Wednesday, July 31, 2013

July 31, 2013 - San Antonio, TX - Sam's Burger Joint


0: Back In Your Love >>
Hail Hail >>
101
Middle Island Creek
Pick Me Up
Old Piano >>
Brothers, Sons and Daughters >>
Shady River
Out on the Weekend >>
I Shall Be Released >>
Out on the Weekend >>
All Stand Tall >>
Heart Like a Wheel
Call Back
Appalachian Hilltop
Jump the Ship >>
She Really Does It For Me
Far Away >>
Rise Up
E: Golden Slumbers >>
Carry That Weight >>
The End

Sunday Evening Post by Dean Moore


Well! So. That was quite a week, and it ain't even over yet.

On Tuesday, Truth & Salvage released its second full-length album, and started its nationwide 2013-14 Pick Me Up Tour in support.

The band's first-ever gig at the legendary Exit/In in Nash that first night was an incredible way to kick things off, and the in-store love that our buddy Grimey and the Grimey's Pre-Loved Music brethren gave us earlier in the day warmed our hearts immeasurably.

The day after, we found out we had the No. 1 debut album of the week across the Alliance of Independent Music Stores network. The folks who shop stores like Grimey's in Nashville, Luna Music in Indy, Landlocked Music in Bloomington, Criminal Records in ATL, etc. etc. etc. are the biggest and baddest of the biggest baddest music fans in the country, so being at the top of that chart ahead of some other equally worthy artists means the world to us.

Thursday nite in Atlanta was rather raucous in the best of ways, Birmingham stayed up with us til the wee wee hours to rawk, Jackson elegantly spread the love alongside us last nite, and as I type from the bar of the charming Alabama Music Box before soundcheck we're already buzzing about the band's first-ever Mobile show to take place in just a few clicks.

And a few last words about our first radio station visit of the tour. Birmingham Mountain Radio should be on everybody's list of rad online radio stations to incorporate into their ravenous music-listening repertoire (or if you're in Birmingham listen to em on the FM dial at 107.3...although if you're in B'Ham, and you're reading this, and you like T&S, you're probably way ahead of me on this).


















Scott Register was our host at BMR's studio on the premises of the lovely Workplay Theatre. Reg is a damn music industry treasure and when we get to hang with him I always find myself thinking, "What if we had a couple hundred more like him whose knowledge and passion and commitment and good taste just make the whole music community so much healthier?"



















OK maybe I don't say it in those exact words, but, just sayin'...the guy's tastes are impeccable and we'd all be in better shape if really really really good music had a gaggle of ambassadors as staunch as Reg. We mingled thru the crowd at Avondale with Reg while St. Paul & the Broken Bones slayed and filleted us with some supersoul a couple hours before our gig, and a nice solid handful of folks came up to pay their respects to Reg's work, so, that's a good sign that quality music purveyors can get some love these days! 




Anyway, thanks for readin', and if you are indeed reading this you've probably picked you up Pick Me Up, too, so thanks for that as well...and, listen to this:  http://bhammountainradio.com/

And and...check out the stores aligned with AIMS: http://thealliancerocks.com/

July 29, 2013 - Gasa Gasa - New Orleans, LA


0: Pick Me Up >>
Hail Hail >>
Heart Like a Wheel
Middle Island Creek >>
Bird on the Wing
Call Back
The Bad Times >>
Appalachian Hilltop >>
Island >>
Rise Up
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Games People Play
So Sad >>
See Her
Silver Lining
Golden Slumbers >>
Carry That Weight >>
The End

Sunday, July 28, 2013

July 27, 2013 - Hal and Mal's - Jackson, MS













0:Pick Me Up
Heart Like a Wheel
Bird on the Wing
Middle Island Creek
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Games People Play
Jump the Ship*
Welcome to L.A.*
Island
Appalachian Hilltop
She Really Does It for Me
Silver Lining
So Sad
See Her
Back In Your Love
Rise Up
E: Golden Slumbers >>
Carry That Weight >>
The End

*acoustic

Saturday, July 27, 2013

July 26, 2013 - The Nick - Birmingham, AL


















0:All Stand Tall
Silver Lining
Island
The Bad Times
Appalachian Hilltop
Call Back
Old Piano
Games People Play
Bird on the Wing
Pick Me Up
Out On The Weekend >>
I Shall Be Released >>
Out On The Weekend >>
Back in Your Love
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Middle Island Creek
Heart Like a Wheel
Rise Up

Thursday, July 25, 2013

July 25, 2013 - Smith's Olde Bar - Atlanta, GA















0:Silver Lining>>
Bird on the Wing>>
Middle Island Creek>>
Heart Like a Wheel
Pick Me Up
The Bad Times>>
Appalachian Hilltop>>
Island>>
Rise Up
Welcome to L.A.*
Call Back*
Games People Play>>
I'm Not Your Boyfriend>>
So Sad>>
Back In Your Love
All Stand Tall>>
See Her
E: Golden Slumbers>>
Carry That Weight>>
The End
Hail Hail

*acoustic

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

July 23, 2013 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN


'Pick Me Up' album release show















0:Silver Lining >>
Rise Up >>
Middle Island Creek
Heart Like a Wheel
The Bad Times >>
Appalachian Hilltop
I'm Not Your Boyfriend >>
Games People Play
Call Back
So Sad
Pick Me Up >>
Back In Your Love >>
Far Away
Island
All Stand Tall >>
See Her

E: Golden Slumbers>>*
Carry That Weight>>*
The End*
Hail Hail

* Beatles cover, first time played

July 23, 2013 - Grimey's New & Preloved Music - Nashville, TN


















0:The Bad Times
Middle Island Creek
Bird on the Wing
Call Back
Island
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Appalachian Hilltop
Pure Mountain Angel

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Sunday Evening Post by Tim Jones


Walker and his girl Briana decided to throw a party at our friend's Jimmy & Beth Pruitt's House to celebrate our 2nd album Pick Me Up's release. Jimmy has an old chicken coop out in back where he keeps his motorcycles and rusted beer caps and cigarette butts that probably dangled from none other than Faron Young himself, but somehow magic of the amazing artist and designer Lucy Latney was able to turn this former house of Ill-Chicken Repute into a wild Hippie Cowboy Disco Amphitheater. We invited the East Nashville neighbors and some other friends and luckily our friend Matt Aaron was there to snap some great shots of all the fun for us. Check out his band's page www.endiana.us



Wish y'all were all there. We'll be releasing videos of the nights in the coming months.



Sunday, July 7, 2013

July 6, 2013 - Appalachian Hilltop Family Reunion - Wellston, OH


0: Bad Times >>
Middle Island Creek
Call Back
Hail Hail >>
Heart Like a Wheel
Games People Play >>
Island
Welcome to L.A.
Pick Me Up
Jump the Ship >>
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Old Piano
Appalachian Hilltop
Bird on the Wing >>
She Really Does It For Me >>
See Her
Them Jeans
Rise Up
Pure Mountain Angel

Friday, July 5, 2013

July 4, 2013 - Fountain Square Music Festival - Indianapolis, IN


0: Bad Times >>
Middle Island Creek
Heart Like a Wheel >>
Bird on the Wing
I'm Not Your Boyfriend
Out on the Weekend >>
I Shall Be Released >>
Out on the Weekend >>
Jump the Ship
Call Back
Appalachian Hilltop >>
Stars and Stripes >>
Hail Hail
Pure Mountain Angel