The story behind “Save Your Life”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you. We’ll post the story behind the story for each song on 13 here for you to read. The plan is to feature one song each week for the next 13 weeks. Here is the story […]

The Bitter Liberals in Richmond 4.13 and in Purcellville 5.11

Dear friends and music lovers, After a string of sold out concert hall shows in Northern Virginia, The Bitter Liberals head south to Richmond! On the evening of April 13, we will play a house concert for special friends and their guests in the home of Richmond music lover, Betty Schutte. We’d love to see […]

The story behind “100 Cigarettes”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you. We’ll post the story behind the story for each song on 13 here for you to read. The plan is to feature one song each week for the next 13 weeks. Here is the story […]

Mikey and Allen Play a Gig: The Angostura Liberals Debut Friday

Mike Jewell and I met in August, 1970. I was sitting alone, dejected after my parents uprooted me from an idyllic life in New Jersey and moved me to what seemed like a rural wasteland in Loudoun County. With no friends, I was feeling really sorry for myself, sitting alone tossing rocks into the water […]

The story behind “Drink”

As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you. We’ll post the story behind the story for each song on 13 here for you to read. The plan is to feature one song each week for the next 13 weeks. Here is the story […]

The Angostura Liberals Open for Curtis McMurtry March 15th

The Angostura Liberals (a particular kind of bitters) will open for the multi-talented Curtis McMurtry at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville on March 15th. Buy tickets here. Last seen together with Curtis’s famous musician father James McMurtry in Waterford, Curtis and his fine band played just before the Bitter Liberals for an enthusiastic […]