FACTS

• Originally from Baltimore, Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus relocated to Austin, Texas in the mid-90s, where they began working with musicians like Paul Pearcy, Gurf Morlix, Amy Farris, and Darcie Deaville.

• Edge City’s “Mystery Ride” CD, produced by Lloyd Maines, was released in 2000 and received airplay on over 175 radio stations throughout North America and Europe.

• “Mystery Ride” was named one of the “Top 50 Roots Rock CDs of 2000” by Geoffrey Himes, right between Steve Earle and Joe Ely in the alphabetical listing.

• Jim Patton has been twice chosen “Regional New Folk Winner” for the Kerrville Folk Festival

• Edge City’s music appeared on the soundtrack to the Troma Distributed horror film “Redneck Zombies”, starring longtime friend of the band Lisa DeHaven and recently released on DVD.

• Lloyd Maines, producer of Edge City’s “Mystery Ride” CD, was the producer of the 2003 Grammy-winning Dixie Chicks’ “Home” CD.

• Here are a sampling of clubs Edge City has played in Austin: Saxon Pub, Cactus Café, Momo’s, La Zona Rosa, Flipnotics, Threadgill’s, Live Oak, the Hole in the Wall, Artz, and more…

• Here are a sampling of clubs Edge City has played across the country: CBGB’s (NYC), Uncommon Ground (Chicago), IOTA (northern Virginia), the Roots Café (Baltimore), Kraftbrau Brewery (Kalamazoo), the Austin-Acadia Connection (Bar Harbor ME), Dan Electro’s (Houston), Last Concert Café (Houston)