Presenting The Original Mexican Bob! Gritty country music, down and dirty, perfectly unpolished and honestly on'ry. Influenced by country legends like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Billy Joe Shaver, Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt, the Austin quartet also draws on the rock 'n' roll bombast of The Clash, The Who and The Replacements. The group is led by singer-songwriter Robert J. Banta, who moved from rural Kentucky to Austin in 2005.

Before leaving the farm young Banta shared the stage with ...