Moonshine Bandits

Moonshine Bandits
Origin Los Banos, California, United States
Genres Country rap
Years active 2003–present
Labels Suburban Noize, Backroad Records
Associated acts Colt Ford, The Lacs, Big B, Kottonmouth Kings
Website moonshinebandits.com
Members Dusty "Tex" Dahlgren
Brett "Bird" Brooks

Moonshine Bandits is an American country rap duo composed of Tex and Bird.[1] The duo formed in California in 2003 and has released a number of albums, the most recent being Blacked Out released in July 2015.

Music career

The duo was formed in California in 2003 and released their debut album, Soggy Crackerz.[1] It was followed by Prohibition in 2006 and Divebars and Truckstops in 2010.[1]

Moonshine Bandits signed with Suburban Noize Records for the release of their fourth album, Whiskey and Women, in 2011.[2] The music video for "My Kind of Country" premiered on CMT Pure Country in February 2012.[3]

In 2014, they partnered with Average Joes Entertainment for their fifth album, Calicountry.[4] Calicountry sold 3,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 126 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Their sixth album, Blacked Out, was released in July 2015, and it debuted at No.158 on the Billboard 200 and No. 13 on the Top Country Albums chart, No. 10 on the Top Rap Albums chart, selling 4,000 copies in its debut week.[6]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[7]
US
[8]
US
Heat

[9]
US
Indie

[10]
US
Rap

[11]
Soggy Crackerz
  • Release date: October 21, 2003
  • Label: JLM Entertainment
Prohibition
  • Release date: June 27, 2006
  • Label: IMN Records
Divebars and Truckstops
  • Release date: February 2, 2010
  • Label: MSB Entertainment
Whiskey and Women 65
Calicountry 22 126 2 27 10
Blacked Out
  • Release date: July 17, 2015
  • Label: Backroad Records
13 158 3 13 11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[7]
US
Heat

[9]
Rebels on the Run
  • Release date: September 30, 2014
  • Label: Backroad Records
49 35

Music videos

Year Video Director
2011 "Get Loose"
"For the Outlawz"
(with Colt Ford and Big B)
2012 "My Kind of Country"[12] Scott Hansen
"Super Goggles"[13] Paul Cain
"Dive Bar Beauty Queen" Scott Hansen
2014 "California Country"
"Throwdown" (with The Lacs)
"We All Country" (with Colt Ford,
Sarah Ross and Demun Jones)
Daniel Henry
2015 "Outback (Extended Remix)" (with Durwood Black, Redneck Souljers, Bubba Sparxxx, Demun Jones, The Lacs, D. Thrash, Moccasin Creek and Lenny Cooper)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jeffries, David. "Moonshine Bandits | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. "Moonshine Bandits Sign A Record Deal". Skope Magazine. December 8, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  3. "Los Banos' Moonshine Bandits premier new video, 'My Kind of Country'". Merced Sun-Star. February 21, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. Conaway, Alanna (September 5, 2013). "The Moonshine Bandits to Release New Album Through Average Joes Entertainment". Roughstock. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (February 12, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of February 12, 2014: Florida Georgia Line #1, Eric Paslay Debuts Top 5; Whiskey Myers, Moonshine Bandits, Scotty McCreery". Roughstock. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  6. Bjorke, Matt (July 28, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for July 28, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  7. 1 2 "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  8. "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  10. "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  11. "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  12. "CMT : Videos : Moonshine Bandits : My Kind of Country". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. "CMT : Videos : Moonshine Bandits : Super Goggles". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

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