Moonshine Bandits | |
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Origin | Los Banos, California, United States |
Genres | Country rap |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Suburban Noize, Backroad Records |
Associated acts | Colt Ford, The Lacs, Big B, Kottonmouth Kings |
Website | moonshinebandits |
Members | Dusty "Tex" Dahlgren Brett "Bird" Brooks |
Moonshine Bandits is an American country rap duo composed of Tex and Bird. The duo formed in California in 2003 and has released a number of albums, the most recent being Baptized in Bourbon released in March 2017.
The duo was formed in California in 2003 and released their debut album, Soggy Crackerz. It was followed by Prohibition in 2006 and Divebars and Truckstops in 2010.
Moonshine Bandits signed with Suburban Noize Records for the release of their fourth album, Whiskey and Women, in 2011. The music video for "My Kind of Country" premiered on CMT Pure Country in February 2012.
In 2014, they partnered with Average Joes Entertainment for their fifth album, Calicountry.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.
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.