it. Mix it all up!

Rick Miller



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