Well, if I had a dollar for every time someone axed when the original Grifters were going to recreate those blissful early '90s glory days of rock 'n roll, I'd have 35 or 40 bucks right now.  As most of you fans know, the band has decamped into two distinct sections:  the rhythm, & the guitarists.  For reasons I do not fully comprehend & all Grifters' fans gnash their teeth at, all reonion requests have been rejected.

However, hardcore Grifters fans can dance nakedly around a mulberry bush to the news that one faction will be tributing the Grifters with a set at Steve McGhee's fundraiser the weekend of July 29-31!  It's just like the good ole days:  Grifters save the day for the Antenna Club rent fund!  

Spring is in the air & Shangri-la Projects Bands are Too!  Come on out, America, & keep this economy rolling along!  You work, you ride. Easy credit here.

Any area of the country has access to Shangri-la Projects goods this week:
East Coast:  Catch the Strapping Fieldhands at Fishtown Festival live (this looks like a free show) & pick up their newly reissued cdDiscus.  No regrets on this seminal record (remember those???)


Memphis area Shangri-la Projects fans can enjoy some tasty live music at the Westin Sole patio the next two Wednesdays (free music! beer & burgers specials!) with Good Luck Dark Star solo from cocktail hour til 9ish--in the heart of the Fedex Forum/Gibson Guitar area of Beale St.

Also, Grifters' side-project Dragoon will play a record release party atBuccanneer Saturday night!! 

Sweet Home, Alabama folks can meet & greet author Ron Hall at Charlemagne Records in Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday, April 24th from 1-3 p.m signing copies of Sputnik, Masked Men, & Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling as well as Playing for a Piece of the Door: A History of Garage & Frat Bands in Memphis, 1960-1975 & the supremely ltd. edition The Memphis Garage Rock Yearbook.  Tres cool stuff!  Come on out, Birmingham!

And those of you lucky enough to live in Austin, Texas, can check out our award-winning pop stars For Her And The Snow, who will be revisiting their former home base for the first time in years at Flipnotics Friday night!  Check out this excellent live show! 

Thanks for all your supports and keeping the economy bubbling up! Over 21 years of kissin' ass & taking names!