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CMA week @ Whisky Rebellion.com
(posted Nov. 9, 2005)
Hey. Did you see that big article in this week's Voice?
Pretty cool, eh?
The reason for all this attention is that the CMAs are
in town. This probably means nothing more to you than
Regis and Kelly are interviewing Leann Rimes today
instead of a Carrot Top. (Oh wait, he's on tomorrow.)
But to the men and women of New York City country
music, that means we're all playing a lot. So without
further ado, here's:
1. where I'm playing this week
2. other shows I recommend this week
3. a new song
4. a picture of me at Lebowskifest with Jeff "the
Dude" Dowd
1. where I'm playing this week
Fri. Nov. 11
Red Hook Roundup Vol. 1 @ Lillie's
9pm Graveyard Shift
1015pm M Shanghai String Band
1130pm The Whisky Rebellion
1245am Doc Marshalls
2am Uncle Leon & the Alibis
featuring the Whisky Rebellion @ 11pm
46 Beard St (@ Dwight St.), Brooklyn, NY
Doors @ 8pm, $5
Sun. Nov. 13
CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree @ Buttermilk
special Sunday edition
577 5th Ave. (@ 16th St.), Brooklyn, NY
R to Prospect Ave., F to 4th Ave.
Doors @ 7pm, no cover
Mon. Nov. 14
Alex Battles solo show @ Freddy's Backroom
485 Dean St. (@ 6th Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
2/3 to Bergen St., B/D/N/R/Q/4/5 to Atlantic
Ave./Pacific St.
9pm, $5
Tue. Nov. 15
CMA Watching Party
& Brooklyn Country Music Awards @ Hank's
w/ Battles, Wissler, & Uncle Leon
corner of Atlantic & 3rd Ave.
B/D/N/R/Q/4/5 to Atlantic Ave./Pacific St.
8pm, no cover
2. Other shows I recommend this week.
Thurs. Nov 10, 830pm
Kings County Opry @ Freddy's
w/Defibulators, Lil Buck & dock oscar
Thurs. Nov 10, 8pm
The Flanks @ The Baggot Inn
Sat. Nov. 12
Red Hook Roundup Vol. 2 @ Lillie's
with Jan Bell, Sweet William, The Lonesome Prairie
Dogs, & more...
46 Beard St (@ Dwight St.), Brooklyn, NY
Doors @ 8pm, no cover
for everything else, go to Uncle Leon's site yonder:
3. There's a new song of the week on the site here:
4. And here's that picture of me and the real life Dude.
more soon,
Battles
"You sell the copy like the cover of a magazine..."
-Billy Squier
(posted November 3, 2005)
So for those of you who were wondering what was wrong
with your copy of Crain's New York Business this week,
well I don't know what to tell you. But yeah, that's
me on the cover there.
The article about country music in New York City by
Tommy Fernandez is short but sweet. Copies available
on newstands all over town.
There's plenty of good music going on next weekend
what with the CMA Awards coming to town this month.
The Whisky Rebellion will be playing Friday, November
11th @ Lillie's with some great bands. Then there's a
special edition CasHank at Buttermilk on Sunday,
November 13th. Check out the full schedule here:
http://brooklyncountrymusic.com
And hey, if any of you are running the NY Marathon
this weekend, look out for Banjorama! playing
"Chariots of Fire" on kazoos at 4th Ave. & 17th St. in
Brooklyn.
Finally, the song of the week is a new Banjorama!
recording of "White Boy With the Dreadlocks" complete
with a few new verses. Check it out here.
http://whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
For more information about countryfied music in the
city, please check out these sites:
Brooklyn Country: brooklyncountry.com
Banjo Ben: banjoben.com
Good Music NY: goodmusicny.com
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
CasHank is Best of NYC! (Village Voice) & more . . .
(posted October 18, 2005)
It's always nice to be appreciated!
The Village Voice has chosen the CasHank Hootenanny
Jamboree as the Best Hootenanny Series in last week's
Village Voice. Check out the write-up here. Thanks to
writer Lori Cole and the Village Voice! Next CasHank
is on October 27. Details follow.
The Whisky Rebellion @ the Kings County Opry
For everyone who's ever asked me "when's your band playing
again?" Well, here you go...
The Whisky Rebellion
Kings County Opry @ Freddy's Backroom
Thurs Oct 20
9pm
FREE
6th Ave. @ Dean St.
