Bob Showdown

Bob Showdown is a beat producer and M.C. from Houston, Texas with a knack for humorous and uplifting lyricism. Bob can take the stage with only a microphone and a beat machine to deliver his own brand of “Hilarious Hip-Hop”. Every one of Bob’s songs is a story seeking a connection to the listener’s brain.

Bob soaks up new information and music with the goal of keeping his lyrics fresh and interesting for his listeners. He writes about everything from yoga to breakfast tacos and does it all in a catchy way with wit that can't be denied. Bob is not schizophrenic, he just genuinely loves all types of music and pulls from his various influences to create infectiously head-bobbing beats.

His influences include The Dead Milkmen, Tom Waits, Ween, The Drive-by Truckers, and Kool Keith. You can hear some of these diverse sounds creep into Bob’s music from time to time, but you can also hear many of the inevitable Texas influences. Bob will be the first to express his love for the country music of Lefty Frizzell, the blues of Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson, and the gangsta rap of UGK.

More than anything, Bob loves meeting new people and playing music with them. That’s why you might see him up on stage with someone playing banjo, fiddle, or upright bass. If he can’t play music with you, he’d still love to play some for you. Come out to a show, say hello, and you’ve got yourself a new friend named Bob Showdown.