Shooter Jennings Releases, Brand New Digital Single - Nashville From Afar

 

 

Dive into what Shooter Jennings is cookin' up over at BCR Los Angeles with his new digital single, Nashville From Afar. It will be be coming from his new mix tape out in December with select tracks from Jayke Orvis, James Hunnicutt, Jamey Johnson, Wanda Jackson and Mick Foley. 

Leave Behind A Guitar And Start A Community Music Project At the Shore Road Tavern

There is quite the interesting story that is brewing out of Philly. Our good buddy up at the Shore Road Tavern, Mike Fiedler was bequeathed a guitar from Leroy of Hellbound Glory. Never one to miss an opportunity, Mike made the guitar part of hanging out and playing at the tavern and now everyone is signing the case and getting a photo, once they roll through town. As this story progresses and the legacy of this particular guitar lives in, we will keep the photos flowing and get more video footage to showcase how one instrument lives on. 

Leroy Virgil's guitar of Hellbound Glory

"Back in October of 2012, Leroy Virgil and the boys from Hellbound Glory flew into New York City for a handful of East Coast shows including one at The Shore Road Tavern in Philadelphia, a small bar that my wife Kathleen and I run in the Wissinoming section of the city.  We run the place like a true roadhouse by maintaining a third floor apartment above the bar, which is reserved strictly for the touring musicians that play our venue. It has become a welcome stop on the road as it allows musicians a chance to relax after their set, hang out with the crowd, or chill in the apartment, and to not have to worry about loading out until the next day. This was to be our third time hosting the ‘scumbags’ and, needless to say, we were really looking forward to their company as always. But this trip held a special purpose for Leroy.

Jimmy Lloyd, host of NBC's The Jimmy Lloyd Songwriter Showcase, had chosen Leroy Virgil, along with singer songwriter Sean Walsh, to participate in the inaugural episode of his “Live Songwriter-in-the-Round Series” at Hill Country BBQ, located near 26th and Broadway in New York City. The event was being taped by NBC Digital Networks for a future broadcast, and immediately after the hour long taping, Hellbound Glory was to play a full-band set.

Leroy invited us to come up for the Thursday night show. Since it was going to be such a big night for the band, and we live a very convenient 90 miles from Manhattan, we didn’t hesitate to say yes. Plus we had a large case of Hellbound Glory shirts that were shipped to the bar, in advance of their upcoming Philly show that Saturday, so I figured they’d come in handy.

The “Songwriter Showcase” followed a format that saw each songwriter perform one of their songs, one after another, followed by a discussion about the meaning of the song and how it evolved. Throughout the evening, Leroy was the clear standout.

After Hellbound Glory finished playing at Hill Country, the guys opted to ride back to Philly with us that night instead of taking a train the next day, but they had a 1am show to do somewhere in the East Village first. We started to load their gear into our SUV, and as Leroy was putting his guitar case in the back, he muttered “I’m tired of dragging this thing around” “I’m gonna’ leave it in Philly”. “Yeah, yeah, right Leroy”, I said.  With a camera crew in tow, that had apparently been following Leroy around New York City all day, we squeezed in to a few vehicles and set out for the East Village.

After a late show, and an uneventful ride back to Philly, we pulled up to the bar and started to unload the truck. As Leroy pulled his guitar case out of the back, he reiterated, “I am, I’m leaving this thing here, I’m tired of dragging this thing around”. “Yeah, yeah, right Leroy”, I said. We dropped them off at the apartment and went home to crash. We returned to the bar later that afternoon because, as willing as they were to rely on Amtrak for this handful of shows, they were equally willing to accept the offer of my truck to run down to DC for a show that night. As they loaded up the truck, Leroy again repeated how he was leaving his guitar “here at the apartment in Philly”. By now, knowing how mischievous Leroy can be, and how much he loves fucking with people, I am pretty much dismissing him outright as ‘Leroy just being Leroy’.

They came back from DC Saturday afternoon and pretty much laid low in the apartment until showtime. The boys once again played to a packed house, throwing down another raucous three hour show that we’ve become accustomed to whenever they play Philadelphia. We hung out until well after closing and, since they really had no place to be until they flew back to Reno on Monday, they decided to stick around for another night. We surely didn’t care as long as they didn’t mind sharing the apartment with the acts scheduled to play that Sunday night, James Hunnicutt and Filthy Still (which, at the time, featured Jared McGovern and Liz Sloan as touring members). Of course they didn’t mind.

