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Micky & The Motorcars

General Info

  • Genre: Americana / Country

    Location Austin, Texas, US

    Profile Views: 562785

    Last Login: 9/23/2010

    Member Since 5/7/2006

    Website http://www.mickyandthemotorcars.com

    Record Label Smith Entertainment

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Unlike the previous three albums by country band Micky and the Motorcars, the group — this go-around — had plenty of time to prepare for NAIVE. During recording sessions on the past discs, says front man-lead vocalist Micky Braun, “if a good gig came up, we had to leave the studio.” Now established as one of the best-drawing bands on the lucrative Texas Music circuit, Micky and the Motorcars had plenty of time to make NAIVE (Smith Entertainment; street date: July 29, 2008), accumulating a large stockpile of songs before members even entered Austin’s Cedar Creek Studios. “We had a good amount of time off, so we did a lot of rehearsal, working up different arrangements and trying to figure out the right way to play them,” says Braun. “That was kind of grueling, but it worked out.” Braun collaborated on many of the songs on NAIVE with musicians such as his brother, Reckless Kelly lead singer Willy Braun, as well as Randy Rogers, Kevin Welch, Welch’s children, Dustin and Savannah, and Jack Ingram bassist Robert Kern. The Brauns actually wrote the title track, which Micky Braun calls “your classic wife-cheating-on-the-husband, husband-comes-home thing,” several years ago in their native Idaho. “It never really panned out, so I sat back down, and we ended up getting a good rock ’n’ roll version,” he says. “Long Enough to Leave,” written by Micky Braun and Randy Rogers, covers familiar territory for someone traveling almost two-thirds of the year. “[It’s about] always being on the road, but never being able to stay,” he says. “Every time you get comfortable, you have to peel out. “It’s funny,” he continues. “I played this song for my girlfriend and she said, ‘This is about a guy who’s cheating on his wife.’ I said, ‘No, not at all,’ and then I went back and listened to it and said, ‘Wow, that does kind of make sense.’ I think that’s what’s neat about songs: People come up with their own opinions and kind of live in ’em that way.” Braun says that NAIVE, featuring guest appearances by Texas music heavyweights Lloyd Maines, Mickey Raphael and Bukka Allen, also has “quite a few love songs.” It’s also the first record for new Motorcars lead guitarist and Berklee College of Music graduate Kris Farrow. “He had been playing around Austin for a couple years, playing with some bands we knew,” Braun says. “He’s a great guitar and saxophone player. We didn’t put any saxophone on the record, but he does play it live on a couple of tunes.” The Braun family’s musical legacy extends far beyond the Motorcars — formed back in Idaho by Micky, brother Gary (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and childhood friend-bass player Mark McCoy — and Reckless Kelly (featuring older brothers Willy and Cody Braun). All four brothers played in their father’s western swing band, appearing twice on “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson.” In the 1940s, their grandparents drove an hour and 15 minutes every day from their home in Twin Falls, Idaho, to their jobs as house piano-organ player and cocktail waitress at a casino in Jackpot, Nev. Even home from the road and an average 215 shows a year, members of Micky and the Motorcars tend to stick together, practicing, brainstorming, writing, hanging out. Braun says, “We’ll wind up calling each other and saying, ‘What are you doing? Let’s hit the town.” There’s plenty of time for that. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. ..
  • Members

    ..Micky Braun.. ~ Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar.... ..Gary Braun.. ~ Lead & Harmony Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Harmonica.... ..Kris Farrow.. ~ Guitars.... ..Mark McCoy.. ~ Bass.... ..Shane Vannerson.. ~ Drums & Percussion
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    ..Due to the fact that the Motorcars are on the road a lot of the time, they may not be able to answer all of the messages. I will do my best to answer all the questions I can, but if you need to get in contact with the band about something personal or business wise shoot them an email. The email address is info@mickyandthemotorcars.com.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................View the complete ....Micky and the Motorcars tour schedule.... .... .. .. .. .. .. ..

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  • sonny armstrong

    moonwater here!  thanks for coming to southern california...hope you come back..sorry the crowd sucked! (in downtown brew SLO) thanks for the video for Shamata and Ayla and the hug after the show!!! i was the one with the cowboy hat in the front the whole time..like you could remember!! anyway love you, Micky!!!
    ... and yur bro on harp rocks too!

    2 years ago
  • sonny armstrong

    Fell in love with you at DownTown Brew in SLO, CA....please come back and book a gig at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez, CA...I gurantee a better crowd!!  Love you guys!!!