This new formation of the Whisky Rebellion will feature:
Alex Battles: scratchy vox, banjo, & yamaha guitar
Strong Joe Choina: Bass (seen above, already fighting)
Ernesto Gomez: Drum
Terrence McCafferty: Stringed Instruments
This 2nd Anniversary of the KCO will also feature the KCO
Song Circle & M Shanghai String Band. It's gonna be a blast!
Banjorama! You know, for kids! (stroller alert!)
The PTA @ PS 107 in Park Slope has asked Banjorama! to play their
fall festival. Everyone with children or schoolteachers who go
to bed at 7pm cordially invited to this convenient outdoor weekend
daytime show!
Banjorama!
PS 107 Fall Festival
8th Ave. @ 14th St.
Park Slope Brooklyn
turning to next week...
The CasHank rocks your world!
Thrs 10/27 CasHank @ Buttermilk (recently named Best of NYC
by The Village Voice!) show up at 8pm to see the old time
antics of Sufferin' Succotash. These guys are awesome.
Bring your hoe down to the Hoedown
Fri 10/28 Halloween Hoedown @ 169 Bar in MANHATTAN
8pm Blue Moon Ramblers (bluegrass)
9pm Hoots n Hellmouth (insane, pictured above)
10pm The Lonesome Prairie Dogs (shiny shirts)
11pm Banjorama! (juggy, very juggy)
midnight The Wissler Family (so damn cute)
169 Bar
169 East Broadway, NY, NY
$7
songs of the week.
I was recently asked to write a theme song for an educational
video about grammar. That and a new banjorama! recording are
up here: http://whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
new pictures.
go here: http://whiskyrebllion.com/pictures.html
Wanda Jackson @ Lillie's
The Queen of Rockabilly will be performing at Lillie's Bar
on Thurs. Oct 20 & Fri. Oct. 21. Ticket info here. Note to
the wise: Although Wanda is the headliner, she goes on 2nd,
so don't get there late!!!
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
one of these days...
(posted Oct. 11, 2005)
The new song of the week is up here. It's called
"Peaches." No cracks please.
Shows coming soon include:
Banjorama! @ Wasabassco Burlesque
Friday, Oct. 14 @ Living Room Lounge
Banjorama! @ Dumbo Arts Festival
Saturday, Oct. 15 acrost from SUPERFINE
The Whisky Rebellion @ Kings County Opry
Thursday, Oct. 20 @ Freddy's Backroom
more later,
Battles
Lillie's show cancelled, come to DUMBO, KCO instead
(posted Oct. 7, 2005)
The bad news is the Lillie's show (Super 2nd
Saturdays) this weekend has been cancelled due to
scheduling mishaps. The good news is you can catch a
kickin' lineup of country, blues, & washboard swing
music in DUMBO next weekend.
Dumbo Arts Festival
Saturday, October 15th 2005
Urban Cowgirl Music stage presented by SUPERFINE.
starring:
Noon: M Shanghai Stringband
1:15pm: Banjorama!
2:30pm: Roulette Sisters (pictured above)
4:00pm: The Maybelles
5:30pm: Tanya Rynd Band
6:30pm: Sweet William
Pearl Street between Front and Water, DUMBO, B'klyn
Outside opposite Superfine
Time/Cover: 12:00pm, no cover
Directions: Take F train to York / AC train to High
Street/Brooklyn Bridge.
The following week the Whisky Rebellion will make its
Kings County Opry debut at the 2nd Anniversary Edition
of the KCO. Also my friends the M Shanghai String Band
will be playing. For this show, the Whisky Rebellion
will be a band again. Whoopee! Come out and hear new
funny tunes and a couple of sad tunes fully fleshed
out by people other than me playing instruments! How
exciting.
The Kings County Opry
Thursday, October 20th, 9pm
9pm Song Circle with Dock, Jerry, Howard, & Kevin
10pm The Whisky Rebellion
11pm M Shanghai String Band (pictured above)
Freddy's Backroom
6th Ave. @ Dean St.
There is a new song of the week this week. Next week
there will be a new banjorama recordings of new songs.
