Veterans Day w/ Cody Hibbard, Brian Pounds, Cowboy Diplomacy

"A band worth listening to" - GroundSounds
"Irresistible" - All Things Go

Cowboy Diplomacy delivers unrestrained, invigorating southern rock and blues out of Austin, TX. Led by Ian Cochran (vocals, guitar), Brad Bentley (bass), and Matt Leslie (drums).

Runner-Up Best Austin Band 2019 - The Austin Chronicle
Runner-Up Best Performing Group-Rock 2019 - The Austin Chronicle
Runner-Up Best Male Vocals Ian Cochran 2019 - The Austin Chronicle
"20 Austin Bands To Watch In 2018" - Culture Collide
Voted "Best Band of ATX" 2017 - Austin Monthly
Black Fret Nominees and grant recipients - 2017

Have played with Bishop Gunn, A Thousand Horses, Amasa Hines and more.

Featured on Austin360 Studio Sessions, BalconyTV, Fox 7 Good Day Austin, Sofar Sounds.

A new father and already an industry veteran, Brian is no stranger to the trials and tribulations of the life a touring songwriter. He’s spent years on the road, playing countless venues across the country, occasionally opening for the likes of Blake Shelton, Sam Hunt, Bob Schneider, Hayes Carll, and John Fullbright. With a debut release and EP already under his belt (2010’s “After You’re Gone” and 2014’s “Strikes and Gutters,” produced by Brian Douglas Phillips), Brian will soon be releasing a full-length album showcasing his depth as an artist.

Self-produced and tracked to tape in Nashville, the album is titled “Southern Writer” in honor of Brian’s Texas upbringing. Acoustic guitars and vocals are at the forefront on songs like “Odessa,” which tells of a complicated love affair with a West Texas town and “Death of Me,” a stark and unsuspecting gem, wrestling with coming of age and the loss of a close friend. The production of “Southern Writer” marks a musical as well as a geographic return to roots. Like a classic Ryan Adams or James Taylor record, the spotlight never veers away from the singer and the song. Funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign, fueled by scores of devout fans from Brian’s near decade of touring, and hard on the heels of this summer’s Kerrville New Folk graduating class, the timing couldn’t be more perfect.