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Austin Lounge Lizards

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The Drugs I Need (2006)	Never an Adult Moment (2000)	Employee of the Month (1998)
Small Minds (1995)	Paint Me on Velvet (1993)	The Highway Cafe of the D... (1988)
Creatures From the Black ... (1984)

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4 Mixed

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Austin, TX

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Folk

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Folk

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1987

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1987 to Present...

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With a series of talented fellow players and writers, the band began playing Austin and Texas dates. Before long the Lizards had built a large and devoted fan base. As early as 1987 they began appearing at festivals and concerts in North American and Europe , a schedule that continues today. Their festival appearances include, among others, America ’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Tucson Folk, Grey Fox and Riverhawk Festivals, Canada ’s Edmonton , Vancouver and Regina Folk Festivals and Summerfolk, and England ’s Iron Bridge and Americana Festivals. They are regular performers at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville , Texas .

After 31 years, Tom retired in 2011 to Asheville , North Carolina . The band now consists of Hank and Conrad, Darcie Deaville (fiddle, mandolin and vocals) and Bruce Jones (electric bass and vocals).

Darcie joined the group in 2008, bringing a fresh, female perspective to the formerly all-male ensemble. “There’s not another boy band out there that would have welcomed girls into its posse with the appreciation like the founding Lizards (and even the band’s fans),” she says. “The Lizards’ songs and their take on the human condition has given me new insight on how important it is to laugh at ourselves and life’s absurdities.”
Bruce came into the band in December, 2009. "I'm just jazzed about being on the show," he says.

The Austin Lounge Lizards are five-time award winners at the prestigious Austin Music Awards. Their version of Irving Berlin’s “C-U-B-A” was used in the Michael Moore film Sicko. The band has been featured on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and on the radio programs “Mountain Stage” and “E-Town.” “The Drugs I Need” is the Lizards’ 10th album and most recent; it’s their second on the Houston-based Blue Corn Music label.