With a lighter turnout on Sunday night, and so many musicians milling about, the night broke out into some spontaneous music, both in the bar after Filthy Still’s set, and well into the night as James Hunnicutt, Jared McGovern, and Liz Sloan continued to work on some things in the empty floor above the bar. At one point, I walked in to see Leroy sitting in the corner, leaning back in a chair, watching them play with that shit eatin’ grin of his. I pulled up the chair next to him, sat down, and said “yo, that’s Django Reinhardt they’re doing”. He just grinned even wider as he slowly nodded his head. We just sat there for the next 5-10 minutes or so, watching these three virtuosos without saying a word.

The night wound down shortly after that and, as we were socially preparing for the inevitable parting of our separate ways, Leroy once again reinforced his desire to leave his guitar at the apartment as the “house guitar” and to “let everybody play it”. By this point, I was a bit worn down by his dogged persistence and single-mindedness, and for the twelfth time that weekend I said, “yeah, yeah, right Leroy, OK”. We hugged, offered our salutations and well wishes, and went our separate ways until our paths would, inevitably, cross again. Everybody had left the apartment by Monday afternoon and I didn’t have a chance to get down there and clean until Tuesday morning. As I walked up to the third floor apartment, sure as shit, there it was just like he said. Sitting at the top of the staircase, leaning against the wall with the case open was Leroy Virgil’s beat up old Esteban guitar. I shook my head and thought to myself ‘that’s Leroy being Leroy’ and, with a slight smirk on my face, I picked her up and then just let out a sigh as I placed it into one of the closets. As I was cleaning up the apartment, processing all the events of the last couple days, I kept thinking about one thing in particular that Leroy had said, “let everybody play it”. I then thought about how he had left me in stewardship of his old guitar, an instrument that, from my perspective, already has provenance and should rightly wind up in a museum one day. I decided that, to honor that trust he had in me, I would continue to add to the instrument’s already storied life by doing a running portrait series of every musician that plays his old guitar. This is volume one of that series and, coincidently enough, two of the musicians in this group, Josh Patch of Dead Amble and David Pattillo of The Dead Exs, were at the Hill Country BBQ show that Thursday night."

Mike Fiedler

The Shore Road Tavern

Robbins and Jackson

Philadelphia, PA 19135


Leroy Virgil's guitar that is now the center of free time at the Shore Road Tavern

J.B. Beverley

Jeff Bryson - Vinegar Creek Constituency

Bruno Esposito - Lone Wolf One Man Band

Jim Chilson, Ten Foot Polecats

James Hunnicutt

Husky Burnette

Dave Lefever - The Curious Kin

Jared McGovern - Jayke Orvis & The Broken Band

Randee McKnight - The Living Deads

Jayke Orvis

Josh Patch - Dead Amble

David Patillo - The Dead Exs

Phillip Roebuck

Jay Scheffler - Ten Foot Polecats

Liz Sloan - Jayke Orvis & The Broken Band

Brian "Smitty" Smith

Symphony Tidwell - The Living Deads

Elvis Suissa - Three Bad Jacks

Stevie Tombstone

Andrew Ungaro - Shiggy & The Doll Rods

Shane Vain

 

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Farmageddon Fest - July 20th to 22nd - West Yellowstone, Montana

The 1st Annual Farmageddon Records Music Festival July 20-22, 2012 on Hebgen Lake, 10 Miles NW of West Yellowstone, Montana!

 Farmageddon Records Music Festival is a three day outdoor festival that will celebrate contemporary American roots music by showcasing the emerging and established artists of Farmageddon Records -an ambitious new Montana-based record label featuring an eclectic roster of edgy, roots fare from around the country. A few friends of "The Farm" and several very special guest headliners will also appear at this highly anticipated event.

The Festival will be located in a private setting among the foothills surrounding Hebgen Lake on the property behind The Longhorn Saloon, just a short drive away from the town of West Yellowstone, the Western entrance to Yellowstone National Park, promising attendees a remote and scenic backdrop for the performances of some of the best talent in underground and national American roots music on a single stage. The Longhorn Saloon will be the official headquarters for Farm-Fest, located a stones throw away from the lake. All of the event details will be be sent to you via email once you purchase your festival pass. Festival passes willl be limited to 1000 or less this year! Currently we can only guarantee parking and camping to the first 500 people who purhase a ticket. We are working on securing the use of more land next to the property for additional parking and camping. Please visit our website for all of the festival details! If you are planning on bringing a camper or RV, there are very limited tickets availlable for those who need more space. Campers will be permitted to set-up their campsite a day early if they choose to do so, there will be a pre-party and live music the night before the festival starts. If you wish to come any earlier than July 19th you can contact us at farmageddonrecords@yahoo.com

There will be multiple options for food available on the festival grounds,  including vegetarian fare. If you are a vendor you will need to contact us asap about securing your retail location as we are limiting availability to 10 spaces this year. You can email us for details, first come first serve! 

