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The Hideout and Interchange are thrilled to announce The Big Shoulders Ball: Chicago Celebrates Change. This celebration of citizen politics, independent music and Windy City civic pride will take place on the eve of the presidential inauguration―Monday night, Jan. 19―at the Black Cat in Washington, DC.

Featured performers at the Big Shoulders Ball include Andrew Bird, Tortoise, Waco Brothers, Eleventh Dream Day, Jon Langford, Sally Timms, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Ken Vandermark, Freakwater, Icy Demons and Judson Claiborne, plus sother pecial guests to be announced.

On the Web, tickets go on sale via www.blackcatdc.com on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 4:00 p.m. CT. Cost is $50 with a portion of proceeds going to the Chicago Public Schools marching bands program and the Future of Music Coalition. In Chicago, tickets may be purchased at the Hideout (1354 W Wabansia). Ball-goers are encouraged (but not required!) to wear vintage, thrift-store, hand-me-down and ex-bridesmaid formal attire.

The Big Shoulders Ball represents a culmination of activities by the Hideout and Interchange during the 2008 election cycle. Interchange volunteers registered more than 1,500 voters at the Pitchfork Music Festival and the Hideout Block Party. The Hideout hosted fundraisers for Barack Obama and weekend GOTV carpools to Wisconsin and Indiana.

To be released at the end of January, Ben gets his deep Texas roots on with
this one. The limited edition of 2500 7" 45rpm includes the single "Sawdust Man" from his upcoming album and another brand new song "Send Me Down the Road" unavailable elsewhere. This is some stone cold country rock, my friends. Dig out yer dad's fringed leather jacket and catch the groove.

Dex and Sara Romweber have recorded a holiday greeting just for you! Download the previously unreleased track, "Dark Christmas," here — then, turn up the stereo, turn on the Christmas lights and warm up with a cup of glogg. Happy Holidays from Dex, Sara and the Bloodshot crew!

Check out this great, in-depth interview with Ben as he gears up for his January UK tour.

Read it at Fresh Deer Meat here

Dex and his sister Sara have finished up recording the album The Ruins of Berlin to be released on CD and LP February, 10th 2009. Features Dex dueting with long time fans Neko Case, Cat Power, Exene Cervenka (X), and Rick Miller from Southern Culture on the Skids plays some guitar for those of you in need of some garage-surf hog heaven.

Scotland Yard Gospel Choir will celebrate the Holiday season with a very special hometown concert at the Double Door. The first 100 people through the door get a holiday CD and button!

Scotland Yard Gospel Choir Holiday Spectacular!
Friday, December 19
The Double Door
Chicago, IL
$10 - Buy tickets now!

The boys in Ha Ha Tonka are hard at work in St Louis this holiday season, recording their follow up to the band's lauded debut, Buckle in the Bible Belt. Keeping up with its appearance as Bloodshot's "Most Wired" band -- with all their blogging and Vlogging and Twittering -- the Tonkers have outfitted their studio with a couple of web cams, so you can watch them live (!) as they record the new record. The new record (Title TBA) will be out in spring 09, but you can hear new material NOW if you catch the band on the road.

Live Videos by Ustream

Please join the Waco Brothers on Monday, December 1 at The Hideout for an evening of music to benefit the Winn family.

NEW WEBSITE!

After months of focus groups, tinkering and substantive technological breakthroughs deep in the Bloodshot lab several hundred feet below Irving Park Blvd, we bring you our dynamic and shiny new website.

In addition to vastly superior and easy ordering possibilities and access to digital options, we've added all kinds of goodies that will help you get to know the music and artists that we are lucky enough to represent.

— Listen to music on one of our streaming playlists (just press the lil' red LISTEN button there to the left)
— Prices on virtually EVERYTHING permanently reduced
— Easy to find videos, freebie mp3s, and exclusive digital content
— more information on events and retail happenings in your area as well as more comprehensive updates on all your favorite bands
— so much easier and fun to navigate around the site. It's like trading in your Model T for a Mazerati.

We hope you enjoy the efforts of our crafty little web-elves and come back
to visit often.

Enjoy,
BSHQ