Based in Central Virginia and with family roots in South Texas,Ramona and the Holy Smokes represent a new generation of honkytonk music. With powerful female vocals that cover an emotionalrange from determined to comic to vulnerable, and a talentedbacking band steeped in classic country and western styles of the1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the band exhibits a “clarity and sinceritythat bring Patsy Cline to mind” (Nashville Scene, 2025). Fronted byRamona Martinez, whose songwriting has earned her recognitionfrom Wide Open Country as one of the "15 Latino Artists ShapingCountry Music," this Charlottesville, Virginia-based band is rootedin the traditional sounds of country music but unafraid of pushingboundaries and highlighting the connections across border cultures.They have appeared at several Americana festivals including RedWing Roots (2024), Rooster Walk (2025), and Bristol Rhythm &Roots (2025), and has opened for touring artists like Margo Cilker,Colby Acuff, Willi Carlisle, Redd Volkaert, Joshua Hedley, Donnathe Buffalo, and Kashus Culpepper. Their self-produced debutalbum, Ramona and the Holy Smokes, a collection of original songsabout heartache and resiliency, was released on September 26.
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Brandon Good
Brandon Good is a Chicago artist with a penchant for Country music. Nodding to a wide range of notable genre influences, he brings in rock n’ roll, soul, singer-songwriter, and blues into his songwriting, all while remaining true to the dance hall and honky-tonk heritage he loves.
Brandon is no stranger to life on the road, having spent a decade playing with celebrated Chicago Celtic Punk outfit Flatfoot 56. During his time with the band they toured internationally and even charted on Billboard’s Heat Seekers chart.
After moving to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Brandon wrote and recorded his first solo EP, breaking into the Country scene with the release of “The Anvil” and the subsequent, stripped down, two-track EP titled “The Spitzer Sessions”.
With fervor and fire licks, Brandon then returned to the studio to begin recording his first full length record, “Restless”, which is set to release spring of 25’.
After hosting several highly respected residencies and Booking himself and other touring bands countless shows in his home base of Chicago he’s revving up to start touring nationally and bring his songs and style to a town near you.