    2 years ago
  • Texas Music Fest

    Help Generation Rescue and autism research by telling all of your friends to add Texas Music Fest!

    2 years ago
  • Divina Marquez

    excited to see yall on tv today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! come back to floores soon

    2 years ago
  • Stacey Brown

    cute profile :)

    2 years ago
  • Aj

    Where's those H-town dates? Ok, see ya'll at Gruene Hall.

    2 years ago
  • Matt Steph Ruholl

    Hoping you guys make it back to central IL soon!  Loved seeing you here.

    3 years ago
  • Lena Song

    Swinging by to say HEY!


    3 years ago
  • Peewee Moore

    Thanks for being friends with an independent outlaw honkytonker outta Austin TX! Tell your buddies to check me out @ www.myspace.com/peeweemoore

    Hope to see you out at a show somewhere down the road!
    -Peewee Moore

    3 years ago
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Bio:

Unlike the previous three albums by country band Micky and the Motorcars, the group — this go-around — had plenty of time to prepare for NAIVE. During recording sessions on the past discs, says front man-lead vocalist Micky Braun, “if a good gig came up, we had to leave the studio.” Now established as one of the best-drawing bands on the lucrative Texas Music circuit, Micky and the Motorcars had plenty of time to make NAIVE (Smith Entertainment; street date: July 29, 2008), accumulating a large stockpile of songs before members even entered Austin’s Cedar Creek Studios. “We had a good amount of time off, so we did a lot of rehearsal, working up different arrangements and trying to figure out the right way to play them,” says Braun. “That was kind of grueling, but it worked out.” Braun collaborated on many of the songs on NAIVE with musicians such as his brother, Reckless Kelly lead singer Willy Braun, as well as Randy Rogers, Kevin Welch, Welch’s children, Dustin and Savannah, and Jack Ingram bassist Robert Kern. The Brauns actually wrote the title track, which Micky Braun calls “your classic wife-cheating-on-the-husband, husband-comes-home thing,” several years ago in their native Idaho. “It never really panned out, so I sat back down, and we ended up getting a good rock ’n’ roll version,” he says. “Long Enough to Leave,” written by Micky Braun and Randy Rogers, covers familiar territory for someone traveling almost two-thirds of the year. “[It’s about] always being on the road, but never being able to stay,” he says. “Every time you get comfortable, you have to peel out. “It’s funny,” he continues. “I played this song for my girlfriend and she said, ‘This is about a guy who’s cheating on his wife.’ I said, ‘No, not at all,’ and then I went back and listened to it and said, ‘Wow, that does kind of make sense.’ I think that’s what’s neat about songs: People come up with their own opinions and kind of live in ’em that way.” Braun says that NAIVE, featuring guest appearances by Texas music heavyweights Lloyd Maines, Mickey Raphael and Bukka Allen, also has “quite a few love songs.” It’s also the first record for new Motorcars lead guitarist and Berklee College of Music graduate Kris Farrow. “He had been playing around Austin for a couple years, playing with some bands we knew,” Braun says. “He’s a great guitar and saxophone player. We didn’t put any saxophone on the record, but he does play it live on a couple of tunes.” The Braun family’s musical legacy extends far beyond the Motorcars — formed back in Idaho by Micky, brother Gary (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and childhood friend-bass player Mark McCoy — and Reckless Kelly (featuring older brothers Willy and Cody Braun). All four brothers played in their father’s western swing band, appearing twice on “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson.” In the 1940s, their grandparents drove an hour and 15 minutes every day from their home in Twin Falls, Idaho, to their jobs as house piano-organ player and cocktail waitress at a casino in Jackpot, Nev. Even home from the road and an average 215 shows a year, members of Micky and the Motorcars tend to stick together, practicing, brainstorming, writing, hanging out. Braun says, “We’ll wind up calling each other and saying, ‘What are you doing? Let’s hit the town.” There’s plenty of time for that. ..
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Member Since:

May 07, 2006

Members:

Micky Braun ~ Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Gary Braun ~ Lead & Harmony Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Harmonica

Kris Farrow ~ Guitars

Mark McCoy ~ Bass

Shane Vannerson ~ Drums & Percussion

Sounds Like:

Due to the fact that the Motorcars are on the road a lot of the time, they may not be able to answer all of the messages. I will do my best to answer all the questions I can, but if you need to get in contact with the band about something personal or business wise shoot them an email. The email address is info@mickyandthemotorcars.com




View the complete Micky and the Motorcars tour schedule

Record Label:

Smith Entertainment

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