"Dark Horse Army", single from "Better Luck" LP available now on Bandcamp!

people of the internet and the modern world,

here is the first single from the new LP. It is available as a single download/stream on Bandcamp until the record is released physically on CD and vinyl (Foolish Philosophy records), and digitally on iTunes and Spotify.

Download the new single, "Dark Horse Army" via Bandcamp or by clicking here!

I am honored to be releasing my record at the legenday Blue Door in Oklahoma City, one of the best listening rooms in hundreds of miles. Accompanying me will be M. Lockwood Porter, who just released an amazing record himself.

Tickets are available now until they run out!  You can purchase tickets for the release show here.

----------------------------- I'll be touring with the Damn Quails to Colorado and playing my songs in the winter of January: Jan. 2 - Amarillo, TX @ Hoot's Pub Jan. 5 - Steamboat Springs, CO @ Carl's Tavern Jan. 7 - Steamboat Springs, CO @ Carl's Tavern Jan. 9 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater Jan. 10 - Wichita, KS @ Lizard Lounge

Lastly, M. Lockwood Porter are touring the Midwest US for the release in January and February! Here are some towns we will be singing in:

Jan. 15 - Little Rock, AR @ Whitewater Tavern (w/ Andy Warr) Jan. 16 - Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine's Live (w/ Andy Warr) Jan. 17 - Memphis, TN @ House Show (contact for attn) Jan. 18 - Clarksdale, MS @ Shack-up Inn Jan. 19 - Clarksdale, MS @ Shack-up Inn Jan. 20 - Tupelo, MS @ The Blue Canoe Jan. 21 - Nashville, TN @ The 5spot (with Joey Kneiser, Todd Farrell) Jan. 22 - St. Louis, MO @ Evangeline's Jan. 23 - Kansas City, MO @ Harling's (with AJ Gaither) Jan. 24 - Wichita, KS @ Rock Island Live Jan. 25 - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Blue Door (CD RELEASE) Jan. 26 - Fort Worth, TX @ Magnolia Motor Lounge Jan. 27 - Austin, TX @ Tiger Den Studios (w/ Ben Ballinger) Jan. 28 - Austin, TX @ Cactus Cafe Jan. 29 - San Antonio, TX @ 502 Bar Jan. 30 - TBA Jan. 31 - Lafayette, LA @ Seed and Feed (w/ the Viatones) Feb. 1 - New Orleans, LA @ Circle Bar Feb. 2 - Hattiesburg, MS @ Thirsty Hippo Feb. 3 - Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge Feb. 4 - Birmingham, AL @ The Nick Feb. 5 - Florence, AL @ 116 E. Mobile Feb. 6 - Tulsa, OK @ The Colony (full band, w/ Grazzhopper)

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more dates to announced soon!

thanks for listening.

john and family.

December 1st. releasing "Dark Horse Army" single from "Better Luck" LP (due out Jan. 25th)

Hey, folks. It's about time that I announce this. December 1st, I am releasing "Dark Horse Army", the first single from "Better Luck" LP, due out Jan. 25th on vinyl/CD/digital. The single will be available only on Bandcamp until the full album release. 

Also, folks of the southern midwest US! I will be touring through your bars and clubs in January and February with my friend M. Lockwood Porter. Dates will be announced soon.

until Dec. 1st, with love,

jca

"Empty Candles" EP digital release (in preparation for "Better Luck" LP due out January 25th)

Greetings and Happy Halloween, people of the digital world. John Calvin here.

I've been on and off the road with various acts getting ready to release "Better Luck", and since it has been pushed back to January to gather the necessary things for a good push, I've made an EP of songs I've penned over the course of the past 8 months in my home studio. Recorded and mixed on a 4-track tape machine and mixed down to digital, I hope you can enjoy these while awaiting the LP release.

Here is "Empty Candles".

https://johncalvinabney.bandcamp.com/

This EP is a collection of songs written between the pre-production of "Better Luck" and the tours that took place in the spring and summer of 2014. The entire EP was recorded with two microphones and mixed on the machine itself in 10 days. Available on Bandcamp in big, bountiful .WAV files, all proceeds will go towards the funding of the next tour/release. All of this seems baffling sometimes.

"Better Luck" LP is due out January 25th and will fly in the new year of 2015. Thanks for all the support, patience, and love. Until we ride again,

john calvin abney and family.