The Band Of Heathens Live At Rockpalast 2009 (CD + DVD)

(MIG Music) 15 tracks, digisleeve, incl. booklet

The three front musicians of the Band Of Heathens, Colin Brooks, Gordy Quist and Ed Jurdi, all not only excellent singers and instrumentalists but also very talented songwriters, formed the band in November 2005 in Austin, Texas.

Bassist Seth Withney and drummer John Chipman, who also played drums for The Resentments, completed the quintet in 2007. Since then, the Texans have enjoyed a very high reputation in Americana and roots rock fan circles. The band's first two albums were live CDs, but it wasn't until May 2008 that the five musicians recorded their first studio album, produced by US folk rock legend Ray Wylie Hubbard. This album reached #1 in the Americana Charts and the Euro Americana Charts. The band also won the “Austin Music Award” for Best New Band, among other awards (including nominations at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and the Americana Music Association).

The next longplayer, “One Foot in the Ether”, followed in 2009, and in the fall Band Of Heathens successfully toured Europe and also made a stop at the Harmonie in Bonn for a Rockpalast performance on November 8. If you like The Band, The Eagles or The Jayhawks, Dan Penn or Jake Smith aka The White Buffalo and have developed an affinity for country meets soul meets folk and gospel, then this Rockpalast is the right place for you to enjoy plenty of musical southern atmosphere.