Country Rock Band Willy and The Wildcards on What Dallas Means to Them

On any arid Dallas night in summertime, you can walk down a street in Deep Ellum and hear the blues. It leaks out from propped-open doorframes, past street corners equal parts smoky and smelly, and through the bustle of sweaty club-goers, it beckons to you, perhaps from a bar as you look for respite after a lonely day’s work. There is a subtle heartache to the crooning of the guitar, a tension and release in the chord progression. Another thud as a glass of Lone Star hits the bartop.

Last month, we covered the next generation of North Texas talent at Club Dada, which featured David Archibald, Mkn Coffee, Willy and the Wildcards and Gracen Wynn. After that show, we linked up with William Dunnill, one of the members of the “rock with a side of country” band from Texas, to talk about his