Blue Mountain Albums/Tour

SEMINAL AMERICANA BAND BLUE MOUNTAIN TO RELEASE TWO FULL LENGTH CDS IN JUNE 2008

Blue Mountain

On the heels of their successful reunion tour that commenced in the summer and fall of 2007 and fifteen years after their first release, seminal Americana band Blue Mountain will go into Elmwood Recording in Dallas, TX, with Grammy-winning producer/engineer Stuart Sikes (Cat Power, White Stripes, Loretta Lynn) to record a full-length CD of new material tentatively scheduled for release in June of 2008. The band will also release at that same time a self-produced CD of new recordings of their old material that was recorded by Andrew Ratcliff at Tweed Recording in Oxford, MS.

Blue Mountain was formed in 1993 in Oxford, MS, by former husband and wife Laurie Stirratt (bass, vocals) and Cary Hudson (guitar, vocals) with Matt Brennan on drums, later replaced by Frank Coutch. Coutch accompanied Stirratt and Hudson the recent tour and will join them in the studio next month.

Blue Mountain’s music is a unique blend of twang, rock, gospel, country and bluegrass; original songs written in a traditional spirit, but with the hard edge of rock ‘n’ roll. They quickly developed a reputation for emotionally charged, energetic, raw live performances as they toured the country relentlessly. Blue Mountain was on the forefront of an entire movement now considered “alt-country” or “Americana” and included bands such as Uncle Tupelo and The Jayhawks. In fact, the band graced the second cover for the magazine No Depression, the definitive journal for roots music.

Their tour last summer and fall found them in front of ecstatic crowds, receiving rave reviews, including a performance to a packed house at the Americana Music Convention in October of 2007, proving that not only is the band tighter than ever, but they are still a vital force in a world of music they helped create. The band will tour heavily this spring as they gear up for both releases, including several performances at this year’s South-By-Southwest music conference. Confirmed dates thus far include:

02/01/08 Fri Two Stick Oxford, MS
02/02/08 Sat Continental Club Houston, TX
02/07/08 Thu Dan’s Silverleaf Denton, TX
02/08/08 Fri All Good Cafe Dallas, TX
02/09/08 Sat Momo’s Austin, TX
02/15/08 Fri Hi Tone Memphis, TN
02/16/08 Sat Government Street Grocery Ocean Springs, MS
02/23/08 Sat Smith’s Olde Bar Atlanta, GA
02/28/08 Thu The Pour House Charleston, SC
03/01/08 Sat The Corner Lounge Knoxville, TN
03/21/08 Fri Chelsea’s Baton Rouge, LA
03/29/08 Sat Hub Fest Hattiesburg, MS
04/05/08 Sat Crawdad Hole Jackson, MS
04/12/08 Sat Dave’s Darkhorse Tavern Starkville, MS
04/17/08 Thu Lucas School House Music Hall St. Louis, MO
04/19/08 Sat Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
04/26/08 Sat Double Decker Festival Oxford, MS
04/30/08 Wed Howler’s Coyote Cafe Bloomfield, PA
05/01/08 Thu The Hideout Chicago, IL
05/02/08 Fri 400 Club Minneapolis, MN
05/06/08 Tue Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
05/07/08 Wed Lager House Detroit, MI
05/08/08 Thu Casa Nueva Athens, OH
05/09/08 Fri Beachland Ballroom/Tavern Cleveland, OH

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