Shovels and Rope / Third Man Records Contest

Shovels and Rope Johnny 99

Casa Twang is proud to offer the latest from Jack White’s Third Man Records excellent Blue Series. The 7-inch vinyl features Charleston indie-folk duo Shovels and Rope covering Bruce Springsteen’s “Johnny 99” (listen below) on one side and Tom Waits’ “Bad As Me” on the other.

The Third Man’s Blue Series brings singers and bands traveling through Nashville by the third Man Studio to record one or two songs. The songs are then, as soon as possible, made available on 7” vinyl and digitally on itunes. The series also includes releases by Brittany Howard and Ruby Amanfu, Seasick Steve, Chris Thile with Micheal Daves , The Secret Sisters, Wanda Jackson and others.

It’s easy to enter in the contest, just leave a comment below! The picked at random winner will receive the 7-inch vinyl and a CD copy of the release. Winner needs to be located in the United States and will be picked at on 12 PM Pacific Time on Sunday, April 7th. Comment away and good luck!

UPDATE: Amanda Ramsey is the winner! Thanks all for commenting and look for more contests soon!

62 Replies to “Shovels and Rope / Third Man Records Contest”

  1. Can’t wait to catch them at the Ryman with the Dawes……. hope you can do one with them too !!!!! Great Day’s are coming back to music……. Thanks. M.

  2. Since it’s a cover of Tom Waits shouldn’t the winner be from San Diego? Just sayin… 😉

  3. Love the 7″ single concept, and I dig Shovels & Rope. I also enjoy reading your blog, man. Keep up the good work.

  4. So glad I got to see Sho-Ro in an intimate setting before this. This single is sure to be the beginning of their big time.

  5. i’m a new convert! thank you third Man for turning me on to so much good music. Shovels and Rope really breath new life into Johnny 99 and make it their own. And thank you Twang Nation!

  6. Shovels and Rope are a great duo. Covering Tom Waits and Springsteen is even better. Sounds great live, can’t wait to spin this

  7. I’m always excited about new Third Man Records Blue Series releases and today just feels like the right time to win one.

  8. Would love to win this! Shovels and Rope were on the best bands I discovered last year.

  9. They’re always spectacular! The 7″ would be a nice addition to my vinyl collection.

  10. Shovels & Rope is about to take over the world with their insane talent. Thank you for making the music that you two do!

  11. shovels and rope makes me want to make music again! one of the best bands out there, by far.

  12. I have seen Shovels and Rope 3 times and they keep getting better and better. Love the energy and the emotion they bring to the table.

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