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A band that combines '50s rock & roll, '60s garage sounds, and '70s punk, and writes songs filled with equal parts energy and hooks,
the Rich Hands hail from San Antonio, Texas and have quickly become one of the most popular bands in a thriving local music scene. Guitarist and lead singer Cody Mauser and drummer Nick Ivarra first met when they were in high school, and bonded over their shared enthusiasm for upbeat, hooky rock & roll. Mauser and Ivarra had played together in a handful of local bands before forming
the Rich Hands in 2011 with guitarist Steven Santillan and bassist James Zapata. The
Rich Hands soon developed a reputation as a band to watch, releasing a seven-song cassette through Dallas Distortion Music, and were planning a tour in mid-2012 when Santillan and Zapata dropped out of the band. Undaunted, Mauser and Ivarra recruited another longtime friend, Matt Gonzales, to play bass, and
the Rich Hands soldiered on as a trio. When the group discovered the Detroit-based Fountain Records label was following their Twitter feed, the band joking asked if they could pass along a demo; the label said sure, and soon Fountain issued a 7" single, "Heartbreaker" b/w "Girl." A second single, "Bad Girl" b/w "La Luna," followed in 2013, shortly before the release of
the Rich Hands' first full-length album, Dreamers, which was issued on vinyl by Fountain and on cassette by the respected West Coast indie label Burger Records. By this time,
the Rich Hands had been named most underrated band at the San Antonio Music Awards in both 2012 and 2013, though the second year they also took home trophies for Best Indie Rock Band and Best Album. More touring followed, and in 2014, the trio completed their second album,
Out of My Head, once again released by cooperatively by Fountain and Burger. ~ Mark Deming