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Alex Battles’ Whisky Rebellion is slated to play the amphitheatre at Grey Towers’ Festival of Wood at 4:30 p.m. this Saturday (11th.) The band got a nice write up in the local Pocono Record. An excerpt:
Though living in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the past 10 years, Battles grew up on a tree farm in Chesterland, Ohio, and has a deep appreciation for and understanding of forestry and the many ways wood is used in everyday lives, including music.
The illustrated man with the banjo and a voice of the ages is embarking on an extended US fall tour. According to Whitmore’s MySpace page he is currently working on a new record this summer and it should be out in the Spring of ’08.
Fri Aug 17 2007 PICADOR IOWA CITY, IA
Sat Aug 18 2007 CLIFTON HOLLOW GOLF COURSE – DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL RIVER FALLS, WI
Fri Aug 24 2007 THE RIVER MUSIC EXPERIENCE – RIVER ROOTS LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL DAVENPORT, IA
Sat Aug 25 2007 USHERS FERRY HISTORICAL VIL – USHERS FERRY FOLK FESTIVAL CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Sat Sep 8 2007 THE NOTE CHICAGO, IL
Sun Sep 9 2007 STONEFLY BREWERY MILWAUKEE, WI
Mon Sep 10 2007 TRIPLE ROCK MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Wed Sep 12 2007 OFF BROADWAY NIGHTCLUB ST LOUIS, MO
Thu Sep 13 2007 MOJOS COLUMBIA, MO
Fri Sep 14 2007 JACKPOT SALOON LAWRENCE, KS
Sat Sep 15 2007 RED ROCKS MORRISON, CO MONOLITH FESTIVAL
Mon Sep 17 2007 TRACTOR TAVERN SEATTLE, WA
Tue Sep 18 2007 DANTES PORTLAND, OR
Thu Sep 20 2007 BOTTOM OF THE HILL SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Sat Sep 22 2007 THE CASBAH SAN DIEGO, CA
Sun Sep 23 2007 THE SETS TEMPE, AZ
Tue Sep 25 2007 EMOS ALTERNATIVE LOUNGING AUSTIN, TX
Wed Sep 26 2007 WALTERS ON WASHINGTON HOUSTON, TX
Sat Sep 29 2007 ROCKETOWN NASHVILLE, TN
Sun Sep 30 2007 SMITHS OLDE BAR ATLANTA, GA
Wed Oct 3 2007 NEW BROOKLYN TAVERN COLUMBIA, SC
Thu Oct 4 2007 LOCAL 506 CHAPEL HILL, NC
Tue Oct 9 2007 DC9 WASHINGTON, DC
Wed Oct 10 2007 MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS CAMBRIDGE, MA
Thu Oct 11 2007 IRON HORSE MUSIC HALL NORTHAMPTON, MA
If you find yourself in Austin this Friday and want to make a statement against the so-called drug war and the political idiocy and the abuse of the our countries’ legal system that has resulted from it, then mosey on over to the Austin Freedom Fest at The Backyard. The concert will benefit MPP, NORML and WAMM, and will feature Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, Jackie “The Jokeman” Martling, Carolyn Wonderland, Paula Nelson, Mark Stepnoski and others to be announced.
Bourbon Crow, the country side project of North Carolina’s horror punk band Wednesday 13 (ex-Murderdolls frontman) and his former bassist Rayen Belchere, will embark on a short tour of Texas between September 9 and Sepember 15. According
to a press release, “these will be stripped down, acoustic shows. “The first confirmed performance is September 15 in Houston, Texas at The Reverend Horton Heat pre-party at the Red Room (Meridian). The Reverend Horton Heat will perform later that night with The Gore Gore Girls and The Phantom Rockers.
Bourbon Crow released its debut CD, “Highway to Hangovers”, on Horror High, LLC in October 2006. The band will return to the studio later this year to record its sophomore effort.
9.11.07 – San Antonio, TX – Rock Bottom
9.12.07 – Austin, TX – Room 710 w/ Rhoades D’Ablo & The Devil’s Right Hand
9.13.07 – Dallas, TX – DarkSide Lounge w/ GHOULTOWN, John Chaos Sideshow and the Spook City All Stars
9.14.07 – Fort Worth, TX – Wreck Room w/ GHOULTOWN
9.15.07 – Houston, TX at The Reverend Horton Heat Pre-Party at the Red Room (Meridian)
I really hope there are “Texas as Fuck†t-shirts at the shows!
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The “Texas as Fuck†World Tour ‘86 starts next week in Roanoke, VA on August, 8th!! Funny thing is…heh!..it’s just the North Eastern and Mid Western United states really.
