Wakarusa 04/17/2012
 We're very excited to announce that we'll be performing at this year's Wakarusa Music Festival at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas May 31st - June 3rd! We'll be performing TWO SETS and joining the ranks of tons of phenomenal bands including The Avett Brothers, Pretty Lights, Umphrey's McGee, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Fitz & the Tantrums, Girl Talk, Matisyahu, Ghostland Observatory, G. Love & Special Sauce, Keller Williams, Blitzen Trapper, Split Lip Rayfield, LA Riots, and many, many more. Check out our artist spotlight, filmed at our recent performance at The Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS. Purchace tickets and get additional info here. We'll see you there! Add Comment Canadian Music Fest/Spring Tour 03/21/2012
 Yup it's true!! After 2 days of driving we've finally made it to Toronto where we'll be playing Canadian Music Fest this week! Catch us at one of our CMF showcases: Wednesday, 3.21.12: Horseshoe Tavern - 12:30am Thursday, 3.22.12: Supermarket - 11:00pm Friday, 3.23.12: Sound Academy w/ I Mother Earth (SOLD OUT) Get all the details for our CMF showcases here. We like Canada so much we'll be sticking around for a while before returning to tour round the U.S. Here's a list of our upcoming tour dates. Details can be found at our tour dates page. 3.24.12: Montreal, QC - Club Lambi 3.25.12: Peterborough, ON - The Historic Red Dog 3.27.12: Hamilton, ON - The Casbah 3.28.12: Windsor, ON - The Dominion House 3.29.12: London, ON - Call The Office 3.30.12: Kingston, ON - The Mansion 3.31.12: Ottawa, ON - Zaphod Beeblebrox 4.1.12: Burnstown, ON - Neat Coffee Shop 4.2.12: Toldeo, OH - The Village Idiot 4.3.12: Detroit, MI - The Magic Bag 4.4.12: Chicago, IL - Double Door 4.5.12: Beloit, WI - Coughy Haus 4.6.12: DeKalb, IL - Otto’s Nightclub 4.7.12: Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck 4.10.12: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe 4.12.12: Carbondale, IL - The Hangar 9 4.13.12: Louisville, KY - Phoenix Hill Tavern 4.14.12: Indianapolis, IN - Indy's Jukebox 4.17.12: Denver, CO - Moe's 4.18.12: Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen 4.19.12: Salt Lake City, UT - Vertigo @ The Complex 4.20.12: Boise, ID - Knitting Factory 4.21.12: Seattle, WA - Highline 4.24.12: Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios 4.25.12: San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord 4.26.12: Fresno, CA - Fulton 55 4.27.12: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Bar 4.28.12: San Diego, CA - Soda Bar 5.2.12: Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen 5.4.12: Boca Raton, FL - Funky Buddha Lounge 5.5.12: Miami, FL - Bougainvillea's 5.8.12: Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre 5.9.12: Nashville, TN - 12th & Porter 5.10.12: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 5.11.12: Orlando, FL - The Social 5.12.12: Tampa, FL - Tropical Heatwave Festival 5.24.12: Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock 5.25.12: Houston, TX - Warehouse Live 5.27.12: Oklahoma City, OK - The Blue Note 5.30.12: St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House 5.31.12: Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop 6.2.12: Ozark, AR - Wakarusa Music Festival 6.3.12: Ozark, AR - Wakarusa Music Festival 11.8.12: Live Oak, FL - Bear Creek Music & Art Festival 11.9.12: Live Oak, FL - Bear Creek Music & Art Festival There are still some dates to be filled in, so if you don't see a city near you, please check back! See you very soon! Please spread the word! It's the best thing you can do to help us out! Love, The Bright Light Social Hour SXSW 2012 03/21/2012
 Auditorium Shores 3/17/12 photo by Roger Ho We got spanked. Hard. Enjoy this brief photo chronology.
Walking the runway at Style X. Jo finally debuts Blue Steel.
