 Austin, TX.- "...There are two types of music that will always be integral to the Austin music scene. One is the outlaw country boy, as personified by the members of, Reckless Kelly. The other is the gifted guitar wizard. 'Five friends just this side of 20, the members of Reckless Kelly went from being a band that ladies went to see because they're cute to one that guys saw because they seem cool, to a group every alternative country fan in Austin noticed because, quite simply, they're great musicians. The quintet moved to Austin only a year and a half ago from Bend, Or., and in that time they managed to put an album on local veteran Chris Wall's record label, earn airplay on both rock and AAA stations and win the Best New Band trophy at the Austin Music Awards...' 'That down-home, small time charm finds its way into the group's music via fiddles, mandolins and singer Willy Braun's warm voice. However, the group's noisy six-strings and rambling, lonesome lyrics offer the edge that separated Steve Earle and Willie Nelson from the rest of country music.'"
-Chris Riemenschneider, Billboard Spotlight, Billboard Magazine May 23, 1998 "...the Americana music beat is a blessing for anyone who embraces adventure... Reckless Kelly calls its music 'hick rock.' They play concise, fired-up country rock a la Steve Earle and Joe Henry, wither a greater sense of humor, as in 'Hey Say May': Except for my multiple personalities...(harmonica interlude)... We're doin' all right!'"
-Dave Hoekstra, Chicago Sun-Times, Millican, Top 10 Americana,'97 While the reviews for Reckless Kelly have been positive, the band has survived on word of mouth and a cult following to get them from gig to gig. The band is uniquely "Austin" and has been known to have a loyal following of two-steppers wherever they play.
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