New Blood, New Stories From The Road Less Traveled On Altco Music

Joshua Morningstar heads to New York to record his first single for Altco Recordings at World Class Subcat Studios.

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Altco Recordings welcomes singer songwriter Josh Morningstar this month as he enters the studio to record his first single. He has been on the road relentlessly for the last year or so working on new songs and making new fans the old school way by playing any and everywhere and winning over new folks every day. He will be recording at Subcat Studios in Syracuse, New York under the direction of Stevie Tombstone. The multi-million dollar facility was the location of Tombstone's last release Greenwood and will be a great change for the up and comer having all the advantages of a modern facility. The "Man from Maryland" hits the road immediately afterwards before resuming pre-production and more song sessions with Mr. Tombstone. More to come about Joshua real soon to be sure and be sure to check out the backstage video clip of Joshua at a recent show in Philly,PA at the Shore Road Tavern below.

Chicago Is The Place To Be For MoonRunners Music Fest This Weekend

Find out more on Moonruuners Music Fest at Reggies in Chicago

Friday April 25th 2014

Music Joint Stage:
2:00- Joey Henry's Dirty Sunshine Club
2:50- Lou Shields
4:05- Coondog and the Stumpjumpers
5:45- Lonewolf OMB
6:35- Adam Lee Band
7:25- Ten Foot Polecats
8:15- Molly Gene One Whoaman Band
9:15- Hellbound Glory

Rock Club Stage:
3:15- Joey Henry's Dirty Sunshine Club
3:45- Nellie Wilson
4:35- The Tosspints
5:15- Pearls Mahone
6:10- Highlonesome
7:00- The Hooten Hallers
7:55- The Calamity Cubes
8:50- Cletus Got Shot (One Time only Reunion Set)
10:00- Possessed by Paul James
11:15- The Goddamn Gallows

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Saturday April 26th 2014 

Music Joint Stage:
11:20am- The Ghost Bandits
11:35am- Tony French
12:15- Rickett Pass
2:00- Carmen Lee and the Tomorrow River Two
3:50- The Hangdog Hearts
4:50- Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy
6:05- Whiskey Dick
6:50- Black Eyed Vermillion
7:55- Rachel Kate
9:00- Joseph Huber

Rock Club Stage:  
11:50- Jeff Shephard and the Jailhouse Poets
12:45- Six Gun Britt
1:25- The Imperial Rooster
2:30- Matt Woods
3:15- Filthy Still
4:20- C.W. Ayon
5:30- Last False Hope
7:20- J.B. Beverley and the Wayward Drifters
8:25- Fifth on the Floor
9:50- Roger Alan Wade
11:15- Scott H. Biram

News and Updates From Altco Music With Stevie Tombstone, Black Eyed Vermillion, Joshua Morningstar and Kern Richards

Jeff Harris captured some great shots at the Black Eyed Vermillion Show at Stubbs in Austin, TX

The forecast for the future is dark and cloudy as we anticipate the release of Black Eyed Vermillion's single "Box Of Pine". They are riding high after some great shows, including a recent Austin appearance with Flogging Molly.The video release of Box of Pine is coming soon and more Altco releases are already in the works for the upcoming year. Word on tour dates will come after the single release. Be sure to look for them at Moonrunners . The digital single features artwork by none other than Alexandre De Meyer who recently designed the artwork for the latest Nashville Pussy Release. You can check out his work at right here:

Kern Richards feature review on No Depression

Kern has been getting a slow and steady foothold on his new release and he's about to hit the road this summer for the East Coast. Mr. Richards has been racking up airplay and great reviews already and we know he's just getting started. A word from No Depression- "Don't expect no "Happy go lucky" here but do expect much brutally honest lyrics and some great arrangements which I was pleasantly surprised. Anywhere but home is the perfect name for the record which tells stories of lonesome, highways, 24hr cafes,booze, lost love, injustices and everything that comes with. Richards voice really stands out and sounds like" its been in a smoke house for several days and placed on the highway only to be hit by a semi truck". Get the whole shootin match here.

Work has begun on the upcoming Joshua Morningstar release slated for late 2014. The singer songwriter was recently added to the ALTCO roster and will be appearing occasionally with Stevie Tombstone as they prepare to hit the studio. The release promises to be a honest portrait of Joshua and his talents. Be sure to keep and eye out for him on the road and check him out on Facebook for updates about his new project. He just may be at Moonrunner's as well so give him a warm welcome if you see him on the midway.


More copies of Greenwood will be available on vinyl soon so stay tuned for details. Until then enjoy the Altco version of " Lucky" the first track off the Greenwood release . Its available now on Itunes and Amazon and in your finer record shops.