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"Stars of Texas Cover Story May 2007"

I wrote the last story in this fine magazine about Brandon so will leave the bio stuff to
my past writings which you may find in
our archives section online or by visiting
his website at brandonjenkins.com
and while it’s still unmistakable that
he’s at the helm, the difference from
his last record Down In Flames and
his latest Seven is a testament to a
true artist. The theme behind Down In
Flames overall was personal demons
and the dealing with them and exorcising
them. The far cry that Seven
brings to the table is by design or by
true personal experience, an epiphany.
Only Brandon knows what that
inspiration was and out of true respect
I’m not asking that question. It’s still
wound up so Brandon fans don’t despair,
he’s by no means gone soft on
you . This record if anything is an expression
of him more wound up to a
whole new level. I dug his last record,
this one makes me want to smile and
dance every tune. You can just
straight up tell he had a whole lot of
fun making this record. A man that has
come to full terms with his art and it
feels so natural it’s almost scary in the
cookie cutter world of music we live in
it’s a damn fine mix of it all summed
up. From the first track Why Did We Ever Say Goodbye and it’s upbeat damn near
pop groove yet pop done like with more soul than I’ve heard to date on into Call Of
The Road that the Allman Brothers couldn’t have written any better of an “on the
road” song, it just flat out smokes. Add into that mix Brandon’s introspective take on
things and down home honesty with Stay Here With Me, and All I Ever Wanted
bringing it back down to what means something and already it’s a done deal hit record.
But he’s not quite done with that. We’ve still got a damn near murder ballad
with a diggerie doo feel called The Ghost to wrap our heads around. If that wasn’t
enough we’ve still got more great stuff with Painted On Smile a track that while it’s
completely different from the Brandon Jenkins on the rest of this record will bring you
right back to who he is with all the brutal honesty that is his trademark. No punches
pulled, no apologies for the harsh reality, just simply pretty in it’s starkness and frantic
haunting guitar work that fits perfectly. My partial tune on this record kicks off like
a Sly and The Family Stone’s “Celebrate” groove wise on guitar but Brandon hooks
you with a message that is right on time for the world we live in. It’s just a downright
smooth tune called Living Down On The Line, nasty guitar, funky groove, and a no
bones message. This song just flat out smokes straight on through. The whole record
is great hands down. If I were a ranking type guy I’d venture five stars easily.
It’s a walk through a musician’s eyes that is highly comfortable yet uncomfortable in
his own skin, that isn’t afraid of uncomfortable subjects or bound by business as
usual. That it itself is refreshing. I’ll defer to his website for the full bio as I said earlier
and just use this space I’m allotted here to say in no uncertain terms, buy this record,
you’ll be glad you did. While every tune may not scream Brandon Jenkins, as compared
to earlier records up front, the tunes will give you a whole new respect for him
as a musician. It’s that good of a record. It’s still got the red dirt that you all know
and love from Brandon but it tears off in a lot of interesting directions along the way.
In other news from this point on the city of Tulsa, May 20th will officially be known as
Brandon Jenkins day an honor bestowed up him by Mayor Bill Lafortune and the city
of Tulsa. A heart felt congratulations from us here at Stars Of Texas on that recognition
of your contribution through music.
As always Brandon is on the road playing shows here there and everywhere you can
catch him in May at Graham’s in College Station, TX., The Concho Co. Fest in San
Angelo, TX., The Cotton Boll in Vernon, TX., Woody’s Tavern in Fort Worth, TX., The
Iron Horse in Wichita Falls, TX., Papa’s Wheel House in Graham, TX.
And even at The Austin Wine Festival as well as a slew of Oklahoma
dates. Yes the new record is a bit different than the last but he’s still the same guy that
looks like he should be playing the character of Stone
Cold Steve Austin’s younger brother in an action flick or
as a tag team partner more than he looks like a red dirt
musician. So no fret fans, everything is still ok.
Speaking of fans I’m going to wrap this up with a couple
fan reviews I ran across on Lonestar Music that seem to
fit just right, From a fellow named Sarge
and I quote “Brandon Jenkins is way too
talented to be as underrated as he is. It
would be a mistake not to buy anything
he puts out”. The very next review from
DC is a simple “amen brother” and I will second that amen. Buy a record,
see a show, it’ll make you feel good.For more information on Brandon
Jenkins or to purchase Seven or one of his other fine records please pay
a visit to www.brandonjenkins.com BS
Publishers Note: Jenkins’ music has received several awards and acknowledgments
for his work: Winner of "Best Video" for "Down In Flames"
at The 2005 AMN Video Awards, Nominated for Album Of The Year at
the Gruene With Envy Music Awards in 2003 and 2004, winner of Song
Of The Year for "My Feet Don’t Touch The Ground" at the 2003 Oklahoma
Red Dirt Music Awards, and Winner of the 2001 Jim Beam Music
B.E.A.M. Music Grant. - Brad Springs


