West Texas singer-songwriter Russell Joe Thompson is a shot of honky-tonk followed by a 90s grunge chaser. Just off the waters of Lake Arrowhead, Russell Joe grew up with guitar in one hand and a fishing pole in the other. At the rowdy age of thirteen, Russell Joe traversed into the world of songwriting and soon found himself entertaining his hometown residents in an alternative rock band blasting his original music. What started as a teenage dirtbag passion project in the early 2000s ended up paving the way for a fifteen-year musical career traversing across the star-spangled skies of Texas to the concrete jungle of New York City.

Russell Joe can be found performing across the West Texas area and the Land of Enchantment, frequenting local Lubbock favorite venues with his poetic, moody, melodic originals and favorite 90s covers.