About this vendor
Gunpowder Soup has the longest continuous track record (since 1999) and the highest claimed number of Texas weddings played, making them arguably the most experienced dedicated wedding band in Texas. Country, 80s, 70s disco, Classic Rock, Pop hits
Several live performance aspects set Gunpowder Soup apart as a more energetic band than most competitors in Texas:
• Interactive Engagement: Band members regularly join the dance floor with wireless microphones and instruments, singing, playing alongside, and dancing directly with guests. This immersive approach brings the party into the crowd and invites guests of all ages to participate—turning attendees into performers for select songs.
• Crowd Participation: Gunpowder Soup often encourages audience members to play tambourines (our signature) or cowbells, sing lead or backing vocals using the band’s microphones, and, at times, join the group on stage for signature moments. This transforms the dance floor into a collective celebration and sustains high energy levels all night.
• Dynamic, Customizable Setlists: The band reads the room in real time, adjusting their genre-spanning playlists to match crowd energy and requests. Their setlists range from classic country and 80s hits to current pop, ensuring musical momentum and broad appeal throughout the event.
• Multiple Lead Vocalists: With four lead singers available at every show (at no extra charge), Gunpowder Soup can deliver fast-paced medleys and maintain variety in sound and style, rarely letting the tempo dip between songs.
• Seamless Song Transitions & Show Flow: Songs are performed back-to-back with minimal downtime, keeping the dance floor crowded and energy peaking. Band members actively emcee key moments and keep the celebration moving, from the first dance through closeout.
• High-Quality Production: Gunpowder Soup uses advanced sound and lighting, with a GRAMMY-winning engineer at most shows to guarantee crisp, powerful audio and compelling stage presence. Their technical expertise means that the energy isn’t sapped by poor acoustics or awkward transitions—everything feels upbeat and professional.
• Consistent Band Lineup: Unlike franchise bands with rotating musicians, Gunpowder Soup features the same core lineup at every event. This results in tight musical chemistry and a unified on-stage energy that’s clearly felt by the audience.
Client reviews consistently praise Gunpowder Soup for turning even reserved guests into dancers and ensuring that the dance floor stays filled all night, with routines and spontaneous crowd interaction that competitors rarely match
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Fiddle
- Guitar
- Keyboard
- Organ
- Piano
- Saxophone
Music Genres
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- Pop
- Rock
Music Services
- Live Music
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Reviews
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Gunpowder Soup was beyond fabulous to work with! They were extremely reliable, great communication and easy to work with. Not to mentioned we planned my wedding in 2 months!! They ...
made our wedding reception one to remember. All our guests loved them.
Seriously the best wedding band around!! We cannot recommend them enough. Gunpowder Soup interacts with the crowd and keeps the partying going ALL NIGHT LONG! The dancefloor was pa...
cked and we had so many guests ask for their info after our wedding. If you’re lucky enough to get them booked, your party is guaranteed to be one that you and your guests will never forget.
Jeanine is awesome and her attention to detail doesn’t go unnoticed when she plans and executes a perfect night.
Gunpowder soup was soo fun and easy to work with!! Jeanine is great at communication!! The whole band is so fun!! They bring the party and help everyone have a great time on the da...
nce floor!!
We were set on having a live band for our wedding and Gunpowder Soup did not disappoint! Jeanine was so easy to work with and made our reception so memorable! They were so engaging...
with all of our guests during the reception and had everyone up and dancing the entire time. They were the highlight of our wedding and reception! We would highly recommend booking them for your wedding!! -Karlie and Matt Porter
Gunpowder Soup is the absolute BEST band for any and all of your special occasions!! They brought the talent, the energy and the FUN to my sister’s wedding in Mission, TX! Jeanie w...
as a true pleasure to work with! They do a great job helping curate the best set list for your occasion and make sure the dance floor is always popping! Members of the band get on the dance floor and interact with the guests, it is just awesome!! I can’t thank Jeanie and the GPS team enough for making my sister’s wedding so memorable!
Gunpowder Soup brought the party to our ranch wedding on March 9th! The range of music provided entertained all age groups. People are still talking and texting us about GPS! Thank...
s for making our daughter's wedding an amazing celebration that lasted throughout the night!
