JT elected to Americana Music Association's Board of Directors
1/10/08
Thirty Tigers is proud to announce that John Turner, our Director of Marketing, has been elected to the New Media category of the Americana Music Association's board of directors. Other newcomers include Avenue Bank's Van Tucker in the banking/finance category and Sin City's Shilah Morrow and industry veteran Tim Dubois in the At Large category.
Congratulations to all new and returning members! We are proud to have JT as part of our team.
The Avett Brothers Premiere New Video
1/7/08
The video for "Paranoia in Bb Major" by The Avett Brothers will premiere this Wednesday, January 9th on AOL Spinner.
Be sure to get there Wednesday to check out everyone's favorite Carolina darlings...
Thirty Tigers Welcomes Wilson!
12/14/08
Thirty Tigers is pleased to announce the addition of Wilson to our staff! Wilson left sunny L.A. to come be a part of our team as Director of Film/TV Music. In this position, he will be pitching music from Thirty Tigers releases for placement on the silver screen.
We plan to update the website next week, so check back soon to learn more about the sparks Wilson plans to make fly around here and other exciting developments taking place in the tiger den...
2 Thirty Tigers Releases Named in Esquire
Esquire Magazine music critic Andy Langer named two of our releases as part of "The 8 Best Songs You Didn't Hear This Year..."
Congrats to Andrew Bird and the folks behind Song of America for the mention of "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm," and to The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker for the mention of "Can You Feel It" from Kaboom!
Bloodshot Records Signs Justin Townes Earle for Debut Album
Thirty Tigers management client Justin Townes Earle has been signed to Bloodshot Records for his debut full length The Good Life. As the son of legendary singer/songwriter Steve Earle, high expectations are the name of the game; but he's shown that he is up to the task, crafting stark portraits with elements of acoustic blues and folk. Thirty Tigers extends our congratulations to Justin!
Paste Names 3 Thirty Tigers Releases in Top 100 of 2007
#12, The Avett Brothers, Emotionalism
#43, The Everybodyfields, Nothing Is Okay
#73, Warm in The Wake, American Prehistoric
"Wagon Wheel" Video hits CMT
Jeremy McComb is officially on his way! His hilarious new video for "Wagon Wheel" is in rotation on CMT Pure Country, and can currently be viewed HERE.
We promise it is well worth checking out...
The Avett Brothers Take Home 2 Americana Music Awards
Everyone's favorite indie-roots trio took home the awards for Duo/Group of the Year and Emerging Artist of the Year! The Avetts performed "Shame" at the Awards Ceremony and headlined a sold-out after party at the hallowed Station Inn.
Still don't know what all the fuss is about? Check out the Bros. Website or MySpace page
Thirty Tigers Needs YOU!
Are you a student looking for an internship? We'd love to talk to you about all the great things you'd learn if you chose to do your internship with us! E-mail katie@thirtytigers.com for more information.
The Dynamites Tour with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings in a Return of Real Funk and Soul!
"New York City has the Dap-Kings, Nashville has the Dynamites." --NY Times
"Listening to Charles Walker & The Dynamites immediately whisked me back to Small's Paradise,1964. It's so wonderful to hear Charles' voice is as strong as ever." - Bettye LaVette
The Dynamites are on a fat European tour with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, who have just released their album 100 Days 100 Nights. If you are digging on either the new Sharon Jones or Bettye LaVette albums, than you need to check out the Dynamites' Kaboom! for more classic soul and funk. US Dates:
1/08/2007 08:00 PM - The Library-Oxford, MS
, Oxford, Mississippi
11/09/2007 08:00 PM - Chelsea’s-Baton Rouge, LA
, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11/10/2007 08:00 PM - BJCC w/ Widespread Panic
, Birmingham, Alabama
11/16/2007 08:00 PM - The Southgate House
, Cincinatti, Ohio
11/30/2007 08:00 PM - Tipitina’s-New Orleans, LA
, New Orleans, Louisiana -
Check out Harp’s account of the Dynamites part in the return of real funk and soul
Thirty Tigers is All Over the AMA Festival
thursday:
-AMA Awards Show featuring performances by The Avett Brothers, Elizabeth Cook, and Amy LaVere
-The Avett Brothers perform at the AMA Awards Show After Party (10pm, The Station Inn)
friday:
-Amy LaVere (11pm, the Basement)
saturday:
-Mike Farris (8pm, The Cannery Ballroom)
-Tommy Womack (11:30pm, The Basement)
-Elizabeth Cook (10pm, The Station Inn)
-Will Kimbrough (9:30pm, The Cannery Ballroom)
then... The Thirty Tigers and Sin City AllStars Annual Chicken and Waffles Party begins at Midnight at The Cannery Ballroom We hope to see you there!
the everybodyfields Gain Critical Acclaim
Paste Magazine gave the everybodyfields 4 stars in their November issue, calling it "divine."
