8/14/08
A quick thanks to Don Zelazny and the fine folks over at americanaroots.com for a nice new review of the album:
"...What struck me right away about Scotland was his voice. It’s one of those smoky, scratchy and very distinctive voices that really demands you pay attention. Of course the songwriting and fine work by the Slow Drags make sure you pay attention to more than the vocals!..."
Read the whole review here! And be sure to browse the rest of the site...these guys do good work and they polka like real men.
Don't miss our two shows this Saturday if you're in the Portland area! We'll be seeing ya...
7/21/08
We're still recovering from the raucous, sold-out show in Seattle with North Twin and the Maldives. The Sunset Tavern is a really cool spot, and we had a great time...except for the person with the creepy Yoko Ono mask at the end of the bar. *Shudder*!
We've got another Seattle show on August 2, the Magnolia Summerfest. Slap on some sunscreen and join us!
7/9/08
Welcome to the new scotlandbarr.com! We've added a new Store section where you can order T-shirts and other Slow Drags paraphernalia right from this site using Paypal. Feel free to poke around and check out the new site...check back often, as we'll be adding new pictures, videos, and other fun stuff. Brandon Hafer designed the site, with artwork from Tim Huggins. Thanks guys!
6/10/08
The tour is all done, and now we prepare for our run of summer shows. First up is our glorious return to Oregon City this Friday. We follow that with an in-store appearance (5pm) at Music Millenium on Saturday.
Be sure to check out the tour blog if you haven't and the photo blog as well. Lots of good pictures are now up from our time in Idaho.
Thanks to everyone who came out to see us and liked us enough to check us out further. We greatly appreciate it!
Tour Blog (plus photos)
5/27/08
We are just about exit stage left from Colorado. We had a pleasant 9-day stay, enjoying the city from the spectacular 25th floor of a Cheesman condo tower. It can be really rough as touring band, when you have friends in 'high' places. Ha!
We don't have anything scheduled this evening, but we are gonna stop in Rawlins, WY to see if we can play an impromptu gig at The Keg this evening. We had a good time there last fall, and if there is any way we can make enough for tonights lodging, so much the better.
We want to thank everyone who made our Colorado stay as great as it possibly could be. Thanks much!
5/21/08
We enjoyed an amazing show at Sancho's Broken Arrow on Monday night. So much so, that we are buying anyone who mentions this little blog post a free PBR if they come out to Dulcinea's 100th Monkey on Thursday night (May 22). If you bring two friends, we'll buy you a pitcher. Free beer my friends, it doesn't get better than that.
Hope to see you soon!
Tour Blog (plus photos)
5/8/08
We now are 1/3 done! Two weeks of touring is now complete, as crazy as that is to even think about. We are currently in Flagstaff, AZ, preparing for our show here at Mia's Lounge. We spent a couple hours at the Grand Canyon earlier today which is absolutely unbelievable. I can't recommend the trip enough - pictures do NOT do it justice.
Take Care!
Tour Blog (plus photos)
4/28/08
The first weekend is now complete. San Francisco is history! Had some good moments including getting sunburnt to hell on the Embarcadero while busking. Tom Green stopped us on the street while filming his webcast show from his RV. We were reviewed in No Depession's last (print) edition - better grab one now before they are gone, it's gonna be a collectors item. We also got reviewed and chosen as a 'rock pick' in LA Weekly for this week for our Molly Malones show. Good times!
Be sure to check out our tour blog and associated photo albums capturing the essence of 5 guys in a van. Tasty, no?
LA Weekly
Tom Green
Tour Blog (plus photos)
4/24/08
Just made it into Davis - we're all a bit tired, but we'll be fine for Old Ironsides tonight. Be sure to follow us on our blog/picasa accounts as we boldly go where many bands have gone before!
4/15/08
Thanks to all who are visiting us from the Oregon Live website! Welcome to our little world of Americana. All the Great Aviators Agree was reviewed podcast style by Oregon Live's Don Campbell - quite favorably at that. It's all part of a whirlwind week for us Slow Drags. Today we were roaming the KINK performance lounge for an upcoming Local Music Spotlight (hint - this Thursday night at 9:20pm!). All of this is in preparation for our seminal CD release party at the Mission Theatre on Friday evening, and follow-up show in Cottage Grove on Saturday at the Axe and Fiddle.
4/8/08
All the Great Aviators Agree debuts on the Euro Americana Charts at #13! Not bad for an album that's not even out yet :) We'll see you at the Mission Theater for our CD release on Friday, April 18th!
3/31/08
We're back from South by Southwest - what a freakin' blast-and-a-half that was! It's like the Mardi Gras of music. We got to see and meet so many amazing musicians, it's just impossible to list them all. We will definitely be back to Austin soon! In the meantime, check out our show schedule - we've got a tour running April-June. For Portland residents, our big blowout CD release show (hint: horn section!) is Friday, April 18th, at the Mission Theater. Bring everyone you know! |