PERFORMERS (A - Z)
Bandolier
Jay Boy Adams
Jay Boy Adams
Bandolier is an Americana group from Austin, Texas. They came together in 2020 and released their debut album in 2022. The album is a reflection of the wide array of influences that guide the
band and their songwriting.
Their music is infused with elements of folk, country, blues, rock & roll, and even some yacht rock. One new fan described the band as, “a rockin’ country band that you can dance to.”
The group has played multiple shows at the iconic Gruene Hall,
as well as other venues in and around the Austin area, including Saxon Pub, One2One, Little Darlin, Brass Tap Round Rock, and The Rock House Bar. They have also played Cook’s Garage in Lubbock, Texas, and Snowpack Taproom outside of Denver, CO.
Listen:
https://bandolieratx.com/music
Jay Boy Adams
Jay Boy Adams
Jay Boy Adams
Jay Boy Adams spent a number of years honing his craft playing in bands in Houston and then in Midland, Texas with noted bluesman Johnny Heartsman. In 1972 Adams landed an opening slot in Lubbock for ZZ Top, whose manager Bill Ham was impressed enough to recruit Adams as the group’s regular opening act.
After four years on the road with ZZ Top Adams toured for the next six years, sharing concert bills with The Allman Brothers Band, Joe Cocker, Jackson Browne, Marshall Tucker Band, Bonnie Raitt, The Kinks and many others.
Jay Boy Adams put his guitar down for a few years to focus on family. In 1997 Lee Roy Parnell invited Adams to join him onstage at a show. Jay's songwriting muse and love for playing guitar and performing returned with a vengeance. He has since toured on George Strait’s 1999 Country Music Festival, headlined the Kerrville Folk Festival and also toured Europe as a special guest star with The Texas Tornados.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0nHqClwEwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqFZQgfIyMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJVgf40E4F8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gix4GopAKXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOpcJgEIF0k
Jeska Forsyth
Jay Boy Adams
Jeska Forsyth
Texas native Jeska Forsyh is a powerhouse musician with “honeyed, soulful vocals” (Glide Magazine). The “gifted vocalist” (Austin Monthly) is known for her performances with the Guy Forsyth Band, the Hot Nut Riveters, and the Honeysuckle Rage Riders, but Jeska is a star in her own right.
Jeska is a multi-instrumentalist, classically trained singer, a fierce blues singer, a professional photographer and a painter. She’s appeared on Austin’s “50th Anniversary of Woodstock” radio program, currently is executive director & lead anchor for ATXM NEWS, Female host of Up Late Austin and performed the national anthem on ESPN at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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Kimmie Rhodes
Vin Mott Blues Band
Jeska Forsyth
During her long career, Kimmie has done many things: songwriting and performing: writing cookbooks and memoirs: authoring and acting in plays; and serving as an international cultural ambassador through the Buddy Holly Education Foundation.
In 2023 she was inducted into The West Texas Walk of Fame for her “outstanding contributions in the field of art music and entertainment.
She now lives outside of Austin where she continues her stellar and eclectic artistic pursuits.
In addition to recording and performing, Kimmie serves the Austin music community as an advisory board member for HOME (Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers) which helps raise funds and awareness to ensure that Austin’s elderly musician veterans have secure housing.
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Oscar Ornelas
Vin Mott Blues Band
Vin Mott Blues Band
A native of San Angelo, Texas, Oscar started making music at age seven. Now based in Austin, he has a large following which he continues to grow with his own youtube and Patreon channels. He is also Programming Associate at DiverseArts, Programming Associate at Kenny Dorham’s Backyard and Executive Director/Host at Blue Monday Live with Oscar Ornelas.
Oscar and his band toured internationally, played the Pueblos Blancos Festival in Spain in 2019, the Fagersta Blues Festival in 2022, had residencies at Austin’s Stay Gold and Skylark Lounge. He has two albums out and is working on his third.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EI993q8lJA&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtgV28QwvTQ
Vin Mott Blues Band
Vin Mott Blues Band
Vin Mott Blues Band
“Straight-up, muscular blue-collar blues,” says the UK’s Blues & Rhythm magazine when describing the sound of Vin Mott’s style from his first hit release entitled “Quit the Women for the Blues” (2017). Vin is currently a rising star out of Austin, TX music scene by way of New Jersey who is building a reputation in Texas and on the East Coast for his loyalty to the authentic traditional sounds of the Chicago, Memphis, and Delta style blues which is only matched by his talent as a singer/harmonica/band leader and hard work ethic. In 2019 Vin Mott released his sophomore album entitled “Rogue Hunter” which again received worldwide radio play and praises from the blues world’s top publications as well as an all DIY EP called “Country Blues In Quarantine” released in 2020. “Mott’s muscular harp is tough and heartfelt and complements his vocal clarity,” said Making A Scene.
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