Similarly, Harp magazine says, "the everybodyfields" exist where fall and winter meet... Elliot Smith draped in dark Southern gothic."
If you still have not checked out this release, be sure to see what you're missing at their MySpace page.
National Television Program to Feature America's Music from Little House on the Prairie Project
Pa's Fiddle Recordings and the music from the Little House on the Prairie CD series including Happy Land: Musical Tributes to Laura Ingalls Wilder and Arkansas Traveler: Music from Little House on the Prairie, will be featured on Saturday, October 27th on the b In Tune music program on over 200 stations nationwide as well as in 17 million homes on Direct TV.
b In Tune is an exciting new show for and about kids and their music. Hosted from the InTune Studio on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA, b in Tune TV plugs its viewers into the very heart of the music scene with exciting and compelling stories that relate to music making a difference.
Kim Richey Performs at Private Celebration for Nobel Prize Winner
Singer-songwriter, Kim Richey recently performed at a special gathering to celebrate Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize Award. At a local restaurant in Nashville, Kim performed a special rendition of “What a Wonderful World”, as well as a few of her hits including one of Mr. & Mrs. Gore's favorite songs, "I'm Alright." Long time friends and fellow Nashville neighbors, Richey expressed that "It was an honor and a pleasure to be a part of such a special night.”
Song of America on Good Morning America
Janet Reno will appear with Pierre Thomas on Good Morning America in the near future! The taping is complete, and we'll be sure to let you know when it is set to air.
We have been receiving great press response for this epic release, including a story that ran in the New Yorker, an NPR Talk of the Nation interview, and a Rolling Stone piece. If you haven't heard the album yet, be sure to go sample some tracks at the Song of America MySpace Page.
The Avett Brothers Return to Nashville
Thirty Tigers is elated that the world's favorite indie-roots princes are returning to Nashville tomorrow, October 11, to perform at the Cannery Ballroom at 9pm. Tickets are available at the door for $18. For more information about the truth-seeking, soul-rocking, sweet-singing boys, check out theavettbrothers.com or The Avett Brothers' MySpace
Oxford American Features 2 Thirty Tigers Artists for Release Celebration
The Oxford American 2007 Music Issue CD Release Party will feature Amy LaVere and Elizabeth Cook - 2 Thirty Tigers darlings! This party will be sponsored by CMT and the Oxford American Literary Project and will take place at The Basement on Friday, Octobery 12 from 5-8 pm. RSVP to Kathleen King, kathleen@oxfordamericanmag.com. 501-296-9779.
Tommy Womack's Nice Day named Best Song by Nashville Scene
Thirty Tigers artist Tommy Womack has been honored with a "Best of Nashville" Award for "Alpha Male" from his album There I Said It! released in February. The article states (and we agree), "If Brad Paisley recorded this, he'd have wage-slave dads in pickups all across America staring at their radios in silent amazement." We'd rather hear Tommy sing it, even so. Congratulations to our favorite rock star.
Brandon Rhyder YouTube Contest Opens for Submissions
Do you have video footage that proves you are a fan of conviction? Enter the Brandon Rhyder “Home Again” YouTube Contest and win the chance to see Brandon live with 10 of your best friends, VIP style.
Song of America Listening Party Launches
1 week prior to release date, beginning September 11, Song of America is available to preview on a Napster listening party! You can check out all 50 tracks, which feature the talent of Andrew Bird, John Mellencamp, Devendra Banhart, Bettye LaVette, Martha Wainwright, Danielson, The Del McCoury Band, Tim O'Brien, The Wilders, The Dynamites and The Black Crowes. Visit the Listening Party- Click Here
Global Stretch Benefit: Two Nights of Music for Eastern Uganda
On Thursday, September 13th and Friday, September 14th, The Global Stretch and Thirty Tigers will sponsor two nights of music to benefit IDAAC (Integrated Development and AIDS Concern), a community-based NGO in eastern Uganda whose central goal is to help people in this area affected by HIV/AIDS cope under extreme socio-economic challenges. Both nights of the benefit will be held at The Basement and begin at 8PM.
