Bloodshot Year-End BLOWOUT SALE!

Our annual year end HOLIDAY BLOWOUT SALE on the website!

Over 70 releases discounted! Something from every artist! CDs as low as $6!

An embarrassment of riches and one stop holiday shopping! Gift certificates and loads of other gift ideas!

Earn Free goodies, and be good to yourself, too!

Most orders ship SAME DAY, and first class postage is included for all orders shipping in the US (UPS ground and overnight options are available for an additional fee, and foreign orders incur additional postage charges).

Select one of these free gifts, based on your order total:

For orders totalling $30.00 or more, you'll receive a limited Bloodshot sampler CD, featuring 22 tracks from 22 of your Bloodshot faves.

For orders totalling $65.00 or more, in addition to receiving the sampler CD, you can choose between a Bloodshot coffee mug or a white Bloodshot logo t-shirt (please visit our merchandise page for complete descriptions). Please specify which item you'd like, and the size preferred if selecting the t-shirt, in the "special instructions" section when placing your order.

For orders totalling $100 or more, you get both of the above gifts (the sampler, and your choice of either the Bloodshot coffee mug or t-shirt) AND your choice of any Bloodshot CD (this excludes double CDs, DVDs, and all non-Bloodshot titles). Again, please specify in the "special instructions" section when placing your order which items you'd like, either the mug or the shirt, AND which free single Bloodshot CD you'd like!

This sale runs through the end of the year.

Check out all of these great titles on sale!:

Ryan Adams Heartbreaker

Bobby Bare Jr. The Longest Meow,
From The End of Your Leash, and
OK, I'm Sorry

Rico Bell Dark Side of the Mersey

Scott H. Biram Dirty Old One Man Band and Graveyard Shift

Blacks Just Like Home

Bottle Rockets Zoysia

Paul Burch East to West and Fool for Love

Neko Case Blacklisted and The Virginian

Cordero En Este Momento

Deadstring Brothers Starving Winter Report

Detroit Cobras Baby

Devil in a Woodpile In Your Lonesome Town and Devil in a Woodpile

Dollar Store Dollar Store

Alejandro Escovedo A Man Under the Influence and More Miles Than Money

Robbie Fulks 13 Hillbilly Giants and South Mouth

Grevious Angels Miles on the Rail and New City of Sin

Wayne Hancock A-Town Blues and Swing Time

Rex Hobart Empty House and Your Favorite Fool

Kelly Hogan Because it Feel Good

Jim and Jennie & the Pinetops Rivers Roll On By

Jon Langford All The Fame of Lofty Deeds

Th'Legendary Shack*Shakers Cock A Doodle Don't

The Meat Purveyors Someday Soon Things Will Be Much Worse!, Pain by Numbers and Sweet in the Pants

Moonshine Willy Bastard Child and Bold Displays of Imperfection

Nora O'Connor Til The Dawn

Old 97's Wreck Your Life and Early Tracks

Graham Parker Songs of No Consequence and Your Country

Mark Pickerel Snake in the Radio

Pine Valley Cosmonauts Executioner's Last Songs Vol's 2&3

Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature

Jon Rauhouse Steel Guitar Rodeo

Riptones Buckshot and Cowboy's Inn

the Sadies Tremendous Efforts and Precious Moments

Scroat Belly Daddy's Farm

Split Lip Rayfield Should Have Seen It Coming and Never Make it Home

Sally Timms Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos and To the Land of Milk and Honey

Trailer Bride Hope is a Thing With Feathers and Smelling Salts

Waco Brothers Freedom and Weep and Electric Waco Chair

Waco Brothers New Deal

Andre Williams Red Dirt

Yayhoos Fear Not The Obvious

Various Artists For A Decade of Sin

Various Artists Down to the Promised Land

Various Artists Heard Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson

Various Artists Hell Bent: Insurgent Country Volume 2

Various Artists Nashville: The Other Side of the Alley

Various Artists Making Singles, Drinking Doubles

Graham Parker Interview Tonight on WUSB!

Don't miss WUSB 90.1 FM'S Graham Parker special tonight, featuring an exclusive 90 minute interview with the man himself! For those in the Stony Brook, NY area listen live at 90.1. FM and for everyone else, the entire piece will be streamed online at this link. The show airs at 7pm tonight (Thursday, November 16th) and if you miss it, you can also listen to the archive by going to the WUSB site

Paul Burch Update

Paul Burch isn't one to stand still for too long. Coming off his acclaimed fall Bloodshot release East to West, Paul's not only been playing a steady lineup of CD Release tour dates (with more to be soon,) but will also be appearing on upcoming releases by Charlie Louvin and Beverly Knight! In addition, he has just opened his long-awaited recording studio Pan-American Sound. Check back soon for upcoming dates!

