3/10/2024 0 Comments Wayside back in time chords cowboyIn our travels he’d often share his pearls of wisdom on any subject that crossed our path. He was retired and we’d spend the time running errands and visiting his friends and brothers. I used to ride shot gun with my grandfather AT Rod (Agapito Tanguma Rodriguez). I ordered the Texas Brisket and was amused when a plate of pot roast arrived. The waitress had on a cowgirl costume topped off with string rimmed cowboy hat. The place was overdone in “Texas” cliché’. We counted the miles and finally pulled into this BBQ joint. We’d been on the road for a couple of weeks and we came across a roadside sign in Florida advertising Texas BBQ. We named the band The Waysiders because …it’s who we are”.īack in the 90’s I was in a traveling band. We’ve since relocated to Austin but make the trip to Houston pretty often. I didn’t realize this till a few years ago when I read his autobiography. Rios notes, “it’s funny, we ran the same streets growing up that he did. The original “Wayside Kid” is Rodney Crowell. We went our separate ways and hooked up again about twelve years ago”. Pena claims, “believe it or not, we started out in the church choir. Max Rios and Chuck Pena are childhood pals that have known each other since their early teens. Remnants of honky tonks and blues joints have faded to neighborhood cantinas. Wayside Drive runs north and south and dissects Houston’s east-side. The Waysiders are an east Houston incarnation that embody their roots … which plays like the soundtrack of their Americana experience. Tōne It Up Records® proudly presents Max Rios and The Waysiders. We thrive in the back and forth with a live audience. ![]() The Waysiders have been described as a Tex-Mex Experience. Rios states, ' Shakin’ The Fences' represents an attempt to stay connected…to celebrate the influences, people, and music that have inspired me”. The collection of songs on Shakin’ The Fences’ is in response to being in lockdown during the pandemic. ![]() As Max continues to hone his songwriting craft, he looks forward to getting out and playing live. Shakin’ The Fences is the fourth Max Rios and The Waysiders’ EP to be released on Tone It Up Records. If one were to amble onto Max’s ‘Tex-Americana Avenue’ you’d hear the buzz of a honky-tonk colliding with the raucous clatter of a cantina. His songs are shaped by the Gulf Coast breezes that waft in and lace the arrangements with steel guitars and accordions. He coined the term Tex-Americana to describe his blend of Tex-Mex and Americana music. Rios was always drawn to his roots and classic rock influences which range from Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Dwight Yoakum to Tom Petty. In the early 2000’s he formed a Rock En Español group entitled Los Gallos and produced two EPs (Barrio Boogie and Los Gallos II) followed by regional gigs. During his tenure, the group toured nationally in support of three indie records, two Sony recordings and one Capital release. He spent most of the nineties touring with Tejano group Latin Image/Imagen Latina where he played bass and managed the group. ![]() Max Rios has sported a journeyman’s hat for the past thirty years.
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