The Lost Pines / The Border Blasters August 5, 2011

The Lost Pines
One of the fastest rising groups on the Austin music scene, the Lost Pines took less than two years to go from busking on the street corners of South Congress to finishing runner up in the bluegrass category of the Austin Chronicle’s Annual Readers’ Poll. Taking their cues from such contemporary songwriters as Gillian Welch and Tim O’Brien, they use the rich canon of traditional music as a launch pad, melding the themes of unrequited love, economic hardship, and wanderlust with the contemporary realities of city life. With a knack for balancing old with new, fiery picking with soulful vocals and respect for tradition with an eye towards the future, the Lost Pines create music that is both timely and timeless.

The Border Blasters
From the mountains of Far West Texas comes authentic Texas music hot as the desert sun, cool as the mountain rain. Kerrville New Folk Winner Jimmy Ray Harrell and Austin Music Award Winner Todd Jagger, veterans of the Austin music scene, have been making music together since their first gig at Gruene Hall in 1975. Taking their name from their home in the Texas borderlands and the “X” border radio stations that shaped their musical styles, the Border Blasters' sound is “Cowboy Swing & Hillbilly Blues” in a lively performance rooted in tight harmonies, raw musicianship and a natural engaging camaraderie. Their music connects with people of all ages.