The Bitter Liberals at Barns of Rose Hill 2.21.14: Save the Date

The Bitter Liberals will play a concert at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, VA on February 21st, 2014. Mark your calendars. More soon. Tickets are available now on the Barns of Rose Hill website.

Ring in the New Year with the Bitter Liberals House Concert

The Bitter Liberals are playing a house concert in White Post, Virginia just after New Year’s Day on Friday January 3rd 2014. We hope you can join us. We’ll be playing a bunch of new songs that we’re still working on in the studio along with tried and true old favorites. We’re very proud to […]

The Bitter Liberals House Concert 1.03.14 (save the date)

The Bitter Liberals live. We’ve missed you guys the last couple of months. But we’ve been busy while you’ve been gone, writing new music! We plan to perform a bunch of new sensitive big boy music for you at a house concert in Clarke County on Friday January 3rd, 2014. (Contact us via email for […]

Concert/Fundraiser for Mary Daniel 9.12.13

The Bitter Liberals are pleased to announce a fundraiser for Mary Daniel, candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates 33rd District. We think Tea makes for a boring party. We would rather drink Liberals. What: The Bitter Liberals in Concert Who: Allen Kitselman (guitar/vocals), Mike Jewell (conga/vocals), Gary McGraw (violin/vocals), Clark Hansbarger (guitar/vocals) When: Thursday […]

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 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 […]

The Bitter Liberals Join Where’s Aubrey in Berryville

Thanks to Michael Hobert for capturing this video of “Has it Ever Been This Good” performed on 2.16.13 as the last song in a Where’s Aubrey benefit concert for the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center. The Bitter Liberals joined Where’s Aubrey in performing six original songs during the second set. Clark Hansbarger played the bass. Allen […]

The Bitter Liberals in the Winchester Star

A story in the Winchester Star about the upcoming Where’s Aubrey benefit for the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center at the Barns of Rose Hill (Saturday night, get tickets here) prominently features the Bitter Liberals. Great coverage for the benefit. Hope to see you there.