This is clearly the Austin, Texas hard rock band (as confirmed by the 2008 photo and archive context, matching their touring era). I have enough information now.
Broken Teeth formed in Austin, Texas, in 1999, when guitarist Paul Lidel and drummer Bruce Rivers hooked up with Texas Music Hall of Famer and rock icon singer Jason McMaster to set out and write a big-sounding, bare-bones rock record. The project brought together former members of Dangerous Toys, Dirty Looks and Pariah, giving the band members a chance to indulge their dirty rock influences including AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, Circus of Power and The Four Horsemen. McMaster, already known in Texas rock circles for his work fronting Dangerous Toys and the progressive metal act Watchtower, gave the new project instant credibility, and the band quickly earned a reputation as a lean, mean, and loud hard rock outfit true to its Lone Star roots.
The band built its catalog steadily through the 2000s, releasing its self-titled debut in 1999 followed by Guilty Pleasure in 2002 and the live release Blood on the Radio in 2004. In 2006, Paul Lidel exited and was replaced by David Beeson, and bassist Brett McCormick later joined in time for Broken Teeth's next two releases, 2008's Electric and 2010's Viva la Rock Fantastico. These records, along with relentless regional touring, cemented Broken Teeth's standing on the Texas hard rock scene and brought them wider recognition among fans of unpretentious, riff-driven rock and roll, including an international following that reached as far as Scotland and Canada.
Lineup shifts continued to shape the band's story in the years that followed. McCormick was later replaced by Travis Weiss, who was featured on 2012's Devil on the Road before tragically passing later that year. In 2015, Broken Teeth recorded Bulldozer, a vinyl-only collection of new material on Texas Metal Underground Records, featuring current and now long-time bassist Robb Lampman. In 2017, the band joined forces with Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and former Corporate Punishment President Thom Hazaert at their EMP Label Group, which released Broken Teeth's 4 on the Floor that April. Through it all, McMaster's growling vocal presence remained the band's constant, anchoring a rotating cast of Austin rock veterans.
Broken Teeth has remained active into recent years, still writing and performing well over two decades after its founding. More than twenty years into its run as a rock and roll battering squad in Austin, Texas, the band pushed through pandemic-era slowdowns and continued writing new material for a planned ninth recording. As the band itself has put it simply to fans after quiet stretches, they haven't gone anywhere, they're writing tunes and hoping to keep recording, and they intend to keep rocking. Their durability and unwavering commitment to raw, blue-collar hard rock have earned them lasting respect as one of Austin's most authentic long-running rock acts.
Wayne Dennon captured Broken Teeth in action at a single show in 2008, right in the thick of the Electric era, and the eighteen photographs from that night remain part of this archive today. Visitors have returned to view those images 14,384 times, a testament to the enduring pull of Broken Teeth's raw, unfiltered brand of Texas rock and roll, and to Wayne's eye for catching a band at its most electric and unguarded on stage.
