Seventh generation Texan Libby Koch (pronounced "coke") is an Americana singer/songwriter who is based in Houston. She is a Texas Music Awards nominee for 2011 Female Vocalist of the Year and has been touring extensively in support of her latest record, The Shadow of This Town.

Libby's music is a classic Americana blend of country, folk, and rock, with influences from great artists such as Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch, and Dolly Parton. Her goal is to make real, honest music that resonates with people, and as Matthew Warnock of Guitar International Magazine recently said, "it is artists like Koch that are restoring faith in country music to its fans."

Libby plays both solo acoustic and with her band, The Barn Burners (Sam Austin, Lainey Balagia, Joe Devadanam, and Jonathan Lin). She plays bars, coffee shops, rodeos, churches, honky tonks, and everywhere in between, with a catalogue of originals and covers to entertain in any occasion.

Libby has been playing some of Texas' and Nashville's best independent music venues. Highlights of her recent touring include playing to a full house at McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston and embarking upon her first European tour.

Venues Libby has played include the following:

The Aardvark - Fort Worth
The Armadillo Palace - Houston
The Basement - Nashville
Blanco's - Houston
The End - Nashville
The Firehouse - Houston
Fitzwilly's - College Station
Flipnotics - Austin
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Wine Garden - Houston
The Last Concert Cafe - Houston
McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Houston
The Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe - Galveston
Poor David's Pub - Dallas
The Springwater Supper Club - Nashville
Third and Lindsley - Nashville
West Alabama Ice House - Houston
Wursthalle - New Braunfels

Libby's latest album, The Shadow of This Town, was released by Nashtex Records in December 2010 and is receiving rave reviews for its classic country sound. Previous releases by Libby include 2009's Redemption and 2008's The Barn Burner EP.

For more info, please check out www.libbykoch.com!