Slim Cessna’s Auto Club started in 1992 in Denver, CO. Their music documents a dark and weird goth-country punk America, bridging the gap between Hank Williams and the Misfits.
The constant member in the band has been Slim Cessna, formerly in the band The Denver Gentlemen along with David Eugene Edwards and Jeffery-Paul of 16 Horsepower. Jay Munly (often credited as Munly Munly) is also a key member of the current lineup of the band. In addition to contributing songwriting, vocals, guitar, and banjo, he also serves as a sidekick to Cessna on stage.
Their music includes elements of country blues, gospel, folk and other forms loosely grouped as Americana or alternative country. The Auto Club is sometimes labeled Southern Gothic due to the juxtaposition of apocalyptic religious imagery with stories of alcohol, violence, and relationships gone awry.