http://sonsofbill.com Charlottesville Virginia's young country rockers Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:40:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We spent a good portion of June in the great state of Texas, the majority of which was spent listening to Texans say things like "there's nothing more Texan than putting red beans in your chili!" and "there's nothing more Texan than not putting beans in your chili!" and "you ... http://sonsofbill.com/2010/07/a-midsummer-nights-sweat/ We're just now completing the first leg of the Life In Shambles Tour 2010 and pleased to report things are going about as well as could be expected for a tour with a such a prestigious and optimistic title. We spent the whole month of May barnstorming the Southeast ... http://sonsofbill.com/2010/05/life-in-shambles-tour-update/ Sons of Bill is back on the road, and this time WE'RE THE MAIN EVENT! The LIFE IN SHAMBLES TOUR 2010 kicks off April 23rd in Charlottesville, Va. Many of you may have caught us opening for various fine groups in the past year or so, but ... http://sonsofbill.com/2010/04/life-in-shambles-tour-2010/ We've been fairly busy recently, but in case you've missed us, don't worry: there's more to come in the next couple weeks. We'll get right to it. Tomorrow night we'll be heading over to Charleston, WV for a taping of the NPR show Mountain Stage. It's a great ... http://sonsofbill.com/2010/02/mountain-stage-and-the-truckers-plus-richmond-tracks/ We’re back home safe after our tour out West and we’ve brought some video home with us. Actually a lot of the video we’ve recently unveiled has been sitting in our vaults for quite some time, but who’s counting? The important thing is the Sons of Bill YouTube ... http://sonsofbill.com/2010/01/new-videos-on-youtube/ Though certain members of Sons of Bill are ACLU supporters, we still believe it's appropriate to wish everyone a Merry Christmas when the season comes around. In that spirit, we've dropped a little something in Santa's bag for all of you to enjoy around your mashed potatoes and platters ... http://sonsofbill.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-from-sons-of-bill/ A lot's been happening in the SoB camp recently, so we'll jump right in. As promised, we recorded our show at The State Theatre a few weeks ago and damn are we glad we did. The joint was rocking and now you can experience it from the privacy ... http://sonsofbill.com/2009/11/state-theatre-show-available-jefferson-opens-soon/ It’s been a great couple weeks for Sons of Bill, making our acquaintance of the music loving population of Louisiana and Eastern Texas. We spent some time with some old friends down by the bayou and made some new friends, doing six shows with Jonathan Tyler and The Northern ... http://sonsofbill.com/2009/10/austin-city-limits-recap/ Last night we made our first foray into the great state of Texas, opening for Reckless Kelly at the Texas Hall of Fame near College Station. We opened the set with "Going Home". Only later did we realize this is a somewhat ironic choice as our introduction to ... http://sonsofbill.com/2009/09/first-dip-into-texas/ We've had a (typically) eventful first week on the road. Our best reception was at the Double Door Inn in Charlotte, where we were greeted by an intimidatingly knowledgable crowd, jam packed and shouting requests for deep cuts and obscure covers. We spent the weekend straddling the Virginia/Tennessee ... http://sonsofbill.com/2009/09/first-week-highlights-the-double-door-and-bristol/