ABOUT
WEST TEXAS
EXILES
Featuring five musicians who grew up in El Paso, Lubbock and Amarillo, the West Texas Exiles draw upon the wide-open western reaches of the Lone Star State with a wide-ranging, Americana-centered sound. Rising from the embers of the Dirty River Boys, which Marco Gutierrez co-founded in 2009, the Austin band features a triple-threat of songwriters in Gutierrez, Daniel Davis and Colin Gilmore (son of legendary Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore), plus seasoned bassist/producer Eric Harrison and latter-day Dirty River Boys drummer Trinidad Leal. The Exiles' 2023 debut EP paved the way for their first full-length album, 8000 Days, due out September 12 this year. The recordings build upon the live chops the group has honed through a weekly residency at Austin’s legendary Continental Club plus gigs at key local events such as SXSW and Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion, as well as high-profile touring appearances at Nashville’s Americanafest, Braun Brothers Reunion and San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.
Debut Album “8000 Days” Out Now
Pop Matters
"one can hear references to the Flatlanders, Blaze Foley, Willie Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and other Austin-based acts in the licks and lyrics. Again, one doesn’t need to recognize the roots to enjoy the music. Like the bluebonnet, the West Texas Exiles provide a new flowering on the already fertile soil."
Magnet
"'8000 Days' approaches the core truths of band touchstones like Buddy Holly and the Flatlanders with fresh ears"
What People Are Saying
"'8000 Days' approaches the core truths of band touchstones like Buddy Holly and the Flatlanders with fresh ears"
— Magnet
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CONTACTS
Managed by Gold Mountain Entertainment | Nashville, TN | cwstaehly@gmemusic.com
PR by Angie Carlson at Propeller Publicity | Nashville, TN | angie@propellerpublicity.com
Radio Promotion by Leslie Rouffe at Rouffe Co. | Nashville, TN | leslie@rouffeco.com