News: March, 2010

Andre Williams recently hit Cleveland and, by all accounts, tore the joint up.  Check out the blog Trash You Up for a review and some photos.  Read it HERE

In anticipation of Exene's West Coast Free In Store Tour, Orange Coast Magazine published THIS extensive profile and interview.  Exene talks about her move back to SoCal, the punk days and her creative process.

We like nice in depth stuff like this...

Kelly Hogan, along with Neko Case, has backed Jakob Dylan on his soon to be released album "Women and Country".  To support, they are all hitting the road under the moniker Jakob Dylan & the Three Legs featuring Kelly Hogan and Neko Case.

We've always known that KH is one of the best singers around, now others are gonna be hip to it.  Huzzah!  We hope you get the chance to check it out.

For pre-ordering the new GP record, we offered a free poster.  We also entered the orders into a random drawing to win one of ten that were autographed.

And to give them a llittle public gratitude, here are those lucky GP fans:

David Martin        Chicago   IL
Bob Fish              Evanston  IL
Donald Manderfeld     Eden Prairie  MN
Bryan McGough         Madison  AL
Torrance Gates        York   PA
Mary Kelly      Albany NY
Kevin McKeever     Stamford  CT
Rich Shapiro             Weston  CT
Andrew Finkelstein    North Adams  MA
Jeffery Newman  Los Angeles

Thanks to them and to all of you who have made this the most popular GP recording out of the box in many, many years.

Entertainment Weekly corners GP about his new record, "the year's most creative concept album by far," his hedonism, what he watches on the TV and a lengthy insight into how he writes (the age old Stones or Beatles, Pepsi or Coke, Ginger or Mary Ann, lyrics or music question...)

Check it out HERE

4 days, a billion bands, 4700 opportunities for free drinks.  How does a band do it?

Check out Ha Ha Tonka's video on Blender.com of how to cope in belly of the beast that is South by Southwest in Austin TX!  See it HERE!

The adorable Rosie Flores breaks hearts all around Austin, TX in this new video!

Rosie Flores, "This Cat's In The Dog House" from Bloodshot Records on Vimeo.

Last month, the Deadstring Brothers stopped by the Nashville offices of the magazine American Songwriter and recorded a session to promote their brand-new album, São Paulo. You can listen and download the MP3s here, as well as read an interview with the Deadstrings.

Our 15th annual SXSW Day Party at Yard Dog Gallery is underway RIGHT NOW—but if you're not in Austin, you can catch up with some of the players via Spinner's SXSW interview series featuring:

Waco Brothers
Rosie Flores
Ha Ha Tonka
Ben Weaver
The Silos
Whitey Morgan and the 78s (new signing!)

And if you are in Austin and are taking pictures—be sure to add them to the BSHQ Flickr Pool.