A WORD FROM: The Famous - Free Show on Twang Sunday in San Francisco!! 09/26

Hey, San Francisco!!! You are one of my favorite places to be and The Famous are playing there tomorrow, Sunday, 09/26! Stuff like this makes me wish I still lived in Northern California! So, all my Cali peeps who'll be in the area...this is a show you shouldn't miss! Firstly, because The Famous are effin' AWESOME!!! Secondly, it's FREE!!! 

The Famous, in their own words:

Here’s something for nothing, which will be quite something.

We’re playing a free Sunday matinee show… starting at 4 p.m. on September 26th at Thee Parkside. We’ll be doing two full sets of originals and some classic country covers, so make your requests now.

We always love Twang Sunday because it’s all family. An afternoon BBQ, all ages and this time around to celebrate the show host Boom’s birthday.

It’s been great seeing everyone recently as we’ve opened for the likes of Red Meat, the Toadies, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Drag the River and others… now’s our first chance in awhile to show you our full repertoire.

Sunday, September 26th Early Show: *4 p.m. -to- 6 p.m.
*Thee Parkside
1600 17th Street @ Wisconsin in SF
No Cover, All Ages

We’ll be wrapping up 2010 with a few more shows around the Bay Area with the others set for Berkeley, the Peninsula and South Bay, but this’ll very likely be the last SF show of the year as we start work on some new recordings.

And again, as Thee Parkside always says… ‘Bring down the whole family. Twang Sundays are Free, All Ages and the BBQ Pulled Pork for $5 is alone worth the trip down!’

The Bloody Marys are damn good too. Hope to see you at Twang Sunday.

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GOODIES: The Famous - FREE Album - LABOR DAY ONLY!

Happy Labor Day! Here's a lovely gift from a kick-ass band!

The Famous are making their awesome album, Come Home To Me available as a FREE DOWNLOAD for TODAY (09/06) only! Hurry up and get it now!

Click the image or visit this link: http://thefamous.bandcamp.com/

PS - If by the time you read this, Labor Day has already passed, and you missed out on the deal... you should still get the album. It's incredible and worth every bit.

www.thefamous.net

LISTEN: The Famous - Come Home to Me

Laurence Scott's vocals are incredible. I find his voice reminiscent of Johnny Cash, whose music was pretty much my introduction to this style of classic rock 'n' roll music. But The Famous are not some kind of Johnny Cash cover band. Oh, heavens, no! Their album is proof of that. A collection of 11 original, delicious songs that will leave you wanting more after your first taste of it.

When I first heard this title track "Come Home to Me", I was left with a one word reaction. Damn! Who are these guys? The song is sad, dramatic and heavy but also filled with some damn sexy swagger. Charlie Wilson's special guest appearance on trombone...whew! Hot! It became an instant favorite, and I knew I had to listen to the whole album.

Come Home To Me (2010) leaves me feeling like I'm in another place. Where the music from an era before my time meets the one I exist in now. Where the raw foundations of classic rock 'n' roll are met with the modern edge of today. And in some funny way, I'm getting to experience what it's like to have lived in those times when music like this was fresh and new. These guys DO NOT mess around. The music is gorgeous... and you REALLY have to have a listen for yourself.

Best Songs

• Come Home to Me
• Under the Stars
• Perspicacious

I love the storytelling, in the songs. Not only in the lyrics and vocals, but in the guitars...the bass...the drums... all of it. In fact, the last track, "Under the Stars" is an instrumental piece, and it is just beautiful...absolutely beautiful.
"Perspicacious" is an addictive song, where once it finishes, I have to listen to it again. Might as well leave it on repeat! My favorite part?

"You're so full of it! Best watch what you do! I've got my eye...on you..."

Ha ha ha. Awesome. Well these guys are definitely full of talent, energy, and stories to tell. So don't miss out on the creations of Laurence Scott, Victor Barclay, Chris Fruhauf and G.D. Hensley. They are The Famous.

www.thefamous.net

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LIST: 10 Songs to Listen To - 08.24.10 (an ALL FREE edition)

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10 Songs To Listen To (listed in no particular order)

Jason Poe - You and Me (Acoustic)
*Free w/ tweet!
Dylan LeBlanc - If Time Was for Wasting
*Free w/ signup for mailing list!
Band of Horses - Factory
*Free w/ signup for mailing list!
White Rabbits - They Done Wrong/We Done Wrong
*Part of a free music sampler!

Ólafur Arnalds- Þú ert sólin
*Free on last.fm!
Kidz In the Hall - Flickin' (Nick Catchdubs x Proper Villains Remix)
*Free from rcrd lbl!
Jenny and Johnny - Scissor Runner
*Free w/ signup for mailing list!
Philip Selway - By Some Miracle 
*Free w/ signup for mailing list!
The Famous - Come Home To Me 
*Free w/ signup for mailing list!
Jeff Krantz - Bright Light 
*Free w/ signup for mailing list!

While all the songs listed here are available for FREE, please support these artists and their amazing talents by joining their mailing lists and/or street teams, purchasing their albums, going to see them perform, and telling others about their music. Times are tough in this economy, but music can help you get through it. So help them help you, as often as you can.

VIDEO: The Famous - Come Home To Me

Check out the video for this awesome song I just discovered. LOVE it!