Jonny Tex is an indie rock band ~~~ I used to be training to be a pastor in texas megachurch land and now I play rock in new england.
JONNY TEX
Jonny Tex is an indie rock band ~~~ I used to be training to be a pastor in texas megachurch land and now I play rock in new england.
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our EP is out! "Mark of Cain" out everywhere.... premiered by ugly hug with some nice words from our friend lexi, feel free to listen to the EP here
Music video for bill out everywhere - check it out here, shout out to Aidan and co for doing it
just got back from sxsw..... had an awesome time and played 6 shows including a pool, grocery store, and hotel vegas offically.
we have shirts!!! has nunchucks and butterflies and some stills from our crystal ballroom show on them. kinda cropped, white and blue. 25 each, 35 shipped - dm me on instagram if u want one!
Upcoming shows? check here!
→ names of all current and past members
I put out 2 live videos on youtube - us covering "worms" by viagra boys at worm party ahead of rat****** & also a high energy tune called 'bœuf' from that show too. the whole band dressed like worms, the house was filled with worm puppets, everything was worm themed and there was a dj after. was really fun and happy we have some vids of that expereince show by trent from osprey corp!
- worms vid here
- bull semen vid here
"A self-assured debut... melding basement heavy riffs with western soundtrack guitar licks, he proves he has his own mark to make."
Jonny Tex is the project of Jon Wallis, who grew up in Texas, trained to be a youth pastor, and left both for Cambridge, Massachusetts. He spent years in New England’s DIY scene with Pew Pew and Hereboy before putting out his own songs, which still borrow the language of revival. On stage and on record he’s joined by Harley, Corey, Holly, and Charlie. Their debut EP, Mark of Cain (Happen Twice, May 2026), is four songs about men performing as someone larger than themselves: insisting everything’s fine, shutting people out, picking fights with their own reflection. The whole thing is held together by misguided sincerity and cheap heroism. WBUR called it “a self-assured debut.” This year the band played SXSW, opened for Guerrilla Toss, Center Mid, and The Thing, and sold out the Lilypad for the EP release. Their debut album, out early 2027, is tight, fast, and restless: songs about leaving and finding you brought yourself along. It’s the sound of a band fully locked in, built to keep moving. You can catch them around Boston and the Northeast ahead of the release.