As the holidays creep closer and closer we wanted to remind you about all of our splendid little gift ideas that we have here at BBR.
First of all, nothing says I love you while keeping your wallet heavy like a FREE download of your favorite BBR artists! Downloading one of our many free albums and creating your own CD packaging is a nice touch for a stocking stuffer, or as it’s own gift. Check out these FREE downloads:
Also, don’t forget to check out our STORE for dangerously affordable albums from artists like The Demon Beat, Prison Book Club, Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win, and Jude Universer! Anything ordered by Monday, Dec. 21st should arrive before Christmas (in U.S. only), so don’t delay! All orders will also come with a complementary physical copy of Dandelion Snow’s It’s Just A Bad Dream free of charge!
That’s it for now, we’ll update soon with a yearly recap and press release. Until then, have a wonderful holiday season, from our family to yours.
Roger Harvey and Dandelion Snow have recently taken part in a very eco-friendly campaign that we think is super amounts of awesome.
Stay Vocal, whose motto is “ReUse apparel because you can’t recycle the planet!”, is issuing 311 limited edition custom made t-shirts that will ship in recycled cereal boxes that are full of prizes and goodies. Some of these boxes feature some awesome Dandelion Snow merch as a prize! Click the sweet cereal-inspired shirt design below to place your order:
There is a limit of three orders per customer, and the shirts/boxes/goodies will ship in time for the holidays, so go check it out right HERE!
Other artists/folks taking part in the campaign are 311, Anti-Flag, Darkest Hour, Rise Against, Peta2, and Alternative Press magazine!
Before teaming up with his full backing band The Okay Win, Massachusetts songwriter Stephen MacDonald put out a lyrically rich solo album called Building Hands, originally released by Bedroom Studies Recordings. You can still pick the album up at Steve’s live shows or on iTunes, but both Steve and BIG BULLET RECORDS have decided to be generous and re-release the album as a free download. It is the holiday season after all. You know the drill by now, simply click the album cover below to start your free download of Stephen MacDonald’s Building Hands, and don’t forget to get your copy of Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win’s fantastic sophomore effort We Are Bound.
Be sure to check Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win on tour:
12/11 – Guru Room – Plymouth, MA
1/7 – Savage Rock School – Blackwood, NJ
1/8 – The Charleston w/ Dandelion Snow – Brooklyn, NY
1/10 – Great Scott – Allston, MA
2/1 – Harpers Ferry – Allston, MA
2/13 – Copperfields – Boston, MA
In other news, you can now snag The Demon Beat’sShit, We’re 23 on iTunes. You can also order a physical copy for $10 from Band Camp, which will prompt an instant download of the album with a choice of virtually any file-quality you can imagine.
Check out The Demon Beat on tour:
12/10 – 123 Pleasant St. – Morgantown, WV
12/31 – NYE Party @ 123 Pleasant St. – Morgantown, WV
1/22 – NYC CD Release @ Piano’s – New York City, NY
1/29 – Stonewall’s Pub – Shepherdstown, WV
1/30 – V Club – Huntington, WV
2/13 – Guido’s – Frederick, MD
2/25 – Blue Nile – Harrisonburg, VA*
2/26 – 123 Pleasant St. – Morgantown, WV*
2/27 – 222 Ormsby – Pittsburgh, PA*
2/28 – Quarry House Tavern – Silver Spring, MD*
3/4 – Tir Na Nog – Raleigh, NC*
3/6 – The Tipsy Teapot – Greenville, NC*
The Demon Beat’s highly anticipated new album, Shit, We’re 23, was unleashed upon the world last weekend to great response. Be sure to check out the PRESS section to see what folks have had to say.
Now that the initial weekend of album release shows is in the books, we are happy to announce that Shit, We’re 23 is now available for digital purchase. Not only is it available, but it is available in high-quality WAV format (as well as mp3) AND can be picked up at the discounted rate of $8 (or a dollar a song if you’d rather pick and choose). All you have to do is go HERE or check it out below!
Be on the lookout for digital versions of our entire catalog at similarly discounted rates in the very near future!
* You can still pick up physical copies of Shit, We’re 23 in our STORE section, as well as The Demon Beat’s live shows.
You can now order your very own physical copy of Jude Universer’s new EP, Lingering Blue. Simply click the album cover below to place your order. $6 gets you the disc, shipping included!
