Genre: Indie Rock/Gothic Western
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The Lubbock-based sextet Thrift Store Cowboys brings a sound described by Buddy Magazine as “gypsy desert music”—a sure, confident sound backed by thoughtful vision and spacey, heat-induced delirium. Their music shapeshifts through ambient and Gothic Western influences, buoyed by soaring violin and pedal steel sounds that spaghetti western composer Ennio Morricone might envy. Having toured together for over 20 years, the band—which includes the acclaimed Amanda Shires on fiddle and vocals—has earned a reputation for growing and changing musically while maintaining a 100% DIY spirit. From West Texas ghost stories to haunting indie-rock anthems, they deliver a musical atmosphere that is as epic and rugged as the landscape that inspired it.