Named to the finals of the 2009 Shiner Rising Star competition, Pearl Street Riot is one of the hottest bands in the Northeast Texas music scene. Armed with rugged riffs, honest lyrics, and solid musicianship, the band takes a bare-assed, gritty approach to alt-country and rock n roll that likens to a hybrid between the Old 97's and Drive-By Truckers, coupled with the old school sensibility of Gram Parsons, Guy Clark, and Fred Eaglesmith.