The headbobber
The headbanger
Our friend Mindy Fisher is working on a short animation to accompany our recording of The Fox. She’s made an animated version of each of us. She came to one of our shows to see how we moved onstage. Scott was the headbanger. I was the headbobber.
You can follow the process at Mindy’s blog, Ornaglyphology.
Our friend Mindy Fisher is working on an animated interpretation of ‘The Fox on the Town,’ a traditional tune we’ve recorded for our forthcoming CD. She’s posted a few screenshots on her blog, and they’re beautiful. Her drawing of the eponymous fox is below:
The eponymous fox
Tangleweed’s own Ryan Fisher was recently featured in a documentary about the proposed Promoter Ordinance in Chicago. You can check out his segment below, and also view the entire documentary here. The documentary was produced by JaGoFF, presented in conjunction with TheRecordIndustry.com.
Since its proposal, the ordinance has been tabled thanks to the large outcry by Chicago’s independent music community. This means the issue can still become active at any point, so it’s important for everyone to stay vigilant. We’ll keep you updated on the TweedBlog if any new information becomes available. Also, here’s a good resource with links related to the issue:
http://therecordindustry.com/chicago-promoters-ordinance.htm
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You could get yourself a ticket trying for a new land speed record on some godforsaken corn-lined back country road. Or you could get a bus ticket to Newark, New Jersey. Or maybe a parking ticket to help our cash-strapped metropolis cling to fiscal solvency.
But we’ve got tickets that are much better than that. They’re advance tickets to our record release show at The Hideout, and they’re on sale now at Ticket Web. Everyone at the show gets a copy of the new CD, Most Folk Heroes Started Out As Criminals, plus sets from Tangleweed and Shotgun Party.
How much would this magical evening of entertainment set a person back? Five hundred dollars? A thousand dollars? Seven hundred billion dollars? Nope. Eight bucks. A measley eight bucks guarantees that you get you in the door and a copy of the new CD. Get `em while they last.
Well, we have some good news and some bad news. First, the bad:
Tangleweed did not make the Top 5 vote getters in the CBGB Fest contest. We were overtaken at the 11th hour by the Off The Wagon Bluegrass Band from Nashville. And the judges chose Donny Biggins from Chicago as the winner, so he’ll be playing the opening slot for the festival – Congrats to Donny!! And HUGE thanks to all of you who voted for us.
Now, the good news:
TANGLEWEED IS PLAYING AT THE FESTIVAL ANYWAY!
The festival organizers just offered us and The Giving Tree Band (#7 in the votes, and also from Chicago) the chance to play POP-UP sets from the balcony between mainstage sets. It’ll be an old-school single-mic/single-spotlight setup, allowing us to keep the hot tuneage flowing for the audience while the mainstage sets get turned over. This should result in four or five short sets from each band throughout the entire day’s festivities.
We are extremely happy with this arrangement, and would like to send our most sincere thanks to Michael Raspatello and the gang at CBGB Fest for giving us this opportunity.
We’ll get good and warmed up with three full sets at our monthly Charleston gig the night before, and we’ll hit the ground running when we get the call on Saturday!
Thanks again to all of you who pulled for us in the contest – your efforts did not go unpunished, and we can’t thank you enough for all the support!!
We’ll see you on 11/22 at The Congress Theatre!
Billy, Kip, Paul, Ryan and Scott
Tangleweed
Tangleweed will be on the road for the evening, but folks in Chicago should head on over to the Old Town School of Folk Music to check out the Ebony Hillbillies.
Our pal (and sometime sub) Steve Rosen will be opening. There will also be an old-time jam with the band, starting at 4pm at the school. Bring an instrument if you feel like picking.
The Embarrassment, sometimes called the ‘greatest band you’ve never heard of’, have scheduled a reunion show August 30th, at Barleycorn’s in Wichita, Kansas. Also cause for celebration: their career-spanning collection Heyday
I’ve been hosting a bluegrass jam every other Sunday at the Wild Rover Pub (6001 N. Paulina) on Chicago’s northside. We just had our second session over Memorial Day weekend and it was a blast. We’re including a pot luck dinner as part of the fun. It makes the event kind of like a church picnic where everyone is drunk. This week Tiffany (bartender and hostess) made her special vegetarian sloppy joes and Matt Reese (banjo and co-host) showed up with some oven baked chicken wings. I took a crack at making some chocolate chip cookies with walnuts and they turned out surprisingly well.
The highlight of the evening was when two brothers visiting from Dublin started requesting Irish songs. I drew upon Tangleweed’s limited repertoire and soon the bar was filled with shouts of choruses from “Wild Rover” and “Whiskey in the Jar.” One of the brothers, Craig, had a great voice and belted out the verses. “Wild Rover,” being the namesake of the establishment, was such a hit we decided to play it twice that evening.
The next session will be held on Sunday, June 8 from 4-8 pm. Come bring your instruments, voice and a dish to pass if you feel so inclined. It’s been a great time so far, and there’s free parking across the street at the European Auto Body Shop!
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