Hey all,

We’ll be playing in Salem this Friday at Boon’s Treasury.
If you don’t know, Boon’s Treasury is one of the McMenamin’s amazingly character-filled pubs. Great little place to see good music.

Best of all it’s a free show. So come down, grab a beer, and if you haven’t grabbed a copy of the new album, get it for $5 at the show.

- James

Andrew Fenstermaker of FensePost.com has written up a nice little review of “Dip You Beak”:

James Sasser always seemed to transcend the typical country stereotype. There are no pickup trucks here; there are, however, plenty of broken hearts. What sets Sasser apart, as far as my limited experience with country music can tell, is that Sasser doesn’t write country songs. He writes your standard rock tune but puts it to a country sound.

Dip Your Beak, then, follows along the lines of prior releases The Melcliff and Southside Of Sorrow. Songs like “Lonesome Eyes” and “I Don’t Want It Told” include that southern swagger, while tracks like “Beautiful” find Sasser dropping in rock-based riffs and, perhaps most surprisingly, harmony vocals.

What isn’t surprising is that Sasser continues to make country music fit for the non-country fan. His drawl backed by the occasional hand-clap and highly distorted guitar riffs in “If You Think You’re Mine” are telltale signs that Sasser is in rare territory. This style has grown from the early days, and it continues, progressively, with Dip Your Beak.

Check out the review on FensePost.com

Want a copy of “Dip You Beak”? Didn’t get out to the CD Release Parties?

Good News: The new album is now available on CDBaby.

Both CDs and MP3’s are available. I recommend the MP3s. Throw them on your white-headphoned audio player of choice.

Dip Your Beak

“Blurring the lines between roots rock, folk and country and psychedelic”

Due to the Blazers game tonight, the acoustic show at the Rock Bottom will be rescheduled. Once we have the new show time, we’ll post an update.

In Other News:

“Dip Your Beak” Will be available on CDBaby later this week.

The following Albums are already available on CDBaby:

The Melcliff

Southside of Sorrow

Well, here we go!

The wait is over and “Dip Your Beak” is here. Friday April 10th is the release date for our new Album. First up is a listening/acoustic show at the Airplay Cafe. It’s a happy hour event starting at 5:30pm going till 7pm. We’ll be playing the Album on Airplay’s amazing sound system then doing the acoustic performance. The Airplay Cafe has a relaxed and intimate atmosphere with great coffee and food.

This is a FREE SHOW, be the first on your block to get “Dip Your Beak”! Show starts around 5:30pm. ( see Shows Details )

Later that night…

For those of you more comfortable with a beer in your hand, we’ll be playing at Duff’s Garage the night of April 10th. This will be a double CD Release party. Along with “Dip Your Beak”, the folk rock band Bridge Creek will be releasing their newly self-titled CD. ( see Shows Details )

The CD will be available at CDBaby, iTunes, and other online music stores by the end of April.

James threw down the last of the vocal tracks for the upcoming album “Dip Your Beak” earlier this week.

The track list for the album is pretty much in stone and it goes like this:

1. Lonesome Eyes
2. I Don’t Want It Told
3. In Deep
4. Beautiful
5. If You Think You’re Mine
6. Don’t Tie Me Down
7. Taking My Time

Yep, it’s short. No fluff, no filler, no intro-outro crap or cover songs. Just pure Sasser goodness.

CD Release Party/Parties will be Scheduled soon. Watch for it.

If you’ve been to any recent shows you may recognize these songs. If you haven’t, come see the band this Saturday at the Tiger Bar (see the shows section)