Live in Studio A!

So we're really happy to announce our next show, which will be happening this Thursday at The Stax Museum of American Soul Music. I know you're thinking that the BPV ain't exactly soul, but this is Memphis like just about every other kid who's grown up in this area, we know a thing or two about it.

We're excited to be playing on the footprint of the Studio that housed legendary sessions from greats like Booker T. & The MGs, The Bar-Kays, Mar-Keys, and of course Otis Redding, to whom every vocalist performing rock&roll in the modern age owes an enormous debt. Studio A has chill bumps built in when you walk in.

It's also an opportunity to support a great organization, The Soulsville Foundation. It's a non-profit that runs both the Stax Museum and adjacent Stax Music Academy. If you're not familiar with those entities please check out their websites. So if you want to come out and check out a world class museum, a hard-working band, and support a good cause then we'll see you Thursday. Admission is $12 for adults and free for members. Doors open at 7:30. Beer and popcorn will be complementary.

Two more Thursday at the Buccaneer this month!!!!

ok i dont know if you were there last time, but it was some kind of wild screamin banshee party clay stumbling beer spilling rafter climbing babies crying kind of victorious rebel yell! tonight we promise to kick it up a notch. richard james is opening. the cover is 3 because the buc said we have to charge a cover or go to hell. i dont know about you... but yeah. so! see you tonight and then join us again next week with the burning sands!!!!

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Spent the last 5 days at High/Low Recording cutting our 2nd record. So far the results are decent, and we somewhat like most of half of a third of what we've done. When we get a chance we'll post some stuff for you to hear, and maybe you will consider the idea of possibly thinking about halfway listening to it some other time.

In other news, we'll be playing the "For The Love of Shirley" two-night benefit at the hi tone. We open the first night, Friday the 18th, followed by Angel Sluts, JPK & the 145's, Impala, and Jack-O and the Tennessee Tearjerkers. This is an important event to all of us. PLEASE come out and show your support for Ms. Shirley.

The very next afternoon, you can catch us on the east stage at Cooper Young Fest. The lineup is fantastic. We go on at 4 something or other.

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