Gunpowder Soup performed at our wedding reception in October and were absolutely incredible. Not only did they provide entertainment all night, keeping every guest on the dance flo...
or, they took care of all entrance, first dance, bouquet and garter toss, and speeches. I didn't have a worry the day of thanks to them. Friends and family all raved how this was the most fun wedding they'd EVER been to! Amazing!
Our son's wedding reception was amazing, energetic and so much fun. The Band was so involved that every single guest wanted to be on the dance floor. Everyone was totally engaged. ...
The band was easy to work with. They were prompt, organized and met every single commitment. We will definitely use them again at some point in the future.
We hired GPS for my step-daughter's wedding outside under a tent at our place in the country near La Grange and they were fantastic. The energy level was amazing - the audience par...
ticipation was so fun - the music was perfect for a beautiful night under the stars in July. They were responsive and easy to work with. Our friends still stop us and talk about how much fun they had at the wedding and GPS was an integral part of that! Thanks so much for helping to make Ashley's wedding perfect. And that lead singer Jayna is destined for greatness!
Gunpowder Soup Band brought the party! Gunpowder Soup played at my daughter’s wedding this past weekend. They played all the best songs and they have extremely talented musicians! ...
They also get the crowd involved. The entire wedding was dancing and had so much fun!! We were so sad when they told us it was the last song- it was still very crowded on the dance floor. Everyone at our wedding asked where we found this awesome band. My daughter was the one who found the band saying that it is always more fun to have live music - she was right! If you want to make your wedding or birthday celebration or other event exceptional, you absolutely NEED to book this band!! They were worth every dollar spent! I have not had so much fun on an evening out in such a long time!
Gunpowder Soup is the best band!!! My sister originally used this band for her wedding so I got to hear and see them play in advance. We decided to book them for my wedding for the...
big reason of how great of entertainers they are! They really get the crowd going and dancing. They interact with the crowd and let the crowd sing in the microphone. The band is a great mix of all different talents and both men and women are in it. They play all types of genres of songs and really listen to your wants and needs. If you have the means to book this band for your wedding, DO IT!!!!! Highly recommend!
Gunpowder Soup was such a fun and entertaining band. Kept everyone on dance for and interacted with crowd. Highly recommend for an occasion you want dancing at.
We have been so lucky to have been to some other parties where Gunpowder Soup played. We had such a blast that when we started planning my daughters wedding/ party we first called...
to see if Gunpowder was available !!! They are awesome and made the celebration over the top!! Everyone was raving about how much fun they made the night ! Jeanine is great to work with on all the specifics ! Everything was on time and just how promised. And a special extra we have become great friends. Can’t wait till next party that they play at!!! Thank you for making my daughters wedding/ party magical! Karen Neff
Gunpowder Soup exploded and blew the roof off the venue at our daughter’s wedding!! They were spectacular, entertaining, energetic while sounding amazing!!! Nobody wanted the night...
to end!
GPS comes very highly recommended not only by me and my family but by all our guests. You will find they are very professional, organized and genuinely sincere while loving what they do best. I promise, if you book GPS, you will not be disappointed!!
We hired Gunpowder Soup to play at our wedding and they did an incredible job! Honestly, we could have used a bigger dance floor as they had the whole crowd singing and dancing thr...
oughout the night. Their selection of music is perfect and how they get everyone involved is so fun. Couldn’t ask for better entertainment for your wedding or event! Thank you Gunpowder Soup for rocking it!
Gunpowder Soup was one of the best decisions we made about my daughters wedding. They were great at communicating and completely professional. They made the wedding reception so m...
uch fun from start to finish! Everyone was on the dance floor the whole time. Their vibe kept everyone so pumped up. I felt like no one left the event early! Absolutely fantastic!
OMG...Gunpowder Soup absolutely NAILED my wedding dress party! Prompt, FUN, brought lots of enthusiasm and they MADE the Party, PERFECT! Thank you GS! Wanting to book you again alr...
eady for our next Soiree!!! Truly made a memorable event!
WOW. We are STILL hearing compliments about GPS from our wedding. I had seen GPS at various other events and weddings in the past so hiring them was a very easy choice. However, I ...
was absolutely blown away with their performance. We had the time of our lives the night of our wedding-and GPS was a big aspect of that. I would also like to note that when we had to move both venues and dates just 3 months prior to wedding, Jeanine was not only patient and understanding, but so helpful with the transition. GPS will be the highlight of your wedding and will absolutely bring the party-no matter your style. They are a jack of all trades AND a master of all!
