Band
Reckless Kelly

Led by brothers Willy (vocals/guitar) and Cody Braun (vocals/fiddle/mandolin/harmonica), alternative country-rock outfit Reckless Kelly formed in Bend, Oregon, before relocating to Austin, Texas, in October, 1996. The Brauns had previously toured with their father in Muzzie Braun & the Boys, a Western swing band, and were joined in their own group by lead guitarist Casey Pollock, bassist Chris Schelske, and drummer Jay Nazz. The band played loca ... lly on historic Sixth Street in Austin. They turned a small bar & restaurant called Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar, into a noted music venue. From November 1996 through May 1998, they packed the place out with their infamous Monday night show. During this period other music venues in Austin invited them to play, including the Continental club, the Saxon pub, Stubb's barbecue, and Antone's home of the blues. Reckless Kelly's debut album, Millican, appeared in the fall of 1997, and was officially released in 1998; Acoustic: Live at Stubb's and The Day both followed two years later, after which David Abeyta replaced Pollock on lead guitar. Under the Table and Above the Sun from 2003 began the band's relationship with the high-profile Sugar Hill label and won the hearts of the music press and honky tonkin' legend Joe Ely, who sang the band's praises in interviews. Wicked Twisted Road was released in 2005, and the next year the live album Reckless Kelly Was Here captured the band's stage presence. Bulletproof was released in the summer of 2008 on a new label, Yep Roc Records, and includes tracks critical of and reflecting on recent sociopolitical unfoldings, such as the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina. In 2010, Reckless released an album of songs by one of their musical heroes, Pinto Bennett. Somewhere in Time, in the band's own words, highlighted their love of "straight-up honky tonk". The band regularly returns to Austin to play before capacity crowds at venues like Nutty Brown Cafe & Amphitheatre. Younger brothers Micky and Gary Braun are frontmen of their own band, dubbed Micky & The Motorcars. See more [+]

1952 Vincent Black Lightning |||||

Said Red Molly to James that's a fine motorbike, A girl coul...

Set Me Free |||||

Set me free, set me free, I need a little more room to breat...

Seven Nights In Eire |||||

The first pub we could stagger to was twelve steps from the ...

Back Around |||||

Well I wish I was a vampire So I could stay out all night lo...

Basin Butte Blues |||||

How would you feel if you fell in love Would you call it rea...

Broken Heart |||||

You?re hiding from love You see you don?t need it But if tha...

Desolation Angels |||||

I saw the the same old streets for far too long I put the ru...

Dogtown |||||

We laid around Dogtown a summer ago Good ol' man winter was ...

Drink Your Whiskey Down |||||

When trouble comes knocking Beating down your front door Whe...

Eight More Miles |||||

it was a place of contentment and the family dropped by for ...

Floodwater |||||

With a half case of beer and a couple bottles of wine And th...

Hard Fight To Win |||||

You can say it's all my fault and I can blame it on you We c...

Hatax |||||

It's a catchy cliché From a guy in a black hat And a new day...

Hey Say May |||||

got a phone call today from a girl who walked away but i hun...

I Saw It Coming |||||

I pulled into jackpot, outta Ely and red hot. I was likin' t...

I Still Do |||||

She said boy why don't you love me like you used to You neve...

God Forsaken Town |||||

They we say we?ve got to leave but there?s no way to go This...

Alice White |||||

I took my lovely Alice White Up on the mountain top last nig...

Arizona Skies |||||

Throw my heart in the river Let it drift on out to sea It do...

Crazy Eddy's Last Hurrah |||||

Reckless Kelly songs use this pattern) Also, if you want to ...

Don't Say Goodbye |||||

Well now where do you think your going? When you?re headed f...

Everybody |||||

I see you talking on a payphone, I see you walking through t...

A Lot To Ask |||||

You beg my forgiveness Say you're sorry for what you've done...

One False Move |||||

Is this what it comes down to hit or miss it's either me or ...

Stick Around |||||

I can make you a believer in fate Divine intervention and si...

Strung Out And Wound |||||

I know some(C)day you?re gonna realize(D)not every little th...

Subterranean Blues |||||

Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine I'm on the p...

Time Bomb |||||

She left him at the altar, smashed her wedding cake And she ...

Walton Love |||||

I see you out there, with your fellow, I don't know what to ...

Wicked Twisted Road |||||

just hit it once on each chord and then go back to strummin ...

Wretched Again |||||

I had a sweet thing going On the high side of town I tried t...

You Don't Have To Stay Forever |||||

Everybody held their breath when you walked in Guess no one ...

Little Mama |||||

I don't think you know me Not like you think you do 'cause g...

Lonely All The Time |||||

You don't want to see me, You?re not into wastin' time You t...

Lonesome Little Cowboy |||||

Santa Claus if you can hear can I please change my mind I do...

May Peace Find You Tonight |||||

- May peace find you tonight Like a breeze through your wind...

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