Bloodied But Unbowed: Bloodshot Records' Life in the Trenches DVD Release Party in Kansas

There will be a release party for Bloodshot's first DVD, Bloodied But Unbowed: Bloodshot Records' Life in the Trenches at Auntie Mae's Parlor in Manhattan, KS on Tuesday, November 28th at 7:30 pm. They will be showing the entire DVD and there will be live music after the event. Auntie Mae's Parlor is located at 616 N. 12th St. in Manhattan, KS. For more information, check out Auntie Mae's Parlor's site here.

Extensive Deadstring Brothers Interview in Modern PeaPod

The Lansing zine Modern Peapod has just posted a great, in-depth interview with Kurt from Deadstring Brothers in which he discusses, among other things, the death of Detroit garage rock and his love for Dylan and Thriller. To check out the article, go here.

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Bloodshot Featured At Chicago History Museum's Roots Music Exhibit

Bloodshot is honored to be included in the Chicago History Museum's "Chicago Roots Music" Exhibit, and to be featured (along with the Waco Brothers) in the upcoming episode of the PBS series American Roots Music, which will cover the exhibit and the history of Chicago folk, blues, gospel and country music. The Chicago History Museum describes the event:

"For more than a hundred years, 'Sweet Home Chicago' has been one of the music capitals of the world. Chicago is best known as a blues town, but the music doesn't end there. Chicago Roots Music explores the city’s ties to many different musical genres, from the well-known jazz, blues, and gospel styles that migrated here from the South to the folk music and country sounds enjoying a revival today.

The exhibition opens Saturday, November 11th, and the Chicago History Museum is located at 1601 N. Clark St. For more information, visit the exhibition's official site here. The documentary will be broadcast in the Chicago area on Thursday, November 16th on WTTW Ch. 11 at 9pm.

For more information about the PBS series and to find your local listings for the American Roots Music: Chicago documentary, visit the American Roots Music site here. The program features pioneers such as Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Prine, The Staple Singers among many many others. Jon Langford is featured in an interview, as well as appearing in a performance by the Waco Brothers.

Jon Langford speaks about Bloodshot's inclusion in the exhibit in this Chicago Sun-Times article.

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Photos and Live Review of the Meat Purveyors' Final Show

This is the end, friends--having played their final show at Bloodshot's CMJ Showcase last weekend, the Meat Purveyors have officially called it a day. But as we commiserate, you can catch a glimpse of their final Austin show with a live review and exclusive photos on Austin Sound!

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Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook: Volume One Featured On Chicago Tonight

WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" will be airing a segment about the Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook Vol. 1 on Wednesday, November 22nd at 7pm, channel 11 in Chicago. For more information, go to the WTTW website.

Upcoming Shows with the Blacks, Dollar Store and Scroat Belly

We get the questions all the time. A Bloodshot band takes a break for an indeterminate amount of time and scurrilous rumors begin to spread..."Hey it's been X years since I saw Band Y play...are they broken up? When the hell will they play again?" Well over here at Bloodshot, bands never truly call it quits, they just go into hibernation like the wily and fearsome beasts they are. All the same, we know our loyal Bloodshot fans will be elated by the opportunity to see Bloodshot faves the Blacks, Dollar Store and the wildly divisive Scroat Belly return to the stage at these upcoming shows:

The Blacks perform at the Hideout in Chicago on Friday, November 17th

Dollar Store perform at the Hideout in Chicago on Saturday, November 25th with Kelly Hogan

Scroat Belly's "Rock it 'til the wheels fall off" Mini-Tour:

Sat Dec 16 - Kansas City, MO at Davey's

Sun Dec 17 - Manhattan, KS at Auntie May's

Fri Jan 12 - St. Louis, MO at Blueberry Hill

Sat Jan 13 - Chicago, IL at the Empty Bottle

Sat Feb 3 - Lawrence, KS at the Bottleneck

Graham Parker's 103 Degrees in June Now Available!

Graham Parker's new live release 103 Degrees in June is now available exclusively online! A limited-edition run of 2000 copies signed and numbered by Graham, the CD is only available through the Bloodshot Online store or for digital download through iTunes and eMusic.

Recorded in Chicago in 2005, 103 Degrees in June documents one of those nights when the music takes over, when the crowd and the band feed off one another and no one minds being soaked to the skin. Hot? Hell yes, it was hot. GP and the boys were in top form from their tour and they tore through killer versions of songs covering the length of his legendary career, including his recent BS release Songs of No Consequence. It was an exhilarating night, a transporting night. When it was over, the floor was slick with sweat and beer, and the heat rose in waves and stung your eyes.

