We are excited to announce new additions to the band…

Matt Teitelman, originally from Chicago, will be keeping us steady on drums. He comes to us fresh from graduating Mason Gross @ Rutgers University with a degree in music. 

Saul Slotnick, a childhood friend of mine, and long-time fan of the band, will be playing rhythm and lead guitars alongside current guitarist, Jamie DiTringo.

With the new lineup intact, we have all made an important decision…to change the name of the band. That's right, we have decided to KILL BILL! Quentin Tarantino will not be involved in this necessary mercenary killing but YOU can be part of wielding the sword, light saber, or axe to kill off the Bill Owens Five name for good! We want YOU, the FANS, to decide the new name of the band. And to make it a little more enticing, we are offering a prize too.

Here are the rules of the "Kill Bill Owens Five Band Name" Contest:

1.   Each person may submit (3) entries

2.   Deadline to submit entries is Saturday, January 31, 2009

3.   All entries must be submitted to killbillowensfive@gmail.com

4.   The winner will be announced to the public on Monday, February 9

5.   The winner of the contest will win a $150 bar tab, redeemable only at our   show* on Saturday, February 21, at the Bitter End in New York City.

*Show time is 10:30pm. For more information, visit http://www.bitterend.com.

The Bill Owens Five wish all of you and your families a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season! We hope you enjoy your New Year's Eve dancing and partying 2007 away raging to some Bill Owens Five!  We can't wait to see everyone in 2008! Wham!

Join Our Street Team

Do you like meeting and talking to total strangers? Does the idea of working with the greatest "Post-Classic Rock Band" intrigue you? Do you want free t-shirts, CDs and alcohol? If so, we welcome you to join the Bill Owens Five Street Team! We are looking for outgoing and energetic people who would help us grow our mailing list, hand out our sampler CDs and flyers, direct people to our merchandise table, etc. Most importantly we want YOU to talk about the band, the music and get us new fans! We can't offer you any compensation (sorry L.....) but we will take care of your cover at shows, give you a free t-shirt and other merchandise. If you are interested in joining our street team, please email us: band@billowensfive.com.

Get Your Live Bill Online

Over the last few months, we have assembled a bunch of live shows and hosted them on archive.org. Please mosey on over there and listen to streaming audio of our shows along with downloading the music. Leave a comment too!!!

Visit: http://www.archive.org/details/BillOwensFive

This is the first in a series of BOF samplers that will be distributed here and at our live shows. Enjoy!

1. Bull - From the 2007 album, Foundry Street

2. Garden State - From the 2007 album, Foundry Street

3. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone * - Live @ Whiskey Bar, Hoboken, NJ - 8/1/2007

4. Amusing - Live @ Whiskey Bar, Hoboken, NJ - 8/1/2007

5. Tommy Please (The Avenger) - Live @ Baggot Inn, New York, NY - 8/25/2007

* Traffic Cover, by Capaldi

Stream it here.

8/25/07 - Baggot Inn - NYC
Cold Ride
Bring Me Down
Garden State
Use Me *
Pretty Head
Tommy Please (The Avenger)
Three Years
Power Of Love **
Epiphany
Evil Bearded Man
The Man In Me ***
Beach In Ecuador
Down Low >
Should Be Sleeping
Bull
Shot At Me
Light Up Or Leave Me Alone ****

* Bill Withers Cover
** Huey Lewis Cover, First Time Played
*** Bob Dylan Cover, First Time Played
**** Traffic Cover

Stream it here.

The complete, official setlist page of the Bill Owens Five: