Published by Virgil February 27th, 2007
in blog and Behind the Scenes.
Suburban Home is Heading Back to the Suburbs / Dead Format Will Soon be Dead
Suburban Home Records has been my life for the past 11 years. Through my experiences with the label, I have had some of the most incredible times of my life, met some of my best friends, and even found the love […]
Published by Virgil February 26th, 2007
in blog and Press.
Although we didn’t really do a press mailing for the re-issue of Drag the River’s “Closed”, I just noticed a very rad review in the latest issue of Alternative Press. In the Collector’s Corner section of AP “Closed” receives a 4 out of 5! Scott Heisel writes “Sometimes reissues don’t need to come with B-sides […]
Published by Virgil February 23rd, 2007
in blog and Upcoming Releases.
DRAG THE RIVER “Chicken Demos” CD
“Chicken Demos” represents the 3rd and final re-release of Drag the River’s first three albums originally released by Upland Records. The odd thing about this album is that the songs were recorded during the same session that the songs from “Hobo’s Demos” were. Jon and Chad selected the songs that […]
Published by Virgil February 23rd, 2007
in blog and Drunk Dial Hotline.
“Than There are Days in the Week” 2/21/07 9:50 pm 215 area code - This drunk dialer who claims to be from Very Distribution had some very colorful things to say. For you PC folks, I don’t recommend listening in. The drunk dialer claims to have a lot of sex when drunk and also claims […]
Published by Virgil February 22nd, 2007
in blog, MP3s / Streams and Press.
I just finished listening to a very cool podcast with our boys Jon and Chad of Drag the River. The good folks at Sound Scene Revolution have just published their 50th episode! Congratulations. What is even cooler is that the 50th episode has Drag the River as their guests. I highly recommend listening as they […]
Published by Virgil February 22nd, 2007
in blog and Behind the Scenes.
The other day I received a really great letter from a Suburban Home supporter. I asked if I could post the letter on the Suburban Home site and luckily the answer was yes. Running a record label in 2007 can sometimes be a thankless job, but when I receive letters like this one, it really […]
Published by Virgil February 21st, 2007
in blog and Tour Dates.
Suburban Home recording artist, Tim Barry, will be wrapping up his tour with Drag the River by playing a one off show in Denver, Colorado. Tim Barry will be joined by labelmates, Ghost Buffalo, who will be playing their first time in a long time. Josh Small, of Tim’s Band, will also be playing a […]
Published by Virgil February 21st, 2007
in blog and Upcoming Releases.
Drag The River Beer Cozie
We originally gave these away with a pre-order we had set up a little while ago. We had some laying around so we thought we would share them to the folks who never got one. No Drag the River fan should go without one of these Beer Cozies. Not only does […]
Published by Virgil February 20th, 2007
in blog and Upcoming Releases.
Limbeck “S/t” LP (Platinum vinyl)
Limbeck “S/t” LP (Gold vinyl)
Suburban Home and Vinyl Collective are excited to be releasing the latest album by Southern, California’s Limbeck. We have been big fans of the band since they released “Hi Everything’s Great”. We actually tried to put out the vinyl for “Let’s Come Home”, but a weird […]
Published by Virgil February 20th, 2007
in blog and Drunk Dial Hotline.
“So Lonely” 2/18/07 10:50 p.m., 323 area code - When some folks get drunk, they do things like go to Taco Bell. These folks sing their hearts out for the drunk dial hot line. They are singing parts of the song “So Lonely” which I can’t remember the original artist who performed the song. It […]