Micky & the Motorcars is a red dirt band formed in Stanley, Idaho, now based in Austin, Texas. They have released nine albums, including two live albums.
Background
The two founding members, Micky and Gary Braun, are the sons of outlaw country and western swing musician Muzzie Braun of Stanley, Idaho, and the brothers of Cody Braun and Willy Braun of the Texas-based roots rock band Reckless Kelly. Both were part of Muzzie Braun & the Little Braun Brothers band, but formed their own band after Cody and Willy left to form Reckless Kelly.
The band originated in Idaho. The other founding members were childhood friends Travis Hardy on drums and Mark McCoy on bass. They moved to Austin, Texas, where Joseph Deeb joined the band as their lead guitarist. The band has undergone a number of personnel changes since its founding. Mark McCoy left the band in 2011 and died in 2012 in a rafting accident.
The band currently consists of Micky Braun (acoustic guitar, lead vocals), Gary Braun (lead & harmony vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica), Pablo Trujillo (lead guitar, pedal steel), Bill Corbin (bass), and Bobby Paugh (drums & percussion).
The band is also tied to the Texas music movement and, to a lesser extent, the Oklahoma-based Red Dirt music scene. Every year, the band, in conjunction with their brothers and fellow musicians in Reckless Kelly, host the Braun Brothers Reunion in Idaho to celebrate the music and different artists from the genre.
Discography
Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US USHeat USIndie Which Way from Here Release date: 2002 Label: self-released — — — — Ain't in It for the Money Release date: October 26, 2004 Label: self-released — — — — Careless Release date: February 6, 2007 Label: Smith Music Group — — — — Naive Release date: July 29, 2008 Label: Smith Music Group 43 — 27 — Live at Billy Bob's Texas Release date: November 10, 2009 Label: Smith Music Group 72 — — — Raise My Glass Release date: August 9, 2011 Label: Smith Music Group 36 — 4 38 Hearts from Above Release date: August 5, 2014 Label: self-released 17 150 3 21 Across the Pond (Live from Germany) Release date: August 7, 2015 Label: Micky and The Motorcars — — — — Long Time Comin' Release date: November 1, 2019 Label: Thirty Tigers — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Video Director 2015 "Long Road to Nowhere" Tony Gates
References
External links
Band website