Ides Of March

It's the ides of March and no prophecy has been fulfilled and no one is going to die in this update.  Just a quick thank you to everyone who came out to the Knitting Factory show last Monday.  It was a pleasure to open the show for Frank Turner.  I was also overwhelmed by the response of those in attendance.  If you picked up my album, said "hello", tossed me a compliment or bought me a beer... Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Next week I have a busy weekend booked in Asbury Park, NJ.  After I get done working on guitars at Russo Music all week, I'll be going into Little Eden Studios with Pete Steinkopf from The Bouncing Souls to record my third album.  The only thing I can reveal about it at the moment is that it will be a solo recording, as in no band.  For the past year I've been riding around playing shows here and there without a band and it's time to have an album reflect that time.

Next Saturday (3/24) at Asbury Lanes, I will be opening a show for Kevin Seconds, Kepi Ghoulie, and Franz Nicolay.  If you're into acoustic-punk-rock-dude shows, then this show is for you!

I've got one more acoustic-dude show to announce, but I've got to wait to tell you.  When I see that tumble weed go by and hear the voice of Sam Elliot to say, "Go on son, tell the people what you got", I'll let you know.

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RUIN CREEK

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So several long overdue thank you's are in order.  

THANK YOU!:

-To everyone who came out to see Plow United at The Stone Pony, Home For The Holidays show with The Bouncing Souls on 12/30.

-To everyone who came out to The Note to ring in 2012 with Plow United, The Crash, Third Year Freshman and Jake & The Stiffs.

-To everyone who recently came out to see Plow United on the three dates we did with Less Than Jake, Samiam, Flatfoot 56.  And also to the LTJ crew for having us on these shows.

NEW MUSIC

Right now shows are being booked for 2012 and songs are being written.  Songs for a new Brian McGee release and songs for a new Plow United record are being demo'd and emailed around so we know what to do come recording time.  

My next solo record is going to be stripped down and pretty minimal.  I've done two band records that reflect my time spent in Asheville, NC.  But since my tour last summer with PJ Bond, I've mostly been playing solo and acoustic, and I think it's time to have a release reflect this period.  If all goes as plans (knock on wood) I'll start in on recording the next solo record in late March.  My aim is to have it out by late summer on vinyl and digital download.

PLOW UNITED back at FUC for first time in 15 years! 

The next Plow United show that we are super excited about will take place at The First Unitarian Church (FUC) in Philadelphia on June 23rd with The Orphans, Spraynard and Iron Chic.  Tickets went on sale yesterday and you can click here to purchase your's today!  For those of you who missed it, Plow United played it's farewell show in the summer of 1997 at FUC.  It was hot, it was fun, it was kind of sad and it was a long time ago... damn.

Creeping up on 2012

I just posted a new video for the song "Into The Woods."  It was filmed this past October by Randy Scott Carroll at Prismatic Canvas Productions in Lynchburg VA.  Randy set up a house show for a tour I was on with PJ Bond and Brian Bond.  He feed us home made pizza, hosted a great show, put us up for the night and filmed a video for each of us the next day.  Randy is one generous human being.  You can view the video in the Video page.

In Plow United news:

We will be rehearsing next week for our show at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ w/ The Bouncing Souls, Leftover Crack and Detournement on 12/30.  The show is part of the Home For The Holidays series and SOLD OUT!

The other show we are getting ready for is our New Years Eve show at The Note in West Chester, PA!  We will be playing with three bands from the 90's who are reuniting for this show-The Crash, Jake & The Stiffs, and Third Year Freshman.  DJ Arik Victor will be spinning tunes as well.  Tickets for The Note can be purchased here:

PLOW UNITED NYE

*We will also have our first ever hoodies for sale at these shows.

Joel, Sean and I (plow united) have also been writing and demoing new songs for the next Plow United record.  We will be playing some of these new songs at our year-end shows.  To say we are excited about making another Plow United record is a total understatement.

In solo news-I'll be playing a set at Ray's Happy Birthday Bar on January 3rd.  And there is also a show in the works for January 12th at The Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ.  These shows will feature new solo songs as well as new Plow United songs.

Alright!  Onward to 2012!  Thanks for all your support this year and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year.

best,

Brian

December

Here is a list of things happening now and coming up:

-Writing new songs for the next Brian McGee release and the next Plow United album.

-Working at Russo Music in Asbury Park.  I've been apprenticing to be a guitar tech doing set-ups and repairs.  If you are in the area-stop in and say hello.  If you are not in the area-make a trip and bring your guitar in for a set-up.  Check out Russo Music on line HERE.

-Prices in the Brian McGee store have been lowered!  Visit the store page and do a little Christmas shopping.

-For Plow United Merch, you can visit Plow United Store.

-A couple reminders for shows coming up in December:

Friday, December 2nd-Joel Tannenbaum and I will be playing as a duo at The V Lounge in Somerset, NJ.  We will be playing Plow United songs that we rearranged and performed this past September on WXPN's The Key and at Drexel University's KDU.  We will also work some of my solo song and a cover or two into the set.

Bryan Thomas Baxter and The Brigantines perform as well.  Here's a link 12.2.11 V Lounge

NEW YEAR'S EVE!!!!!!

Plow United will be playing at The Note in West Chester on New Year's Eve.  Also on the bill are three bands who will be reuniting especially for the event-The Crash, Jake & The Stiffs, and Third Year Freshman.  And Arik Victor, who started Creep Records and recorded all of these bands will be DJ'ing as well.

Get your tickets here PLOW UNITED at The Note on NYE.

Hope to see you before 2012!