For Immediate Release:
OCEAN SPRINGS — “The name of the band is…”
One of the most popular bands ever to hail from the music-rich city of New Orleans is coming to Ocean Springs.
Cowboy Mouth, who has played The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for the past 30 years, will make its first-ever appearance at The Mary C. O’Keefe cultural Center Theater on Friday July, 31st, for yet another edition of the on-going live music series “Jazz Fest in OS”.
Tickets are already on sale at grandmagmusic.com. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

Much like gumbo, the famous dish of their hometown, the New Orleans-born Cowboy Mouth uses a potent blend of musical ingredients – rock, blues, punk, funk, country, pop, soul and whatever else feels good – to create their bodacious, kickass tunes. Frontman, drummer, and co-founder Fred LeBlanc has asserted “if The Neville Brothers and The Clash had a baby, it would be Cowboy Mouth.”
His description not only reflects the group’s amazing diverse sound, but it also conveys the fire and commitment they bring to their music.

Cowboy Mouth has perfected their wonderfully rambunctious style over the band’s three decades together. During that time, they have sold over a half a million albums domestically, performed before more than 10 million people, and headlined numerous music festivals all over the world.. These relentless road warriors built their reputation and developed their devoted fan base through powerhouse live performances (frequently averaging 250 gigs a year). “With every show, no matter where it is, we try to turn it into New Orleans during the middle of Mardi Gras,” LeBlanc proclaims. “It’s like a southern gospel revival without the religion” – unless your religion is rock ‘n’ roll!

Cowboy Mouth got its name from a line in the 1978 play of the same name by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith. A character in the play refers to being a “rock and roll Jesus with a cowboy mouth,” describing someone with a loud, raucous voice who gives people back their frustrations in a larger-than-life way.
Featuring Fred’s instinctive, in the moment improvised monologues, energetic percussion and call-and-response with the audience, a Cowboy Mouth show is a fun, high spirited affair designed to elicit an exuberant response. It’s not simply about enjoying their favorite tunes or the members’ dynamic playing and antics, but leaving with a feeling of optimism, joy and possibility – a bold, powerful vibe to put out in a world seemingly designed to beat us all down. It’s about pure, raw enthusiasm for the music and crowd. All LeBlanc asks of himself and his band mates (traditionally and at the 80-100 shows they now average annually) is that they give their very best, whatever that may be at any given moment.