Saturday 3.21.15 Spring Concert with the Bitter Liberals

There are plenty of tickets left for the kickoff of the Bitter Liberals four city, one barn tour. Clarke County is our home and our first stop, and we’re psyched to be playing in Jay Duvall’s beautiful heated barn in White Post, VA to kick things off. We’ll be playing an intimate listening concert as […]

G2 on the Tin Pan in Richmond, VA

The Bitter Liberals sent an advance team down to Richmond to play on St. Patrick’s Day to a sold out crowd at The Tin Pan. The venue is great. Tucked away to the north east of the city, The Tin Pan is a new listening room with outstanding mixology. The Bitter Liberals will play a […]

Bitter Liberals Vernal Equinox House Concert 3.21.15

Join The Bitter Liberals for an intimate house concert in White Post, VA. The concert will feature all original music. Join Allen Kitselman, Clark Hansbarger, Gary McGraw, and Mike Jewell for a special celebration of the vernal equinox. Who: The Bitter Liberals Where: undisclosed location (see reservation system) When: Saturday March 21, 2015, doors will […]

4.10.15 The Bitter Liberals at The Tin Pan, Richmond, VA

[want a large pdf copy of the poster? click here] The Bitter Liberals are psyched to be playing a brand new listening room in Richmond with special guest Richmond troubadour Charles Arthur. Please join us at the Tin Pan Friday April 10th. Music starts at 8pm. Tickets are available now on the net ($15). Here’s […]

The Bitter Liberals in Richmond, VA Friday April 10: Save the Date

Road trip! The Bitter Liberals are psyched to be playing a brand new listening room in Richmond. Please join us at the Tin Pan Friday April 10th. Music starts at 8pm. Tickets are available now on the net ($15). Tell your Richmond buds to come see us live! The Tin Pan is a Restaurant and […]

The Bitter Liberals to join Where’s Aubrey in Benefit Concert SATURDAY

The Bitter Liberals will join Where’s Aubrey on stage this Saturday night. The upcoming Where’s Aubrey concert Saturday 1.3.15 is a benefit for C Spout Run and the Downstream project (both working to clean up the Shenandoah and its tributaries). (See the Winchester Star article posted below.) who: Where’s Aubrey joined by special guests the […]

The Bitter Liberals in Concert: Video from 12.13.14

Here is some video from our 12.13.14 show in Purcellville at Franklin Park. It was a busy weekend what with Jingle Jam in Leesburg and the Woodshedders in Berryville. And then there was the bout of laryngitis to top it all. Thanks to you, we had a superb audience! Richmond troubadour and all around musical […]

Friends of Bitter Liberals: Where’s Aubrey and the Civil War Project

Though the band is still glowing from Saturday night’s show in Purcellville, we figured we might take a break from band business this Wednesday and let you know about two projects that we’re involved in. Thing one: Fiddle player Gary McGraw‘s band Where’s Aubrey (a collaboration with New Hampshire resident Rhine Singleton) will play a […]

Art that Inspires

The Purcellville show almost didn’t happen. Allen sent a text message Saturday morning that simply said “I have laryngitis.” Instead of panicking, we decided not to decide how to proceed until the 4:30 sound check. By then, endless steam baths, a fistful of drugs, no talking or whispering, and a shot of bourbon made things […]