We had so much fun with Gun Powder Soup! They are Extremely talented, fun and professional. They interacted with the crowd by playing guitar and had an extra microphone for guest...
s to sing along...(because we all know that after a few cocktails, everyone thinks they are a rockstar.) One of the things I really appreciated is that the music wasn’t so loud that you couldn’t talk. I’ve been to weddings before where, the band is way too loud and hard on the older guests attending. Thank you Jeanine for helping me navigate through the selection process. I would Highly recommend this band.
Such a fun band! Everyone at our wedding had a blast!
Gun Powder Soup was amazing! They had all our guests on the dance floor! Thank you GPS for being a part of my big day and making my wedding dream a reality!! 💙
My husband and I had a blast with GPS!! They are so interactive and fun. All of our friends and family have talked nonstop about how great this band was! What I loved is that they ...
actually listened to the requests of me and my husband. Everything we asked on a whim during the night the band executed. Highly recommend!!!
If you are looking for a FANTASTIC PARTY BAND for a wedding or event, look no further -- GUNPOWDER SOUP IS IT!!! My husband and I hired GPS for our daughter's wedding in College St...
ation, Texas on 2/22/20 and we were absolutely BLOWN AWAY! We contracted with them to provide every service they offered -- from the wedding music, MC option, and of course, reception ENTERTAINMENT -- and we could not be happier customers! Our daughter and new son-in-law -- and over 150 guests -- had to be pulled off the dance floor at the end of the night as one song was as FUN as the next! From the initial contact with Jeanine last January to the follow-up after the wedding, the whole process was extremely PROFESSIONAL and E-A-S-Y! We truly cannot say enough good things about GPS and will forever be thankful that they were a part of our special evening!
There are not enough words to describe how AMAZING this band is!! Their sound, style and personalities really impressed ALL our guests. They have a wide range of music for all to e...
njoy and work well with you to ensure you have a great time! This band truly knows how to entertain and gets the guests involved so the party never stops. Trust me when I say...Gun Powder Soup will be the best decision you make when it comes to the entertainment for your wedding/event! 😊
We hired Gunpowder Soup for my wedding and they did an incredible job! Throughout our reception, we received countless compliments from our guests about their musical talent. While...
performing, Marius brought his microphone to the dancefloor so we could sing along with the music. They also have tambourines and a cowbell for the audience to interact with. Jayna did a great job coordinating with the wedding party so the announcements run smoothly. Jeanine was very helpful and responsive to my husband and me with any questions or requests we had leading up to our wedding day. If you are looking for a live band for your wedding or event, look no further than Gunpowder Soup!
Such a fantastic band!! You just can't ask for a more professional group of people and it is obvious how much they care about what they do. Gunpowder has it down and did a fantas...
tic job at our wedding! I knew from the first moment that they were the band for us and now we have the best memories of our special day! They will engage your crowd no matter the audience and keep the night pumping! Thanks again for being a part of our wedding!!
Gunpowder Soup exceeded all expectations on our wedding day. We received numerous compliments on the band’s talent throughout the night and text messages afterwards asking for the ...
band’s name. We paid extra for the band to learn our first dance song and they did a fantastic job on the song. Well worth the money. They played songs all ages know so we had all ages dancing all night. They are professional throughout all stages of the booking and performance process. My now husband’s only request was a live band for the wedding because he thought there cannot be a party without a live band. Well, there is no wedding reception without Gunpowder Soup, they are exceptional. I researched numerous bands on the internet and eventually found Gunpowder Soup. It is hard to find a band on the internet because whoever can manipulate the video's voice, instrumentation, etc. to make the band sound good. However, I knew after listening to Gunpowder Soup’s videos, especially their KSAT television video, they had real talent and it definitely showed on our wedding night. I highly recommend this band for your wedding night or any event.
Gun Powder Soup is an absolute must-have for any function!!!! Not only do they entertain the entire audience, they perform songs better than the original artists by putting their ...
spin on their music. They are classy, fun, energetic, and super talented! We hired them for our daughter’s wedding in June 2018.... our friends STILL talk about our awesome band!! They are worth every penny and more!
AMAZING wedding band. I recently got married in downtown Austin at an upscale venue, and I'll admit I had pretty high expectations for a band. My husband and I wanted our reception...
to be a GREAT party. We booked GPS based on online reviews and YouTube videos, without having seen them live. We absolutely made the right call. They kept the crowd on the dance floor and people were energized all evening. We got compliment after compliment on their ability and energy. I would absolutely book them again!