The Jack Silverman Ordeal, The Charles Treadway Organ Trio, and Julie Lee & Sarah Siskind will kick things off Thursday night (the 13th) w/Vanderbilt ethnomusicologist Gregory Barz speaking about the current situation in Eastern Uganda.
Stone Jack Jones, Funkwrench feat. Kenny Vaughn, and Reeves Gabrels & the new Contrarians will be rockin’ more psychedelic sets Friday evening, September 14th.
Minimum donation for each night is $5. Tickets are available now at Grimey's New and Preloved Music. See the Global Stretch MySpace Page for more information
Thirty Tigers hosts Showcase as part of Next Big Nashville
Come see Stone Jack Jones, Mando Saenz, Matthew Perryman Jones, Elizabeth Cook and Mike Farris at the Basement, September 8th at 8:30.
The Basement 1604 8th Ave South 615.254.8006
Warm in the Wake- New Album 8/28
Atlanta indie-rock outfit Warm in the Wake is poised to released their beautiful new album American Prehistoric with the help of Thirty Tigers Publicity, Marketing and Management.
"like dipping your favorite folk songs in Southern rock, then dragging them through a pile of glitter..."
Warm in the Wake's Myspace
warminthewake.com
Amy LaVere named Memphis' Most Eligible Bachelorette!
Thirty Tigers songstress Amy LaVere has been named Memphis' most eligible bachelorette in Forbes.com's annual ranking of "Best Cities for Singles." Congratulations to Thirty Tigers' triple-slappin' darling! She's always been our most eligible bachelorette... Click here to purchase Amy's latest album, Anchors and Anvils
Thirty Tigers Announces New Project, Song of America
Song Of America is an 50-song, 3-disc album that traces the history of the United States through its folk and popular musical traditions. The idea was the brainchild of former Attorney General Janet Reno, whose premise was that music can be used as a great tool for history teachers to use in conveying the ideals and mores of the American people. She and producer Ed Pettersen (Reno's nephew) approached Thirty Tigers President David Macias (who won a Grammy in 2005 for co-producing "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster") about collaborating on this project. The compilation will be available September 19, 2007. Artists participating in the project include John Mellencamp, The Black Crowes, Devendra Banhart, Andrew Bird, Danielson, Bettye LaVette, Janis Ian, Martha Wainwright, Blind Boys of Alabama, Elizabeth Cook, Kim Richey and many others.
Emotionalism Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart
The Avett Brothers also landed #134 on the Billboard Top 200 for their May 15th release. "Thirty Tigers has offered the Avett Brothers and me the best of both worlds by giving us a major label infrastructure while allowing us to keep our indie-roots intact. Their "BIG TEAM, little me" philosophy has instilled the confidence needed to compete in an industry that can be very intimidating for small independent labels." - Dolphus Ramseur of Ramseur Records.
