This Week at Otherlands

Press Release:

THANKS TO ALL FOR ATTENDING OUR LIVE SHOWS AND SUPPORTING MEMPHIS MUSIC.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: LYNN DRURY, TWILIGHT HOTEL, & REBECCA ALMOND.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16: THE FIRST EVER MAKESHIFT SONGWRITER STAMPEDE, STARRING THE COACH & FOUR, BRAD POSTLETHWAITE, HOLLY, PAUL TAYLOR, & JD REAGER!!!

We have a new events hotline... 901-692-5772. This phone number will have everything you need to know about Live Bands at Otherlands. Directions. Hours. Special Promotions. It should be up and running Tuesday afternoon. The inside line as always, will remain 901-278-4994.

All purchases at the Live Music shows will be cash only from now on. We have a teller machine that charges a little. If you have to use it, you can present your receipt and get that charge deducted from your purchase.

Shows are All Ages. Doors 7 pm. Coffee, beer, food. Smoke free. $5 cover. Large patio. EARLY SHOW.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: LYNN DRURY, TWILIGHT HOTEL, & REBECCA ALMOND.

LYNN DRURY Blown in from Katrina, New Orleans singer/songwriter/composer, Lynn Drury, washed up on the banks, and is making Memphis her home. Her fourth album and 219 Records release, "All You Need," will hit stores on July 11th, 2006. A mature release that combines her Delta Mississippi roots with the funkiness of the Big Easy. Lynn's was the last record to be recorded at Delta Recording Studios in Clarksdale, MS before they had to tear it all down and move, with Jimbo Mathus(Squirrel Nut Zippers) engineering, producing and also playing guitar, Wurlitzer, dobro, and mandolin. And with the help of local luminaries Paul Taylor, drums; Justin Showah, bass; Bryan Ledford, accordion & banjo; and New Orleans pedal steel player, Dave Easley. This record finds her sound at home and sippin' on a little go-go juice.

http://www.myspace.com/lynndrury www.lynndrury.com

TWILIGHT HOTEL Winnipeg Manitoba, freezing winters, scorching summers, salty streets and broken sidewalks; a gritty oasis on an otherwise bald prairie. Growing up in Winnipeg leaves its' mark. Twilight Hotel can give you the feeling of being behind the wheel and staring out at that endless horizon, but this isn't the kind of wheel you fall asleep at. Twilight Hotel leaves your average folk/roots music in the dust with the power of dueling electric guitars, soaring vocal harmonies and the unexpected sound of an accordion. The songs are heavy set with passion and fuelled by guts; they tell the stories of life's odds, sometimes harsh, sometimes sweet.

Twilight Hotel have recently wrapped up the recording of their new studio album Bethune for release in early 2006. Bethune features 12 original songs ranging from their characteristic dark twang and circus cabaret to honky tonk rock n' roll.

http://www.myspace.com/twilighthotel

REBECCA ALMOND Performing first at 7:30 is Rebecca Almond. She has been showcasing her thoughtful songwriting and crytal clear voice at clubs around town. You shouldn't miss this excellent new artist if you like anything from alt country to jam bands.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16: THE FIRST EVER MAKESHIFT SONGWRITER STAMPEDE, STARRING THE COACH & FOUR, BRAD POSTLETHWAITE, HOLLY, PAUL TAYLOR, & JD REAGER!!!

This show will start promptly at 7:30 but is liable to run a little later than 11 pm. It will end by 12 lastest.

THE COACH & FOUR are a refreshing jolt of blues/garage-free Memphis rock. If you like rockist Jim O�Rourke, early Sea and Cake, poppier Sonic Youth, and I guess whatever has made great indie rock great, then listen up.

"Oxytocin" is Brad Postlethwaite's current release on Makeshift. An entrancing blend of cosmic American music that owes as much to pioneering psychedelic country/pop legends like the Byrds and Gram Parsons as it does to modern-day fellow travelers like the Flaming Lips. It is available at many indie record stores as well as from

http://www.makeshiftmusic.com/releases.htm

Two cuts from the record can be heard on the snowglobe myspace page ("happy" and "dry"). It is the first of a series of "snowglobe solo records", each of which will be composed by a different band member. "Oxytocin" was composed and produced by Brad Postlethwaite, but performed by Snowglobe and other talented artists. The next record in the series, "The Black Squirrels", is currently planned for release in the Fall.

HOLLY (just Holly the artist formerly known as Holly Cole but not the jazz singer) lists her influences as Cat Power, Maria Taylor, R.E.M., Aimee Mann, Bright Eyes, Clem Snide, Neutral Milk Hotel, EmmyLou Harris, and "others I can't think of right now." Her new Cd "Fearless and Free" is fresh out of the box on Makeshft

PAUL TAYLOR Paul's new solo CD "Open Closed" is in stores now (shangri-la, goner, cat's midtown, spin street, and soon at tower and borders). You can also order a copy from www.makeshiftmusic.com.

Paul Taylor Currently performs with Amy LaVere and the Tramps. He is a veteran of some of the best bands ever to come out of Memphis, North Mississippi AllStars, Big Ass Truck, Bloodthirsty Lovers, Gut Bucket, DDT, and quite a few more.

JD REAGER is a veteran Memphis musician. He currently fronts the band JD Reager and the Cold Bloded Three. JD is also a founding member of the Makeshift Record Label and a producer/engineer at the brand new Unclaimed Recordings, Memphis hottest new recording venue.

Live accoustic performance. All Ages. Doors 7 pm. Coffee, beer, food. Smoke free. $5 cover. Large patio. EARLY SHOW.