Honestly, if I could give them a 10 ...I would!! We hired Gunpowder Soup for our daughter’s wedding. My husband said that was the only thing he wanted a say in all the wedding plan...
ning was that we had to get GUNPOWDER SOUP to play at the reception! We had gone to a wedding a year ago in San Antonio where they had played and had the best time ever! We were so glad when I called Jeanine and the date was available for our daughter’s wedding. Their rates are wonderful and the communication between Jeanine and I couldn’t have been any better! I would call with a question and she was always available to visit with me and put my mind at ease on anything to do with the music for the wedding and reception! They showed up many hours before the wedding to set up and they looked great! The interaction with the people was spot on as they kept the party going by getting folks to sing along and play the tambourines and the cow bells, which my husband was given his own cow bell to play from a good friend of ours! (He remembered Duff playing it at the wedding in San Antonio)! Friends and family are still talking about how much fun the wedding reception was and how outstanding the band was! They can play just about any song genre and do it very well!! It was the Best Day Ever for our family!! Thank you Gunpowder Soup for being such a huge part of Allison and Clay’s special day!! 🤗❤️
The best wedding band (or any occasion band, for that matter) EVER!! They are seriously amazing! They were the best part of our wedding. They know exactly how to engage an audience...
. Everyone was up on their feet dancing! Even some of my guests who I thought I'd never see dancing!! Our wedding was almost a month ago and people are still talking about the band and how much fun they were. They also make an effort to make the bride and groom feel special all evening! They are great about following the timeline of events for the evening. I loved that they bring a microphone in to the audience to let guests sing. And the tambourines they pass out are so much fun! I highly recommend this band, I wouldn't have wanted anyone else. :)
Gunpowder Soup is absolutely amazing! We had so many of our guests tell us how great they were and how much fun they had. I highly recommend using this band for your ceremony & rec...
eption! During our ceremony, Jayna played keys and sang a few songs so beautifully and had everyone in tears! During the reception the band is very interactive with the crowd and will definitely have everyone up on their feet dancing, singing & maybe even playing some instruments!
Our top priority for our wedding was a really fun experience. We wanted a wedding band that would entertain our guests of all ages that offered a DJ during the breaks with current ...
music. We couldn't have found a better band for the job. Their experience really shows! Our guests have given countless compliments about how much fun they had because of the band. They include the guests and make it a big interactive party.
They also recommended an adjustment to our day of schedule by having the Grand March to move our guests from cocktail hour inside and I am SO happy they did. It kicked off the party!
Hire them!!!
Gunpowder Soup is fantastic! My fiancé and I were thrilled to book the band initially and they blew away our expectations on our wedding day. They did a wonderful job as our MC, so...
unded amazing as they started up the dance floor, and were very interactive with the crowd. We received so many compliments throughout the night from our guests!!! They really made our night special. THANK YOU!
This band is top notch! They made my daughters wedding spectacular! They were very professional and kept the party rolling. The interaction with the guest was amazing and people ha...
ve not stopped talking about it. They play a large variety of music to keep everyone on the dance floor. You cannot go wrong with GPS!
Gunpowder Soup is the BEST! They are fantastic musicians - everyone commented on how great they were and some suggested they were better than the original musicians! They bring gre...
at energy and were just so fun and easy to work with! Many thanks for the epic Grease sing-along and Rock Lobster!!!!! It was just amazing :)
This band is AMAZING! Not only are they amazing at what they do but they are amazing people. They truly brought the life to the party and made everyone have so much fun! They are v...
ery easy to work with. They did anything and everything to make our day special. Gun Powder Soup was exactly what I wanted and more for my wedding day. If you book them, you will not regret it!!
Thank you Gun Powder for making my wedding day SO very special!
We recently had Gunpowder Soup play at our wedding, and they MADE THE NIGHT!!! Everyone was dancing the entire night, even at the beginning of dinner! Right from the first song the...
y started playing, people were out of their seats dancing. Our guests were chanting "one more song" over and over when Gunpowder Soup announced for everyone to line up for the send-off. They made everyone sing in a microphone around the crowd and had people who don't usually dance sore the next day from dancing so much! Highly highly highly recommend this band. They play everything- from country to popular oldies and new, current songs! You can't go wrong with them.
