Moonshine Bandits

Moonshine Bandits
OriginLos Banos, California, United States
GenresCountry rap Rap Rock
Years active2003–present
Labels
MembersDusty "Tex" Dahlgren
Brett "Bird" Brooks
Websitemoonshinebandits.com

Moonshine Bandits is an American country rap group composed of Dusty "Tex" Dahlgren and Brett "Bird" Brooks.[1] The duo formed in California in 2003 and has released a number of albums, the most recent being The Whiskey Never Dries released in August 2019.

Music career

The duo was formed in California in 2003 and released their debut album, Soggy Crackerz.[1] They met up with Ty Weathers who is the founder of Burn County Music, which has continued to work closely in assisting majority of the Moonshine Bandits Blue Core/Dirt Rock sound. Soggy Crackerz was followed by Prohibition in 2006 and Divebars and Truckstops in 2010.[1]

Moonshine Bandits signed with Suburban Noize Records for the release of their fourth album, Whiskey and Women, in 2011.[2] The music video for "My Kind of Country" premiered on CMT Pure Country in February 2012 with a special appearance by Mike Allsup (The Bearded Guy playing the guitar) from Modesto, California.[3]

In 2014, they partnered with Average Joes Entertainment for their fifth album Calicountry.[4] Calicountry sold 3,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 22 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 126 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Their sixth album, Blacked Out, was released in July 2015, and it debuted at No.158 on the Billboard 200 and No. 13 on the Top Country Albums chart, No. 10 on the Top Rap Albums chart, selling 4,000 copies in its debut week.[6]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[7] 		US
Heat.
[8] 		US
Indie
[9] 		US
Rap
[10] 		US Country
[11]
Soggy Crackerz
  • Release date: October 21, 2003
  • Label: JLM Entertainment
 — — — — —
Prohibition
  • Release date: June 27, 2006
  • Label: IMN Records
 — — — — —
Divebars and Truckstops
  • Release date: February 2, 2010
  • Label: MSB Entertainment
 — — — — —
Whiskey and Women — — — — 65
Calicountry 126 2 27 10 22
Blacked Out
  • Release date: July 17, 2015
  • Label: Backroad Records
 161 3 13 10 13
Baptized in Bourbon
  • Release date: March 3, 2017
  • Label: Backroad Records
 111 1 9 — 19
Gold Rush
  • Release date: October 5, 2018
  • Label: MSB Entertainment
 — 6 24 — —
Fire
  • Release date: September 18, 2020
  • Label: MSB Enetertainment
 — — — — —
Pour Decisions
  • Release date: July 14, 2023
  • Label: MSB Entertainment
 — — — — —

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.
[8] 		US Country
[11]
Rebels on the Run 35 49
The Whiskey Never Dries
  • Release date: August 2, 2019
  • Label: MSB Entertainment
 10 29

Singles

Year Single Album
2014 "Throwdown" (with The Lacs) Calicountry
2015 "Outback" (with The Lacs & Durwood Black) Blacked Out
2017 "Take This Job" (with David Allan Coe) Baptized in Bourbon
2023 "Wild" (with Buckcherry) Pour Decisions

Music videos

Year Video Director
2011 "Get Loose"
"For the Outlawz"
(with Colt Ford and Big B)
2012 "My Kind of Country"[14] Scott Hansen
"Super Goggles"[15] Paul Cain
"Dive Bar Beauty Queen" Scott Hansen
2014 "California Country"
"Throwdown" (with The Lacs)
"We All Country" (with Colt Ford,
Sarah Ross and Demun Jones) 		Daniel Henry
2015 "Outback (Extended Remix)" (with Durwood Black, Redneck Souljers, Bubba Sparxxx, Demun Jones, The Lacs, D. Thrash, Moccasin Creek and Lenny Cooper) Ed Pryor
2016 "Dead Man's Hand" Ken Madson
2017 "Take This Job" (with David Allan Coe)
"I'm A HellRazor"
2018 "Buried As An Outlaw"
"Rebel Red Hot"
2019 "Do It Again" Josh Fields
2020 "Red, White and Boozed"
"I'm On Fire" @Kreatewithkvnvas
"Watchya Got" Josh Fields
2021 "Live the Madness"
"American Summer"
2022 "Like 'Em Wild"
2023 "I'm a Rebel"
"I'm a Problem"
"Wild"

References

  1. ^ a b c Jeffries, David. "Moonshine Bandits | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "Moonshine Bandits Sign A Record Deal". Skope Magazine. December 8, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Los Banos' Moonshine Bandits premier new video, 'My Kind of Country'". Merced Sun-Star. February 21, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Conaway, Alanna (September 5, 2013). "The Moonshine Bandits to Release New Album Through Average Joes Entertainment". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 12, 2014). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of February 12, 2014: Florida Georgia Line #1, Eric Paslay Debuts Top 5; Whiskey Myers, Moonshine Bandits, Scotty McCreery". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 28, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for July 28, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  7. ^ "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Moonshine Bandits Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  12. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 13, 2017". Roughstock.
  13. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 15, 2018). "The Top 10 Country Albums Chart: October 15, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "CMT : Videos : Moonshine Bandits : My Kind of Country". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ "CMT : Videos : Moonshine Bandits : Super Goggles". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.