“BROTHER BILL” EP by Sean Russell to be released this Holiday season on Hand Drawn Records Originally recorded in 2012, Cut Throat Finches’ lead singer/songwriter, Sean Russell, to release Gospel and Christmas-themed record in memory of pastor and friend, “Brother” Bill Russell ABOUT “BROTHER BILL” -Words by...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by James Villa – When one of the bands slated to record at Big Acre dropped unexpectedly, Hand Drawn Records creative director, Dustin Blocker (vocalist; Exit 380), took the opportunity to record...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by Brooke Adams – If you can’t tell in the first six seconds that Fort Worth’s raucous sludge-punk trio, Missing Sibling, really doesn’t give an “F’,” then give it about six more...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by James Villa – Clear as bell, singer Brandon Callies’ voice cuts through the acoustic guitar and piano to begin his rendition of this beloved classic Christmas carol. Accompanied by session...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by James Villa – Much has been made of singer-songwriter Daniel Markham’s prolific release pace, putting out five records in the last four years, but what we found most impressive about his...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by Brooke Adams – Splitting time as studio operator, producer and session player for other Vol. 4 artists, the indomitable Andrew Tinker had his hands full before he even began tracking his song....
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by James Villa – The most fun we had at the Vol. 4 sessions came when the acoustic retro-pop trio WhiskeySour hit the studio floor. Several impromptu jams broke out covering everything from...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT GROWHOUSE STUDIOS Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by Brooke Adams – The newest artist signed to the Hand Drawn roster is filled by a self-proclaimed band of ne’re-do-wells. And from the story in their original holiday track, “A Christmas...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by Brooke Adams – Austin’s Nick & Paige are an undoubtedly talented acoustic duo, but their charm lies much deeper than even the sum of their considerable talents. It lies within their chemistry,...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC: RECORDED LIVE AT BIG ACRE SOUND Hand Drawn Records: A Compilation. Volume 4. The Holiday Record. – Photos by James Villa – Warm like a transistor radio resting beside the open fire; Bad Mountain’s original holiday tune, “The Gift of Christmas Eve,” is drenched with gorgeous vulnerability. Sparse...