For more events than you know what to do with check
out Uncle Leon's site.
http://brooklyncountry.com/events.htm
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
most concise news ever
(posted Sept. 29, 2005)
Weds. 9/28 Dwight Yoakam @ Irving Plaza
http://www.irvingplaza.com
Thrs. 9/29 Cashank @ Buttermilk
http://brooklyncountrymusic.com/cashank.html
Songs of the weeks (Dido cover, new original)
http://whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
Sat. 10/1 Wingmen @ Freddy's w/ "ukulele boy band"
http://whiskyrebellion.com/wingmenshow.html
Tues. 10/4 The Maybelles & more @ Southpaw
http://brooklyncountrymusic.com/#maymay
Sat. 10/8 Blue State Band & more @ Lillie's
http://whiskyrebellion.com/super2nd.html
from now on, the news will come out less frequently.
the whisky rebellion song of the week will continue
to be updated weekly so be sure to check back for
that. For tons more on country music in the city please
visit:
http://brooklyncountry.com/events.htm
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
news news news...
(posted September 20, 2005)
I'll be making a special appearance in WhiskeyBreath
at Laila Lounge in Williamsburg tonight. I've got some
new tunes I'm thinking of busting out, so come on down
for that if you're so inclined.
WhiskeyBreath
September 20, 2005
10PM
@ Laila Lounge
113 N 7th St
(b/w Wythe and Berry)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Just take the L train to Bedford and walk towards the
East River. Here is a pic of me next to the East River.
And as far as new songs go, there'll be a new song of
the week tomorrow, so check back for that.
And remember there's a CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree
next week, so be sure to put that on your calendars
and tune up your fiddles.
yeah,
Battles
The KCO, Park Slope Blugrass Jamboree & more...
(posted September 13, 2005)
It's a big week in country and bluegrass music here in
Brooklyn what with the Kings County Opry on Thursday @
Freddy's and the 8th Annual Park Slope Bluegrass & Old
Time Jamboree coming into town on Friday and Saturday.
I've put more info up on the Brooklyn Country Music
site, so go there for more info.
Thanks to everyone who came out to JugFest III and
donated and performed and everything. All in all we
raised over $400 for Habitat for Humanity. In my
busy-ness I kinda forgot to take pictures, so if
anyone has some, send them my way.
I've put some new pictures and also a new song of the
week on the website. Feel free to check 'em out at the
links below.
pictures & music
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
JugFest @ Southpaw benefits Habitat for Humanity
(posted August 29, 2005)
JugFest is back at Southpaw with a great lineup and a
great cause. We're donating proceeds from the door to
Habitat for Humanity because there's people in New
Orleans that need houses. We'll also be collecting
during the show, hopefully raffling something off, and
most importantly, playing great jug band music.
JugFest III @ Southpaw
125 5th Ave. @ St. John's Pl.
Thursday Sept. 8, 2005
8pm Uncle Dad & the Drunken Swimmers
9pm Banjorama!
10pm The Wiyos
11pm Bill Carney's Jug Addicts
Doors 730pm, $7
with burleque-rifc entertainment by Anita Cookie
And then on Saturday night, I've lined up a bunch of
talented performers to play in everyone's favorite bar
with a garden.
Super 2nd Saturdays @ Lillie's
Saturday September 10, 2005
46 Beard St. (@ Dwight St.)
10pm Sweet William
1130pm The Crevulators
1am Danny Mulligan (of the Flanks) & Alex Battles
FREE.
Tonight, I'll be playing WhiskeyBreath with Mr. Tom
Rhodes at the Laila Lounge in Williamsburg. Tom sings
like Otis Redding but looks kinda like a paperboy. Liz
Clark, the inspiration for "Tank Top Island" (last
week's song of the week) will be there too. She's
fairly awesome.
WhiskeyBreath
September 6, 2005
9:30 PM
@ Laila Lounge
Wmbg, Brooklyn
Hope to see you all real soon,
-Alex
Battles @ Southpaw on Tuesday & more
(posted August 29, 2005)
On Tuesday, I'll be playing at Southpaw as part of the
Acoustic Arcade series hosted by my buddy Tom Rhodes
and bartended/promoted by Andy Heidel. I hope all my
punk rock fans can make it.
Southpaw
Tuesday Aug. 30th
8:00 Elizabeth Ziman
8:40 Mick Flannery
9:20 Jaymay
10:00 Matt "Lip GLOSS" Katz
10:40 Alex Battles
11:20 Tom Rhodes
125 5th Ave. (@ St. Johns Pl)
2,3 to Bergen St.
And remember the JugFest III is in just 10 days.
Thanks to everyone who came out to Piano's yesterday
and especially to Gary for putting it all together.
What a blast that show was. I rolled out a few new
tunes there and I've put one of them on my website as
the song of the week here.
