Dustin Perkins: Magical year produces new album, curious tour

By MusBuzz Music media release
Jul 29, 2013

Fort Worth, Texas - July 17, 2013 - The new album by Texas songman Dustin Perkins is the most musically sophisticated and ambitious work of his stellar 4-year career. Perkins has always been a passionate writer and performer, but he raised the bar to its highest notch when creating Words.

“This album means everything to me,” he said. “I’ve got my heart,


Dustin Perkins Album Cover "Words"

my soul, and my guts all poured into it, not to mention my last dime and everything I could beg, borrow, and steal. I've got, essentially, every part of my being involved in this record.”

Perkins represents the “Tex-Next” genre of young artists combining traditional Texas Music with a contemporary spirit. He practically lived at SG Studios in Fort Worth for the better part of a 3 months while recording these songs with producer/musician Greg White.

The result is an amazing album filled with inventive musicians creating a body of work that’s commercial enough to sell, while remaining steeped in the indie spirit that Perkins embodies.

Words veers seamlessly from pop to country to blues without ever losing the rootsy vibe that Perkins instills in everything he does. And he’s in top voice here, singing from his core on every song. You can almost hear his heartbeat coming through the mix.

With the release of Words, Perkins kicks off his accompanying Bag of Bones Tour on Aug. 17 in a most unusual manner – hitting the road with nothing but $100 in his pocket, a full tank of gas, his guitar and CDs to “see if it is possible for a man to survive off nothing but his music.”

More on the tour to come (it’s going to be a crazy fun adventure and videologue). But for now, please give Words a listen and witness the continued


Dustin Perkins

growth of man possessed by music.

Footnote:
Folks in the Lake Texoma area have been watching Dustin grow into a very polished singer/songwriter/musician over the years.  He frequently plays for local benefits and in clubs all over the North Texas Area.  His CD release party will be on August 17th at Smitty's Bar & Grill in Denison, Texas.  If you want to be part of the excitement, make reservations NOW!  VIP package is available.

You can follow Dustin on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DPerkinsmusic and watch the www.texomaconnect.com Entertainment Calendar to see when he will be performing at local Texoma music venues. 

We will follow the Bags of Bones Tour and keep you posted on his adventure as he travels the country with guitar in hand.

Source: NorthTexasE-News