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The Austin band Not In The Face is known for being, well, . But singer and guitarist first came to Austin with dreams of country stardom. 鈥淲e started Not In The Face kind of as a side project,鈥� he told KUTX鈥檚 Rick McNulty. 鈥淸It was] kind of a big finger to the Red Dirt scene that we weren鈥檛 really wanting to be a part of but kept getting sucked into. So we kind of made a left turn and played some rock and roll.鈥�
Recently, Terrell has turned back to his country roots. His 2016 solo EP, , shows just how far he鈥檚 come since those humbling early days in Austin. If Not In The Face is his E Street Band, then Terrell鈥檚 solo work is his Nebraska: stark, haunting, but still big-hearted.
Listen to our feature below, hosted by Jody Denberg and produced by Art Levy.
Jonathan Terrell at SXSW 2017:
- Monday, Mar 13 鈥� Spiderhouse () 鈥� 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Mar 15 鈥� Maggie Mae鈥檚 () 鈥� 8 p.m.
- Thursday, Mar 16 鈥� 鈥� 7 a.m.
- Friday, Mar 17 鈥� Shiner鈥檚 Saloon (day party, ) 鈥� 6:15 p.m.
