ConvictHillbillies

Convict Hillbillies is a rock band from South Austin with Nick Ratliff and Eric Coolbaugh on guitars and vocals, Pat Foghorn Molson on bass, and Charlie Gnerre on drums. The group draws from diverse experience, having individually collaborated and shared the stage with acts including Band of Heathens, Ludacris, Gogol Bordello, Jacob Alan Jaeger, Stan Ridgway, Rosie Flores and BB King. The Hillbillies write their own music and have been compared to acts including Wilco, Crazy Horse, Ween and The Clash.

The Convict Hillbillies formed on Convict Hill. Coolbaugh and Rat lead the current iteration of the band and assembled most of the material on “Chemo Mondays” during Rat’s cancer treatment. “Every Monday, I’d get my radiation and chemo and a big dose of steroids. I wasn’t able to sleep, so we’d meet up and jam. By the time I was in remission, we were ready to rock. That’s when a neighborhood friend introduced us to Charlie and Foghorn. Thank God for this rhythm section! And oncology.”