NEW YORK MUSICIANS COME TOGETHER TO RAISE MONEY FOR WILDFIRE RELIEF
Shooter Jennings, Chip Taylor& John Platania, Dallas Wayne, Grayson Hugh, Laura Cantrell, The Defibulators, and other musicians, will lend their voices to raise money for the Bastrop, Texas fire victims at Hill Country Barbecue Market, 26 West 30th Street, New York on Wednesday, November 16, at 8:30 pm. Funds raised from this star studded evening in New York will be administered by United Way Capital Area of Texas (UWCA) and the Bastrop City Council. Texas residents have witnessed the worst wildfire season in Texas history. A Bastrop County Long-Term Recovery Committee has formed to begin planning for meeting needs in the county. Natasha Rosofsky from UWCA is acting co-chair, and is an advisor to the Hill Country Live Wildfire Benefit, along with Debbie Bresette from the UWCA and Kay Garcia McAnally from The Bastrop City Council.
For those that cannot attend, checks can be sent directly to United Way Capital Area, 2000 E. MLK Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78702-1304 with a note that the donation is designated for the victims of the wildfire in Bastrop County.
Venue Information:
Hill Country
30 W. 26th St.
New York, NY
Thanks to the awesome crew and staff for welcoming us back to Music City Roots. Met some badass songwriters and pickers on the show as well, so check out all the bands we shared the night with!
Friday night we shot a bunch of rooftop party scenes for a new MTV show I just Want My Pants Back.
The pilot will debut tonight after the VMA Awards. The episode we shot was the season finale and will air sometime next year.
While at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion last year, we had the pleasure of taping a few tunes for the new indie roots site Live and Breathing. Thes guys are totally awesome and do a hell of a job. Check out more of their videos from bands like The Woes, Hoots & Hellmouth, Langhorne Slim, Dr. Dog, and more at liveandbreathing.com
Thanks to all the bands, sponsors, and crew who contributed to the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Country Cookout in Austin. The sunburn was well worth it. Here are some snapshots of the shindig:
BROOKLYN AND AUSTIN UNITE AT THE MOST OFFICIAL-UNOFFICIAL DAY PARTY AT South by Southwest!!!
Join us in Austin for our annual South by Southwest shindig. This year’s bands include Phil Gibbs, The Orbans, Greg Garing, Alana Amram, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Andy Friedman, Thunderado, Miss Tess, and many more!
This year we’ll have 12 bands on 2 stages, beer from Brooklyn Brewery, tacos, kolaches, and bourbon from Buffalo Trace.
Twelve top bluegrassish bands from New York and beyond will fight it out for the chance to perform at the 2011 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco.
The illustrious judging panel will be: Dawn Holliday of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, Norm Parenteau of Slipshod Management representing one of the biggest acts in Americana music, Old Crow Medicine Show and Andrew Colvin of Ground Control Touring who books acts like Bright Eyes, She & Him, and Cat Power.
The twelve competing bands are: The Defibulators, The 2nd Avenue Mountain Boys, Bobtown, McMule, The Young Spokes, Gangstagrass, The Dive Bar Dukes, Alex Battles & Whiskey Rebellion, The Gold Top County Ramblers, Do it to Julia, Frankenpine, and the Michaela Anne Band. In addition to the bands, a whole gaggle of New Yorker cartoonists will be on stage providing comic interludes. This is a show you don’t want to miss.
Get advance tickets at www.theatre80.net for $16.50 (Note that all seats are general admission) or call 212-388-0388 and reserve them for $15
If you’re curious about what exactly a hardly strictly bluegrass band is, check out the Official Rules.
UPDATE: 2/20/11 (via Twitter)
“Well, we didn’t make it to the final round, but we ended up winning the Audience Favorite Award!Thanks to everyone who was there and voted!”
