Never did we imagine when we first starting working with our friend Patrick Haggerty of Lavender Country that he’d one day hit the road again with a new band to take his songs and stories of gay liberation to the people. But here we are. So come out, come to Lavender Country!
Read recent critical accolades for Mike Cooper, Lavender Country, and Steve Gunn from Pitchfork, Aquarium Drunkard, BOMB, the Independent Weekly, the Chicago Reader, the Stranger, PopMatters, and more.
It’s been incredibly gratifying to see the accolades and respect lavished on this record and on Patrick Haggerty in particular, who most certainly deserves our praise and admiration. Read on for LC mini-documentary videos and more international press on the album and Patrick’s story, including pieces by NPR, the CBC, The Guardian, Pitchfork, The Quietus, and The Boston Globe.
Photos and details about our shows with Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band, Promised Land Sound, and Lavender Country at SxSW and our L.A. Weekender.
Happy release day to Lavender Country! We’re honored to be working with Patrick Haggerty on this important project and delighted to read the avalanche of positive press. Read on for excerpts and links… and an image of Patrick’s incredible painting for PoB.
The PoB crew will be in Austin for SXSW (March 11-13) and in LA for our Ides of March Weekender (March 14-16). Read on for news about performances by Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band, Lavender Country, Promised Land Sound, Magnolia Electric Co./Hiss Golden Messenger, and friends.
Details about the PoB Ides of March Weekender at the Church on York in L.A. (March 14-16) featuring Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth, the Songs: Molina tribute (with Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor), and Lavender Country’s first performance in almost 15 years. Also, info on upcoming separate shows and tours by Gunn, Forsyth, Promised Land Sound, and HGM.
We’re proud to announce PoB-12, our reissue of the S/T 1973 LP by Lavender Country, regarded as the first openly gay country music record. Pre-order this historic album now, and please consider joining us at the official release party performance on March 16 in Los Angeles.
Widely recognized as the first openly gay country music album, Lavender Country stands as an artifact of courage. A political protest document of enormous power and grace, it sonically recalls some ethereal psych-folk nexus of the Flatlanders and the Holy Modal Rounders. Our deluxe reissue of this 1973 classic includes a 32pp chapbook featuring an oral history by songwriter Patrick Haggerty, color photos, and full lyrics to these songs of gay liberation.
