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The 4th Annual BROOKLYN COUNTRY COOKOUT in Austin, TX!

admin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:38:52 +0000

Visit www.brooklyncountrycookout.com for more info.

South by Southwest set info

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:41:51 +0000

Here’s where we’ll be:

Monday 3/14 AUSTIN, TX
ATX Emerge Party @Deville
(w Motel Aviv & Gary Clark Jr.)
900 Red River at 9th st.
10pm

Wednesday 3/16 AUSTIN, TX
The Continental Club
(with Stone River Boys)
1315 S.Congress,
2pm

Wednesday 3/16 AUSTIN, TX
Sounds Like the Belmont @ The Belmont
(w/ Gringo Star, Baskery)
305 W. 6th st.
12:15am (wed. night)

Thursday 3/17 AUSTIN, TX
Mi Casa Cantina
(w/ Abigail Washburn, Hoots & Hellmouth)
503 E. 6th st.
1:15pm

Saturday 3/19 AUSTIN, TX
3rd Annual Brooklyn Country Cookout!
(annual event founded by the Defibs)
1506 Eva St.
5pm

Bluegrass Battle Tomorrow Night!

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:12:16 +0000

Come Rally Round yer Defibulators!

Twelve top bluegrassish bands from New York and beyond will fight it out for the chance to perform at the 2011 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco.

The illustrious judging panel will be: Dawn Holliday of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, Norm Parenteau of Slipshod Management representing one of the biggest acts in Americana music, Old Crow Medicine Show and Andrew Colvin of Ground Control Touring who books acts like Bright Eyes, She & Him, and Cat Power.

The twelve competing bands are: The Defibulators, The 2nd Avenue Mountain Boys, Bobtown, McMule, The Young Spokes, Gangstagrass, The Dive Bar Dukes, Alex Battles & Whiskey Rebellion, The Gold Top County Ramblers, Do it to Julia, Frankenpine, and the Michaela Anne Band. In addition to the bands, a whole gaggle of New Yorker cartoonists will be on stage providing comic interludes. This is a show you don’t want to miss.

Get advance tickets at www.theatre80.net for $16.50 (Note that all seats are general admission) or call 212-388-0388 and reserve them for $15

If you’re curious about what exactly a hardly strictly bluegrass band is, check out the Official Rules.

UPDATE: 2/20/11 (via Twitter)

“Well, we didn’t make it to the final round, but we ended up winning the Audience Favorite Award!Thanks to everyone who was there and voted!”

Corn Money named Album of the Year!?!

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:01:03 +0000

Ah, we sure do love them Colorado mountain towns…. The air is pristine, the views are stunning, and the people are not only friendly, but they have eccentric and unpredictable taste in music. With all humility though, we were indeed surprised and honored to make Chris Aaland’s top ten albums of 2010 in the Durango Telegraph. Nevermind that he slipped us in the number one spot! We’re humbled when anyone says good stuff about our music, much less rank it above rock legends. Suspend your disbelief and read the list here (scroll down after clicking). This gives us new meaning to Romance in Durango…

Also check out Bryant Liggett’s indy top ten in

NYC fans, Round Up! Big Show at Sullivan Hall, 1/10/11

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:28:26 +0000

Calling all New York friends and fans! We will be playing at Sullivan Hall, Monday January 10, 2011, as part of an APAP showcase (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) for Charisma Artist Agency. It’s a tremendous bill of great music including our good friends Jan Bell & The Maybells and the Two Man Gentleman Band, whom we haven’t shared a bill with since our first US tour many moons ago. Also on the bill will be old-school jazz from the George Cole Quintet and a fiery set from bass-slappin’ gypsy folk rockers, Fishtank Ensemble. Order of performers is listed as on the flyer; Defibs should take the stage around 11. Come support yer Defibulators for this muy importante show!

More information on the APAP Conference

Tiny Apartment Concerts

admin — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:37:33 +0000

We recently had the pleasure of playing the Tiny Apartment Concert series in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The apartment was indeed tiny, but the good time vibe was huge. The crowd consisted of a hand-picked group of only the elite-est of the elite tastemakers and entrepreneurs in NYC. We’re talking music apprecianados, international diplomats, fish oil tycoons, pet fashionistas…you name it. The creme de la creme of who’s who and why’s why. Somebody said Kanye was there with Vladimir Putin, but I wouldn’t have known because the place was so damn crowded. Everyone of course contributed to the smorgasbordial pot luck and Buffalo Trace provided the bourbon in sippy pouches…naturally.
Thanks to Elayna, Lauren, and everyone who concocted this unique, badass event.
Click here for an awesome slideshow of photos from the night.
(pictures by Ashley Corbin-Teich)
www.tinyaptconcerts.com

www.buffalotrace.com

Music Fog

admin — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:46:41 +0000

While at the Americana Festival in Nashville we had the honor of taping a few tunes for Music Fog. Yes, they did get us out of bed effin early, but we made it – just barely. It was the morning after our Basement show and we really tied one on that night. I think Roadblock’s solo says it all. Big thanks to Jessie, Aaron, and the entire crew at Music Fog – they worked tirelessly and missed out on most of the conference to do their thang. And what a noble thang it is. You can read the the cool write up Jessie did on us here. And check out the amazing endless archives they have on their site. www.musicfog.com

Brooklyn to Nashville & Back!

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:53:58 +0000

Hitting the road down to Nashvegas today for The Americana Music Association Festival!

We’ll be playing Wednesday, Sept 8th at The Basement for the first night of evening showcases.
Here’s the lineup for the evening:

8pm Hayes Carll
9pm DEFiBULATORS
10pm Shannon Whitworth
11pm Frontier Ruckus

Go to Americanamusic.org for more info and the lineup of the rest of the fest which includes artists Charlie Louvin, Guy Clark, Wanda Jackson, Dale Watson and more!
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Then we hightail it back to Brooklyn for the 7th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival at Southpaw!

This is one of our favorite gigs of the year and we’re playing with our loads of good friends and great bands!
Here’s the lineup for Friday:

8pm Milton
9pm Julia Haltigan & the Hooligans
10pm DEFIBS
11pm The Woes

Go to the Brooklyn Country Music site for info and the lineup for the rest of the fest! Y’all Come!

Alright then! Wish us luck for we’ll be making this epic journey in the Ambulance!

The Defibulators Coloring Book!

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:23:05 +0000

24 page activity and absurdity book with portraits, designed by NYC artist James Jajac.
You can view the entire thing HERE.

Copies are available at live shows and on our store page.

The Dry Land

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:42:11 +0000

We’re honored to have 2 songs included in the soundtrack of this great new feature film. The film’s incredible cast, brilliant direction, and music by Dean Parks and Lyle Lovett, create a moving portrait of a veteran’s struggle with post traumatic stress disorder after returning home to Texas after a tour of duty in Iraq.

The film will be released today in New York, L.A., and Dallas with additional cities on August 13th.

New York City, NY: AMC Empire 25 Theaters and the Union Square Stadium 14

Los Angeles, CA: AMC Loews Broadway Cinemas 4 and the Sunset 5

Dallas, TX: Angelika Film Center and Cafe

GO SEE IT THIS WEEKEND!!!

Go to the official website of The Dry Land to watch the trailer and get more info.