The Search is over: pre-orders are now available for the country/psych reissue of the summer. Check out details of the deluxe package and stream “Mr. Freedom Man,” courtesy of American Songwriter magazine.
Updates on the PoB artist roster, including Steve Gunn’s Time Off and David Letterman appearance with Kurt Vile, Hiss Golden Messenger in the Oxford American and New York Magazine, and Chris Forsyth’s residency at Ortlieb’s.
PoB is delighted to join Johnny Cash’s longtime friend, visionary Nashville artist Chance Martin, in announcing the first-ever reissue of his 1981 private-press masterpiece. Ringleader, maestro, and indomitable troubadour of Nashville’s most private, elusive and exclusive far-out scene – the Dead End – Chance (aka Alamo Jones, the Voice in Black, aka the Stoned Ranger) could have stepped from the pages of a Charles Portis novel or Coen Bros. script.
The first reissue of the 1981 private press countrydelic masterpiece by Johnny Cash’s friend and stage manager Chance Martin, In Search sounds like some unholy pot likker of Waylon and Funkadelic. Gatefold package includes 33 photos of the mythic Dead End Nashville scene, a download coupon, and a 13,000 word oral history with the storytelling artist.
These are busy days at PoB HQ; lots going on with releases, press, and tours. Here’s an overview of some recent news and truths from Steve Gunn, Hiss Golden Messenger, Chris Forsyth, the Red Rippers, and Chance.
Live footage of Steve Gunn and his Trio performing “Lurker” from his upcoming Time Off LP, hometown Phoenix nespaper coverage of the Red Rippers reissue, and an update on our Chance reissue project.
Despite the winter chill, things are heating up at Paradise HQ; we have a full slate of upcoming releases, and it’s getting busier around here. First, we’re pleased to announce that you can now purchase MP3 albums of select PoB releases from this website. Second, lots of press and news to share about the Red Rippers, HGM, Chance, and Steve Gunn.
The Bachelors have just returned from a fruitful fieldwork visit to Nashville, Music City, USA, where we had the honor and privilege of spending several days with our friend Chance Martin (aka Alamo Jones, General Chance, the Stoned Ranger, and the Voice in Black), the mastermind, impresario, and visionary songwriter, bandleader, and singer behind the brilliant, unheralded countrydelic 1981 LP In Search, credited simply to Chance and released on his own Macho imprint.
