Chicken Ranch 2008 CHRISTMAS EP

"Black Eyed Soul"

Nashville’s Blue Eyed Blacks (a name originally derived from The Jesus & Mary Chain lyric), are releasing their debut album, entitled Black Eyed Soul, this October on Chicken Ranch Records. After seeing his fair share of insanity in the music scene, frontman and musical mastermind Jason Moon Wilkins decided to do things his own way. Together with Producer/Engineer Neilson Hubbard (who has worked with artists such as Aaron Robinson and Glen Philips) , Folk-rock artist Garrison Starr, Vocalist Betsy Roo (who co-wrote the Dolly Partton song “Jesus & Gravity”), Justin Townes Earle (Bloodshot), Billy Mercer (Ryan Adams), Rollum Haas (The Features, Brendan Benson), John Deaderick (Patty Griffin) and a slew of other artists, Wilkins has spent almost two years putting this record together.

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"50 HSO Fan's Can't Be Wrong"

HSO returns! Remastered versions of "From Ruston With Love" and "Cracked Rear Entry", plus bonus tracks. (Digital Only)

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"Balls"

The election year manifesto by our favorite corporate raiders of rock. If Christian Bale's character from American Psycho had a band, this could be it. -- Kittenpants.org

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"Believe The Thieves"

Believe The Thieves is the debut album by We Were The States, one of the most promising new bands of the exploding Nashville/Murfreesboro indie rock scene. Helping out with the album is producer Doug Lehmann, the engine behind renowned Nashville garage rockers The Clutters. Rollum Haas of the Features guests on drums and percussion on two tracks. (out March 11, 2008)

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"Two Headed Cow"

The companion soundtrack to the documentary documenting the rise and fall of the Flat Duo Jets and the creation of the Dexter Romweber Duo. An essential album for any fan of garage-roots-rockabilly-punk. Out February 12, 2008

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"The Kind of Goodnight"

Tiger! Tiger! roars back with their new album. Sixteen sexy, catchy songs that carry the noir-ish theme of debut album "Collisions" while managing to rock even harder than it's predecessor. Enhanced CD contains two music videos. (out July 31)

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"Dont Believe A Word"

The Clutters grew organically out of a garage in Nashville, TN. Their sound is vintage, hooky, and more than anything, fun. On their second long-player, The Clutters sound like a polished 70's rock 'n' roll act-- poised to rock your face off or destroy a hotel room. Like Tennessee colleagues Kings of Leon, The Clutters produce raucous and catchy tunes appropriate for running from the cops, bar fighting, breaking out of jail, or similar illicit activity. Thunderous guitar and drums are bolstered by controlled-angst vocals. Antique keyboard sounds outline hooky melodies. The raw, country-tinged tracks on Don't Believe A Word will undoubtedly be the most fun listening experience you've had in ages. Any critic who has recently etched the words "rock 'n' roll is dead" has yet to hear the classic sound of The Clutters.

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"Murder and The Art of The Dance"

"(Mr.) Lewis composes with cinematic sweep, taking a confident, playful, mix-and-match approach to genre. Just try to resist a devil that plays punk rock with a dash of tango."- Austin Music Magazine

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"The Hound Dog EP"

Automusik begin their quest for pop supremacy with this debut EP. Remixes of "The Hound Dog" by Robbie Hardkiss and Q-Burns Abstract Message + 4 studio tracks. (coming Spring 2006).

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"Please Come Down"

Lamps are (basically) a group of musicians who came together inspired by a set of familiar experiences and a set of similar desires. Between the seven of them they have collaborated in some way or another in no less than eleven different bands. With five members in Los Angeles and two in New York they have managed to defy logistical difficulties and produce a four song EP entitled Please Come Down. Their goal was to write and record music that was noisily quiet. Or perhaps gracefully chaotic. Or even spaciously dense. With Please Come Down it looks like they have done just that. LAMPS are John Crooke and Dave Burris (Jolene), Vicki Peterson (Bangles), Chris Phillips (Squirrel Nut Zippers), Peele Wimberley (Connells) and James and Timothy Roven

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"T&C"

It's too messy for polite company, but too fun to keep to yourself. They bash out rock 'n' roll with the glee and rebellion of '70s punk but without the posed angst. You know, it's just like good rock 'n' roll ought to be.

