Bailey and the Bad Habits are a Red Dirt Country/ Southern Rock band from Waxahachie, TX. Formed in 2020 with influences that span all genres and decades, they have found a sound that borders on the edge of country, blues and rock.  The music is written by frontman, Derek Bailey who uses his life experience to write authentic songs about  Love and War. Lead Guitarist,  Brett Barr, brings  a bluesy rock tone to the band that ties the sound together with emotional,  improvised guitar. The beat comes from energetic drummer, Matt Brodeur, who is sure to make each performance lively. The heartbeat of the band is a thumping bassline played by Andrew Whitely. All aspects together deliver a sound and feeling that will fill venues of all sizes.   Bailey and the Bad Habits have a very wide range of influence, including Whiskey Myers,  Cross Canadian Ragweed, Blackberry Smoke, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Hank Williams Jr. Pat Green, John Anderson and many, many more. Cover songs will often include some of those listed. 

Bailey and the Bad Habits released a Debut EP titled, "Easy Listening" that was released in August of 2021.

An acoustic live  single " Through it All" was released in December of 2021 

 studio Single " Strong Weakness" was released in July of 2022

All Music can be found on all major Streaming platforms. Itunes, Spotify, Amazon music, youtube music, Ect