The waiting is finally over. This Friday, November 6th, Jude Universer will be unleashing Lingering Blue upon your virgin ears. We hope you’re ready.
The EP is stacked with sharp new recordings of old Jude favorites, as well as some kicking new tracks that may sound less familiar. It is also imperative that we inform you that the U.S. release will include a special bonus track entitled “Put Me On The Moon”.
Jude Universer, and his rambunctious backing band known as Dreamcast, will be properly releasing Lingering Blue this Friday, Nov. 7th at Stonewall’s Pub in Shepherdstown, WV. Also performing will be Shepherdstown’s The Resonators and Morgantown’s It’s Birds. Show starts around 10 p.m. with a $5, and don’t forget to bring a spare $5 to pick up your own copy of Lingering Blue, which is being printed in an extremely limited run!
In other news, Rock O’ Clock has posted a very flattering advanced review of The Demon Beat’s forthcoming Shit, We’re 23. You can check that out HERE.
Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win are currently involved in a heated Battle of the Bands for Massachusetts. Voting only takes a second and can be done HERE. Help them out!
Our small little label used to be even smaller. The initial release from BIG BULLET RECORDS was actually a re-release of sorts—we helped Massachusetts singer-songwriter Greg Loftus push his fantastic album No Taking Prisoners Tonight and did our best to make folks pay attention to it.
Since then both BIG BULLET RECORDS and Greg Loftus have come a long way. Greg had a brief, yet productive stint last year with a full-band behind him, which he called Splinters & Sparrows. The gang recorded a phenomenal full-length (which you can read a full review of here) before disbanding somewhat. We were so happy with the quality of these songs that we simply cannot allow them to slip beneath the radar. Some of them have been up on Greg’s Myspace for a while now, and five choice cuts were assembled into a tour EP entitled Heathens In Disguise that could be picked up at Greg’s live shows. Now BIG BULLET RECORDS and Greg Loftus would like for you to have that EP and we don’t want you to pay a dime for it. Simply click the album cover below and you will be directed to your free download of Heathens In Disguise by Greg Loftus. Enjoy.
Spilling your heart out countless nights on the road certainly takes its toll, and Greg Loftus knows this all too well. Since his solo debut No Taking Prisoners Tonight, Loftus has been playing the East Coast at a frenetic pace, picking up inspiration for new songs every step of the way. Whereas his previous album captures a headstrong, yet emotionally conscious young Loftus, Heathens In Disguise finds the songwriter grappling with maturity and weightier issues: “Three a.m. again and it might be enough/I know of a bed with my name on it/Yeah I’ve got those friends that keep fucking up/But the blood’s never on their hands/So I lay my head and fall back to sleep again.”
Don’t worry though, Loftus can never fully abandon his rowdy beginnings, and spots of it still shine through brilliantly here. Loftus has just grown to accept that for every reckless, party-filled night on the road there is an equally quiet and somewhat lonesome one, and that is something that we all have to learn to face in due time. Let’s just hope we can all relay the story as articulate and meaningful as Greg has.
This is because today you can pre-order the new full-length from The Demon Beat entitled Shit, We’re 23. All you have to do is click HERE or click the album cover below.
Why should you pre-order? Because we’ll send you an exclusive B-side cut of “You Only Love Me When You’re Stoned” from the album that you can’t get anywhere else!
The official release date of the album is November 12th, but if you pre-order now you’ll not only get your copy on or around the 12th, but you’ll also get the exclusive mp3 sent instantly to your e-mail! A little something to tide you over.
You can currently stream “Millionaire”, “Can’t You”, and “Bad Man” from the album right now at The Demon Beat’s Myspace.
Everyone here at BIG BULLET RECORDS is extremely proud of this album, and we’re sure that you are going to love it just as much as we do.
Fresh off of their small, but rowdy tour in support of their debut album, Prison Book Club are now offering up Required Reading for mail-order purchase. You can get your very own physical copy featuring stunning artwork by Jordan Hudkins for only $8, shipping included, by clicking HERE.
Mike Sizemore and the good folks over at the Rock O’ Clock music blog have recently reviewed several of our new releases. You can read them HERE.
