Jon Wayne

Jon Wayne is presented in the DeBaser review as a Los Angeles cowpunk quartet from the 1980s, noted for the 1985 album Texas Funeral and an ironic, satirical take on country tropes.

According to the review: Jon Wayne was also the name of the band, a Los Angeles quartet from the eighties. Members named in the review are Jimbo (drums and vocals), Billy Bob (bass), Earnest Beauvine (guitar) and Jon Wayne (guitar and vocals). The album Texas Funeral (1985) was released on Hybrid Records.

A fond, amused look at Jon Wayne's 1985 Texas Funeral: a Los Angeles cowpunk quartet mixing country tropes with punk energy. The review highlights the record's irreverent irony and eclectic place in the Californian punk scene.

For:Fans of cowpunk, alt-country, 1980s LA punk, and ironic roots-influenced rock.