Mockjaw

Guitar/vocalist Sloan Hill, bassist Tanner Hoyt, keyboardist Keith Galloway, and drummer Collin McCord formed Mockjaw in 2023 in the local cauldron of the Butler School of Music at UT-Austin, debuting at Swan Dive and making the rounds before hitting Monks back in June. Between then and now, the young band released the single “SITW,” recorded a yet-to-be-released EP of their tightly crafted jazz fusion/R&B/math rock, and secured a nomination for Best Jazz in this year’s Austin Music Awards. Still young (they’re all college students), they’ve got a bright future ahead, individually and as Mockjaw. – Michael Toland