But I did make some great new women’s Underwear featuring an “ass-load of Texas†to help commemorate the event! I’ll also have some new “Get Off My Property†tees and I’m hoping to secure an order of the 2003 recording of Scott H. Biram’s Rehabilitation Blues EP before I leave. This is a CD made only for those of you who have everything else I’ve recorded. It was recorded while I was bed-ridden in 2003 after “the big wreck.†It’s only me and my acoustic and it’s a limited edition pressing. It ain’t the best I’ve done, but give me your money anyway. I need a new roll of duct tape and some velcro. The Black Diamond Heavies will be joining me on several dates 8.13-8.23. Come check them out. They are great friends of mine and I’m looking forward to rockin’ the fuck out with them! Keep your fingers crossed that US Justin is there with the Reverend John Wesley “James Leg†Meyers, ans Good Ol’ Van Winkle Campbell. Also, we will be touring together in the UK during October ‘07 with a few dates in the Netherlands and France on the tail end. Be there if you can! Some higlights of the upcoming August USA tour will be my show with friends, Nashville Pussy in Asbury Park, New Jersey on August, 10, and Chris Johnson’s Deep Blues Fest in River Falls, Wisconsin on August, 18th. There are so many great acts on the bill including Robert Belfour, John Schooley, Black Diamond Heavies, Mark “Pork Chop Holderâ€, William Elliot Whitmore, Hillstomp and so many more.
You can see more about this event at www.myspace.com/deepbluesfestival
and at www.deepbluesfestival.com.
Don’t miss the Minneapolis show the next night!!
Anyway, we’ll see y’all soon.
Sleaze out,
SHB
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I knew that title would get ya. Miranda Lambert does a fine job of going “unplugged” with some of her tunes from her new release “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and first release “Kerosene.” Lambert does “Famous In A Small Town”, “Desperation”, “Kerosene”, “New Strings” over at Stippedmusic.com. The native Texan also does a nice cover of Jessi Colter’s Storms Never Last.
Lucinda Williams talks to Rolling Stone about her upcoming tour, getting hitched and heading back to the studio.
Currently on the road “in the hinterlands†of the Northeast — playing out-of-the-way gigs to extremely appreciative audiences – Williams and her backing trio have been prepping for the special shows, busting out rare cuts, some of which Williams hasn’t performed in over a decade. “The guys are rehearsing them at sound check and we’re tryin’ them out,†she says. “Last night we played “Big Red Sun Blues†and “The Night’s Too Long†[both from Lucinda Williams] and they sounded great.†She says she has a tendency to compare her earliest songs to her most recent. She says, “I’m thinking, ‘Boy, I’ve come a long way as a songwriter.’
Lyle Lovett is set to release “It’s Not Big It’s Large,” on Aug. 28. The album, produced by Lovett and longtime collaborator Billy Williams, features the singer’s Large Band on 12 new tracks. The four-time Grammy winner will cover everything from country to blues, to folk, jazz and gospel.
A deluxe version of the CD will be released simultaneously and include a DVD with studio footage, according to a press release.
Lovett, who likes to take his time between albums, released his latest, “My Baby Don’t Tolerate,” in 2003. That set, his first collection of original material since 1996’s “Road to Ensenada,” reached No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart..
Lovett and his Large Band have been touring with K.D. Lang for the last couple of few weeks. Lovett and band will break off for a headlining stint in California, Montana and Idaho. Then in October, Lovett will return home to Texas for a half-dozen shows, including the Big State Music Festival in College Station, which is home to Lovett’s alma mater, Texas A&M University.
Lovett has also recently announced that he will join Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, John Hiatt, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller in headlining “Cayamo: A Journey Through Song,” a six-day Carribean cruise scheduled to launch from Miami next February. Lovett’s tour itinerary is listed below.
Lyle Lovett Tour Dates (dates may change, call ahead)
July 2007
29 – Concord, CA – Sleep Train Pavilion *
30 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
31 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre
August 2007
2 – Bozeman, MT – Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
3 – Missoula, MT – Wilma Theatre
4 – Sandpoint, ID – Festival At Sandpoint
October 2007
10-11 – Fort Worth, TX – Bass Performance Hall
12 – Tyler, TX – R. Don Cowan Fine Arts Center
13 – College Station, TX – Big State Music Festival
14 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic Theatre
15 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Que
February 2008
4-7 – Miami, FL – Carnival “Victory” Cruise
*co-headlining with K.D. Lang
I love the posters done for Asbury Lanes.
