CHICAGO, IL. (Top40 Charts/ Western Publicity) Western Publicity is proud to announce myriad shows at SXSW with Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Star & Micey,
Kevin Bowe, Churchwood and The Copper Gamins. All artists have current albums they are touring in support of - below are brief descriptions and links to music, the showdates are all at the bottom of this release. Contact Heather West,
[email protected] or 773/301-5767 to set up sessions, interviews or anything else. Have fun out there, eat some tacos, wear comfortable shoes. I hope to see you are in the crush.
REVEREND PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND - BROWN COUNTY, IN
Between the Ditches has been received with enthusiasm since its debut at #1 on the iTunes Blues chart week of release. They've received critical raves in the US and internationally, video play from CMT and MTVu, charting at both college and Americana radio and inclusion in the hit Showtime series "
Shameless" starring
William H. Macy.Roaring out of the southern
Indiana foothills, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, plays a brand of Americana and Blues that stands alone - Delta blues and hillbilly fervor combine with musical acuity sharp as razor wire. Their new album Between The Ditches is a chronicle of this lifestyle. Since it arrived in August, excellent reviews have appeared in publications like Vintage Guitar, Classic Rock Magazine, Alternative Press and Living Blues. Their fifth album celebrates the growl of a good truck engine, the fiercest passion for theircountry home and the importance of family. Check out the new video on GuitarWorld.com: https://www.guitarworld.com/reverend-peytons-big-damn-band-announce-spring-tour
STAR & MICEY - MEMPHIS, TN
It has been one hell of a time for Star & Micey since the release of their I Can't Wait EP on Ardent last fall. Appearing on the Americana
Music Festival, Folk Alliance Conference, NPR's World Café, as well as dozens of live shows, the band has also enjoyed praise from Oxford American, Daytrotter, Blurt Magazine, The Owl Mag, Brite Revolution and other great music magazines. Produced by
Dennis Herring (Elvis Costello, Counting Crows), the EP captures the band's live spirit while showcasing their heavenly vocal harmonies and pop hooks. I Can't Wait features guest musical performances by Big Star's Jody Stephens,
Dennis Herring and the
Memphis Symphony Orchestra's
Jesse Munson. The band has spent the last four years charming fans and critics in equal measure, earning raves from the likes of Paste Magazine, who named them the "#1 on the list of 12 Tennessee Bands You Should Listen to Now" saying "…Star & Micey have crafted then steadily smoothed out a brand of folksy pop that brings to mind
Memphis legends Big Star and The Avett Brothers." They were invited to perform at the Paste Studios, check it out here: https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2011/05/live-from-paste-star-micey.html
KEVIN BOWE - MINNEAPOLIS, MN
In the wake of rave reviews for his latest album, Natchez Trace,
Kevin Bowe is hitting the road for a national tour and showcases at SXSW, where he'll also perform with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. As a songwriter whose songs have been featured on Grammy winning albums and earned him a few platinum records, the fruits of
Kevin Bowe's labors are often given to other performers, but not this time. Natchez Trace is a personal compendium of rock, country and folk tunes that reflect his worldview and when it came time to record them, he did not mess around. Bowe invited friends including Nels Cline (Wilco),
Scarlett Rivera of Bob Dylan's band, Chris and Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets, Freedy Johnston, Chuck Prophet and Tim O'Reagan of the Jayhawks to participate, among others.
