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