Welcome to Coastal Bend Records!
Coastal Bend Records is a non-exclusive coop record label based in Rockport/Fulton Texas. CBR produces recorded and physical product and shares in the promotional aspects with the artist. Current releases include Shake Russell, Jeff Plankenhorn, Gabriel Rhodes and Libby Koch/Michael O'Connor. Artists currently in production or on the schedule include George Ensle, Jules Taylor, Gabriel Rhodes/Michael O'Connor and Jeff Black. All artist physical media available in the Store to purchase!
J. Plank and G. Rhodes
Slow & Steady
Slow & Steady is a stripped-down duo record from J. Plank & G. Rhodes — built on groove, space, and feel.
Recorded live-to-room in a single day at Coastal Bend Studios in Rockport, Texas, the album features two voices, two electric guitars (sometimes slide), and a drum machine — very little extra, very little in the way.
Inspired by the quiet power of J.J. Cale, these songs lean into restraint — letting the groove breathe and the moments land where they will.
All songs written and performed by Plank and Rhodes, with one co-write with Chris Robeson.
Shake Russell
Gold To Me
For more than 50 years, Texas singer-songwriter Shake Russell, has been entertaining audiences throughout the region and all over the United States with his unique Americana style of folk rock. Weaving sophisticated harmonies through his songs and drawing from various genres, Shake created a style of folk-rock that is uniquely his own.
Jeff Plankenhorn
The Bend
Plank is a highly respected singer/songwriter and musician known for his skill as a slide guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist. He's gained recognition both as a solo artist and as a sought-after session musician. Plankenhorn's musical style encompasses elements of blues, folk, Americana, and roots music, creating a sound that's uniquely his own.
www.jeffplankenhorn.com
Gabriel Rhodes
Selling Tumbleweeds
Gabriel Rhodes is an American folk and country music musician and producer based in Austin, Texas. Perhaps best known as an electric and acoustic guitar player, Rhodes is a multi-instrumentalist who has also performed and/or recorded playing piano, dobro, bass, theremin, and percussion.
Libby Koch/Michael O'Connor
Gulf Coast Duets
Michael O'Connor, a native Texan residing in Washington State, is a well respected guitarist and singer-songwriter celebrated for his soulful voice and gritty storytelling. Inducted with a star into the South Texas Walk of Fame and honored in the Corpus Christi Songwriter Hall of Fame, O'Connor's contributions to the music scene are widely recognized and revered.
www.mocmusic.com
Libby Koch is an Americana singer-songwriter from Houston, Texas. A seventh-generation Texan, Koch began writing songs in junior high school, later pursuing music professionally after attending law school. Her music draws from country, folk, and rock influences, including artists like Emmylou Harris and Janis Joplin.
Jules taylor
The Siren and the Wordsmith
A South Texas songwriter shaped by hard-won clarity, Taylor brings the precision of a craftsman and the soul of a witness. There’s nothing ornamental in his writing, only the
weight of what’s real, delivered with the stripped-down honesty of someone who’s lost more than he lets on.
www.julestaylormusic.co
George Ensle
Touchstones
During the 60’s Houston Folk Music scene George was sharing stories, songs, and stages with Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and Billy Joe Shaver. And after more than five decades he still maintains the essence of that folk tradition, the story song.
www.georgeensle.com
Richard Dean
Richard Dean is an acclaimed Texas songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Michael Martin Murphey, Tom Rush, Ray Wylie Hubbard and others.