"Buddy Magazine"

Brandon Jenkins
Faster Than A Stone
Smith Entertainment

WITH HIS IN-YOUR-FACE
brand of Southern blues-rock
and country, his often gruff
voice, and often tasteful, sometimes
aggressive guitar playing,
Brandon Jenkins shows on
Faster Than A Stone that he
could easily be an extra member
of ZZ Top. The CD has that
kind of feel as Jenkins strides
through ten new original songs.
The Oklahoma-raised,
Austin-based Jenkins also channels
just a bit of Boz Skaggs on
one slower song, “Damn Your
Eyes,” where he decides he’s
only a pawn in a woman’s
game, drawn to her flame. “Till
The Morning Comes” is a
downright pretty song about
holding on to faded love.
But it’s the Southern
blues-rock that dominates, from
the macho braggadocio of the
title song that’s more about attitude
than words, steeped in music
to move to (whether to dane
or just get out of his way) to the
plea of “Help Me Jesus” and
wash away his sins.
Half a dozen of the songs
ought to pick up airplay and the
rest are all solid, too. They are
all originals including two cowrites
with Stoney LaRue (who
sings with Jenkins on four of the
songs) and one with Scott
Hutchison.
— Tom Geddie - Buddy Magazine


Discography

2009 - Brothers Of The Dirt
2008 - Faster Than A Stone
2006 - VII
2004 - Down In Flames
2002 - Unmended
2000 - Live at the Blue Door
1998 - Ghost of Jesse James
1996 - Faded
1994 - Tough Times Don't Last (Out of Print)

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Red Dirt Music gets it’s name from the blood red soil and surrounding landscape of Stillwater, Oklahoma, the place many hail as the “Mecca” Of Red Dirt Music. While locating the music’s epicenter is easy, defining it’s sound is a little more difficult. “I’ve always thought Red Dirt was less about a sound, and more about a brotherhood of musicians with a common goal; not only to make music, but music with a message. Bob Childers, Jimmy LaFave, Tom Skinner, The Great Divide and so many others have helped to shape and form this rapidly growing genre, bringing in the convictions of Woody Guthrie, and the swank and swagger of the Outlaw Country and Southern Rock movements”.

Jenkins new album “Brothers Of The Dirt” definitely carries on it that tradition with a wide variety of style and influence, bringing in Artists at the forefront of the new charge -Stoney LaRue, Jason Boland, Cody Canada, Mike McClure, and mixing them in with some of the other guys that helped to influence the Genre -Steve Pryor, Ron Morgan, Pat Savage, Brad Absher just to name just a few.

As with previous releases, his ninth, Jenkins shows once again why he is “the premier” songwriter of the Red Dirt movement, writing all 12 songs on the disc, as well as co/writes with Randy Rogers, Brady Black, Scott Hutchison, and Bob Wiles. With a voice as Big as Texas, and guitar chops(and beard) that would make Billy Gibbons proud, Jenkins takes his rightful place as one of the shinning stars of not only Red Dirt, but American music.

Since moving to Austin, Texas in 2003 Brandon has had a phenomenal run of success with 8 hit singles on the Texas Music Chart including “Feet Don’t Touch The Ground“, “Finger On The Trigger“, “Down In Flames“…, his album “Faster Than A Stone” spent13 weeks on the national AMA Chart, as well as having songs cut by Stoney LaRue, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Bleu Edmondson.. among others.