<![CDATA[The Bright Light Social Hour - Home]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:12:25 -0600Weebly<![CDATA[Fan Photo Contest]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:58:47 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2012/02/fan-photo-contest.htmlThe 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
]]><![CDATA[Winter Tour/Austin Date Announced]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:25:56 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/12/winter-tour.htmlAs 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!
]]><![CDATA[New T-Shirt]]>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:06:56 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/12/new-t-shirt.htmlCheck 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??
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Photos by Roy Mata
]]><![CDATA[Holiday Vinyl Special]]>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:59:53 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/12/holiday-vinyl-special.htmlNew translucent blue vinyl on sale at our merch page for only $20 during the holiday season. Get you one!
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]]><![CDATA[HWY 1]]>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:43:40 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/11/hwy-1.htmlHowdy from California HWY 1. We've never been out here before; naturally, we're enthralled by the beauty of the coastal drive. Wild show in Santa Cruz last night (I woke up with a microphone grid imprint on my forehead), and we're now headed down to San Diego before we wrap up this West Coast trip in L.A. and Tucson. 

It's so good to be back in Vaniel Day Lewis (Club VD, for short) and on the West Coast. Ah now we're stuck in L.A. traffic, but Jo is flippin out since we're passing through Pamona, where he grew up. I'm surprised he's only made us eat In-N-Out once so far, he talks about it constantly back home. OK here's some photos from the epic side of the epic road.

Big love!
Jack
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We are elated.
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fashion accessories courtesy of our San Francisco Street Team
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Ah so good to be back on the road! This is our first trip out west. We're looking for a man with true grit. And we're very excited about headin out on the American West. We just passed through Happy, TX, headed to Denver to freeze our dicks off (see photo). But! The next morning we fly to Miami for The Stage Anniversary Party before picking back up westward in Reno. This'll be our first time to fly out for a gig, which we're also very excited about, but if we're late don't worry we're probably just getting a little bit cavity searched. Check out the West Coast dates below (details here) and catch us if we're near ya! January East Coast dates are also piling on so check out for those too.

                    11/10: Lubbock, TX - The Roof
                    11/11: Englewood, CO - Moe's Original BBQ
                    11/12: Miami, FL - The Stage Anniversary Party
                    11/14: Reno, NV - The Underground
                    11/15: San Francisco, CA - Boom Boom Room
                    11/16: Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley
                    11/17: San Diego, CA - Bar Pink
                    11/19: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
                    11/20: Tucson, AZ - The Hut
                    11/25 - San Antonio, TX - 502 Bar
                    11/26 - Laredo, TX - Old No. 2
Love from Vaniel Day Lewis,
The Bright Light Social Hour
]]><![CDATA[Zombie Ball]]>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:19:31 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/10/zombie-ball.html
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]]><![CDATA[Canada/CMJ]]>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:06:50 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/10/canadacmj.htmlWe're entering the home stretch of the east coast leg of our tour and just got back from 3 wild days in Toronto. We didn't waste a second, playing 3 shows across Toronto, and we are dang proud to announce that we've teamed up with The Agency Group in Canada for all of our Canadian booking needs! Check out our artist page here.

At our first Toronto show at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern, we ran into psych-rock superheroes Portugal. The Man, who just happened to be at the tavern on break from tour and caught the show. We were very pumped to get to know them - total legends - and they imparted much wisdom and whiskey upon us.
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Gettin our demon eyes on w/ Portugal. The Man
We're now back in the States and headed to New York City for CMJ Music Marathon. We'll be at Mercury Lounge Saturday 10/22 with a plethora of killer bands including Black Taxi, The Frontier Brothers, Deadbeat Darling and Fresh Millions. 
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]]><![CDATA[Fiesta Rampage/Fall Tour]]>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:20:56 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/09/fiesta-rampagefall-tour.htmlGreetings y'all!
This week we embark on our 2nd comprehensive national tour of The United States of America! We couldn't get enough last time (check out the video below), so we're back for more. All of our confirmed tour dates are listed below, and you can get all the details at our dates page. 

Without further ado...

Be the first to watch 'U.S. Rubdown Episode 3: Fiesta Rampage,' our latest tour video, which chronicles our last national tour with surprising amounts of destruction, nudity and synchronized dancing. Please share!
The Bright Light Social Hour Fall Tour (details here):

9/9: San Antonio, TX - The Korova
9/10: San Marcos, TX - Texas Music Theater
9/11: Fort Worth, TX - The Wild Rooster Bar
9/12: Oklahoma City, OK - The Blue Note
9/13: Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
9/14: Kansas City, MO - Crosstown Station
9/15: Madison, WI - The Frequency
9/16: Beloit, WI - The Coughy Haus
9/17: Chicago, IL - Double Door
9/19: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
9/20: Green Bay, WI - House of Valdar
9/21: Indianapolis, IN - Vollrath Tavern
9/24: Cincinnati, OH - MidPoint Music Festival
9/25: Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
9/27: Toledo, OH - The Village Idiot
9/28: Akron, OH - Musica
9/29: Youngstown, OH - The Lemon Grove
9/30: Washington, DC - Madam's Organ
10/1: New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
10/2: Philadelphia, PA - The RatHaus
10/5: Charleston, SC - The Pour House
10/6: Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10/7: Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
10/8: Miami, FL - The Stage
10/9: Cocoa, FL - The Hippodrome
10/12: Asheville, NC - MoDaddy's
10/14: Cambridge, MA - Tommy Doyle's Harvard Square
10/15: Portland, ME - Bayside Bowl
10/17: Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
10/18: Toronto, ON - The Drake Hotel
10/19: Toronto, ON - Supermarket
10/20: Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
10/22: New York, NY - CMJ Showcase @ Mercury Lounge
10/26: Nashville, TN - 12th & Porter
10/27: Fort Worth, TX - 8.0 Bar
10/28: Dallas, TX - Club Dada
10/29: Austin, TX - ACL Live
11/10: Lubbock, TX - The Roof
11/11: Englewood, CO - Moe's Original BBQ
11/12: Miami, FL - The Stage Anniversary Party
11/14: Reno, NV - The Underground
11/15: San Francisco, CA - Boom Boom Room
11/16: Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley
11/17: San Diego, CA - Bar Pink
11/19: Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
11/20: Tucson, AZ - The Hut

Don't see a city near you on the list? Don't worry, we have many more dates close to confirmation, so check our Facebook soon for those announcements. We will be back in Austin October 29 for Zombie Ball at ACL Live, and will be taking a trip to the West Coast in November, so definitely check back with us!

See you soon! Please spread the word!
TBLSH
http://www.facebook.com/thebrightlightsocialhour
http://www.twitter.com/tblsh
]]><![CDATA[Mohawk, Blues on the Green, Girl Talk]]>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:11:01 -0600http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/5/post/2011/07/mohawk-blues-on-the-green-girl-talk.htmlHere are some shots from recent central Texas performances at the Mohawk, Blues on the Green and Whitewater Amphitheater with Girl Talk. Photos by Lauren Morgan and Ross Vincent. Enjoy!
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