Bombadil, A Buzz, a Buzz
Ramseur Records
The music of Bombadil, a band of North Carolinians who met by chance in Bolivia, draws on a unique melange of influences to create an infectious, unclassifiable sound. The songs on their first full-length album range from straightforward rock to Bolivian waltzes, from heartbreaking piano-driven laments to swashbuckling, raucous marches. Still, the core of Bombadil is their anthemic, concrete songwriting. [artist site]
James McMurtry, Just Us Kids
Lightning Rod Records
Acclaimed singer/songwriter James McMurtry returns with Just Us Kids, his ninth album and follow up to 2005's Americana Album of the Year winner, Childish Things. With songs like "Cheney's Toy" and "God Bless America," McMurtry picks up where he left off with his controversial anthem "We Can't Make It Here." [artist site]
The Dixie Bee-Liners, Ripe
Pinecastle
Known for their high-octane performances, original songs and stunning harmonies, The Dixie Bee-Liners return with their latest release Ripe, produced by Grammy winner Bil Vorndick and featuring guest appearances by Andy Falco (Infamous Stringdusters), Mark Fain and Andy Leftwich (Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder), ex-Grascal David Talbot, and Rascal Flatt's dobro player Travis Toy. [artist site]
Kathy Mattea, COAL
Captain Potato Records
Grammy winner and environmental activist Kathy Mattea has dreamed quietly about one day recording an album like Coal. Raised near Charleston, West Virginia, her childhood was steeped in the Appalachian culture and her mining heritage is thick. This albums is what Mattea calls a tribute to "my place and my people." [artist site]
Aaron Watson, Angels & Outlaws
BIG Label Records
After years of Texas chart hits and sold-out shows, Aaron Watson returns with his strongest offering yet, Angels and Outlaws, and his sights firmly set on the national stage. [artist site]
South Austin Jug Band, Strange Invitation
Jank Jankins Records
There's no jug-playing in the South Austin Jug Band, and any other bluegrass connotation should be spilled down the drain along with other moonshine-conceived notions. Strange Invitation is chock-full of melodic songs and South Austin Jug Band has solidified itself as a tour-de-force in the world of acoustic music. [artist site]
Paul Thorn, Long Way from Tupelo
Perpetual Obscurity Records
With his signature witty lyrics, brilliant irony and colorful true life stories, Paul Thorn returns singing about good times, bad times, and everything in between, artfully weaving in a slightly loopy Southern sense of the unexpected that draws you in and never lets go. [artist site]
Steve Poltz, Traveling
98 Pounder Records
This is the first time Steve Poltz has recorded something with a full band and a clear vision of his future. It's the beginning of a new chapter for the American-Canadian artist whose time has come. [artist site]
Beth Nielsen Chapman, Prism
BNC Records
This impressive double CD set of world hymns seamlessly weaves Beth Nielsen Chapman's beautiful, inspired voice through an eclectic mix of songs from many different languages, cultures and spiritual traditions. [artist site]
Karen Parks, Nobody Knows: The Songs of Harry T. Burleigh
Ottimavoce Records
Few have ever managed to popularize an art form by elevating it, and Harry T. Burleigh is one of those few who did so by bringing the music of black America to the classical concert stage. Resplendent soprano Karen Parks brings Burleigh's music to life through this collection, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Classical Chart. [artist site]
Mando Saenz, Bucket
Carnival Records
On his latest effort Bucket, Mando's songs are still populated with losers and dreamers, but he has left the Texas imagery behind. Potent songwriters and Nashville musicians perfectly punctuate his haunting tenor and unexpected phrases. [artist site]
Owen Temple, Two Thousand Miles
El Paisano Records
Owen's gritty realism harkens back to his heroes like Steve Earl and Joe Ely. Two Thousand Miles is a dusty, backroads blend of heartache and hope... [artist site]
Andy Bey, Ain't Necessarily So
12th Street Records
From the artist that Aretha Franklin calls "brilliant and precious" and Pharrell Williams claims is "so dope," comes a live album (recorded at Birdland) of American Standards. Bey's performances are notoriously "below the radar," but this marks the existence of a recording that captures the energy and magic previously heard by very few. [artist site]
Genius + Love, Jazz and Swing for Kids
Genius + Love
Genius + Love has teamed with Dr. Wendi Lowery Ed.D., a leading learning theorist from Vanderbilt University, to produce the first record to be marketed to kids and adults equally. Jazz and Swing for Kids presents ten classical sets of children's lyrics paired with arrangements inspired by legends like Count Basie, Scott Joplin, Little Richard and Lead Belly. [artist site]
various artists, Song of America
Thirty One Tigers, Split Rock Records
A Landmark, 50-SONG, 3-CD set tracing the history of our country through new versions of culturally significant songs interpreted by contemporary artists. Envisioned by Janet Reno, his set includes tracks performed by the likes of Andrew Bird, John Mellencamp, Devendra Banhart, Martha Wainwright, Bettye LaVette, Tim O'Brien, The Black Crowes, Danielson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Janis Ian, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Wilders, Elizabeth Cook, The Del McCoury Band, and many, many more... [artist site]