Get your tickets now!

 

Farmageddon Fest in West Yellowstone, Montana on July 20th - 22nd

Artists scheduled to perform:
Shooter Jennings, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, The Goddamn Gallows, Ando Ehlers, Angie & The Carwrecks, Black Eyed Vermillion, The Calamity Cubes, Carolina Still, Carrie Nation and The Speakeasy, The Cheatin' Hearts, Cletus Got Shot, The Deadnecks, Dogbite Harris, Soda Gardocki, Filthy Still, Graham Lindsey, Hard Money Saints, Highlonesome, Husky Burnette, James Hunnicutt, Jayke Orvis & The Broken Band, J.B. Beverley & The Wayward Drifters, McDougall, Owen Mays, The Perreze Farm, Phillip Roebuck, Saint Christopher, Ronnie Hymes & The Carolina Freight, Sean K. Preston, Shivering Denizens, The Harmed Brothers, Izzy Cox, Slackeye Slim, Stevie Tombstone, Tales From Ghost Town, Tom VandenAvond, The Ugly Valley Boys, Whiskey Dick, and many more to be announced, including more guest headlining acts!

Farmageddon Fest featuring Ronnie Hymes and Carolina Still

Q. When can I arrive to set-up my campsite? Am I guaranteed a campsite and parking spot? A. Attendee's will be allowed to set-up their campsite the day before the festival begins, starting at noon Thursday July 19th! The first 500 festival ticket holders are guaranteed a parking space for one vehicle and a campsite.

Q. If I buy an RV Camper pass do the people camping with me need to purchase passes also? A. Yes, they will need to purchase general admission passes, there is only one required RV Camper pass needed per RV campsite.

Q. Will there be a designated camping area? A. Yes, when you arrive at the festival you will be pointed in the right direction of where you can set-up your campsite if you purchased one of the first 500 tickets.

Q. What is parking like? A. Parking availabilty will depend on how many people attend the festival, there will be several parking options to suit your needs and everyone will get a spot, prime spots on the festival grounds are available for the first 500 ticket holders.

Q. Is this an all ages festival? A. Yes, persons 17 and under will need to be under adult supervision.

Q. Does my 5 year old child need a ticket? A. Children 7 and under get in free.

Q. Is there an airport in West Yellowstone Montana? A. Yes, it's a small airport but flight do come in and out daily. Your best bet would be to look into airports within 150 miles of West Yellowstone Montana for the cheapest flights.

Q. When I arrive at the festival will I need to register? A. Yes, there will be a registration office inside of the Longhorn Saloon, you will need to provide valid ID and your festival pass in exchange for your personalized festival bracelet and a parking slip. We will be carding everyone who attends the festival.

Q. Will sundries be available? A. There will be a tent that will be selling everything from asprin and batteries to rain ponchos, tents and sleeping bags.

Q. What is the handicap access like? A. There will be handicapped access for those who need it, we request that you contact us in advance so we can make appropriate arangements for you.

Q. If I lose my bracelet can I get back in? A. Once your bracelet is snapped on, you are responsible for keeping it on, if you lose it you will have to buy another.

Q. Will there be security at the festival? A. There will be an event staff on hand supervising all aspects of the event from start to finish.

Q. Can I be ejected from the event for bad behavior? A. Yes, if you are beligerant, violent, abusive or disrespectful you will be asked to leave the festival grounds immedietly.

Q. Is it all seating or standing room only? A. You are welcome to bring camping chairs, please respect others if you do.

Q. Will there be a place to shower? A. Yes, we will have a warm water showering facility set-up.

Q. Can I get a refund or exchange? A. There will be no refunds on festival passes. The festival will take place rain or shine.

Q. Are all of the artists guranteed to perform at the festival? A. There are almost 45 live acts performing, and sometimes things prohibit a band or artist from making it to the festival to perform, transportation problems, personal problems, etc. Everyone that is advertised to perform is likely to be there, unless one of the above reasons is applicable.

Q. What items are allowed/not allowed? A. Firearms, weapons, illegal alcohol, drugs, glass bottles, pets.

Q. Do you offer any discounts? A. None at this time.