Josh Koons

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As a tot, when he was hoisted on the stage after the naked people had left in the musical “Hair” to dance and sing, he knew he had found his calling. Although he sang in the summers and acted in musicals with youngsters including Robert Downey Jr., he didn’t pick up the guitar until thirteen. In a few moments he wrote a song about a friend who bought a Bob Dylan record and grew up too fast. When you’re asking questions like “how many roads…”, it’s hard to stay in Cub Scouts. After awhile, Josh moved to Boston, not knowing that as he was arriving, the music scene there was beginning a steep decline into practical non-existence. He fought for years hoping to help revitalize the music there, but ultimately decided to move to Austin, Texas where his luck began changing. Rocking many venues like The Continental Club, Steamboat, The Hole in the Wall, The Red-Eyed Fly, Room 710 and various other popular clubs he began to amass a following who enjoyed his head-sticking choruses and sparkling guitar leads. His new songs tell stories of his life and studies in Austin. People say he’s a collector of classic automobiles but really, he only has three old cars which he tinkers with. What he does collect are old horror movies and science fiction like “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “Forbidden Planet” and anything Star Trek…
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