Monte first gained notoriety in 1999 in Austin, Tx, when as a relatively unknown talent he delivered a jaw-dropping live performance on an episode of the PBS series Austin City Limits. He has been named one of the "Top 50 All-Time Greatest Guitar Players" by Guitar Player Magazine, has won the "Best Acoustic Guitar Player" Award at the Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Awards seven years in a row.

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Formed in 2023 in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, Brock Bushong & The Still
Shakes are the architects of a sound they call “Texacana” — a bold fusion of Rock,
Americana, Texas Country, and Southern Gothic, all delivered with a Lone Star State
flare.