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.” […]
As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you. We’ll post the story behind the story for each song on 13 here for you to read. The plan is to feature one song each week for the next 13 weeks. Here is the story […]
As you know, almost all of the songs we write tell stories. We want to share those stories with you. We’ll post the story behind the story for each song on 13 here for you to read. The plan is to feature one song each week for the next 13 weeks. Here is the story […]
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 […]
This post originated on apothecaryshed 11.11.12. Video from the November 3rd show in Waterford, VA. More Than This is our one and only cover song, originally by Roxy Music. Drink. For Elizabeth. 13 Years. To Rest in Your Arms Again A complete set of sound files courtesy of Ethan Osbourne. In set order. TMA cool […]
This post originated on apothecaryshed 11.4.12. The Waterford show at the Old Schoolhouse was incredible fun last night. We played to a packed house (250 people bought tickets for a venue that really holds 100 and most of em came). Our heartfelt thanks to the audience for your warm welcome. We absolutely loved playing for […]
This post originated on apothecaryshed 10.9.12. After rocking debut in Berryville on September 19th, the Bitter Liberals will open for James McMurtry in Waterford on November 3rd. The Bitter Liberals is a new collaboration between four longtime local musicians, Allen Kitselman, Mike Jewell, Clark Hansbarger, and Gary McGraw featuring all original music inspired by high-end […]
The Bitter Liberals 