For more information about countryfied music in the
city, please check out these sites:
Brooklyn Country: brooklyncountry.com
Banjo Ben: banjoben.com
Good Music NY: goodmusicny.com
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
CasHank Thurs & more, more, more...
(posted August 22, 2005)
First of all, tell your friends that JugFest III will
be September 8 @ Southpaw. Check out the lineup here.
Second, there's a CasHank this week, and our special
guest opening act is the finest country-bluegrass
act in town, the Y'All Stars.
The CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree
w/special guests the Y'All Stars
Thursday, August 25, 2005
@ Buttermilk
577 5th Ave. (at 16th St.)
Brooklyn, NY
8pm 'til midnight, no cover
R train to Prospect Ave.
F train to 4th Ave.
Come for the Y'All Stars, stay for the pie! (Where
"pie" = "an open acoustic classic country jam
dedicated to the music of Hank Williams and Johnny
Cash")
Thoid, I'll be performing in the American String
Conspiracy series at Piano's on Sunday afternoon with
Uncle Leon, Sweet William, & more.
Honkytonk Heroes & Heroines
Sunday August 28
@ Piano's
6PM Alex Battles/Uncle Leon/Nate Schweber
7:30PM Sweet William
9PM American String Conspiracy
158 Ludlow @ Stanton
F/V to 2nd Ave.
And there's a new song of the week on the site. This
is a nice little ditty I wrote about my grandmother
and recorded over the telephone.
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Whisky Rebellion shows this week
(posted August 16, 2005)
I'm real excited to be a part of this lineup on
Wednesday at the Pussycat Lounge in Manhattan.
Country Nite @ The Pussycat Lounge
August 17, 2005
8pm Roulette Sisters (roulettesisters.com)
9pm The Whisky Rebellion
10pm Lonesome Jack (lonesomejack.com)
11pm The Wiyos (wiyos.com)
Pussycat Lounge
96 Greenwich Street @ Rector / 2nd Floor
1/9 to Rector St., R/W to Rector St.
$6 admission - 21+ w/ID
I'll be playing solo with my banjo, porchboard,
footbells and harp. The Pussycat Lounge is upstairs
from the legendary go-go bar where women of the Seven
Sisters schools have been known to perform for
"empowerment."
Speaking of empowerment, the Kings County Opry is an
all XX on the 23rd pair affair this month.
The Kings County Opry
August 18, 2005
Freddy's Bar
485 Dean St. (@ 6th Ave.)
8:30pm Song Circle with Caroline Kovas, Katherine Etzel,
Alice Stopkoski, & Jessica Williams
9:30pm Younger Sister Band
10:30pm Jan Bell with members of the Maybelles
FREE!
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Tank tops
galore.
By the way, there's a new song of the week on the site.
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
For more information about countryfied music in the
city, please check out these sites:
Brooklyn Country: brooklyncountry.com
Good Music NY: goodmusicny.com
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Whisky Rebellion shows this week
(posted July 27, 2005)
I'm finally recovered from the 2nd Annual Brooklyn
Country Music Festival and I hope you are too. Many
thanks all of you nice folks for coming out to
Freddy's and Buttermilk to hear and play sweet country
music. There are still a few tank tops left and some
XXL shirts. Contact me if you're interested. If you'd
like to re-live the fest in pictures, I've posted some
here.
I've got some great shows this weekend. I'm busting
out all new material for all these shows.
This Friday, the Wingmen return to Freddy's.
Pinamonti, MX Turner, & Battles play in a song circle
format while the audience eats free homemade food that
we make just so you'll sit and listen to us. (Is that
pathetic or what?)
Friday August 12th, 2005
The Wingmen @ Freddy's
Freddy's Backroom
485 Dean St. @ 6th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
9pm, FREE
On Saturday afternoon, bring out that hippy-dippy
boyfriend of yours and that stunt kite he's been
obsessed with for the past month to hear live music
kicking off the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
Outdoor Sculpture Show. Pack a picnic lunch and your
digital camera so you can send pix back to mom showing
how bucolic Brooklyn really is.
Saturday August 13th, 2005
The Whisky Rebellion @ Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
(aka Brooklyn Bridge Park)
F to York St., A/C to High St.
http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=70
1pm (followed by Jan Bell @ 2pm)
FREE
Saturday night, three great groups take the stage for
Super 2nd Saturdays at Lillie's. Outside, I'll be
leading a fairly mellow jam for the garden crowd.
Beer. Summer. Banjos. You get the idea.