We have also recently created a VIMEO account where you can watch exclusive videos of BIG BULLET RECORDS artists. Right now there are some great live videos of Dandelion Snow up, so check them out HERE!
Dandelion Snow is the most recent featured artist on Jezz Harkin’s “Get Into The Van!” series that airs exclusively on NYC’s BreakThru Radio! The show features an in-depth interview with Roger and includes several tracks from his new album, It’s Just A Bad Dream. The podcast can be streamed at anytime for free, so click the image below to check it out!
We are excited to introduce you to our newest addition: Prison Book Club.
Featuring members of The Demon Beat and The Fox Hunt, Prison Book Club sounds like a rowdy, drunken mess, but in a good way. Songwriters John Miller and Tucker Riggleman balance one another with songs about heartache, life, death, and partying. Check out two tracks from their upcoming album Required Reading right here, and don’t miss their supporting tour w/ Greg Loftus opening!
We are extremely happy to announce that Dandelion Snow’sIt’s Just A Bad Dream has been released today as a FREE digital download. Our reasoning for the free online download is explained further in the press release that is attached to this post. We’ve all spent a lot of time and effort on this album and we can’t wait for you to hear it! Simply click the album cover below to start your free download of Dandelion Snow’s It’s Just A Bad Dream:
BIG BULLET RECORDS Official Press Release – September 29, 2009
On Tuesday, September 29, 2009 BIG BULLET RECORDS will be releasing the new Dandelion Snow album entitled “It’s Just A Bad Dream”. The album will be available in three mediums: a FREE online download will be available through BIG BULLET RECORDS and Dandelion Snow, advanced copies will be available at shows for a small donation during the current Dandelion Snow tour, and the completely packaged physical copies will be available for a very reasonable price.
We at BIG BULLET RECORDS are extremely proud of the new Dandelion Snow album. “It’s Just A Bad Dream” truly has something for everyone. Roger Harvey’s definitive and ever-evolving songwriting shines on this album. We like it so much that we are offering it as a free online download. This way the music can get into the hands of the people that matter—you. Thank you for your continued support in all of our endeavors. We will continue to bring you affordable, quality independent music.
Roger Harvey of Dandelion Snow wrote the following, and we feel like Roger has perfectly summed up the way that both Dandelion Snow and BIG BULLET RECORDS feel about “It’s Just A Bad Dream” and music in general:
“Music has been the backbone of my life since I was young, traveling with bands, and listening to my favorite records in my parents basement. In today’s subculture the questions of value regarding the arts is constantly being redefined, as an accessibility to free downloads, bit-torrent sites, and donations-based sales have re-evaluated the ancient idealism of the record collector. The appreciation for physical copies of an album is many times compromised to the convenience of portable mp3 player’s. It takes one to know one.
The independent music community has been left in a transitional period, with smaller acts struggling harder than ever to get a dedicated fan base and label support. The concept of overall worth has perceptually declined due to a cultural obsession with money. I have noticed when distributing records at shows that when I am giving away records for free, when the room clears out the floor will be littered with the albums. The same albums that at another show I have sold for 4-5 dollars and have received emails from those fans describing how much the album has meant to them. The biggest predicament concerning value in this culture is the fixation on monetary value replacing all forms of value. It seems that the as music’s monetary value declines, the overall value & appreciation of music as art is also defaced. The question of the turn around value of this album, in which countless friends and myself have invested unimaginable amounts of time, creative energy, and money into, has been, as usual, not open for discussion. We have stuck to our ideals of getting this album in to your hands, whether you can afford a hard copy or not—whether, you want something to add to your collection, or just something to drop on your iPod.
Myself along with Big Bullet Records have done lots of brainstorming on the best way for us to approach this release from the perspective of myself, as part of an independent band, and from the perspective of Big Bullet Records, as an independent label. We have agreed to release this record in three forms prior to the upcoming tour. We will have the hardcopy pressings of which we will sell as cheaply as possible (we promise), we will have a bit less elaborate pressings of which will be available at all the shows for a donation of your choice, and we will have free downloads of the album available online on the release date of September 29th through Big Bullet Records.
We worked hard to make this album come to life and both the time and money invested is not coming back nor do we want it back. All we want is for everyone interested to be able to have access to our album, free of charge, donation-based physical copies and downloads, and/or for the record collectors as a physical release. There are lots of ways to value and appreciate something separate from monetarily, we value, appreciate, & care a whole lot about independent music, so when you download this record please remember to place value on ours as well, however you see fit, it takes all kinds.
