The Bright Light Social Hour are proud to announce the release of our new live EP "New Year's Live" available on iTunes this Tuesday, March 8!

Recorded on New Year's Eve 2010-2011 at The Parish in Austin, TX by Danny Reisch, "New Year's Live" features four tracks and three videos from our sold-out party of a live set. The EP will include live versions of album tracks "Shanty" and "Detroit," as well as two previously unreleased covers, "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison/The Who) and "Mannish Boy" (Muddy Waters). Masterfully directed live videos by Hussain Pirani of "Shanty" and "Young Man Blues" will be released in companion to the EP (also available for iTunes purchase), with a video of "Mannish Boy" to be released during SXSW. Initial release will be digital only - physical release to be announced.

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Watch the live video of "Shanty" here:
Check back Tuesday for the release of the "Young Man Blues" video. If you like what you hear, please download the full EP from iTunes when it comes out Tuesday for only $3.96!

Mucho love!
The Bright Light Social Hour
 
 
We are proud to announce a Live EP recorded at our New Year's show at The Parish Austin to be released digitally this March. Recorded and engineered by the lovely Danny Reisch and mixed at Lakeside Studio on a 1974 Neve 8058MKII console, we've just finished mixing and the tracks sound incredible!
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Jack and Danny mixing at Lakeside
But getting this Live EP done has been no easy feat! On the way to the studio for the last day of mixing, abnormal amounts of ice and snow for central Texas saw Jack's car lose control. Skidding straight for the cliff side, Jack dove out of his car seconds before what looked like his impending death. Luckily the car was caught by a single, scrawny cedar tree and rescued later with zero damage done to the car or its driver.
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8 lives remaining
The EP will include live versions of a couple of album tracks as well a couple of never-recorded covers. We're very excited to announce that live video will accompany a few of the EP tracks, masterfully filmed by Hussain Pirani and crew. We don't have video clips available yet, but here is a sample of Curt's scream at the end of "Young Man Blues" with all other instruments muted:
We plan to release the EP in time for SXSW 2011, so please stay tuned!
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Friday night 3am and mixing is FINISHED!
 
 
Click here to buy tickets for the Album Release Show! Friday, September 17th at Antone's in Austin, TX.
 
 
Have a listen to the first song, "Shanty", from our new record. You can pre-order the record, or buy in stores and online beginning September 21st. The Album Release Show will be at Antone's in Austin Friday, September 17th. Buy tickets here.
 
 
1 year ago today Jack last shaved his lip, squeezing through the bundle of joy that has grown to become Jack's Moustache (virgo). In celebration, we've slashed prices on all donation items at www.jacksmoustache.com! Head over, gather some friends and help The Bright Light Social Hour release our debut record by donating!

Some discounted items include:

Jack's Moustache American Apparel t-shirt: $20 (was $25)
Curt's organic cookies delivered to your door: $40 (was $50)
Car was from the band: $50 (was $75)
Home cleaning by the band: $100 (was $150) 
Donate at 
http://www.jacksmoustache.com/donate.html



And don't forget to buy tickets to the Album Release Show at Antone's, Austin on Friday, September 17th!

 
 
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We are getting closer and closer everyday to having the finished product of our first full-length in our hands.  As a little preview, this is the album cover.  Photographed by Wylie Maercklein and art direction by Indigo Rael, this scene was captured at The Flats on Barton Creek Greenbelt in mid-July with many good friends.  Check back for more updates and album previews - and don't forget to mark your calendars for our release show at Antone's on Friday, September 17th.
 
 
Help us decide what to name our upcoming full-length album! Here are the candidates:

Led Zeppelin 1
Rode Hard and Put Up Drunk
America
Led Zeppelin 4
Muthafuckin Yeah!
Bare Hands Bare Feet

Leave us your vote or your very own suggestion here!

Love,
The Bright Light Social Hour