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Wakarusa

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:42:32 -0600

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!

Canadian Music Fest/Spring Tour

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:05:44 -0600

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

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:36:47 -0600

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.

Congrats to A.J. for winning best keyboard player at the Austin Music Awards 2 years in a row.

Gettin rowdy with the boys from Black Taxi.

Typical start to a SXSW day.

Couple party wristbands, couple hospital wristbands, NBD.

photo by Roger Ho

Auditorium Shores with The Cult

Diedre from 101X and Intern Kelsey

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

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:09:19 -0600

A few photos from our recent trip to Mexico City.

A huevo. Can't wait to go back :)

Daytrotter

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:21:11 -0600

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

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:57:19 -0600

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

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:58:47 -0600

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

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:25:56 -0600

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.

Winter 2012 Tour Dates:

12.30.11: Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock
1.6.12: Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
1.7.12: Oklahoma City, OK - Blue Note
1.10.12: Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe
1.11.12: Nashville, TN - 12th & Porter
1.12.12 Cincinnati, OH - MOTR Pub
1.13.12: Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
1.14.12: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
1.17.12: Washington, DC - DC9
1.18.12: Roanoke, VA - Martin's Downtown
1.19.12: Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
1.20.12: Black Mountain, NC - Pisgah Brewing
1.21.12: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
1.22.12: Charleston, SC - The Pour House
1.27.12: Orlando, FL - The Social
1.28.12: Tampa, FL - Skipper's Smokehouse
1.31.12: Boca Raton, FL - Funky Buddha
2.1.12: Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
2.3.12: Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
2.4.12: Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
2.9.12: San Antonio, TX - Jack's Bar
2.10.12: Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
2.23.12: Houston, TX - Houston Rodeo
2.24.12: Laredo, TX - Old No. 2

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

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:06:56 -0600

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

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:59:53 -0600

New translucent blue vinyl on sale at our merch page for only $20 during the holiday season. Get you one!