
Bottletree Cafe There's an absolutely free show Monday at Bottletree with the Dirt Daubers (guys from the Legendary Shack Shakers)! Please come out, it will be their Birmingham debut.

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Consider the collective catalogs of these two prolific masters of the new American folk songcraft: Magnolia Electric Co., Centro-matic, Songs: Ohia, South San Gabriel. Now, let's just be honest. A little bit of artistic ego and one-upsmanship can serve a greater purpose. In this collaboration between Jason Molina and W...ill Johnson, each seem to hold the other's talents to the fire and elevate both performance and creativity. In the friendly sharing of ideas, Molina and Johnson become two poets' poets in a workshop to craft a singular, searing elegy.
Each artist's familiar aesthetics and production styles find a new, intriguing middle ground on Molina and Johnson. Molina's documentarian, record-the-room-as-it-is ethos finds a home in Johnson's subtle atmospherics and production tweaks; and Molina's powerful tenor croon finds a fitting dance partner in Johnson's equally moving soft-gravel vox. While the individual performances from each are stunning in their own right, the musical mind meld that was captured is absolutely the occasion it should be. It was magic and, thankfully, captured for all of us to relive and enjoy.
Will Johnson approached Jason Molina at the merch table following a Magnolia Electric Co. Austin, TX show in September 2007, where they engaged in a conversation about hats -- favorite types and what's appropriate for the stage -- and, of course, pumpkins. Numbers were exchanged on tattered napkins. Contact was made within a week, and a straight face agreement to co-conspire was made.
Five months later to the day, having loaded all their musical equipment into Argyle, Texas' Echolab studio, the two were in Johnson's truck headed for downtown Denton where they picked up the necessities of a recording session: food, beer, a BB gun and "lots of extra BBs."
"We were basically ready," Johnson said. "For ten days we wrote, co-wrote, workshopped, complimented, scrutinized, drank, invited friends to come play music, smoked, made lots of notes and drawings, drank a little more and shot the BB gun off the back porch when we just needed some time and space. In the throes of all this, our record was made in the late February sun." Read More
Each artist's familiar aesthetics and production styles find a new, intriguing middle ground on Molina and Johnson. Molina's documentarian, record-the-room-as-it-is ethos finds a home in Johnson's subtle atmospherics and production tweaks; and Molina's powerful tenor croon finds a fitting dance partner in Johnson's equally moving soft-gravel vox. While the individual performances from each are stunning in their own right, the musical mind meld that was captured is absolutely the occasion it should be. It was magic and, thankfully, captured for all of us to relive and enjoy.
Will Johnson approached Jason Molina at the merch table following a Magnolia Electric Co. Austin, TX show in September 2007, where they engaged in a conversation about hats -- favorite types and what's appropriate for the stage -- and, of course, pumpkins. Numbers were exchanged on tattered napkins. Contact was made within a week, and a straight face agreement to co-conspire was made.
Five months later to the day, having loaded all their musical equipment into Argyle, Texas' Echolab studio, the two were in Johnson's truck headed for downtown Denton where they picked up the necessities of a recording session: food, beer, a BB gun and "lots of extra BBs."
"We were basically ready," Johnson said. "For ten days we wrote, co-wrote, workshopped, complimented, scrutinized, drank, invited friends to come play music, smoked, made lots of notes and drawings, drank a little more and shot the BB gun off the back porch when we just needed some time and space. In the throes of all this, our record was made in the late February sun." Read More
A Maum Production
Time:8:00PM Monday, January 25th
Location:Bottletree