Super 2nd Saturdays @ Lillie's
Saturday Aug 13, 2005
46 Beard St.
Red Hook, Brooklyn
6pm - 10pm Old Time Jam
10pm The Merles(inside)
11pm Banjorama! anarchy jam (outside)
11:30pm: M Shanghai String Band (inside)
1am: Elsah (inside)
FREE!
Next week I play a rare weeknight show in Manhattan
(Wednesday night at the Pussycat Lounge with the
Roulette Sisters AND The Wiyos). Stay tuned for
details on that. Meanwhile here's a new song of the
week.
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
CasHank Thrs., The BCMF continues...
(posted July 27, 2005)
Thanks to all those who come out this weekend to the
2nd Annual Brooklyn Country Msuic Festival. You know
it's a good weekend when Freddy's runs out of PBR, as
they did on Saturday night. I've posted some pix here.
Anyone who's got more, please send 'em my way.
http://www.brooklyncountrymusic.com/2ndpix.html
The festival continues on Thursday with the CasHank
Hootenanny Jamboree. This week with an opening AND
closing act!
The CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree (BCMF Day 5!)
Thursday July 28, 2005
@ Buttermilk
577 5th Ave. (at 16th St.)
Brooklyn, NY
8pm Two Man Gentleman Band
9pm The CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree
1145pm The Defibulators
No cover
$10 Yuengleng pitchers
R train to Prospect Ave.
F train to 4th Ave.
Then we're back at Freddy's on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday night. Plenty of great music every day! No
cover! Lovely black T-shirts available!
Friday July 29, 2005
8pm - 1am
Freddy's Backroom
9pm Christian Gibbs (dark Americana)
10:15pm Sweet William (indierockabilly)
11:30pm Tom Rhodes (acoustic-alt-county)
Saturday July 30, 2005
2pm - 1am
Freddy's Backroom
2:15pm Travis Miller
3:30pm Radio Ghost Town (country-rock)
4:45pm Younger Sister Band (deep yankee country)
6pm Jessica Rose (country crooner)
7:15pm The Maybelles (british Americana)
8:30pm Vince Allen (spazabilly)
9:45pm The Crevulators (punkabilly)
11pm Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers (honky-tonk)
Sunday July 31, 2005
4pm - 11pm
Freddy's Backroom
4:30pm Buttermilk Channel (old-time folk)
5:45pm Gowanus Canal Hotshots (jug band)
7pm East River String Band (hillbilly hokum string band)
8pm The Flanks (country string band)
Notes to self for next year: 1) hire photographer 2)
bribe New York Times Arts & Leisure editor to push
ballet coverage to the back in lieu of Brooklyn
Country Music Festival coverage 3) drink less PBR the
night before you perform.
(photo by Leon's mom)
For more information about countryfied music in the
city, please check out these sites:
Brooklyn Country: brooklyncountry.com
Ponkiesburg: ponkiesburg.com
Good Music NY: goodmusicny.com
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
8
days of free music and hot dogs!
(posted July 19, 2005)
The 2nd Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival kicks
off this Thursday July 21, at Freddy's Backroom in
Brooklyn. The festival will present 3 dozen local acts
playing original country, old-time, rockabilly,
alt-country, & bluegrass music over 8 days. Admission
is free, so are the hot dogs steamed in PBR in a
microwave.
2nd Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival
July 21-24, 28-31, 2005
http://www.brooklyncountrymusic.com
I'll be playing twice on Saturday the 23rd. Once with
Banjorama! at 3pm and again with the Whisky Rebellion
at 11pm. Stick around all day to see great bands like
the Wissler Family, John Pinamonti, Roulette Sisters,
and many more.
Banjorama!, The Whisky Rebellion, & more...
Saturday July 23, 2005
Freddy's Backroom
485 Dean St. (@ 6th Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY
2/3 to Bergen
B/D/M/N/R/Q/4/5 to Atlantic Ave./Pacific St.
http://www.freddysbackroom.com
The whole festival is at Freddy's except for the
CasHank on July 28th which takes place at its usual
home at Buttermilk.
In case you didn't get to hear Wissler and me on WKCR
this weekend, you can download our performance and
interview from the Whisky Rebellion music page.
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Mama I'm gonna be on the radio!
(posted July 11, 2005)
You know that scene in Coal Miner's Daughter where
Loretta gets on the radio for the first time and
Doolittle runs out to listen in his car so that he can
be sure she's really on the radio? I love that scene.
