Biography

Mitch Webb is a songwriter straight from the roots music melting pot of San Antonio. His band is continually compared to Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet and rightfully so considering that Webb hails from the same hometown and plays a special blend of country, rock-n-roll and Conjunto found only in their region. The Swindles consist of some of the finest musicians the Alamo city has to offer. Mitch Webb plays guitar and sings and is joined by Grammy award winner Joe Reyes on guitar and vocals (Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Texas Tornados), Ed Gough on drums, Dave Wasson on guitar, Odie on bass, Michael Guerra on accordion (Raul Malo.) Their last studio album “The Lonely Kind” was produced by Ronnie Morales (Texas Tornados, Flaco Jimenez, Selena..) and did very well on the radio spending 9 weeks in the Americana Music Associations Top 40 chart and also landing in the top 10 of the FAR chart. With 5 cd’s under there belt and years of touring the US and Europe, you can be guaranteed to witness a performance with the raw power of a band that has seen it all and lived to tell about it.


A few quotes:

“Mitch Webb’s Tex-Mex balladeering and Spanglish twanging brings to mind being stuck driving through King Ranch on a Sunday afternoon in a pickup truck without A/C, the windows wide-open and radio cranking for a sing-a-long to pass the time.” Benjamin Ortiz / Chicago Tribune

“…combine the punk rock immediacy of the True Believers, the Tex-Mex persuasions of Sir Douglas Quintet and the seedy innocence of a million garage dwellers…” Luke / Luke Magazine

“The Alamo has already produced one genuine legend in Doug Sahm and it’s now nurturing the finest Texas rock-n-roll band I’ve heard…” Luke / Luke Magazine

“…the Sir Douglas Quintet represents San Antonio’s greatest pop hope of yesteryear, while any number of Swindles tunes could make this band known countrywide.” Benjamin Ortiz / Chicago Tribune

“Mitch Webb and The Swindles continue in the rich musical tradition of San Antonio, Texas on Lonely Kind, a blend of rockabilly, roots country and in-your-face rock and roll. Reminiscent of the early days of Sun Rockabilly, Tex-Mex ballads of Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiminez and the great rock and roll sounds of Doug Sahm. Any of these songs could propel this outstanding band into the national spotlight and the album is beginning it’s rise on the R&R Americana Airplay Chart.” Bill Hurley / Artists Development Co-op