- Roger, Dandelion Snow
“It’s Just A Bad Dream” will be available online and on tour starting September 29th,2009.”
BIG BULLET RECORDS Official Press Release – September 23, 2009
On Monday, September 21, 2009 the inaugural compilation BIG BULLET RECORDS Presents: TERMINAL BALLISTCS Volume 1 was released for a free online download. Included with the free download was cover art provided by Clover Studio, as well as an in-depth song guide with comprehensive liner notes.
To download the album for free, simply click here.
In response to recent rumors regarding an alleged dispute between The Shepherd University Picket and BIG BULLET RECORDS, the label has issued this official statement:
“We here at BIG BULLET RECORDS believe that creating a nurturing environment for local arts is absolutely integral to the advancement of these local arts and the artists who are responsible for them. BIG BULLET RECORDS has existed since May of 2008, and during our short existence we have strived to create strong and mutual bonds with local press, businesses, and community groups and members.
Perhaps the largest entity in our community is Shepherd University, home to over 5,000 students. Many members of our label, including countless artists, are currently, or have at some time been students at Shepherd University. We feel that the student publication, The Shepherd University Picket, has been fair in its coverage of our artists during our short tenure in the community. Rumors concerning a recent ‘boycott’ or ‘ban’ against our label and/or artists are inconclusive, and BIG BULLET RECORDS respects the Picket’s Editor-in-Chief’s official statements that were recently made in the online portion of The Shepherdstown Chronicle. In fact, the Editor-in-Chief was even quoted as saying, “…I was unaware that a record label even existed in Shepherdstown.’ The Editor-in-Chief also made it clear that The Picket encourages local musicians to take an active role in making the press aware of upcoming concerts and events.
In response to these statements, BIG BULLET RECORDS would like to also encourage local musicians, whether they are directly affiliated with our label or not, to alert local press about their shows and events. If local coverage is a concern for you as an artist, then do everything that you can to get the details out there, that’s all that anyone can ask you to do. We also want to let it be known that BIG BULLET RECORDS will continue to work on creating and maintaining healthy and productive working relationships with all local, regional, and national press outlets—our artists have received press attention as far as Massachusetts, Oregon, New York, and even Denmark, but it remains imperative for us to maintain these positive relationships in our hometown. We also want to express our continued support of all local music, even that which is not directly affiliated with our label. Shepherdstown and its surrounding areas has a multitude of creative potential, and we will continue to do everything that we can to help everyone realize this potential. We want to thank our fans and artists for their continued support—you are what keeps us going, so thank you, and we hope you are all enjoying the free inaugural compilation.”
We are proud to finally release our inaugural compilation, BIG BULLET RECORDS Presents: TERMINAL BALLISTCS Volume One. Simply click the cover below to be directed to the FREE download. Included with the 15 tracks is the album art and an in-depth song guide/liner notes.
Thanks for the support, we hope you enjoy the compilation!
We are happy to announce that We Are Bound by Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win is officially out now on BIG BULLET RECORDS! Simply click “BUY NOW” below to place your order today.
Steve and the guys will be celebrating the new release with a huge show tonight at Harper’s Ferry in Boston, MA, so be sure to stop by if you’re in the area.
You can also check out some vids from their recent tour in support of the album!
“Stephen MacDonald and the Okay Win- We Are Bound (Big Bullet Records)
To those who bemoaned Radiohead’s transition from OK Computer to Kid A and Wilco’s shape-shifting on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, clearly do not like change. Stephen MacDonald went the folk, singer-songwriter solo route for a couple years but now brought in a band and moved to a more of an Americana sound. Together, MacDonald, Matt Jones (drums), Ryan Ward (bass), and JM Craven (guitar/backing vocals), who all met at Westfield State College, have come together as Stephen MacDonald and The Okay Win. A seamless transition from solo to full band, combined with the poetic lyrics that gave MacDonald his own identity, make for an excellent record. We Are Bound begins with the Tom Petty meets Conor Oberst at Asbury Park and runs into Bruce Springsteen roots rocker “Could Gamble.” MacDonald doesn’t completely abandon his early workings, particularly on the acoustic solo track, “Smoke Signal,” where he sings, “Oh, you’ve got to be braver.” Take his advice. Be brave and embrace this album, one that turned into a classic transition from the old to the new.” – Ryan Wood
“You know that guy Bob Dylan or maybe you know Neil Young? Well, Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win may not sound exactly like these guys, but that’s because they are the new face of folk indie rock. I’d put it in the same vicinity as these guys but with an updated feel to it. The music is pure, without a lot of effects, and it’s like a breath of fresh air. I picture myself traveling down a highway across country listening to “Gone For Good”. The cool thing about this music is I can listen to it while surfing the web, driving down the highway or while taking a nap. It’s multi-purpose music!