Anywhoo, I'll be on the Tennessee Border show talking
about the upcoming 2nd Annualy Brooklyn Country Music
Festival and also playing some of my original tunes
with Matt Wissler helping out on mandolin and infectious
chuckle.
The Whisky Rebellion
Tennessee Border Radio Show
WKCR 89.9 FM or online at http://wkcr.org/
Sunday July 17, 2005
Noon - 2pm EST
Be sure to tune in and listen to this great show this
week and every week. Sundays on WKCR are many folks'
favorite mornings on the radio, what with the Amazing
Grace gospel show at 8am, and the Moonshine Show
bluegrass program at 10am leading into the Tennessee
Border Show every week.
Thanks to Graveyard Shift, Luck Be a Lady, and Hugo,
Megan, and Kurt for making the trek out to Lillie's
this weekend for Super 2nd Saturdays @ Lillie's.
Next month, we've got the Merles, the M Shanghai String
Band, and of course the Banjorama! anarchy jam in the
garden running all night long.
Oh and there's a new song of the week on the website.
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
Hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Country Music @ Lillie's, Saturday July 9th, more...
(posted July 5, 2005)
The 2nd Saturday of every month is a country night at
Lillie's Bar in Red Hook. With music both indoors and
outdoors, there's no reason you shouldn't come on out
to one of the city's greatest bars and listen to
sweet, sweet country music.
Super 2nd Saturdays @ Lillie's
Saturday July 9, 2005
46 Beard St.
Red Hook, Brooklyn
6pm - 10pm Old Time Jam
10pm Luck Be a Lady (alt-country stylings)
11pm Banjorama! (banjo jug blues)
Midnight: Julia's famous BBQ ($5 all you can eat)
Midnight: Graveyard Shift (country bluegrass)
3am: The Whisky Rebellion (solo tipsy honky tonk)
FREE!
http://whiskyrebellion.com/super2nd.html
Come on out to Red Hook and enjoy the cheap beer, good
music, and uptown top ranking.
In other news, there is a new song of the week here:
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
The song is about being a not so good dancer and wanting
to dance with someone who is, so maybe some of you out
there can relate to me on this one.
you can read that magazine article about the Brooklyn
Country Music scene and me here:
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/nodepression.html
and the 2nd Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival is
only 16 days away!
http://www.brooklyncountrymusic.com/festival.html
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Battles in No Depression, the CasHank, & more...
(posted June 28, 2005)
Dear Martha,
Well they went and interviewed me for No Depression,
the alt-country Bi-monthly magazine. I'm proud to say
that the issue (#58) is on newsstands now. Robert
Baird wrote the article which discusses the Johnny
Cash Birthday Bash, the CasHank, Jugfest, the Brooklyn
Country Music Festival, and more. Find it on your
local newsstand today.
This Thursday is a big night for me as we've got the
CasHank on the same night Del McCoury is playing for
$3 in the Bandshell. I'll be running the CasHank same
as always from 9pm on, but I'll probably run it a
little later in case the Bandshell crowd wants to come
join in the fun when they're all done up there. I hope
someone will at least come to the CasHank to tell me
what I missed!
The CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree
Thursday June 30, 2005
@ Buttermilk
577 5th Ave. (at 16th St.)
Brooklyn, NY
9pm 'til midnight, no cover, $10 Yuengleng pitchers
for "liquid courage"
R train to Prospect Ave.
F train to 4th Ave.
vs.
Del McCoury Band, Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
Celebrate Brooklyn @ Prospect Park Bandshell
Thursday June 30, 2005
7:30pm, $3
enter the park @ Prospect Park West & 9th St.
F train to 7th Ave.
7:30pm, $3
And you know, Meikster and I are DJing at the Loreley
this Friday night. It is always nice to watch you
swing that little dark bob of yours to and fro while I
play Big Pun and the Geto Boyz.
DJ Battles & Meikster
Loreley, 7 Rivington, NYC
Friday July 1, 2005
downstairs in the Rheinkeller Lounge
ska & funk & 80s & punk
10pm til 3am, no damn cover
F to 2nd Ave.
Now I know you're tired Martha, but I just want to let
you know that on Saturday week there is an even bigger
dilemna than CasHank vs. Del McCoury. This would be:
Country Night @ The Pussycat Lounge
Saturday, July 2, 2005
w/ The Lonesome Prairie Dogs, Battlestar America, The
Rosy Nolan Band, & The Younger Sister Band
96 Greenwich St., NYC
212-349-4800
http://www.pussycatloungenyc.com/
$10
vs.
