Tex and the Horseheads

Hollywood, CA

Tex & the Horseheads emerged in the Los Angeles punk rock subculture of the early-1980s. Their original run was from 1980 to 1986, and during this time they enjoyed a sizeable cult following. As of 2007 the band "reuinted" for shows in the LA area

Bio

Usually lumped in the same stylistic pen as bands like the Gun Club, Tex & the Horseheads were a Los Angeles-based cowpunk band fronted by the proto-Courtney Love-esque singer Texacala Jones. Getting their start amidst the burgeoning paisley scene of L.A. in the early '80s, Tex & the Horseheads would only record two studio full-lengths and one live record before calling it a day prior to the end of the decade. Their first, a self-titled affair released on Enigma in 1984, was followed by the John Doe (of X and the Knitters fame) produced Life's So Cool in 1985. Tot Ziens, a live document released by Enigma Holland in 1985 showed the band in rather ranting, albeit poorly recorded, form, and that was to be the end of their output. Jones, guitarist Mike Martt and bassist Gregory "Smog Vomit" Boaz would regroup a few more times for reunion shows, and Jones appearing with other bands and getting small parts in independent films, but for all intents and purposes, Tex & the Horseheads' career was as short as most of the rather self-destructive bands which spawned from the scene they came up in.
- Christopher True (Allmusic)

Website

www.myspace.com/texandthehorseheads