Radio station: Listen to music by Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys
Upcoming shows
No scheduled events.
Description
Current Status: Touring the heck out of the 'states in their trusty blue tour van "Bluebird."
Sound description: From Bloodshotrecords.com: "Their songs are right out of the Buck Owens songbook, and will break your heart, if you have one. They're decidedly reverent, but definitely not an aping museum piece, either. You have not heard straight up honky tonk done like this in decades. We're serious."
Influences: Buck Owens, George Jones, Merle Haggard
Similar to: BR5-49, Old '97s, classic honky-tonk
Genre
Discography
| Name | Released | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Forever Always Ends | 1999 | Bloodshot |
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The Spectacular Sadness of Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys | 2000 | Bloodshot |
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Wasted Days and Wasted Nights EP | 2001 | Bloodshot |
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Your Favorite Fool | 2002 | Bloodshot |
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Empty House | 2004 | Bloodshot |
Musicians
| Rex Hobart | Guitar (rhythm), Vocals |
| Solomon Hofer | Steel guitar |
| Blackjack Snow | Bass guitar |
| J.B. Morris | Guitar (lead) |
| T.C. Dobbs | Drums |
History
Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys got together in Kansas City in the winter of 1997. Rex (or Scott, to his friends) was known as the frontman for Kansas City math-rock legends Giant's Chair, but had been writing and playing country songs on his own for awhile. The Misery Boys hooked up with Chicago alt-country label Bloodshot Records and have since released three albums. Rex moved to Buffalo, NY in 2002 but frequently tours his way back to the Kansas City area.
See the complete history on Rex Hobarts's website
lawrence.comrade