Jamie Richards, Drive
D Records
With two successful albums under his belt, a slew of top 10 hits, and tens of thousands of touring miles logged, Oklahoma native Jamie Richards returns with Drive, his most compelling work yet. He remains fiercely independent, true to his roots, and boldly committed to preserving what he calls "real country music." [artist site]
Pat Flynn, reVision
Mea Culpa Records
The latest acoustic treasure from singer, songwriter, vocalist and lead guitarist for the highly influential group New Grass Revival. On reVision, Pat Flynn takes center stage once again with this refreshing and original solo effort. [artist site]
The Karl Denson Trio, Lunar Orbit
Bobby Ace Records
KD3 combines elements of modern funk, hip-hop, psychedelic jam and contemporary jazz. Complete with Karl's undeniable grooves and colossal saxaphone solos, Lunar Orbit is just another way for listeners to expand their minds while moving their feet. [artist site]
Will Kimbrough, EP
Daphne
Essentially a folk record, EP showcases Kimbrough's slide, flattop guitar and banjo work, and most of all, his warm voice and literate songwriting. Recorded mostly at home, with floorboards creaking, birds singing, cars passing, and children sneaking by, EP is Will Kimbrough's most intimate work yet. [artist site]
Brandon Rhyder, Live
Apex Nashville
Brandon Rhyder's new release Live features the single "Home Again" (co-written by Jon Randall- "Whiskey Lullaby"), five previously unreleased tracks, three of his biggest radio hits, two bonus tracks produced by hit singer/songwriter turned producer Radney Foster, and the best songs from two major shows recorded this past winter. [artist site]
the everybodyfields, nothing is okay
Ramseur Records
The everybodyfields, the Tennessee trio that is rapidly gaining a deserved reputation as front-runners of the newest generation of the alt-country movement. The everybodyfields offers melancholic interpretations of universal human stories set to achingly beautiful melodies and put to life with such instrumentation as lap steel, lead guitar, electric bass, and acoustic guitar. [artist site]
Gretchen Peters, Burnt Toast and Offerings
Scarlet Letter Records
In 2004, Peters went through what she describes as a "midlife epiphany." It was the realization that she needed to take control of her own life, and it would turn her world upside-down and end her 23 year marriage before culminating in Burnt Toast & Offerings, a deeply personal coming-to-terms record. [artist site]
Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette, The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1
American Roots Publishing
Feel A Hunk O' Burnin' Love with The Bluegrass Elvises, Volume One Shawn Camp & Billy Burnette will be available August 16, 2007 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. [artist site]
Jeremy McComb, "Wagon Wheel" Single
Parallel Entertainment
Rising country star Jeremy McComb has released his first single via Thirty Tigers! Expect to hear "Wagon Wheel" on a country radio station near you... [artist site]
The Avett Brothers, Emotionalism
Ramseur Records
Emotionalism is a weakness. It is a presentation of a heart-lucid reality to those who do not seek it. It can be mocked. It can be ignored. This record and the group that executed it take part in a voice, singing to the guarded, the scared, the damaged, the emotionless. They will choose whether or not to listen. [artist site]
Elizabeth Cook, Balls
Thirty One Tigers
In contemporary country music, it's a rare performer who will dare to take on the industry on her own hogs-and-kisses terms. But for the artist whom Nanci Griffith has called "this generation's Loretta Lynn," it takes a certain tenacity to meld smart attitude with classic tradition, the credibility of a life lived with genuine hillbilly passion, and the integrity to write an acclaimed cache of uncommonly cool songs. This is a fiercely independent ride where shuffles, ballads, and even the occasional juice harp can soar alongside an exquisite cover of The Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning." Balls is, quite simply, Elizabeth Cook's unabashed breakthrough. [artist site]
Amy LaVere, Anchors and Anvils
Archer Records
Two years, many gigs, and one big, busted love affair later, Amy LaVere went into the studio with Jim Dickinson to craft her dark and sexy second album, Anchors and Anvils. Jim Dickinson captured Amy and her band at his Zebra Ranch recording barn/'art project' in rural Mississippi. "As a producer, you take the artist out to the edge of the cliff, where they have to learn to trust you," Dickinson explains. "And of course, you push 'em off. A lot of them fall. But Amy has the wings to fly. In fact, I think it's one of the best records I've ever made." [artist site]
The Dynamites, Kaboom!
Outta Sight Records
Outta Sight Records is pleased to announce their first release with The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker on vocals. Kaboom! is a furious and unrelenting barrage of stripped-down, rhythmic R&B, funk, and swinging soul pouring out of Nashville's new 9-piece staple live outfit [artist site]