“Gone For Good” is off of the band’s new album called “We Are Bound” and I happen to be listening to it right now. The track after “Gone For Good” is called “In Spit” and it has a few nice parts to it. First the percussion, it starts off with a great drum beat. That beat moves into an uptempo bass line and this bass line and drum beat make the song. But, the lyrics are also good… “You only want what you gotta fix…”, “You only want what you can’t get…”, “You only want it once it’s gone.”
This is an all around solid album. It’s got a few upbeat, more Rock tracks, then the second half of the album is mostly just an acoustic guitar and vocals. My favorite pure acoustic track on the album is called “Smoke Signal”. The melody is great and the lyrics tell a story which I didn’t hear the first time I listened… but it talks about someone calling 911 to report that a man is outside of a neighbor/friend’s house and an argument of some type seems to be going on. That’s at least the first impression I got… maybe if I listen to it a few more times I’d figure out what’s going on… Anyway, there aren’t enough story tellers out there in the music industry today, so this is refreshing.
When you’re in the mood for solid songwriting and laid back music, try Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win. It’s fresh, smart and eloquent. This is also one of the top albums I’ve heard this year. I don’t do any kind of a “top albums of ‘09″ blog here usually, but if I did, this album would be on my list.”
Don’t forget to catch Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win on tour this week!
8/18 – Arlene’s Grocery – New York City, NY
8/19 – Isla Nublar – Piscataway, NJ
8/20 – Wilson College (w/ Tucker Riggleman) – Chambersburg, PA*
8/21 – The Blue Moon Cafe – Shepherdstown, WV*
8/22 – Shamrock’s Pub – Huntington, WV
8/23 – Doc Watson’s – Philadelphia, PA
8/25 – Harper’s Ferry (CD RELEASE!) – Allston, MA
Mike Sizemore of Graffiti Magazine (as well as the esteemed music blog Rock O’ Clock) recently described BIG BULLET RECORDS as being West Virginia’s “hardest working indie”, which is a great honor for us here at BBR.
You can read the article here, in which Sizemore conducts an in-depth interview with Tucker Riggleman about the happenings of the label.
In other news, the new side project from The Demon Beat known as Prison Book Club (featuring John Miller from The Fox Hunt) has a couple of awesome new live videos up for your viewing pleasure. The band will begin recording a debut EP soon, but for now this is the only way to check out what Prison Book Club is all about.
Don’t miss Prison Book Club when they play with The Demon Beat this Friday, August 14th at Stonewall’s Pub in Shepherdstown, WV!
Just wanted to remind everyone that you can now pre-order two new releases from BIG BULLET RECORDS.
The first is We Are Bound from Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win, due out on August 25th. Simply click the “Buy Now” button below to place your pre-order!
ALSO! Don’t miss Stephen as he hits the road in promotion of the new record, which culminates with a big release show in Boston!
The second release is the new record from Dandelion Snow entitled It’s Just A Bad Dream that is due out on September 29th. Click the image below to pre-order the album and get an exclusive free t-shirt deal!
You can also get two exclusive downloads right now from It’s Just A Bad Dream through the Largehearted Boy music blog (the same post also features downloads from Kurt Vile and Patterson Hood!)
Two big pre-order announcements in one day! Things are certainly getting busy around here…
Here’s your chance to secure your very own copy of the highly anticipated album We Are Bound from Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win. Simply click the “BUY NOW” button below!
Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win We Are Bound Tour Dates:
8/15 – Water Street Stage – Plymouth, MA*
8/18 – Arlene’s Grocery – New York City, NY
8/19 – Isla Nublar – Piscataway, NJ
8/20 – Wilson College (w/ Tucker Riggleman) – Chambersburg, PA*
8/21 – The Blue Moon Cafe – Shepherdstown, WV*
8/22 – Shamrock’s Pub – Huntington, WV
8/23 – Doc Watson’s – Philadelphia, PA
8/25 – Harper’s Ferry (CD RELEASE!) – Allston, MA
Simply click the image below to place your pre-order for It’s Just A Bad Dream right now and receive a FREE Dandelion Snow T-shirt! (t-shirts add $2 for shipping, but don’t worry, if you don’t want a shirt it’s still just $10 straight up for the album!)
We are proud to announce that Brooklyn-based songwriter (and previous BBR collaborator) Dandelion Snow will be releasing a brand new collection of 11 songs entitled It’s Just A Bad Dream on September 29th exclusively through BIG BULLET RECORDS. The release will be followed up by an East Coast tour.
Though Roger Harvey and company will continue to pursue musical endeavors through both Lion’s Tooth Records and other mediums, we are glad to lend our talents in releasing the next Dandelion Snow record.
If you are a fan of passionate, articulate folk music, then you are soon to fall in love with Dandelion Snow.
*** You can currently stream exclusive tracks from It’s Just A Bad Dream right now at both the BBR Myspace and Dandelion Snow’s website. Also, be sure to pre-order your very own copy of It’s Just A Bad Dream right now by clicking the “BUY NOW” button below!
* NOTE – You can now stream “Gone For Good” from Stephen MacDonald & The Okay Win’s upcoming album right now at the BBR Myspace page.
We here at BIG BULLET RECORDS are extremely proud to announce the addition of Stephen MacDonald to our line-up. We have been fans of Steve’s music for a long time now, and we couldn’t be more excited that he is now part of our little family.
Steve and his backing band The Okay Win have just finished up a brand new full-length record called “We Are Bound” that will be released on BIG BULLET RECORDS on August 25th. The album was recorded and engineered by our very own Mr. Greg Loftus. Steve and The Okay Win will be busy this August touring in support of the new record, so don’t miss them when they come to your town!
STEPHEN MACDONALD & THE OKAY WIN TOUR DATES:
8/15 – Water Street Stage – Plymouth, MA*
8/18 – Arlene’s Grocery – New York City, NY
8/19 – Isla Nublar – Piscataway, NJ
8/20 – Wilson College (w/ Tucker Riggleman) – Chambersburg, PA*
8/21 – The Blue Moon Cafe – Shepherdstown, WV*
8/22 – Shamrock’s Pub – Huntington, WV
8/23 – Doc Watson’s – Philadelphia, PA
8/25 – Harper’s Ferry (CD RELEASE!) – Allston, MA
* – w/ Greg Loftus
As you can see, Steve is sharing some of these dates with Greg Loftus. Don’t miss him either as he heads out for a small tour around the same time!
GREG LOFTUS TOUR DATES:
8/13 – The Black Spot – Hyannis, MA^
8/15 – Water Street Stage – Plymouth, MA*
8/18 – The Space – Hamden, MA^
8/19 – The National Underground – New York City, NY^
8/20 – Wilson College (w/ Tucker Riggleman) – Chambersburg, PA^*
8/21 – The Blue Moon Cafe – Shepherdstown, WV*
8/22 – Doc Watson’s – Philadelphia, PA
You can now order Tucker Riggleman’s split with Dandelion Snow via CD Baby and iTunes. The physical copies of this release quickly sold out during the select tour dates, so be sure to pick it up online!
Click below to pick it up on iTunes!
Also, we are proud to announce the newest addition to the BIG BULLET RECORDS family: PRISON BOOK CLUB. This super group of sorts includes members of The Demon Beat and local country favorites The Fox Hunt. The band recently played their debut show to great response, so be sure to check them out. Prison Book Club will be at Stonewall’s Pub in Shepherdstown, WV on August 14th w/ The Demon Beat.
Also, keep an eye out for these upcoming releases:
BIG BULLET RECORDS Presents TERMINAL BALLISTICS: Vol. 1 – FREE online compilation due out later this summer
Tucker Riggleman & John Miller split – due out in late August
Prison Book Club – debut record due out this fall
The Demon Beat – brand new full-length due out this fall
It has been awhile and we sincerely apologize for the lapse in communication. A lot of big things are currently in the works for BIG BULLET RECORDS, and we are excited to share them with you in due time.
