Photo by: J.Quigley – click photo for full set.
Happy Cinco de Mayo folks.
While we reflect on what we’re thankful for on this holiday in which we, as Americans, get to celebrate with drunken abandon the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over the French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 – I figured it was [...]
April 20, 2010 – 11:21 pm
Blue Giant – the self titled debut comes out July 13th on Vanguard Records.
Click the album cover image above for a free download.
Track listing:
01 – Clean The Clock
02 – Blue Sunshine
03 – Wesley
04 – Lonely Girl
05 – Target Heart
06 – When Will The Sun Shine?
07 – Go On
08 – Run Rabbit Run
09 – Gone For [...]
I’m typing this from a back storage closet in Iowa City. We’re playing tonight, but wanted to shoot you an update about April before time slipped by.
We’re excited to announce we’ll be playing a residency at Laurelthirst Pub in Portland. Every Wednesday in April we’ll be playing 2 hour sets (!!) during their happy hour [...]
So we’re knee deep in this thing. We’re already speaking our own language. At any point the phrases “cornbread stay put”, “hell strange” or “the devito clamp” are uttered, the whole place comes unglued.
The Fruit Bats are total sweethearts and crushers to boot. Making us bring our A game nightly. So far we all have [...]
February 26, 2010 – 11:01 am
Well, this one is pretty big news for us. So, let’s break it down shall we?
Q1: What does Blue Giant have in common with Merle Haggard & The Watson Twins?
A1: They’re all artists on Vanguard Records! That’s right folks we’re elated to announce we’ve joined the ranks of the venerable Vanguard Record label. They will be [...]
February 19, 2010 – 2:19 am
We’re getting strings, sticks and clothes all packed up and ready to load into ye ole van. Tons of dvd’s, lot’s of iPods, loading up on horror stories of shows gone wrong to keep each other awake and amused for hours to come.
Oh, the joys of touring.
We fire it up tomorrow with a home town [...]
February 9, 2010 – 2:19 pm
Just an update about the upcoming show this Thursday, Feb.11th at Mississippi Studios. All proceeds from the evening will go to Mercy Corps Haiti Medical Relief Fund. It’s a worthy cause and we’re happy to be a part. If you can’t come to the show, but would like to do a good deed, donations can [...]
February 9, 2010 – 1:19 am
Well, here she is folks. Pretty fancy new digs huh? It has everything a man could dream about in a website, and then some. Rather than me just go on and on about it, take’r out for a spin, try it out- click on stuff. It totally works!
We have a lot of things going on [...]
