Blue Sage Coffee House Concerts : Russel Thompson

About our Performer:

West Texas singer-songwriter Russell Joe Thompson is a shot of honky-tonk followed by a 90s grunge chaser. Just off the waters of Lake Arrowhead, Russell Joe grew up with guitar in one hand and a fishing pole in the other. At the rowdy age of thirteen, Russell Joe traversed into the world of songwriting and soon found himself entertaining his hometown residents in an alternative rock band blasting his original music. What started as a teenage dirtbag passion project in the early 2000s ended up paving the way for a fifteen-year musical career traversing across the star-spangled skies of Texas to the concrete jungle of New York City.

Russell Joe has been a finalist in 2019 and 2021 The Blue Light Live Singer-Songwriter Competition; a featured performer in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Lubbock Live Festival; and competitor in the 2024 and 2025 South Plains College Singer-Songwriter…