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"Cover The Waterfront"

Four song instrumental EP. Guaranteed to melt your speakers.

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"Stomp Shout Scream Soundtrack"

Stomp! Shout! Scream! is Jay Wade Edwards’ loving homage to all things B-Movie. Edwards (director of the Monster Trilogy and producer of Aqua Teen Hunger Force) has partnered with Chicken Ranch Records to release the soundtrack album. The soundtrack is augmented with a rare track by The Fleshtones and tracks by Chicken Ranch artists Tiger! Tiger! and The Clutters.

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"Lonesome"

Willie Heath Neal tones down the raucous country rampage, and makes an evolutionary leap in songwriting. Great original songs about heartache and heartbreak.

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"You Won't Like It"

"The Hard Feelings' sophomore effort plays like a cross between the MC5 and Jimmy Reed."- Austin Chronicle

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"Initial Public Offering"

The Yuppie Pricks debut album, now available online. " a jerky (imagine that), mechanical boogie that chains the Stooges and Devo together in the Buzzcocks' basement. "- Austin Chronicle

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"Big Box Schwing"

"Listening to Big Box Schwing is somewhat akin to being beaten by an angry mob, or taking a spin in a clothes dryer filled with Ginsu knives"- Jim Santo, Alternative Press

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"This is Your Afterlife"

(AVAILABLE NOW on iTunes) A collection of archived and new tracks from 1999 to 2005. Features the original version of "That Girl of Mine", a re-recorded version of "(Tonight) The Last Time", and a haunting version of "Amazing Grace". "With their bowed dulcimer, droning echo, and mysterious psychedelic touches, Starlings, TN combines the otherworldliness of John Cale-era Velvet Underground with the tradition of string and bluegrass bands of the '20s and '30s."- All Music Guide

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"Trauma Team"

"Thrashing out like some Rosemary's Baby progeny combining Romeo Void, Sonic Youth and The Stooges, this scrappy quartet led by rocking Laurel Parton is the stuff CBGB dreams are made on."- Nashville Rage

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"Black Daggers EP"

Three song EP from Tiger! Tiger! Currently available only at shows and online.

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"Soul Sizzling 7" Meltdown"

Soul Sizzling 7” Meltdown' collects tunes off of the Woggles various 7" 45s and EPs from the last ten years. Remastered by the legendary Rodney Mills, your ears will shred just like the speaker cones do when the band plays live! Each track leaps off of the CD travels through your stereo system to project a three dimensional version of the band and song in your mind! Not only are songs featured from former lineups, but there are also cuts featuring current ax slinger, the Flesh Hammer, on guitar.

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"Everyone's Got Em"

Imagine a smorgasbord of Cab Calloway, circus sideshow, KISS, cabaret, Hee Haw and Robert Johnson served up at Andy Kaufman's bat-mitzvah. A joyous mixture of the absurd and sublime, the eight-piece ensemble gracefully blends a musical amalgam of Hokum Blues, Hillbilly Swing, Country and Hot Jazz.

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"Hokum If You Got 'Em"

The greatest Austin band of 2005, and possibly 1925 ... re-release of their classic debut, now with two bonus tracks, "Shouldn't Do That", and R. Crumb's "Shopping Mall".

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"Live on The Radio"

A collection of The Shivers radio sessions, smokin' hot versions of "White Ghost Shivers Ball", "Big and Easy", "Chinatown", and a bonus track or two thrown in for good measure... Available on CD and as a download.

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"Rebels Against The Future"

(Coming Soon to iTunes) "Rebels Against The Future" takes its title from a book by Kirkpatrick Sale about the English war on the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800?s - the fierce and short lived Luddite rebellion. The helplessness and ultimate futility of playing stripped back, no-frills rock n' roll gives Schooley and co. the same feeling of fighting cannons with slingshots. Thankfully for us this desperation and recklessness fire up every song, and their outmoded weapons of choice -- cheap guitars and beat-up valve amps -- are chunky and fulla nasty fuzz.

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"13 Poison Sermons"

Their self-released debut album available again! The Crack Pipes testify in low-fi, one of the Ranch's favorite Austin bands...

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"Collisions"

Tiger! Tiger! Prowl through the 16 tracks on Collisions like their namesake, as creatures of awesome beauty and power. Hungry and ready to pounce, the band conjures an exotic, dangerous vibe with its shuffling beats and confident attitude. Between vocalist Buffi Aguero's coy delivery and the lively thump of the rhythm section lies a sensual swagger that spices Collisions throughout.

