With a passel of rootsy songs about whiskey, women, heartache and interstate highways Truckstop Coffee cranks out a reviving take on the road-worn genre of Americana/whatever-u-call-it rock 'n roll. Named after the powerful stuff that helps keep you between the lines on those long lonely drives, this hard-working four-piece blends overdriven tube amps, telecaster twang, and rough-hewn vocals for a yesteryear sound that'll break yer heart and sew it up again with steel strings.
In their fast four years together, Truckstop Coffee has torn through a few hundred shows and had a whole lot of fun making good friends and fans. The boys have opened up for national acts like The Reverend Horton Heat, Jimmie Van Zant, The Georgia Satellites, Unknown Hinson, Drag the River, Two Cow Garage, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Corey Smith, The Red Elvises, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Magnolia Electric Co., John Ralston and more. Through plenty of blood, sweat, and backbreak, TSC has earned a reputation for delivering honest, urgent performances everywhere they play!
".Truckstop Coffee has established itself as one of the top twang-rock outfits in the area (the quartet hails from Lake Worth). Led by sandpaper-but-sweet vocalist Pete Stein, the band confidently alternates between rollicking whiskey songs and somber ballads." - Wade Tatangelo - Creative Loafing - Sarasota/Tampa, FL
"Call it alt-country, Americana, roots-rock -- whatever. It's good music, period, whether you're on the road to El Paso or on the subway to Manhattan." - Jason Budjinsky - New Times
“Truckstop Coffee plants one foot in country and another one firmly in rock. The quartet revels in the rapid-fire, rockin' side of alt-country.” – Dan Sweeney - City Link Magazine
"One of the most striking things about Truckstop Coffee is that it's easy to see each member is having a blast on stage. [They] are having a great time, playing music they like and feeding off the energy of their growing audiences." - Audra Hodges - Live On Stage Magazine
Named the “Best Country Act - 2005" in southern Florida by City Link Magazine
Discography
All records are currently available as name-your-price downloads at www.truckstopcoffee.com!
Midwestern Holiday [EP; 2004; out of print]
One Damn Thing To Redeem [2006]
Fly Far Blackbird [Pete Stein solo; 2008]
For Dear Life [2009]
For Dear Life Album Reviews
"Though they're starting to move away from the Lucero-esque country sounds of their previous album and more towards the twang-tinged straightforward rock 'n' roll sound of, say, Two Cow Garage, they haven't abandoned the sound entirely. You can witness this best in songs like "16 Ounces" and "The Ballad of Joel Carpenter." - Bryan Childs - ninebullets.net
"The shit-kicking, foot-stomping, countrified sound of 2006's One Damn Thing to Redeem made Truckstop Coffee the best thing going in alt-country here in South Florida. With For Dear Life, the band veered even more heavily toward rock and away from country, with standout tunes such as "Ghost or an Angel" and "Laredo Skies." Now, Truckstop Coffee isn't just the best alt-country act in South Florida, it's the best the Sunshine State has to offer; and one of the best in the South." - Dan Sweeney - City Link Magazine - South Florida
"These Floridians went through a ton of shit recording this year's For Dear Life. The record truly sounds like a band just hanging on by a thread. This dark rocker ("Ghost or an Angel") to open the album sets the mood from the first note. One of the year's best." - Skeet - frontporchmusings.net - from Skeet's 50 Best Songs of 2009 - "Ghost or an Angel" came in at number 9
".slow-burning rock that’s steeped in earnest heartland barroom glory and bluesy Florida nights. For Dear Life most certainly is the real deal." www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/truckstop-coffee-for-dear-life/
"Truckstop Coffee has an uncanny way of bringing you into their music in a way that you don’t want to leave, each song makes me want the next and the next. For Dear Life is an array of mini stories written on a master level. This band is a bottle of bourbon as I look out on the Blue Ridge mountains from my back porch. It’s what good, old music should be: raw stripped down and able to take you somewhere in your head as you listen. This sophomore album, For Dear Life, has made my Top 3 for 2009." - Puppet Show - www.loveshackbaby.net
