www.myspace.com/mitchjacobsMitch Jacobs rides that not-so-thin line between country and rockabilly that defines much of the redneck East Texas roots music scene -- you know, that place where Possum Jones and Johnny Horton come from.
Jacobs, formerly of the long-running local roots act Romeo Dogs, has been honing his craft in town so long we sometimes overlook him, but he's always been a solid addition to the local roots music scene. His first solo album, Jukebox Music, was released last year o
Tejas Brothers, "She's About a Mover/Give Me Back My Wig"
If you're looking for a poster band for the Texican thing, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better one than Fort Worth's Tejas Brothers. Currently gaining momentum due to heavy play on Sirius/XM's Outlaw Country station, the Brothers sound like a simplified Sir Douglas Quintet - sticking closely to the gringo-ized version of Tex-Mex Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers popularized years ago with songs like "Guacamole."
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Mike Barfield, "Lonesome Train"
Mike Barfield and Danny Gardner have been around the Houston roots-rock/country scene so long they remember Club Hey Hey and Blues Burger. Back before they parted company - Barfield moving to front the Hollisters and Gardner working with Mitch Jacobs in Romeo Dogs - they teamed up in the Rounders with guitarist Eric "Eddie Lee Dale" Danheim and scorched the earth at every bar in town.
I mainly remember the Rounders from the Fabulous Satellite Lounge; they opened
