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St. Paul and The Broken Bones: ‘Broken Bones and Pocket Change’

September 24, 2012 0 comments

Featured last month in the latest version of Birmingham, Alabama’s B-Metro, St. Paul and the Broken Bones are a new band from Birmingham who have recently caught our attention with their song ‘Broken Bones and Pocket Change,’ the only recorded track to emerge from the band’s debut EP, that reportedly should be out November 18th.

Packed full of soul with that hint of Southern charm and horn section highlights, we were sold from first listen. Add the live amateur YouTube video we stumbled across, and we see nothing but potential. Keep an eye out on these fellas and stream/download their debut track ‘Broken Bones and Pocket Change’ below (compliments of B-Metro):

Download: St. Paul and The Broken Bones ‘Broken Bones and Pocket Change’

Videos

Banditos: ‘Long Gone Away’ & ‘No Good’

September 20, 2012 0 comments

Some more Joshua Shoemaker directed videos premiered on American Songwriter today, this time featuring 2 songs from one of our favorite live bands from the South, Birmingham, Alabama’s Banditos! Both songs, ‘Long Gone Away’ and ‘No Good,’ come from the band’s new EP that just dropped this week.

We can’t stress enough how much we love these guys live and these videos definitely reflect them at their best… not to mention, both were shot in the Alabama woods (aka, Banditos’ back yard), showing us even more how Shoemaker is becoming one of the best in documenting bands live and perfecting live recorded sounds in your not-so-typical settings.

Check’em both out below and while ‘yer at it, steam/download Banditos’ new EP, available now:

Music

Banditos: ‘Cry Baby Cry’

July 31, 2012 0 comments

If you visited the merch booth at Track 29 during our very first The South Rail Presents event Friday night, then you might be one of the lucky people who purchased the brand new EP from Birmingham, Alabama’s Banditos! The 6-song disc is called ‘Everybody Goes To Milo’s’ and was nicely packaged in a brown paper bag accompanied with a Budwiser label style Banditos sticker.

In addition, from that EP’s first track comes the new single ‘Cry Baby Cry’ that is available for FREE download below, if you didn’t get ‘yer hands one of these hand-made suckers! More details to come with this EP, but until then, stream/download the single below and get ready for BIG things from this up-and-coming band who put on one hell of a live show! And see their full live dates HERE to get an EP in-person:

Getting Local

Thank You Chattanooga!

July 30, 2012 0 comments

We would like to thank Track 29, the amazing bands, Joshua Shoemaker, High Class Hillbilly and everyone who came out to our very first The South Rail Presents! The show was a great success and we can’t wait to do it all again!

Many people asked us about the music playing before and between the bands’ sets. Here is the full playlist from Friday night’s hand selected tunes. Hopefully you not only enjoyed amazing live music and scored some killer gear from Nikki Lane’s High Class Hillbilly, but discovered additional bands you will see and support in the future.

Thank you Chattanooga! – The South Rail

Deer Tick: ‘The Bump’

JEFF the Brotherhood: ‘Six Pack’

Turbo Fruits: ‘Sweet Thang’

These United States: ‘Honor Amongst Thieves’

Quiet Life: ‘Jim’s Wedding Band’

Houndmouth: ‘Penitentiary’

Natural Child: ‘That’s How I Got to Memphis’

Burnt Ones: ‘Gonna Listen To T.Rex (All Night Long)’

Ranch Ghost: ‘The Water’

PUJOL: ‘Mission From God’

King Tuff: ‘Anthem’