About Hot Texas Swing Band

With one boot in Cowboy music and the other in Swing, the Hot Texas Swing Band is riding the trail previously blazed by artists such as Bob Wills and Asleep at the Wheel.  Backed by a passion for traditional Western Swing, the Hot Texas Swing Band pushes the genre forward with Rockabilly, Latin beats and original material for high-energy shows that have critics and fans raving.

Awards

Alex Dormont’s “Devil on My Tail” - 2021 Western Swing Song of the Year, Academy of Western Artists
Devil on My Tail - 2021 Western Swing Album of the Year, Int'l Western Music Association
Off The Beaten Trail - Finalist, 2018 Western Swing Album of the Year, Int'l Western Music Association
Ain't Dead Yet - Finalist, 2017 Western Swing Song of the Year, Academy of Western Artists
Off the Beaten Trail - Finalist, 2017 Western Swing Album of the Year, Academy of Western Artists
Ain't Dead Yet - Finalist, 2016 Cowboy Swing Album of the Year, Western Music Association
Alex Dormont - 2016 Living Hero of Western Swing, Cowtown Society of Western Music
Hot Texas Swing Band - Finalist, 2015 Western Swing Band of the Year, Ameripolitan Music Awards
Alex Dormont’s “Way Too Soon” - 2013 Western Swing Song of the Year, Academy of Western Artists
City of Austin, TX proclaimed October 17, 2013 “Hot Texas Swing Band Day”
City of Dripping Springs, TX proclaimed February 10-16, 2013  “Alex Dormont and Hot Texas Swing Band Week”
Alex Dormont - 2012 Western Swing Male Vocalist, Academy of Western Artists
Finalist - 2012 Western Swing Group, Album and Song, Academy of Western Artists
Hot Texas Swing Band - Top Ten Jazz Band Austin Chronicle’s Reader Poll in 2012, 2013, & 2014