Braxton Keith

Braxton Keith calls San Antonio home, but the 20something songwriter hasn't spent much time

there in recent years. As one of the newest exports of Texas' country music scene, he leaves

town nearly every weekend, driving his band — and his own tour bus — toward the next show.

"That bus is actually the only vehicle I own," he says. "I drive it everywhere I go."

Whether he's onstage or behind the wheel, Braxton doesn't just play country music. He lives it.

Inspired by the traditional twang of storytellers like Marty Robbins and Merle Haggard, he