Bret Coats

Bret Coats & his Roots Music Marathon have played at the best venues in Austin and Central Texas such as The Continental Club,   The Gallery, C Boys Heart & Soul, The Saxon Pub, Strange Brew Lounge Side, River Road Ice House, Texas Music Live on Sun Radio at Guero's, Billy's Ice, Jack's Roadhouse, Willie's Joint, Poodies and many others...

Band Name: Bret Coats  

Main Music Categories: Americana, Roots Music & Alt Rock & Roll

Tons of Live Video/audio media, tour dates, reviews & all links imaginable at www.bretcoats.com

“Now here’s a cat who currently lives in Austin, Texas that sounds like a mixture of Iggy Pop, Lou Reed with the slutziness of The Rolling Stones and packed with plenty of blues, rock, funk and Americana for you to foam over.”                   Glenn Milligan U.K.

Album “Music for the People finds respected sideman Bret Coats in unfamiliar territory as a poacher turned gamekeeper. He cleverly draws on diverse, but related music styles to shape his own musical vision in the company of excellent musicians.” Pete Feenstra U.K.

“Imagine Lou Reed & The Rolling Stones mixed with all the regional flavors of American roots music and that’s the sound of Bret Coats and his new release Music for the People. Bret Coats, Americana rocker, singer, songwriter and bass player currently resides in Austin, Texas and is no stranger to living in other eclectic music cities. After years of following the vibrations from city to city, Coats discovered Austin’s music scene, welcoming him with open arms.”  Agent Jo Rae Di Menno Austin TX

Bret is touring the U.S. & Europe, past/present associations include: 

• Antone's House Band (countless Blues & Roots music artist) 
• Living Blues featured artist The Soul Brothers of Bakersfield 
• Texas Music ambassador Bobby Mack
• The Holy Moeller's (members of The Fabulous Thunder Bird’s, The Red Devils and Mike Flanigin of The BFG’s)
• Seattle's Soul Miners Daughter & Mary Mc Page
• Guitar Great Alan Haynes 
• Austin Texas mainstay Barfield The Tyrant Of Funk
• European favorites The Texas Cannonballs
• Drum Legend Barry Frosty Smith
• Ernie Durawa (Doug Sahm, Texas Tornadoes, Delbert McClinton)