Bigshot Touring proudly welcomes Sleepercar, the new project from Jim Ward of Sparta & At The Drive-In. Sleepercar's Fantastic debut album, West Texas, will be in stores 4/22 on Doghouse Records and the band are scheduled to perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 2nd! sleepercar will then embark on a May-June Northwest & Canadian tour with City and Colour. See our tours page for details & stay tuned for more U.S. dates to come!
Colin Meloy's solo tour kicks off tonight (4/7) at La Zona Rosa in Austin, TX! The tour will hit 20 cities before ending in colin's hometown of Portland, OR. Laura Gibson is support on all dates.
Colin's new CD, Colin Meloy Sings Live! will be in-stores tomorrow from the Kill Rock Stars label. This 14-Song release chronicles His 2006 u.s. solo tour and will also be available on gatefold vinyl from Jealous butcher records.
Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles will be performing on the Late Show with David Letterman this Wednesday, March 26th!!! Don't miss it! And don't miss the opportunity to see this amazing band on their upcoming headline tour beginning April 30th in New York City. See our tours page for a full list of dates & venues! Langhorne Slim's self-titled cd will be released 4/29 on Kemado Records.
It's that time of year again -- when all roads lead to austin -- and we're very pleased to announce the lineup for the bigshot touring Artists 2008 SXSW showcase. Please join us Friday, march 14th at club deville (900 red river).
8 pm: Ravens & Chimes
9 pm: the builders and the butchers
10 PM: Bobby bare jr.
11 pm: langhorne slim
12 AM: White Rabbits
1 am: white denim
hope to see you there! Bigshot Touring is happy to announce the addition of Seasick Steve to our artist roster.
The winner of the 2007 Mojo Best Breakthrough Act, Seasick Steve has performed with artists such as RL Burnside and KT Tunstall, and recently recorded with Nick Cave and Grinderman.
Look out for Seasick Steve on tour soon...in the meantime, however, click here to check out his performance on Jools Holland's hootenanny.
Colin Meloy will embark on a spring tour to coincide with the April 8th release of His solo debut, Colin Meloy Sings Live!. This 14-track album from Kill Rock Stars, documents Colin's 2006 solo tour. The 2008 Spring tour kicks off april 7th in Austin, TX with Laura Gibson supporting on all dates. Take a look at our tours page for a full list of dates / cities.
Bigshot is proud to announce the addition of the fantastic Langhorne Slim to our roster. Look out for his new album, due this spring from Kemado Records!!
Langhorne Slim isn't the only New Yorker new to the Bigshot roster. We also give a big welcome to Brooklyn's Ravens & Chimes! Their album Reichenbach Falls is available now from Better Looking Records. Take a listen...you'll be glad you did!
We look forward to bringing these great artists to your town soon!
We are thrilled to announce that The National will be joining REM and Modest Mouse for a national tour this May-June. Please check out our tours page for dates & venues. These are shows NOT to be missed!!!
Bigshot Touring congratulates RICHARD Hawley on his brit award nomination for Best male solo artist!
we've got our fingers crossed!! http://www.brits.co.uk/nominations/37/
Also of note from the Brit Awards, Mark Ronson's "Valerie" is nominated for Best Single, a song originally written and recorded by The Zutons!
Bigshot Touring is pleased to Announce two new additions to our artist roster -- Misra recording artists, Centro-Matic, and local Portland favorites, The Builders And The Butchers. We look forward to working with both of these great bands and hope that you'll come out and see them in 2008!
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