Austin Stirling is a singer and a songwriter with various sounds up his sleeve. Austin is formerly known from touring over the last several years as “The Hangdog Hearts”. Changing direction to embrace variety of what he feels he is capable of doing and branch out. Austin’s venture is to encompass his love of blues, blue grass, old country, and roots music. You will see revolving members in each of his projects where he is the heart and constant core piece. His mesmeric vocals, banjo and guitar can be heard throughout all of his records. In his latest project you will hear an eclectic blend of all the styles where he has written, played and recorded each individual part. Austin works and plays live with a slew of brilliant musicians to bring to life the music he has pumping through his veins.

Badwater Sound is a Chicago based Americana Rock’n’Roll and Punk’n’Soul band for misfits, givers, takers, leaners, and shakers, for dancing, deliberating, fornicating, and burning things down.

“The Streit brothers have been making music since they were toddlers and can play just about anything with strings on it (and plenty of other stuff). While Tim is a few years Kyle’s junior, his musical output is certainly on par with his older brother. Together, with a few other brilliant Midwesterners, they form folk-country-alternative-rock band Bad Saddles.”  –Dan Jarvis of Midwest Action