The Derailers were founded in 1993 in Austin by Brian Hofeldt and Tony Villanueva. Over the ensuing 30-plus years, the band has released eight studio albums, two live records, and one retrospective collection, and also been a part of numerous compilations and other recording projects. The Derailers have been featured on the stages of The Grand Ole Opry, A Prairie Home Companion, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and the US President’s Inaugural Ball. The band performed at their friend Buck Owens’ 70th birthday party at Owens’ personal request. A Derailers song was played back to Earth from the first iPod taken into outer space by astronaut Dr. Stephen K. Robinson. They also appear as characters in two Stephen King stories. The Derailers have toured many times across the United States, Europe, and Japan, but they are always happy to return to their home stomping grounds in Texas. And though frontman, guitarist, and co-founder Hofeldt and the rest of the current lineup — Bracken Hale on bass, Basil McJagger on piano and organ, and Bill Mansell on drums — are most accustomed to playing dancehalls, rocking barrooms, and festival stages, they are more than up to the task of bringing their irresistible brand of Bakersfield-style Texas honky-tonk and Beatlesque country into the intimate listening room setting of the Bugle Boy.