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It's difficult to find much information, if any at all, on Chris Staples if you don't know where to look. As modest as they come, Chris is not new to the spotlight. Once the frontman for 238, and later his solo project Discover America, his career that has lasted for more than a decade makes him a well seasoned veteran....
Chris is on tour in support of his 2004 release 'Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes'.
In 2008, Matthew self-released The Fire EP, an eight song songwriter-distinctive collection recorded in thirty hours for $1,000. The record quickly caught the attention of Birmingham's Live 100.5 radio station, and, in a sense, brought Matthew back to those lonesome bunk bed nights. A guitar and a room. Honest, underdone, a doubting-Thomas authenticity and, yes, palpably melodic. "Pain and secrets," he calls the record.
This show is for ages 18 and up. Tickets for this show are $8. Doors at 8pm; show at 9pm.
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Chris is on tour in support of his 2004 release 'Blackest Hair, Bluest Eyes'.
In 2008, Matthew self-released The Fire EP, an eight song songwriter-distinctive collection recorded in thirty hours for $1,000. The record quickly caught the attention of Birmingham's Live 100.5 radio station, and, in a sense, brought Matthew back to those lonesome bunk bed nights. A guitar and a room. Honest, underdone, a doubting-Thomas authenticity and, yes, palpably melodic. "Pain and secrets," he calls the record.
This show is for ages 18 and up. Tickets for this show are $8. Doors at 8pm; show at 9pm.
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Time:8:00PM Tuesday, January 12th
Location:BOTTLETREE

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Peter Bradley Adams is one half of the duo "eastmountainsouth" signed by Robbie Robertson (of The Band) to Dreamworks Records in 2002. He has released two solo records ("Gather Up" and "Leavetaking") and just released his third, "Traces" on Sarathan Records.
Tickets for this show are $8. This show is for ages 18 and up. Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm.

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To promote the upcoming Black Keys hip-hop LP, Blakroc-- featuring Mos Def, RZA, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, and more-- there's a making-of video series currently underway on the Blakroc website leading up to its release November 27. (Via Done Waiting.)
Frigid Records will be selling copies of the record and t-shirts.
This event is free and runs from 5-7pm.
Frigid Records Presents
Time:5:00PM Saturday, November 28th
Location:Bottletree

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Come out and enjoy the vocal stylings of Merrilee and Brad's aging father, Stan Challiss! If you're lucky maybe he'll do a duet with you! Stan is loved by all and you will soon be a fan too! trust me...
Starts at 6pm
Happy hour till 8pm!
No cover!
Come out and sing karaoke with Stan - Merrilee & Brad's aging father!
Time:6:30PM Monday, November 16th
Location:Bottletree

Bottletree Cafe Tune in to The Sunday Night Social tonight at 7pm to win tickets to see A.A. Bondy & Elvis Perkins this tuesday at Bottletree! at Live 100.5 fm or www.live1005online.com

Bottletree Cafe There's an absolutely free show Monday at Bottletree with the Dirt Daubers (guys from the Legendary Shack Shakers)! Please come out, it will be their Birmingham debut.

Bottletree Cafe don't wait...get your tickets early for this show!
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ROCK PAPER ROCK PRESENTS: A.A. BONDY / ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND in Birmingham, AL on 11/11/2009. Two amazing artists in one night! Birmingham native, A.A. BONDY(Scott Bondy of Verbena) returns to Birmingham in support of his new album "When the Devil's Loose"(to be released Sept. ...

Bottletree Cafe A.A. BONDY(Scott Bondy of Verbena) and ELVIS PERKINS(who recently opened for Bon Iver at Workplay) THIS TUESDAY at BottleTree!

Bottletree Cafe Specials O' The Day: PARM & PROSCUITTIO QUICHE or PORTABELLO & BLEU CHEESE QUICHE w/ GRITS & GREENS / SHRIMP or TOFU & GRITS / APPLE FRITTERS w/ CREAM CHEESE ICING / LEMON ROSEMARY CAKE w/ STRAWBERRY COMPOTE. BAMA GAME on the Big Screen at 2:30! PEACE SUMMIT w/ DJ'S RASHIDO & BRETT LEVINE TONIGHT!

Bottletree Cafe Oh, hey, there's a free show Monday at Bottletree with the Dirt Daubers (guys from the Legendary Shack Shakers)! Please come out, it will be their Birmingham debut.

Bottletree Cafe Alela Diane (Fleet Foxes / Blitzen Trapper opener) / Marissa Nadler tonight at Bottletree! Starts at 9 pm.
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"White As Diamonds" is taken from the album "To Be Still" - download now from iTunes : http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=304174853&s=143444 "To Be Still" is the follow-up ...
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