What I'm Listening To... Feb 27th

It's difficult to find a good radio station these days, especially if you don't like in the country- er- state of Texas. God Bless Texas Country music, might I add. These days the radio is rampid with pop-country bands and singers. And I don't know what the deal is- but I swear some artists are paying for their air time. Tim McGraw's "Felt Good On My Lips" comes on any of the three radio stations that come in, at least 3 times during my work day. And Luke Bryan, who coincidently is McGraw's tour mate this summer along with- gasp-The Band Perry, are yet two more who hog the air waves. I like Luke Bryan however, so I let it slide most the time. The Band Perry are- alright; and Tim McGraw was good in his earlier days. Alright- so what's my point? My point is- it is soooo hard to find new talent if you only listen to the radio (and CMT is even worse since they never play music anymore and they were bought by MTV). GACtv is the best place to catch music videos, but many artists never make it to TV. I do a lot of browsing around on the internet to find music that hasn't made in mainstream. I like this kind of music because I don't like following crowds and even if I liked something before it was big, once it becomes big, I lose interest. Miranda Lambert for example, one of the most favorite singers of all time, but once she started getting all the attention, I found myself listening to her album less. She still kicks booty like she always have, it's just not as fun to say you're a Miranda Lambert and people no longer ask "Who?".
Recently I have been successful in finding some music that's under the radar, and let me tell you, I'm in LOVE.
The band is called JB & The Moonshine Band and the album is Ain't Goin' Back To Jail. I first found these guys thanks to their single, "Perfect Girl", which has a video on Gactv.com. The song is hilariously delirious as the singer describes his perfect girl down to her height, year born, measurements, education and financial situation. It's very catchy, not so country, but catchy. But that's just it- JB & The Moonshine Band isn't country, they're Texas Country. While I'm not a huge fan of their faster tempo songs like the title track, "I'm Broke" and "Roll With Me", they are still good. But the band really shines in their slower songs. "Missing You Again" is one of my favorites, but songs like "Whiskey Days", "Chasing Rainbows", "Glad That You're Mine" and "Doin Fine" are just as great. A word of warning, the song "Sticker Peck Out", is not exactly PG material, but nothing terribly offensive. I really hope these guys stick around and don't get eaten up by mainstream country. I really just can't get enough of them!!
 The best deal on their album is the MP3 album on Amazon, the link is at the bottom of this post. Check it out! Which reminds me, I now can get a percentage from Amazon for referring people to buy from them, so if you don't mind using the links I provide, I'd appreciate the extra income! It doesn't cost you anything extra! And I wouldn't refer you to them if it wasn't a good price for a product. I mean I could tell you to go to iTunes and spend twice as much, but I care, so I don't.