Originally formed in Cleveland, Ohio, The Cap Gun Cowboys are an unlikely group of country misfits stamping their brand on beer-soaked ditties that range from traditional honky tonk to rockin’ rockabilly, creating a chunky, stick-to-the-ribs stew of alt.country gritty rock ‘n’ roll. The band has released two full-length albums on Rust Belt Recordings (available through CD Baby), with records sold throughout the US, Europe, and Asia, and has played throughout the Midwest, New York, Baltimore, and a few dates in California.
“The individual songwriting talents of Yanito and Verhoef are only half the strength of the compositions; the carefully woven and layered harmonies of nasal twang and bottomless baritone makes for an unusual, but effective combination, as each story seems to be simultaneously told from a different perspective. On their latest release, the analog-recorded Atomic Horsepower, released in May 2005, the lead track provides a continuous dual harmony, something that is prevalent throughout much of the album, as well as on their debut record Girls, Cars, and Smoke-filled Bars, released in June 2003. These harmonies lead a dizzying array of horns, guitars, fiddles, and drums to create a cotton candy honkytonk carnival, “a throwback that would be right at home on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack.”
-Jason Bracelin, Scene Magazine, June 2003.