Mark Pickerel with Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 Tour Kicks off Wednesday

Many have asked when Bloodshot's resident dark prince of late-night melancholy would leave the confines of his Pacific Northwest homebase and head out to visit us in the midwest and on the east coast. Well wait no longer, as Mark has just announced November tour dates opening for none other than Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3!

Don't miss Mark when he comes to your town:


Wed Nov 8 - Chicago, IL at the Metro

Thu Nov 9 - Detroit, MI at Magic Bag

Fri Nov 10 - Toronto, ONT at The Mod Club

Sun Nov 12 - Cleveland, OH at Cleveland Ballroom

Mon Nov 13 - Pittsburgh, PA at Rex Theatre

Tue Nov 14 - Sellersville, PA at Sellersville Theatre

Fri Nov 17 - New York, NY at Hiro Ballroom

Sat Nov 18 - Hoboken, NJ at Maxwell's

Mon Nov 20 - Baltimore, MD at Ottobar

Sat Nov 25 - Seattle, WA at Crocodile

Bloodshot CMJ Showcase Saturday, November 4th at Union Pool

We've been sitting on this for months over here at BSHQ, but now the lineup for Bloodshot's Annual CMJ Showcase, Party and BBQ has been finalized and we can share the news with you all! This year's Showcase is at Union Pool in Brooklyn on Saturday November 4th, and features some of Bloodshot's best and brightest, including Bobby Bare Jr., Scott H. Biram, Deadstring Brothers, the Silos, Mark Pickerel and the final performance of the Meat Purveyors!

The festivities begin at NOON and there will be complementary BBQ and a free beer a person, as if you needed any other reason to attend. Union Pool is located at 484 Union Ave (at Meeker) in Brooklyn. The set lineup is as follows:


5:30 The Meat Purveyors (last show ever)

4:45-5:15 Bobby Bare Jr.'s Young Criminals Starvation League

4:00-4:30 Scott H. Biram

3:15-3:45 Deadstring Brothers

2:30-3:00 The Silos

1:45-2:15 Mark Pickerel

1:00-1:30 Scotland Yard Gospel Choir

Special thanks to our sponsors, Dale's Pale Ale, Old Chub Scottish Style Ale, KDHX and eMusic. General admission tickets will be $10, or $7 with a CMJ badge. Tickets are only available the day of the show, so get there early!

For a map to Union Pool, take a look here, or take a look at these directions:

From Manhattan, by subway:
Take the L train to the Lorimer St stop (2nd stop in Brooklyn). Walk 1 1/4 blocks toward BQE overpass on Union Avenue. Union Pool is at the corner of Union & Meeker.

From Queens or Brooklyn by subway:
Take G train to Metropolitan Ave stop. Walk 1 1/4 blocks toward BQE overpass on Union Ave. Corner of Meeker & Union.From Manhattan by car:
Take outside lanes of Williamsburg Bridge, get off at South 5th Street exit. Stay straight on S. 5th St. for three blocks. Turn left onto Rodney St. Rodney turns into Meeker Ave. Corner of Union & Meeker.

From Queens or Long Island by car:
Take the BQE to the Metropolitan Ave exit. Turn left at light at bottom of ramp. Make immediate left onto Meeker Ave. It's on the corner.

From Brooklyn south of Williamsburg by car:
Take BQE to Williamsburg Bridge exit, when you get off exit you are on Rodney, stay on Rodney until it turns into Meeker (about 3-4 blocks), then go one more block to corner of Meeker & Union.

Also, don't miss special CMJ Showcase performances by Jon Langford with Sally Timms, Scott H. Biram, Deadstring Brothers, Sally Timms and Chris Mills as Wee Hairy Beasties, Bobby Bare Jr., and Mark Pickerel. Click on their names for showcase times and details!

Mark Pickerel November Tour with Robyn Hitchcock!

Many have asked when Bloodshot's resident dark prince of late-night melancholy would leave the confines of his Pacific Northwest homebase and head out to visit us in the midwest and on the east coast. Well wait no longer, as Mark has just announced November tour dates opening for none other than Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3!

Don't miss Mark when he comes to your town:


Wed Nov 8 - Chicago, IL at the Metro

Thu Nov 9 - Detroit, MI at Magic Bag

Fri Nov 10 - Toronto, ONT at The Mod Club

Sun Nov 12 - Cleveland, OH at Cleveland Ballroom

Mon Nov 13 - Pittsburgh, PA at Rex Theatre

Tue Nov 14 - Sellersville, PA at Sellersville Theatre

Fri Nov 17 - New York, NY at Hiro Ballroom

Sat Nov 18 - Hoboken, NJ at Maxwell's

Mon Nov 20 - Baltimore, MD at Ottobar

Sat Nov 25 - Seattle, WA at Crocodile