Nick Gaitan and the Umbrella Man

Headed up by local music icon Nick Gaitan, Umbrella Man is a quintessentially Houston band that mixes and matches the variety of Gulf Coast genres that find a musical home in this region. The group's thumping bass, bright reedy accordion and ringing steel guitar blend in surprising but always recognizable ways. Country, rockabilly, zydeco, and conjunto are all part of the sound and songwriting and the swinging, dance-oriented traditions that infuse their repertoire.