Big State
  • True Texan
  • Strawman
  • BOURBON
  • These Days Won't Last
  • Set It Off
  • Sick of Love
  • Midway
  • Soliloquy of a Dying Breed
  • Days of Calumet
  • Beatings of My Heart
  • Unrequited
  • Chasing Stars
  • Oh, Cordelia
  • Make America Shake Again
  • Heck Yeah, Dang Right
  • Ballad of Davy Crockett, Part 2
  • Christine
  • Marfa, TX
  • Bottom of a Whiskey Glass
  • Talk
  • Upstater
  • Lynette
  • Bad Timing / Bad Luck
  • Where Is Robert
  • The Long Way
  • True Texan
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:29) [7.99 MB]
  • Strawman
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:10) [7.23 MB]
  • BOURBON
    Genre: Country
    MP3 (03:44) [8.55 MB]
  • These Days Won't Last
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (03:30) [8.02 MB]
  • Set It Off
    Genre: Americana
    MP3 (04:31) [10.32 MB]
  • Sick of Love
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:51) [8.83 MB]
  • Midway
    Genre: Americana
    MP3 (03:14) [7.4 MB]
  • Soliloquy of a Dying Breed
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:29) [7.98 MB]
  • Days of Calumet
    Genre: Americana
    MP3 (03:33) [8.13 MB]
  • Beatings of My Heart
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:18) [7.55 MB]
  • Unrequited
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:00) [6.87 MB]
  • Chasing Stars
    Genre: Americana
    MP3 (03:44) [8.55 MB]
  • Oh, Cordelia
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (03:48) [8.72 MB]
  • Make America Shake Again
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:13) [7.35 MB]
  • Heck Yeah, Dang Right
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (04:00) [9.16 MB]
  • Ballad of Davy Crockett, Part 2
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (04:04) [9.3 MB]
  • Christine
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (02:49) [6.45 MB]
  • Marfa, TX
    Genre: Americana
    MP3 (04:05) [9.34 MB]
  • Bottom of a Whiskey Glass
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (03:24) [7.77 MB]
  • Talk
    Genre: Country Rock
    MP3 (04:07) [9.42 MB]
  • Upstater
    Genre: Americana
    MP3 (03:12) [7.32 MB]
  • Lynette
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (04:06) [9.4 MB]
  • Bad Timing / Bad Luck
    Genre: Roots Rock
    MP3 (04:06) [9.37 MB]
  • Where Is Robert
    Genre: Alt. Country
    MP3 (03:20) [7.62 MB]
  • The Long Way
    Genre: Americana
    MP3 (03:24) [7.78 MB]
Biography
Whiskey Fueled Alt-Country, Americana, & Roots Rock from Austin, Texas

"They've got a sound akin to the Old 97's or Uncle Tupelo, but make no mistake; Big State is 100% Austin Country. Grab yourself a frosty beverage of your choice and be prepared to be entertained." -Sean Claes, InSite Magazine

Pulling together bar band swagger, honky-tonk stomp, and pop-rock smarts and vigor, Big State barnstormed the alternative country-rock scene in Austin in the beginning of 2016. The band immediately caught on at multiple venues as they quickly built a fanbase with their unique blend of Roots Rock, Alt-Country Americana and sweaty, high-octane sets. Within only 2 months the band was asked, and played, an Austin "music week" (SX) showcase. Big State is known for their good time, high energy shows, and their fan favorite song, Heck Yeah, Dang Right, never fails to bring the house down.

On June 9, 2017 Big State released their first full length album, Sure Thing. The 13 song album combined new songs as well as remixed and remastered songs from two EPs the band recorded in 2016, and found the band hitting their stride, as gated and chaotic as that stride may be. Sure Thing quickly found acceptance, receiving airplay on over 80 radio stations in the US, Canada, and Europe and hitting #131 on the AMA Americana chart as of the June 12 and #24 on the Roots Music Report Americana Top 50 as of June 17.

In September, 2018, Big State released their sophomore effort, "The Stuff of Legends", and found even broader acceptance. Again, the album received play on over 80 radio stations with similar charting success as their freshman album. What was different was pushing out to new contries (12 total), continents (Australia in addition to North America and Europe), as well as new, larger stations. In fact, the first play off the album actually coming from the legendary Whispering Bob Harris (The Old Grey Whistle Test television show) on Bob Harris Country on BBC radio ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bdbpgn ).

With a tip of the cap to their influencers such as Uncle Tupelo, Old 97's, and Slobberbone, Big State's songs are irreverent and entertaining, blending the biographical and pure fiction, and drawing from that story-telling gene that's inherently built into a Texan. The haywire result that is growing up and being a musician in Austin is evident, as the music is equal parts Willie and The Clash, that always present intersection of Country and Punk/Rock that exists in the Live Music Capital of the World.

Heck Yeah, Dang Right!
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  • Members:
    James Brinkman, Aaron Seymour, Tim Brown, Patrick Conreaux
  • Sounds Like:
    uncle tupelo, old 97's, bottle rockets, slobberbone
  • Influences:
    old 97's, uncle tupelo, bottle rockets, slobberbone
  • AirPlay Direct Member Since:
    10/03/16
  • Profile Last Updated:
    04/14/24 17:48:56

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