He collaborated with Paul Westerberg for "Everybody Lies", one of the album's highlights, it is now available on Rollingstone.com here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/everybody-lies-by-kevin-bowe-featuring-paul-westerberg-free-mp3-20120928
THE COPPER GAMINS - MEXICO/SAN ANTONIO
From the mountains of Mexico to the Mississippi delta to the garages of 1960s
America to the Hollywood silent film studios of yore, The Copper Gamins cover some major musical ground with just guitar, drums and vocals (and the occasional less-than-fully-strung mandolin). With a sound that ramps up primitivism into a modernist atomic blast, they play what The Big Takeover hails as "raw cacophonic trash rock with wild child naiveté" with "dirty, unrepentant 'bash the blues to hell' delinquency." They've announced their new album Los Niños de Cobre, out March 19th on San Antonio's Saustex Records. https://www.reverbnation.com/thecoppergamins
CHURCHWOOD - AUSTIN, TX
Think there's nothing truly new under the full moon shining down on the Delta crossroads where blues music was proverbially born? Well, think again and listen up. On their 2011 debut album, Churchwood "found its groove near the Dadaland exit off Highway 61," according to the Austin Chronicle. Now with Chuchwood 2, the visionary quintet extend and intensify their potent musical mojo with 10 intoxicatingswamp water shots of truly 21st Century rocking blues that's "dense and nasty, literate and mean," says Lone Star Music. With the CD hitting stores February 19th and vinyl arriving in April, Churchwood will play a flurry of
Texas shows before heading to the Midwest in support of "2", with dates coming soon. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/western-publicity/sets/churchwood-2/
REVEREND PEYTON'S BIG DAMN BAND SHOWS:
Tuesday, March 12 -
Little Brother SXSW Showcase at Bungalow
92 Rainey Street 512/363-5475
10:00 - 10:40 Set
Wednesday, March 13th - Rock On Foundation Presents - Sneakers and Speakers Club Deville
900 Red River 512/457-0900
12:00 noon - 6:00 pm
Friday, March 15th - Official SXSW Showcase at Continental Club
1315 S. Congress Ave. 512/441-2444
1:00 am set
STAR AND MICEY SHOWS
WED 3/13
2:30PM - Blurt Magazine Party - Gingerman Pub
5:40PM - The Best Medicine Party - Mel's Meals 2706 N. Lamar
12:00AM - Chris Stamey (BGVs only) - St David's Church
THU 3/13
2:00PM - GSD&M Event - GSD&M - 828 W 6th St
FRI 3/15
2:45PM - Bandito Bungalow -
Blind Pig Rooftop - 317 E. 6th
6:30PM - Porch In.Sessions - In.gredients - 2610 Manor Rd.
10:30PM - Brooklyn Country Cantina - Papa Tinos - 1306 E. 6th St.
SAT 3/16
11:00AM - Folk Alliance Day Party - Threadgills - 301 W. Riverside
1:00PM - B.D. Rileys Day Show - B.D. Rileys - 204 E. 6th St.
4:45PM - The Outlaw Roadshow - Rusty's - 405 E. 7th St.
8:00PM - Nine Mile Records - Showcase Brass House
KEVIN BOWE SHOWS
FRIDAY 3/16
1pm Blurt Party - Gingerman
OFFICIAL SXSW SHOWCASE TenOak 409 Colorado St
7:30PM-8:00PM - Golden Bloom
8:15PM-8:45PM - Lisa Germano
9:00PM-9:40PM - Krief (of The Dears)
10:00PM-10:40PM - Freedy Johnston (backed by
Kevin Bowe & the Okemah Prophets)
11:00PM-11:40PM -
Kevin Bowe + The Okemah Prophets
12:00AM-12:40AM - The Melismatics
1:00AM-1:50AM - Gary Louris (backed by
Kevin Bowe and the Okemah Prophets)
CHURCHWOOD AND THE COPPER GAMINS SHOWS
Official SXSW showcase! Wednesday March 13th - Saustex & Cosmica present:
Karma Lounge
105 East 5th Street (Between Congress and Brazos)
7:30 The Beaumonts (Lubbock, TX - Saustex)
8:30 Hickoids (Austin, TX - Saustex)
9:30 Churchwood (Austin, TX - Saustex)
10:30 The Copper Gamins (DF, Mexico - Saustex/Cosmica)
11:10 Gaby
Moreno (Guatemala/Los Angeles - Cosmica)
Midnight Pinata Protest (San Antonio, TX - Saustex/Cosmica)
1am La
Santa Cecilia (Los Angeles, CA - Cosmica/Universal Latin)
More Copper Gamins Parties
Wednesday March 13th 2pm - Hole In The Wall
Friday March 15th 2pm - Dog & Duck Pub
Saturday March 16th 5pm - The
Nomad Bar
More Churchwood Parties
Wednesday, Mar 13 - 4:30pm - Cash American Pawn Parking Lot 4:30pm
Wednesday, Mar 13 - Karma Lounge - Official SXSW Showcase
Thursday, March 14 - Gingerman - Blurt Magazine Party
Friday, Mar 15 - 3:30pm - Dog and Duck Pub
