Success for this"True Americana" ensemble has been about embracing a supergroup ethos while shunning supergroup egos. At their best, the band represents not just what's right about the Austin TX music community but about live music as a whole. And they're only getting better.When Phil Bass, Chris Beall, Phil Hurley, and Lonnie Trevino Jr, four established musicians, decide to join forces and play together just because it’s fun, you’re going to get something special. Such is the case for The South Austin Moonlighters, a band that blends blues, folk, soul, rock, and country, who can flip the switch from slow melodic country to gravelly rocking blues without a hitch. Think Little Feat meets Los Lobos with a splash of The Flying Burrito Bros, and you start to peel away the many musical layers of sound that makes up the S.A.M. Using a four part harmony at times accompanied with some brilliant guitar playing, S.A.M. plays with a full-bodied sound, and puts off an aura of down to earth Southern Blues and Country Rock, that can make even coldest days seem warm.