A gritty, veteran boogie-blues band from Texas, Omar and the Howlers have been delivering their soulful, original songs to dedicated fans in Europe and the U.S. South for more than a generation. Austin, besides being the Texas state capital, is home to much of the best in American roots music. Since the 1970s, ballsy blues players, renegade country pickers, and raw-voiced rockers have mixed & matched their musical styles in Austin’s thriving club scene. And that’s where Kent “Omar” Dykes holds court too. And it’s also where he’s recorded his latest Ruf album, Boogie Man, workin…
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