We were pretty tripped out by the comically close close-ups on the jumbotron. We really had an incredible time at SXSW and were graced with the chance to see/play with/party with some truly incredible bands and musicians including Fred Falke, Sheep Dogs, Sepalcure, Maren Parusel, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Black Taxi, Delta Spirit, Of Monsters and Men, The Cult, Smoke and Feathers, Scorpion Child, and of course, Matthew McConaughey, to name just a few. Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to one of our shows, bought us a beer or helped us out in any way! We couldn't imagine a better goodbye from Austin before tons of touring! Check our tour dates for details on that! Love, The Bright Light Social Hour Mexico City 03/20/2012
A few photos from our recent trip to Mexico City. A huevo. Can't wait to go back :) Daytrotter 03/20/2012
Our Daytrotter session debuted recently and we are super pumped! Beautifully recorded live to analog tape at Big Orange Studios, it includes some new stuff and some old stuff with an amazing write-up and artwork! You gotta register to listen/download, but it's free and we can't recommend it enough. Check it out here. 
Fan Photo Contest Results 02/21/2012
We're proud to announce the winner of our fan photo contest! After much deliberation over many excellent submissions, the band along with Kelsey and Melissa, our street team coordinators, have chosen this beautifully creative and hilarious photo submitted by Zee Zertuche. (Click photos to enlarge)  She'll be receiving the grand prize, a package including the following: Band T-shirt Signed Vinyl Signed CD and Live EP Drum Sticks (signed by Jo) A dozen of Curt's organic cookies The official set list from our sold-out La Zona Rosa show in Austin The photo will be featured as The Bright Light Social Hour Street Team's Facebook profile picture It was very difficult to choose from all the amazing submissions, but here are a few runners-up, in no particular order:  submitted by Lori Rounds  submitted by The Magill Family  submitted by Ashley Simon Congratulations to all! Thanks so much for all your amazing photo luv! Love, The Bright Light Social Hour Fan Photo Contest 02/07/2012
The Bright Light Social Hour has announced their 1st Ever Fan Photo Contest right in time for Valentine’s Day! We want to see who loves the band the most! We’re looking for a photo that exudes cleverness and comedy, but most importantly, one that communicates to us that YOU are the biggest TBLSH fan! So Street Teamers and super fans, start collaborating your wit and photo skills! You have until February 20th to discover your inner photographer and email your picture to streetteam@thebrightlightsocialhour.com. In order to qualify, you must "like" The Bright Light Social Hour and The Bright Light Social Hour Street Team on Facebook! We’ll announce the winner the week of the 20th. Oh, and the prize? Here's what you can win: Band T-shirt (your choice of style) Signed Vinyl Signed CD and Live EP Drum Sticks (signed by Jo) A dozen of Curt's organic cookies The official set list from the sold-out La Zona Rosa show in Austin (And a few more fun items that are TBA) So get your feet moving and your cameras ready, it’s show time! - Kelsey and Melissa, Street Team Winter Tour/Austin Date Announced 12/19/2011
As much as we're loving the mild Austin winter and a brief stint at home, our feet have begun to itch and our fingers are growing stiff. Worry not, we are readying the steed and shall ride again! Check out our January dates around the East Coast, and a freshly announced Austin show February 10! Visit the tour dates tab for details.
That's right, we'll be playing Austin at La Zona Rosa Friday, February 10. Tickets go on sale this Friday, 12/23 at 10:00am at c3concerts.com. Be there or be elsewhere! New T-Shirt 12/13/2011
Check out our new black v-neck "Bare Hands Bare Feet" t-shirt (American Apparel), now available online at our merch page. Design by Indigo Rael (pictured right), director of our album artwork. All of our t-shirts ship anywhere in the world for only $20 + shipping. Whaaa??   Photos by Roy Mata Holiday Vinyl Special 12/07/2011
New translucent blue vinyl on sale at our merch page for only $20 during the holiday season. Get you one!  | Debut album "The Bright Light Social Hour" now available here and on iTunes Stream the full album!Free download of "Shanty" for joining our e-mail list
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