Recent Tweets:

03/09/10- Big ass CRR SXSW list up, download Ranch SXSW sampler... http://www.chickenranchrecords.com/sxsw2010.cfm http://bit.ly/9OR3pv

03/09/10- Good question. Doug? RT @GrunnenRocks @chickenranch But when will @TheClutters play Europe/VERA?

03/09/10- Hey Nashville, The Clutters are playing the 5 Spot Friday night before heading to SXSW. http://bit.ly/bDKQJi

03/09/10- TN's finest, @TheClutters rock at the 5 Spot in Nashville Friday night. http://the5spotlive.com/blog/

03/09/10- Enjoy. RT @senorleroy Listening to @bsupermachines courtsey of @chickenranch.

03/08/10- The Ranch's $15 garage sale printer works!!! SCORE!! http://bit.ly/ak5Ev6

03/08/10- New movie from chicken ranch films: sesame street's "the bert locker" #oscars

03/08/10- NPH! #oscars

03/08/10- Jeff Bridges probably smells like skunk weed

03/06/10- Willie Heath Neal tonight in Montgomery, AL w/Unsect http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=356789485959&index=1 http://bit.ly/cDNowR

03/03/10- Willie Heath Neal adds last minute show in Nashville at Dinos this Friday!... http://bit.ly/9efkSI

03/03/10- Beautiful Supermachines and Distant Seconds on a FREE SXSW sampler courtesy of Austinist and Limewire... http://bit.ly/cXeYQW

03/02/10- SXSW day party to be streamed in HD over the internets thanks to our friends at @newtekinc. http://bit.ly/blR82q

NEWS

New Video by The Distant Seconds

New video from The Distant Seconds, split EP w/Beautiful Supermachines out soon on Chicken Ranch.

Chicken Ranch participates in Honky Tonk Takeover

Chicken Ranch's Next Big Nashville showcase is October 9 from 7-10 PM at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge on historic Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville. The Ranch is proud to take part in the first annual Honky Tonk Takeover which features a great assortment of bands performing free shows down in the Lower Broadway area.

Chicken Ranch Interviewed on SXSW.com

http://sxsw.com/node/3336

Automusik at Room 710

Automusik perform at Room 710 in Austin on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Willie Heath Neal in ATL June 5

B-Movie Nation review of Stomp! Shout! Scream! soundtrack

http://www.bmovienation.com/?p=168

Tiger! Tiger! Spanish Tour 2009

Tiger! Tiger! returns to Spain!!

Out of Highway review in All Music Guide

"Out of Highway is a winning album from start to finish, loaded with catchy choruses, badass hooks, crusty tales, and brilliant tunes, presenting Willie Heath Neal as a thoroughly modern country outlaw as relevant to his time as Johnny Cash or Waylon Jennings were to theirs. Whether or not radio or the mass media discover him, a cult of fans certainly will."- Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide

Day Party Poster

Poster by Buffi Aguero (Tweet Design)

SXSW shows and other tour dates!

(drumroll.... And off we go)

Sunday, March 15-
Full Service Music and the Nashville Film Festival Present: A Make Out Party!"
Celebrating the award winning new indie film "Make Out With Violence"
The Belmont Austin (305 W. 6th St.)
Sun. March 15, 5-7 pm
Music by Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
Entrance based on capacity.
RSVP at www.fullservicemusic.net

Tuesday, March 17-
Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 @ Room 710
(with Jungle Rockers, Black Irish and others)

Wednesday March 18-
Chicken Ranch and Friends Day Party
Rainbow Cattle Company
5th and Lavaca
1-8PM
FREE SHOW, No SXSW Badges or Wristbands needed...
RSVP here

Lineup:
1 - 1:30 Dead Black Hearts (Austin, TX)
1:45 - 2:15 Glossary (Murfreesboro, TN)
2:30 - 3 Ghostfinger (Nashville, TN)
3:15 - 3:45 special guest
4:00 - 4:45 Willie Heath Neal (Atlanta, GA)
5:00 - 5:45 We Were The States (Murfreesboro, TN)
6:00 - 6:30 Mistress Stephanie and Her Melodic Cat (Austin, TX)
7:15 - 7:30 +/- (Plus Minus) (New York, NY)
7:30 - 8 Loudest Boom Bah Yea (Brooklyn/Austin)


Thursday, March 19-

Brunch with Chicken Ranch
FREE Breakfast Tacos and tasty beverages
All ages welcome
11am - 1 pm @ Cheapo Discs (914 North Lamar Blvd)
11:00 am - Willie Heath Neal
12 noon- The Clutters

Blue Eyed Blacks @ 12:30 PM
Pirate! Media Day Party
Room 710
(also appearing, Jason Lytle, Say Hi and others)

Chicken Ranch Official SXSW Showcase
Tap Room at Six
4th dnd Colorado, Warehouse District
10 pm - 2 am
10:00- Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
11:00- We Were The States
12:00- The Clutters
(chicken ranch alumni and very special guests)
1:00- The Woggles
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=54166803969&ref=ts

SXSW Madness 2009

Chicken Ranch Offers Christmas EP

The Ranch is releasing two Christmas MP3s for donation with 100% of the profits going to Austin Food Bank. Remember how much you willingly paid for Radiohead’s digital version of In Rainbows? Pay that, if not more, to help feed the needy in Austin this holiday season. Donation is optional, but obviously highly encouraged. Also, if you’re in Austin on December 11th, Chicken Ranch will be holding a benefit show featuring The Emotron to raise money for two more charities, Anthropos Arts and Blue Santa. Here’s some more info on the artists who are releasing the MP3’s:

The Emotron

“Santa Claus (I Still Believe In You)”

The Emotron is a one member vulgar southern synth punk band originally from Snellville, GA, now residing in Philly. This year, The Emotron has toured from PA to Alaska in a Vegetable Oil Fueled bus, even working for a month in Kenai, Alaska at a fish cannery. The Emotron is often compared to the sound of Atom and His Package with a stage show comparable at times to GG Allin and Andy Kaufman/Tony Clifton. Check out his new album, The Decemberwrist.

