Texas Band Back Porch Mary Payin' Dues

st1\:* { BEHAVIOR: url(#ieooui) } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 }Time of the Broken Heart by Austin-based band Back Porch Mary is off to an impressive start. The record spent over a month on the Americana Chart Top 40, and the single, "Sing You A Song,” spent a lengthy 5 and a half months on the Texas Music Chart's Top 40.Back Porch Mary is a band that is paying their dues. Lead singer, Mike, got started at age 15 when he heard his first Guns N' Roses record, and the aching need to shape the most feral power-tonk band quickly spread to Slim (lead guitar, mandolin, percussion) and Joe Miller (electric and upright bass) when they all met up in Austin. Switching out drummers for the fist several years until nesting down with Texas native Ryan Kyle, the band immediately dedicated themselves to sweating out long hours on the highway in pursuit of any gig they could get and coughing up rock n' roll ditties by the handfuls laced with Punk, Country and Bluegrass. The band has played all across the US sharing stages with major acts like Fuel, John Michael Montgomery, Ted Nugent, Reverend Horton Heat, Jason and Scorchers, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Reckless Kelly. They even contributed four songs and appeared in a major independent picture. And while most Indie bands would have a hard time stomaching endless schedules of traveling, playing and recording, BPM eats it up and always has room for plenty more. Mike sums it up, "We're too stupid to quit."Time of the Broken Heart includes "This Band," "Far Far Away," "Carpe Diem," "I Won't Look Back At You" and "Other End Of The Road."For tour date information, photos and other BPM goodies check out http://www.backporchmary.com.