DOWNLOAD: Lowry - "Whiskey" (from Love is Dead ) " Deep and melancholy, yet enlightened and full of hope, Lowry's Love is Dead breaks all the rules of indie rock and then manages to sound as approachable and alluring as The Shins. " –Skope Magazine Lowry hit the mainstream press in 2008 with their CD Love is Dead (Engine Room Recording) and an appearance at All Points West. The band is playing a series of residency shows at Spike Hill every Thursday [...]

Cheap Vodka Rain is a collection of eleven songs with enough twang to produce a few tears in a few people's beers yet Breeding and his band never skimp on the rock and roll.

Brooklyn-based Willie Breeding came to town last Friday and put on a wonderful show at Derby City Espresso. I really enjoyed his album, but hearing him live really brought his music out & I highly encourage you to check him out. For more photos,
Brooklynite by way of Richmond, KY, Crash Ave artist Willie Breeding is coming to Louisville's Derby City Espresso tonight (February 13th) to promote his new album, Cheap Vodka Rain, which was released on January 20th and features most of the cast of Marah and produced by Dave Bielanko of Marah. Since finding his way to the city, Willie has been playing all over New York City, both as a solo artist as well as opening for Brooklyn rock band, Marah with his folksy/country sound, which recalls Willie Nelson but with a new breath of [...]

So Punxsy Phil predicts a long winter and the weatherman forecasts some snow for the Mid-Atlantic. Welcome to February! On a positive note, plenty of big names and quite a few locals are on the scene during the mid-week. Tuesday Where to start? Usually you have a list of bands like this on the weekend, but you take them when you can get them. DC is the place to be with four great shows. Photo from [...]
"Cheap Vodka Rain" takes the problems of daily life and puts them to music in such a way that the country and folk greats of the past would undoubtedly tip their hats to. Still, even with this strong influence, Willie Breeding shakes up the formula with some blues and some rock. His lyrics speak to [...]

Willie Breeding Cheap Vodka Rain Self-Released [2009] Fire Drills Review: It is always good to have friends and especially ones that are talented. Brooklyn singer/songwriter Willie Breeding called upon his buddies in Marah to lend a hand to his new record Cheap Vodka Rain which is a perfect complement to his folk country vocal delivery. The record comes complete with all the rock country staple instruments like the mandolin, pedal steel, fiddle, [...]

Let's face it God is Good. But Texas is better. No, not really. But Austin seems to be a breeding ground for dangerous talent - 13 Floor Elevators, Buthole Surfers, Janis Joplin, Willie Nelson, and more. It's my pleasure to share with you a new talent - Ariel Abshire . You may have read another post about her- but her debut came in the mail the other day (out on Darla in October) and I was much obliged to listen. It's my feeling that her talent is much greater than her debut material. I am thinking of this record [...]