# Favorite band from Texas? Also, Does Texas Rock = Southern Rock? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2013, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400 "2013-08-16T08:54:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/81 "2013-08-18T19:03:29Z")
> [@Capt\_Kirk](#): > > Anyone who has seen him with Billy Goat or Hairy Apes (He seemed more “restrained” with Claypool) will not be surprised by this but he is also famous for playing the vibes with his _ahem_ Member. This requires two things, talent and certain dimensional character both of which he has in spades. This display often causes spontaneous audience nudity and much hilarity ensues. He is not without his flaws but he can be a lot of fun and the music kills. > > **Capt** Bwahahahahaha! I remember Billy Goat. Yes, I think they were the highest point ever achieved simultaneously on the nakedness, humor and talent curves for a band. Get them playing in the Art/Music College town of Denton, and I think they were at their best. They used ramen noodles like the Gringos used hay. Always a great show. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/82 "2013-08-18T19:26:42Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Bowling for Soup. Hooray! I came here to mention them. Great band! [Ohio (Come Back to Texas)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBWNgg8CClc) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/83 "2013-08-18T22:18:41Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Bwahahahahaha! I remember Billy Goat. Yes, I think they were the highest point ever achieved simultaneously on the nakedness, humor and talent curves for a band. Get them playing in the Art/Music College town of Denton, and I think they were at their best. They used ramen noodles like the Gringos used hay. Always a great show. 😃 Oh my, Billy Goat. Did they have a lyric that went “Chef Boyardee, and Mrs. Baird, had a baby…Top Ramen over there”? Or something like that? ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/84 "2013-08-19T00:01:15Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Small world, my friend’s band supported them in London last week. 🙂 Cool. I’ll be seeing them on Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Unix\_Geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unix_geek/32/19368_2.png) [@Unix\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unix_Geek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/85 "2013-08-19T02:36:38Z")
From Austin: James McMurtry, Bob Schneider and Spoon. From Denton: Midlake, Sarah Jaffe and Seryn From Dallas: The O’s ( [http://wearetheos.com/](http://wearetheos.com/) ), Old 97’s From Fort Worth: The Orbans For those of you outside the Dallas area stream [http://kxt.org/](http://kxt.org/) which is DFW’s public music station for your daily dose of Texas music. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/86 "2013-08-19T03:20:22Z")
I voted for **The Top** , but want to give a shout-out to **UME**. Check them out… _Goddammit_, I wish **SRV** was still with us. :sad: ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/87 "2013-08-19T05:48:14Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Oh my, Billy Goat. Did they have a lyric that went “Chef Boyardee, and Mrs. Baird, had a baby…Top Ramen over there”? Or something like that? Yes, and at the moment of Top Ramen’s mention, the smashed up product would be flung over the crowd or flung up at the band, or flung at the bar. Another great stage show was Crust. Not only did they play home built instruments made from objects like screen door springs mated with guitar pickups pumped through half stacks, but it was common to have things like a whole raw beef tongue sewn inside the g-string worn by the singer, and used to accost the audience. A garbage bag filled with raw frozen pig ears were used at least once that I know of - family fun time! And as long as we’re naming radio stations, here’s two more from the Dallas area, that play lots of music from Texas: [KNON](http://www.knon.org/) - Community supported radio that plays literally everything. From Extreme Metal to Country, Rockabilliy, Blues, Rap, Tejano, Punk, Tejano Rap, Jazz, Reggae, and several southeast Asian shows I can’t understand a word of. All of the shows where I can understand the D.J.'s language feature Texas music, and it’s always worth tuning in for a few minutes to see what’s on. They’re often cash strapped, so if you listen and like them, donate please. [KHYI](http://www.khyi.com/), if you’re wondering where the good country music is being played, as far as I can tell, it’s here. They do focus on Texas musicians. I’ve heard James McMurtry, Asleep At The Wheel, Steve Earle, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, George Jones, Don Williams, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Michael Martin Murphey, Billy Joe Shaver, Nanci Griffith all on there, among others. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/88 "2013-08-19T13:56:45Z")
Another vote for Doug Sahm/SDQ/Texas Tornados, but I do loves me some Freddie King, too… ---