Gunpowder Soup rocked the night away, they kept the dance floor crowded & knew how to keep everyone up there! They turned our guests, young & old into party people, such fun! Every...
one asked “where did you find them, they’re fabulous,” thank you to all the band members, “you’re all so special”❣️
This band played at my daughters reception. They were amazing. We were so lucky to have them play. The dancing never stopped. Thank you so much fir making the reception so much...
fun
Gunpowder Soup is the BEST!!! We hired them for our wedding reception this past Saturday at Luckenbach Dance Hall outside Fredericksburg, and they brought the PARTY! The band manag...
er is so easy to work with, and accommodated all our requests...including our George Strait/Jon Pardi mash up first dance. They did an excellent job reading the crowd and adapted the playlist to keep the dance floor packed allllll night. One of the band members spent the entire night on the dance floor with us with a mic and guitar, rocking out and getting our friends involved. I could not have asked for a better band for our big night, and they were just so FUN! Central Texas, if you're getting married, or having a party, or just want some amazing entertainment, HIRE THESE GUYS!!!
The band was a great fit for my wedding. The singer has an amazing voice and they provided a lot of entertainment. They even stayed an extra hour since my family was having such a ...
great time. The male singer was on the dance floor letting the crowd sing and was so delightful. The groom and I ran late so we were unable to hear a lot of the music, but they did great at livening up the party. Would recommend to anyone in the Hill Country. They work great outdoors too.
Gunpowder Soup made our reception SO FUN! Jayna played and sang before and during the processional and recessional parts of the ceremony - she was so accommodating and sweet and w...
as willing to learn whatever song we requested for our ceremony music. The whole band was at the reception and they seriously killed it! The dance floor was full pretty much all night and we have had a ton of people tell us it was one of the most fun weddings they have been to- which I truly believe was in large part due to our awesome band. The way they interact with the crowd and let people sing and play with them is so fun! Overall, I would totally recommend Gunpowder Soup for your wedding!!
Holy cow...I cannot say enough good things about Gunpowder Soup! They made our reception a blast - from letting guests play tambourines and sing into the mic to letting my husband ...
and I come up on stage to rock out to the last song! Our guests were asking us where we found this band throughout the evening and after the wedding. They truly made our reception a night to remember for both us and our guests! Great value and quality, too!
Gunpowder Soup is a fun and creative band. I had them perform for my wedding reception at Bella Springs Ranch. They had the guests up and dancing the whole time. Multiple times thr...
ough out the night Marius came down into the audience with the mike and let the guests sing to the songs. They kept everyone up and on their feet laughing and dancing. I had multiple guests say that we had the best wedding reception they had ever been to and are still talking about it. I wholeheartedly believe it is because of this fun-loving group. I couldn't have asked for a better band!
I asked Gunpowder Soup to play a BBQ for our rehearsal dinner and then the cocktail hour the next day. Jeanine answered emails incredibly quickly and was more than helpful with all...
questions and requests. Our guests had a blast, but be warned – they will require you to sing and dance with them!
My husband and I were fortunate enough to have Gunpowder Soup agree to perform at our wedding. They'd come highly recommended and, luckily, played country (my favorite) and oldies ...
(my husband's favorite). The band was approachable, allowed us to cater the play list to best suite our guests and even entertained my father and allowed him to play cowbell on a song or two. They allowed guests to join in on the microphones and came out from behind the stage to integrate with the crowd and enhance the overall experience. The guests loved it. We did too. As an added bonus, the band flawlessly edited our first dance song so that it wasn't too long but the edits weren't obvious. Their music was fantastic. We expected as much. Their flexible was astonishing. It couldn't be replaced. The enthusiasm and crowd engagement turned an otherwise typical wedding dance into a topic of conversation. We couldn't have made a better decision on hiring this group and would eagerly share our enthusiasm with brides and grooms to be.
I was an attendant at a wedding in Boerne and Gunpowder Soup was the band. They were amazing! Not only were they a great band that played several different genres but they were the...
coolest people! They really got the crowd involved in their performance by having the groom play the cow bell, my bridesmaids singing a song, and children playing instruments. Everyone loved that! Gunpowder Soup is a fantastic band!" Stacey Handy
The band was very professional and played a wide variety of music that pleased every guest!!! They got the party started the moment they took the stage!
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