Greg Garing @ Joe's Pub
Saturday, July 2, 2005
425 Lafayette St., NYC
9pm, $10
http://web.joespub.com/web_joes/index.cfm
vs.
Burlesque & The Maybelles @ Lillie's
Saturday, July 2, 2005
Dwight & Beard St.
Red Hook, Brooklyn
9pm, FREE
http://whiskyrebellion.com/lillies.html
I am still trying to figure that one out. Let me know
which one suits your fancy best and maybe we will go
together.
hope to see you real soon,
-Battles
Free cookies and music this Thursday
(posted June 21, 2005)
Cookies like these can be all yours if you visit...
The Wingmen
a mellow song circle affair featuring, John Pinamonti,
Scott MX Turner, Alex Battles, and complimetary hors
d'oeuvres
Freddy's Backroom
Thursday June 23, 2005
9pm w/ free wings and homemade cookies
Also, there is also a new song of the week on the site:
http://whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
And don't forget there's a CasHank next week:
http://brooklyncountrymusic.com/cashank.html
For more information about countryfied music in the
city, please check out these sites:
Brooklyn Country: brooklyncountry.com
2nd Annual BCMF: brooklyncountrymusic.com/festival.html
Ponkiesburg: ponkiesburg.com
Good Music NY: goodmusicny.com
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
I screwed up...
(posted June 8, 2005)
There was a mistake in yesterday's email. The Southpaw
show was on Tuesday, June 7, 2005, not on Thursday as
erroneously reported. To anyone who was planning on
coming and missed it, I'll buy you a beer sometime.
Come to Lillie's this Saturday for a good time.
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Battles @ Southpaw, Banjorama! @ Lillie's, & more...
(posted June 7, 2005)
Show tonight at Southpaw...
Tobasabi Tuesdays @ Southpaw presents
Alex Battles, Jan Bell, Warren Malone & Alice Stopkoski
Southpaw (http://www.spsounds.com)
125 5th Ave. (@ St. John's Place)
Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday June 7, 2005
8pm, FREE
$1 off all drinks
http://whiskyrebellion.com/cfss.html
Drink beer and hang out in Red Hook Saturday night...
Super 2nd Saturdays @ Lillie's
The Defibulators, Bill Carney's Jug Addicts,
Banjorama!, & a midnight BBQ
46 Dwight St. (@ Beard St.)
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday June 11, 2005
10pm, FREE
And there's a new song of the week on the website...
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
Coming soon, the return of the Wingmen, the CasHank, and
The 2nd Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival.
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Battles DJs Friday, plays Southpaw next Tuesday
(posted Wednesday June 1, 2005)
Friday night, find warmth with DJ Battles und Meikster
DJ Battles und Meikster
Friday June 3, 2005
Loreley
7 Rivington St. (Bowery/Chrystie)
F train to 2nd Ave, NYC
10pm on, free
Outdoor biergarten and food upstairs
Funky beats downstairs
Here's the info on the Southpaw show next Tuesday:
Country-Folk Song Circle
w/ Warren Malone, Jan Bell, Alice Stopkoski, & Alex
Battles
Thursday June 7, 2005
@ Southpaw
125 5th Avenue (St. John's Pl.)
Brooklyn, NY
R train to Union St.
FREE!
This show will be a good time with new songs. Speaking
of which...
and there's a new song I recorded over the telephone on
the music page if'n yer interested:
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
The Whisky Rebellion also recommends John Pinamonti
next Monday at the Rodeo Bar:
John Pinamonti @ Rodeo Bar
Monday June 6, 2005
375 3rd Avenue, (@ 27th St)
NYC, 10pm
FREE
For more information about countryfied music in the city,
please check out these sites:
Brooklyn Country: brooklyncountry.com
2nd Annual BCMF: brooklyncountrymusic.com/festival.html
Ponkiesburg Pickin' Party: ponkiesburg.com
Good Music NY: goodmusicny.com
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Thr. May 26, CasHank @ Buttermilk & more...
(posted May 23, 2005)
CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree
Thr May 26, 2005, 9pm - Midnight
Buttermilk
577 5th Ave (@ 16th St.)
FREE
featuring $10 Yuengleng pitchers and country music
Four chords. No plugs. All welcome.
http://www.brooklyncountrymusic.com/cashank.html
Music: there's a new track on the music page from the
Beta version of the upcoming CD release from yours
truly. I'll warn you it's a pretty sad song.