The previously mentioned split featuring The Demon Beat and Bud Carroll & The Southern Souls was a huge success, selling out in the two release shows. Don’t worry though, you can listen to The Demon Beat’s tracks at Myspace, Muxtape, and Reverb Nation.
In other news, Tucker Riggleman is putting out a split release with NYC (soon to be Seattle)-based Dandelion Snow. Tucker’s three tracks can be previewed right now at his Myspace page. The tracks were recorded by Adam Meisterhans in the BLACK LAB! studio, and feature both Meisterhans and The Fox Hunt’s John R. Miller as additional musicians.
Tucker will be doing a short tour in support of the split. Here are those dates:
May 22nd – 1505 Artworks – Erie, PA
May 23rd – 222 Ormsby – Pittsburgh, PA
May 24th – 200 Princess St. – Shepherdstown, WV
We are proud to announce that two of our artists have brand new releases set for this weekend (Feb. 27/28).
First, on Friday, Feb. 27th you can get your hands on a new split featuring The Demon Beat and Bud Carroll & The Southern Souls. Huntington-based Caustic Eye Productions will be pressing this limited split, and it will only be available at the Feb. 27th show in Shepherdstown, WV and the March 14th show in Huntington, WV.
The second release show comes from resident pop-rockers The Resonators. Their debut EP will be released this Saturday, Feb. 28th at The Blue Moon Cafe in Shepherdstown, WV. Be sure you check it out!
Everyone’s favorite rowdy New Englander just found himself a full backing band. Greg Loftus has officially “gone electric” and formed a new band to play his songs called Splinters & Sparrows. Be sure to check out Greg’s page often as new shows and songs are in the works for the very near future.
In other news, you can now stream/download The Demon Beat’s 2007 full-length album “HEAVYNASTY” at Virb. Simply go here. Be sure to check out all of The Demon Beat’s upcoming dates. They have plenty coming up, including a trip to New York at the end of the month.
1/24 – V Club – Huntington, WV
1/31 – The Charleston – Brooklyn, NY
2/1 – LIVE on BreakThru Radio – New York, NY
2/1 – Arlene’s Grocery – New York, NY
2/7 – 709 Railroad St. – Johnstown, PA
2/27 – Stonewall’s Pub – Shepherdstown, WV
2/28 – 213 Green St. Artspace – Morgantown, WV
3/14 – Shamrock’s Pub – Huntington, WV
3/28 – The Blue Moon – Shepherdstown, WV
The Resonators also have some shows coming up, so be sure to check them out too:
1/21 – DBGB’s – Winchester, VA
1/24 – Jumpin’ Java – Charles Town, WV
2/7 – 709 Railroad St. – Johnstown, PA
2/28 – The Blue Moon – Shepherdstown, WV
3/14 – Jumpin’ Java – Charles Town, WV
3/28 – The Blue Moon – Shepherdstown, WV
Happy New Year to each and every one of you! It is our first New Year as a label (we’re not even a year old yet), and we’ve got plenty of plans for 2009. Let’s give some general updates first.
The Demon Beat’s West Virginia tour was a huge success. They are quickly becoming one of the state’s most exciting bands and people are taking notice — be sure to check out all of the new press on them in our PRESS section. WVRockscene (arguably the best WV music site/blog) has named “Trainwreck” by The Demon Beat as one of their top 10 songs of 2008.
Greg Loftus was recently interviewed by Jezz Harkin of Breakthru Radio and is currently working on a new record.
Tucker Riggleman has been playing with a backing band called Planned Parenthood. Be sure to check out the videos on his page.
The Resonators have been busy playing shows and are working on an EP in the very near future.
As for 2009, expect our compilation called TERMINAL BALLISTICS Vol. 1 very early in the year. We also have other big things in the works including some possible festival appearances.
That’s all for right now. We hope you all had a safe holiday season and we wish you the best in the new year.
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@dandelionsnow, along with Anti-Flag, Rise Against, and more have taken part in the new Stay Vocal ReUse campaign.http://tinyurl.com/yenbpjl 1 week ago
