The thunder bird6/16/2023 Over the past several years, however, Pickard has refocused on getting a group of musicians together for the long haul. He has been playing upwards of 200 shows a year for 10 years, making him not only a gem but a journeyman - a journeyman gem if you will. Whether seeing Pickard live when he goes into a sort of fugue state, rehashing guitar lines that could come straight off a 1950s country porch, or hearing his recorded work which tightrope walks between rockabilly to country, punk to rock’n’roll without falling, the effect is unforgettable.”įor many years Justin Pickard has been regarded as a true Dallas “hidden gem” and the proof is in his labor. Whereas many bands imitate the shades of giants in their respective genres, the Winos stand on the shoulders of them, taking the past into their own creative process and churning out something completely new but still familiar. “Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos are a band apart.
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