**Author:** ![Suil\_Dubh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/89 "2013-08-19T22:53:37Z")
I voted for the **Buttholes**. I don’t think they’re necessarily the most talented on the list, but they’re my favorite. Several posts upthread **Maserschmidt** mentions **Scratch Acid**. I really loved the **The Jesus Lizard** , which is the band they morphed into. The Jesus Lizard put on one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m not sure if they count as a Texas band though, because early on they relocated to Chicago to work with Steve Albini. And also… **Dead Horse**! I loved Dead Horse. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/90 "2013-08-20T02:05:54Z")
No Love for Austin boy Eric Johnson? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/91 "2013-08-20T05:21:51Z")
Well, it’s not a vote for most talented, it’s a vote for your favorite. So you’re in the clear, **Súil Dubh**. Plus, you popped the Surfers one higher, so I don’t feel silly for putting them in the Poll (as I type, they’re ahead of Willie :eek:). Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard are two of my overall favorites, too. I’m also torn about whether I’d consider The Jesus Lizard a Texas band. David Yow and David Wm. Sims are both Texans, and they both seem to make music with that je ne sais quoi I associate with Texas. However, Duane Denison brings a non-Texasish aspect to the whole with his playing, which might be because he studied classically in the north, I dunno. For a noise guitarist, he plays with restraint, IMHO. Moving to Chicago kind of implies they didn’t think they were a Texas band, either. Oh well, I love to have them back for visits. **Typo** , I didn’t put Eric Johnson on the list because it was getting long, but I did think of him. He’s one of the few olympic level players that hasn’t forgotten that the song is the whole reason he’s holding that guitar. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/92 "2013-08-22T13:06:20Z")
Daniel Johnston ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/93 "2013-08-22T13:10:04Z")
I voted for Roy Orbison, but only 'cause I didn’t think of Lyle Lovett until I read the thread. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/94 "2013-08-22T13:25:19Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > **Typo** , I didn’t put Eric Johnson on the list because it was getting long, but I did think of him. He’s one of the few olympic level players that hasn’t forgotten that the song is the whole reason he’s holding that guitar. I first saw him in Austin’s old Armadillo World Headquarters, must have been about 1976 or 77. Thought I remembered them saying he was 19 but if born in '55 he may have been 21. Didn’t hear much for awhile, then along came Ah Via Musicom. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/95 "2013-08-22T13:54:25Z")
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/96 "2013-08-22T15:13:28Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Okay, now I’m getting all nostalgic for the bands I used to go see. Any of these ring a bell for anyone? > > Three on a Hill > Shallow Reign > Princess Tex > Scratch Acid > Gary Myrick and (various bands) > Drama Tiki > Texas Instruments Yup, all of them, especially Three on a Hill, Shallow Reign, and Scratch Acid. I never got to see Scratch Acid in the heyday much to my dismay, so when they played a couple of reunion shows a couple of years back I was beyond elated. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/97 "2013-08-22T15:25:37Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Lithium X-Mas \<– They did the world’s best medley. It was Wire’s _Heartbeat_ and The Archie’s _Sugar Sugar_. They were actually a cover band, but they were almost all songs that I probably would have never heard if they didn’t cover them. > Light Bright Highway > Bag > M.C. 900 ft Jesus > The Loco Gringos > The Hickoids > Dooms U.K. > > Slobberbone deserves a mention, too. If the Meat Puppets didn’t exist, they’d be my favorite cowpunk band. I may have seen them play a hundred times, they always kill. They still play shows, if you get a chance to see them, do it. Every time you post about the DFW music scene I get the impression that we must have met in real life at some point, or at least been at the same show or party or something. 😃 I know all of those bands (Crust and Billy Goat too), knew a couple of them personally. The Gringos were fantastic, I was just a snot-nosed kid when they were playing and only got to see them a few times before Tom/Pepe died. I was in Denton at the same time as John from Dooms U.K. and the Slobberbone crew, my band played shows with them occasionally. You couldn’t throw a stick without hitting an incredibly talented band back then. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/98 "2013-08-22T16:02:36Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Drama Tiki > [@Tangent](#): > > I saw them in Deep Ellum a couple times back in the 90s. Great live band! > [@pravnik](#): > > Yup, all of them… I’m gratified anyone’s even heard of Drama Tiki (much less seen them), and yes they were great live. I only knew of them because my wife worked with Beth, who sang & played recorder. Nice lady, good band. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/99 "2013-08-22T17:49:18Z")
No love for [Nyogthaeblisz](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CwYQkDEiFE)? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400/100 "2013-08-22T18:04:38Z")
Let’s not forget Point Blank either. Free Man, Nicole and Mean to your Queenie were college staples for us. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-band-from-texas-also-does-texas-rock-southern-rock/666400.md?page=6)