Bitter Liberals fiddle player is in Madison, Wisconsin this week. Tonight in Madison Ritt Dietz and his 4 piece will have an extra fiddle in the mix. If you’re in Wisconsin, come on out! Meanwhile the Bitter Liberals are working on new material for the upcoming Richmond show. Get your tickets for that now by […]
The Tin Pan is not only a fantastic place to see live music in Richmond, it is also a superior bar. Barman and co-owner Kevin Liu has written a book on mixology. Longtime Bitter Liberals fans know how McGraw feels about that! In fact, did you know the band itself took its name from a […]
You already know how we feel about cross-pollination, the arts, and creativity in this band! That said, we’re proud to announce that our Castleman Road neighbor Harry Jaffe will be at the Winchester Book Gallery this Saturday, January 16, from 4pm to 6 pm to talk about Why Bernie Sanders Matters, his new biography of […]
First, a James McMurtry quote from Leesburg Today: “When we first knew them, they were a couple of years older than us. They were like the cool kids we looked up to,” McMurtry said of Kitselman and Jewell. “They were sort of the heroes…Allen has always been a great songwriter and an incredible guitar player.” […]
PLEASE DONATE TO APRIL CLAGGETT’S KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN HERE Do you like the way the (whammy nominated) Bitter Liberals CDs look? How about those cool posters for all of our gigs? And that Bitter Liberals sticker you have on your car? All of our original Bitter Liberals art is created by April Claggett, an artist from […]
Last night we spent some time working out the arrangements for the four new songs that we will record in the studio this Sunday. That will get us to seven songs in the can for the new CD! We also spent some time chatting with reporters from Leesburg Today and the Winchester Star. Amy was […]
The Bitter Liberals is a great name for a band if we do say so ourselves. But did you know we were named after a drink called “The Liberal”? Well kinda. Here’s a tutorial on how to make one (content courtesy of noplasticshowers: glassaholic). The Liberal 0.75 Bourbon (Blanton’s is a good choice) 0.75 Sweet […]
Like the Bitter Liberals? Well, we can use your vote in the Buffalo Trace Battle of the Bands. Vote early, vote often. Drink Bourbon.
See you at the show Friday. (Buy your tickets here. Read all about it here. ) Merry New Year!!
Wow. What an incredible audience. The 1.5.13 concert at the Barns in Berryville was a blast! We absolutely adore playing for you guys. We played the concert in memory of Mikey’s brother Frank. Thanks to you, we sold out the venue (165 tickets in advance, 210 tickets sold plus guestlist attendees = 230 people or […]
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