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"Stock Market EP"

GW Bush's favorite band, brings two unreleased tracks (including the cover of the Chumps "Fuck You, I'm Rich" and two live tracks. First pressing on gold vinyl.

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"Between Hell and Baton Rouge"

Follow up to the Starlings, TN's critically acclaimed debut, "The Leaper's Fork." Lushly realized porch music perversions from indie-roots dulcimer outfit Starlings, TN. Choppy guitar, dulcimer drone. Louisianna drawl. Lapsed time lamentation, shoe-gaze implosion. Hot rock action & one of the coolest Hank Williams cover versions ever. Split release with the Catamount Company.

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"Songs From The Mint Mansion"

"Geoff Johnston, the warped stoner mastermind behind 'clip, writes amusing songs and delivers them in an appealing one guy/one guitar style -- think They Might Be Giants giving in to their baser impulses and playing R-rated coffeehouse music.... Johnston is evolving from a mildly amusing lyricist to a lethally deft social critic. Some day he's going to write a song about you, and all your friends will laugh."- George Zahora, Splendid E-Zine

Available at Rhapsody (w/ 7 bonus tracks) Buy Songs From The Mint Mansion

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"All Y'all/Mysteries of The Deep"

Big Lazy is New York City's instrumental trio, "The Big Apple's Creme de la Creme," according to the Village Voice. Big Lazy's primeval, lurid, mournful, frantic, pretty, dissonant, stark, lush, reverb-drenched instrumentals "create an evocative soundtrack for your own private movie," says The New Yorker. "The elegantly gritty trio plays stunningly beautiful music that evokes everything from truckers' romps to the haunting film scores of Bernard Hermann."

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"EP"

The Woggles are the torchbearers of rock and roll. Our good friends from Atlanta, GA deliver us a combo of rock and soul. Two rock covers, (The Animals "It's My Life", and Spirit "I Got a Line on You") and two soul covers, (Sam and Dave's "Soul Sister, Brown Sugar" and the soul classic "Get Down With It"). Limited edition vinyl, get it while you can.

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"Live From Somewhere Unknown"

Willie Heath Neal was born in the back of a Georgia squad car, life went downhill from there. This is the first official live album from WHN and his hillbilly hired guns. Lots of WHN originals and covers of songs by Johnny Cash, Wayne Hancock, Johnny Horton and others.

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"I Don’t Wanna Be Crazy"

The return of Austin, TX punk rock veterans. Produced by Spot (Black Flag, Husker Du). Includes covers of The Ramones "She's The One" and The Saints "Erotic Neurotic". Review in the Austin Chronicle. Check out the Austin Chronicle's write up of JCS.

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"Shake"

A smokin' cover of Sam Cooke's "Shake" and a live version of the Beatles' "One After 909". 'Soul-drenched, mop-top rock and roll like this has been missing from the universe for far too long. It may be a debut disc, but it already sounds like a greatest - hits package. No wonder the band calls itself the Forty-Fives.' - Arizona Republic

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"The Leaper's Fork"

"Imagine Skip Spence and the Soggy Bottom Boys hitting a bong the size of a Hoover Vacuum cleaner and then wrapping their impaired senses around the weirdest, saddest songs Paul Westerberg never showed anyone..."- Nashville Scene

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"EP"

This Damn Town bring you two songs featuring former keyboardist Kari Luna (Gospel Swingers) on vocals. (coming February 2006)

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"Ride Theory"

Ross returns with a 25 song album recorded mostly in his bedroom in Baton Rouge. Formerly a member of the Gerbils, Buck Price, and an early incarnation of Neutral Milk Hotel, Ross Beach writes the catchiest indie-folk songs found anywhere.

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"Quiet Positive Pump"

A 24 song collection which includes not only the "Quiet Positive Pump" Sessions, recorded by Steve Albini, but also the "Invade Damage Occupy" cassette, the "Spittle" EP, and several compilation tracks.

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"Cracked Rear Entry"

HSO's finest hour, includes the infamous covers of "Working For the Weekend" and "The Fact of Life". Bonus Track include 20 minutes of HSO live gems.

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"From Ruston With Love"

"HSO shine like a new condom machine in a truckstop shitter"- U Turn

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