Bitter Liberals Band Members Go Wide

Reports have reached California that the Bitter liberals “massively distributed” gigs last weekend were great. Kara Allen Clark played in Purcellville. Raised in a cabin in Gap Mills, West Virginia, Kara Allen Clark took to music as a toddler, diaper-clogging on the wood porch as her daddy (the legendary one fingered claw hammer banjoist Clyde […]

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 […]

Dream of a Good Death (purcellville show video)

Clark Hansbarger’s Civil War show was magical Thursday. Here is a video of the title track from his CD Dream of a Good Death. Read more about the project at Civil War Song.

Again is in the Can: The Bitter Liberals Second CD

Monday was the last day of studio time putting down raw bits for the new CD, “Again.” As always, it was an intense time of great concentration and fun. We really love working with Will Shenk. Here is a very nice vignette video that Will shot while we were recording. We recorded two songs this […]

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 […]

The Bitter Liberals Love Loudoun 3.8.14 Show

Great show last night at Franklin Park Arts Center. An appreciative crowd of over 100 came to be part of it. Thank you! We can rock. We can roll. The title song for the new CD is Again. Here is a live version. A pre-release studio mp3 is also available. We love playing our music […]

Mary Daniel Fundraiser Success

On a sultry Thursday evening in Clarke County near Millwood, citizens spanning the political spectrum from both major parties gathered to meet and chat with Mary Daniel, candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates 33rd District. The Bitter Liberals entertained attendees with a two set concert of all original music. In this video (courtesy of […]

The Bitter Liberals at Undisclosed Location 7.6.13

The fundraiser for ABC was a blast last night in Clarke County. Thanks for your generous support of an excellent cause, and for a damn good time. Special recognition to Joe Faber and Mike Aaron who joined us onstage (or in barn as the case may be) on keys and bass, respectively.

Two New Songs by The Bitter Liberals

The Bitter Liberals debuted several brand new songs at the concert in Purcellville this month. Here are videos of two of them. More to come. On a Train Above Miami by Clark Hansbarger (lyrics) Pick One by Allen Kitselman (lyrics) More video from the Purcellville show can be found here.