* myspace.com/TheEmotron

* youtube.com/theemotron

* theemotron at gmail dot com

(Savanteous Q Malmsteen)

“What Do You Get A Wookie for Christmas”

Geoff Johnston, the warped stoner mastermind behind (Savanteous Q Malmsteen), writes amusing songs and delivers them in an appealing one guy/one guitar style — think They Might Be Giants giving in to their baser impulses and playing R-rated coffeehouse music…. Johnston is evolving from a mildly amusing lyricist to a lethally deft social critic. Some day he’s going to write a song about you, and all your friends will laugh.- Splendid E-Zine

* MonstersOfMyspace.blogspot.com



The paypal address for donations is ranch at chickenranchrecords dot com.

Automusik at Maker Faire

Download new bert album for free

Legendary Alabama noise rockers bert reunited for a one off show in June of this year. They performed as a five piece, comprised of all past members of the band. The band also performed a set of only new material and recorded studio versions available as a free download from Chicken Ranch.
download here
Click here for NSFW album cover

Yuppie Pricks at Red 7

Trevor Middleton of the Yuppie Pricks displays his patriotic colors at Red 7, opening for Guttermouth

(photo courtesy of Jaime Butler)

SXSW Wrap Up, Part 1

Review of Chicken Ranch's Instore at Cheapo Discs in the Austin Chronicle.

Special thanks (part 1): The SXSW Volunteers at Light Bar, Jeff Petit, Harry and Bull McCabes, Dylan Jones, JD Wilkes, Slowkid Productions, Jason Wilkins, Jack Daniels, The Beast House, James Sheeran and Jake Rosswog for donating backline. And the Austin Police Department for not arresting anyone during our showcase.



More to come...

Chicken Ranch SXSW Shows

Monday March 10-
7:00 PM- Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5, SXSW Film Party @ Tequila Mockingbird Studios (private event)

Wednesday, March 12-
2:00 PM- The Clutters, Beast House (above Emos Lounge)

SXSW SHOWCASE @ LIGHT BAR
9:00- We Were The States
10:00- Tiger! Tiger!
11:00- The Clutters
12 midnight- The Yuppie Pricks
1:00- Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5


Thursday, March 13-
12 noon – 2PM LUNCH WITH CHICKEN RANCH @ Cheapo Discs
(with the Clutters, Tiger! Tiger!, We Were The States)

3:00 PM- We Were The States @ The Beast House (above Emos Lounge)

7:00 PM - Blue Eyed Blacks @ Nunos

Friday, March 14-

2:00 PM- Tiger! Tiger! @ NAIL/Fanatic Party at The Side Bar

3:30 PM- The Clutters @ NBN Day Party at The Tap Room (invite only)

8:00 PM- Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5, Tiniest Bar in Texas

Saturday, March 15-

CHICKEN RANCH DAY PARTY @ LIGHT BAR 1-6 PM

1:00- Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
2:00- Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5
3:00- We Were The States
4:00- The Clutters
5:00- Willie Heath Neal

Ranch SXSW Preview

Clutters mention in Nashville Scene.

Chicken Ranch showcase preview in Austin Chronicle.

Tiger! Tiger! review in Austin Chronicle.

We Were The States review in Austin Chronicle

Flat Duo Jets Roar Through The Blogosphere

Reviews

Pensatos

Side One Track One

Mainstream Isn't So Bad

Walrus Music Blog

more to come....

We Were The States mention in Nashville Scene online

Check it out.

Clutters make best of 2007 lists

Best local songs: Nashville Rage

Best local releases: Grimeys record store

more to come....

Chicken Ranch Xmas party 2007

Mr. Lewis and The Funeral 5 rock out at the annual Chicken Ranch/Obsolete/086 Studio Xmas bash at Longbranch Inn on December 6, 2007. The party is also a fundraiser for Anthropos Arts, an Austin music non-profit.

Tiger! Tiger! profiled in My Old Kentucky Blog

http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/

The video for "So You Won't Deceive Me" was featured on the front page of You Tube



More blog coverage

Interview in Ink 19

The Clutters rock NYC

They perform "No Reason To Complain" at Soundfix Records in Brooklyn during CMJ.

Chicken Ranch profiled in the Austin Chronicle

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A551906

Willie Heath Neal at the Sonic Ballroom in Koln, Germany

Willie Heath Neal in Koln, Germany

Willie Heath Neal plays the Sonic Ballroom in Koln, Germany on October 7, 2007. Willie continues his tour in Siegen and Frankfurt Germany, and wraps up in Besacon, France on October 13.
photo by Katrin Walschek