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
shows: several great shows in June, including Battles
solo in a song circle at Southpaw, a Saturday night at
Lillie's with two jug bands, and the return of the
Wingmen, all on the June calendar...
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/shows.html
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Brooklyn Country Music Festival announced and much more
(posted Tuesday May 17, 2005)
1. 2nd Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival schedule
2. Battles DJs this Friday night in Manhattan 5/20
featuring the return of DJ Meikster!
3. Red Hook Motoring Party Saturday 5/21
4. Jimmy Martin tribute RIGHT NOW on WKCR
1. The 2nd Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival will
take place on the last two weekends of July 2005.
You're getting 40 acts over 8 days (7 at Freddy's, 1
at Buttermilk) and it's all free. Check out this
schedule for more info on all the awesome bands
playing in this event.
http://brooklyncountrymusic.com/festival.html
I'm very proud of the lineup we've gotten together
this year and I hope you can come out and join in the
fun with us. (Note: These are definitely not the
weekends to take your 1/17th of that timeshare out in
the Hamptons.)
2. Battles und Meikster return to DJ Loreley on Friday
night!
Meikster will make her triumphant return to the DJ
booth downstairs at Loreley on Friday night, crutches
and all to get me to play the greatest hits from
Slade, Sweet, the Skatalites, and more.
Battles und Meikster DJ @
Loreley
Friday May 20, 2005
(downstairs in the Rhienkeller Lounge)
7 Rivington (Bowery/Chrystie)
10pm - 3am
FREE
http://www.loreleynyc.com
3. Saturday night at the Hook the Gotham Rodeo
presents Country Music and Southern Rock and
Motorcycles.
Red Hook Motoring Party
The Best in Country Music and Southern Rock
The Hook
18 Commerce St.
(between Richards and Columbia Sts.)
718-797-3007
8pm Sweet William
9pm Battlestar America
10pm Leadfoot
11pm Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers
$7
http://www.bikerlady.com/gothamrodeoMOTORIN.htm
4. Jimmy Martin tribute on WKCR-FM, 89.9
The King of Bluegrass is gone, but thanks to Matt
Winters and WKCR FM at Columbia University, you can
remember Jimmy Martin by listening to 12 hours of his
music.
Jimmy Martin Memorial Broadcast
Tuesday May 17, 2005
Noon 'til midnight
89.9 FM in New York City
or online @ wkcr.org
http://www.kingofbluegrass.com
Featuring an archival interview with Jimmy Martin,
live telephone interviews and a live bluegrass tribute
to Jimmy Martin (at 8:00 p.m.) featuring some of the
best New York City bluegrass musicians.
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
Free events in the next
two weeks
(posted May 3, 2005)
In honor of mother's day, I posted my mom's favorite
song on the website today and the Air Supply cover is
still up there too:
http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/music.html
I'm trying to cut back on these emails, so here's
where you'll find The Whisky Rebellion and other fun
things in the next two weeks. All shows FREE.
Thursday May 5
~ 9pm The Whisky Rebellion takes Williamsburg
Solo show w/ The American String Conspiracy at M
Shanghai Bistro http://www.mshanghaiden.com/
Friday May 6
~ 6pm Battles MCs the Honky Tonk Happy Hour featuring
Sean Kershaw & Blind Pharoahs at Snitch
http://snitchbar.com/ then...
~ 10pm Battles und Meikster DJ @ Loreley downstairs in
the Rheinkeller Lounge
http://whiskyrebellion.com/dj.html
Saturday May 7
~ 4pm Banjorama! @ LeNells in Red Hook bourbon tasting
and Kentucky Derby viewing (as long as I can get the
TV to work) http://www.whiskyrebellion.com/banjorama
later that that day you are encouraged to check out
~ 9pm tubapalooza at zebulon
http://www.goodmusicny.com/05-07-2005/tubapalooza
and then a week goes by
Friday May 13
~ 6pm Battles MCs the Honky Tonk Happy Hour featuring
Sean Kershaw & The Lonesome Prairie Dogs at Snitch
http://snitchbar.com/ then...
~ 10pm The 527s Farewell Show at Freddy's Backroom
http://www.freddysbackroom.com/live_cal.html
later that that evening you are encouraged to check out
~ 10pm Wasabassco Cabaret Burlesque at Sputnik
featuring Battlestar America and Anita Cookie
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3x34m/wasabassco/id21.html
hope to see you all real soon,
Alex
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