The Bitter Liberals in Leesburg, VA at Acoustic on the Green 7.26

Come see the Bitter Liberals perform at Acoustic on the Green in Leesburg, VA Saturday July 26. The concert is free and open to the public. We will be playing songs from both 13 and Again. See you there!

The Bitter Liberals Again Proof Arrives Today (launch 8.9.14)

A quick trip to National Media Services in Front Royal today resulted in a handful of Mastered CD proofs for the band and a complete proof of the really cool packaging designed by April Claggett. What fun! Assuming everything is kosher from a bits front, we’ll start the duplication process so that we can have […]

Gently Let Down By Catherine Tonight in Dulles

Bitter Liberals Allen Kitselman and Gary McGraw will perform with Phil Rossi (from Ditched by Kate) as Gently Let Down by Catherine tonight at Cigital‘s Technology Fair 2014. Some thoughts that Phil wrote down about this project can be found here. For what it’s worth, Allen and Gary concur.

Save the Date: CD Release Concert 8.9.14 at BRH

The Bitter Liberals are proud to announce that our second CD “Again” will be released August 9th with a concert at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, Virginia. Details to come, but save the date! We can’t wait to show you what we’ve done. Tickets are available now for the show.

Ghosts, Figments, Mass Hypnotism and the Civil War

Though there were 130 people packed into the Barns of Rose Hill for the Civil War CD debut (on a Thursday!!), only one person had a camera! Thank the stars for Michael Hobert! Needless to say, the concert was magical. Clark’s high concept was a smash hit in practice. The audience was rapt, and the […]

Civil War CD Debut TOMORROW at BRH: Get Your Tickets in Advance

Clark Hansbarger and company have been practicing. Those Civil War songs are sounding shiny. In fact, things are sounding very good indeed. All we need now is you. Please come hear us play the Civil War CD live tomorrow night! We promise you a good show. Who: Clark Hansbarger, Allen Kitselman, Gary McGraw, Mike Jewell, […]

Clark Hanbarger’s Civil War CD Release Concert Thursday 5.22

Come one come all to hear the Bitter Liberals and several other talented area musicians perform the songs from Clark Hansbarger’s Civil War CD Dream of a Good Death Thursday May 22nd at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, VA. Buy your tickets now. Who: Clark Hansbarger, Allen Kitselman, Gary McGraw, Mike Jewell, Rob […]

The Bitter Liberals Perform Songs from Dream of a Good Death BRH 5/22

Save the date. The Bitter Liberals will perform Clark Hansbarger’s Civil War CD Dream of a Good Death live at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryvill, VA THURSDAY May 22. Get tickets here. We’re proud to be associated with this fine piece of work. Come join us for a concert and some history. While […]

The Bitter Liberals Studio Work (CD#2 “Again”)

Friday we were all back in the studio at National Media Services in Front Royal hoping to get the last five songs from Again into the can. Three out of five is not bad. We recorded Pick One, Scarlet at Midnight, and Worry Me No More. Six hours later, we were toast. Working with engineer […]

Allen Kitselman on Songwriting

This weekend, Allen Kitselman transformed a cold rainy evening in Leesburg into a magical time with his outstanding musicianship, his astute storytelling, his humor, and his empathy. There was not a dry eye in the place at times, and that had nothing to do with the weather. Allen’s deeply-personal songs touch your soul and warm […]