• THIS FRIDAY - On the Border Series @ Border Burrito!
• NEW upcoming shows!
• West Virginia Tour 2008!

This new little cafe nestled in the heart of the East Village and NYU has been chosen to feature the first ever "On the Border Songwriter Series."  More than just a place to munch on fresh custom burritos, drink sangria smoothies and Mexican beer, Border is designed to be a neighborhood meeting place and center for live acoustic music with cozy booths, incredible sound and a vibe that speaks of comfort and friendship.
www.myspace.com/borderburritonyc
 

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Upcoming Shows!
 
MORE opportunities to see The Shithouse Lilies in action... and there's always more to come.  Don't miss:

 
3rd Annual West Virginia Tour!
 
We'll be heading to WV during the first week in August - if you happen to be around, here's where to find us!
 
Monday, August 4, 2008 - Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Talliesduck Tavern
9728 US Highway 33 W
Normantown, WV 25267
FREE - all night long!
If we're not playing, then we'll be drinking here for the first half of the week!  Bobby Layne and Rhonda Sue are about the nicest, most hospitable people you've ever met - come down for a fresh breath of mountain air...
 
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Joyce & Ted's Tavern
RT 47 East
Walker, WV 26180
FREE - all night long!
Our 2nd show at Joyce & Ted's - come by for good food and cold beer, plus camping by the creek!
 
Friday, August 8, 2008
Hudson's Bar & Grill
40 Rucker Street
Madison, WV 25130
FREE - all night long!
We're excited to drive down for our first chance to play Boone County!
 
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Talliesduck Tavern
9728 US Highway 33 W
Normantown, WV 25267
FREE - all night long!
We've got to head back to Tallies' for one more show before heading home...
 
 
BACK IN NYC!

Wednesday - September 3, 2008
Whisperado Mud Room
@ Kenny's Castaways
157 Bleecker Street bet Thompson & Sullivan Sts - Manhattan
FREE to get in, $5 suggested tip jar donation. 
10:00 PM
A NEW once-monthly Roots music series started by Jon Sobel of Whisperado!  Thanks Jon for the invite!
www.kennyscastaways.net
 
 
Saturday - October 18, 2008
Night of Female Fronted Bands
@ Desmond's Tavern
433 Park Avenue South bet 29th & 30th Sts - Manhattan
$10/$8 with flyer. 
7:30 PM
The oldest continually operating bar in Manhattan, we'll be opening up the night for some great female fronted acts!
www.desmondstavern.com/

 
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As usual, you can find all our shows AND hear six of our songs online at www.theshithouselilies.com.
 
Lots more to come - we're just finalizing some shows that will feature some very special guests...
 
Till next time - CHEERS!
 
The Shithouse Lilies

Hi Friends!

In this issue:

• Honky Tonk Angels @ Banjo Jims!
• NEW upcoming shows!
• Secret open mic appearance...

& more!
 
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Honky Tonk Angels!  FREE!
 
Join us this Tuesday (06.24.2008) at Banjo Jims as we open up the Honky Tonk Angels night!

Come check out the best in NYC girl-fronted alt-country!  We're opening up the night... thanks to Jamie Lyn for the opporunity!

7:00 pm The Shithouse Lilies
8:00 pm Jamie Lyn and the Red-Tailed Hawk Band
9:00 pm L'il Mo & the Monicats
10:00 pm Cat Wagon
11:00 pm Kara Suzanne & The Gojo Hearts
 
Flyer Attached!  Hope to see you there!

 
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Random Open Mic Night
 
The Shithouse Lilies can be found this Saturday night (06.21.2008) blowing away the open mic night at Paddy Reillys - Second Avenue @ 29th Street - we'll be there to sign up around 6PM and you're welcome to join us and have some drinks at the bar!  www.myspace.com/paddyreillys
 
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MORE Upcoming Shows!
 
We're excited to announce the addition of two more shows in 2008!  This makes three MORE opportunities after the Banjo Jim's show to see The Shithouse Lilies in action... and there will always be more to come.  Don't miss:
 
Friday - July 11, 2008
On The Border Songwriter Series
@ Border Burritos
81 Third Avenue & 12th Street - Manhattan
FREE! 
10:00 - 10:45 PM
Stop by and eat burritos, all while catching a show!
www.myspace.com/borderburritonyc
 
 
BRAND NEW SHOWS! (as in, booked less than an hour ago!)
 
Wednesday - September 3, 2008
Whisperado Mud Room
@ Kenny's Castaways
157 Bleecker Street bet Thompson & Sullivan Sts - Manhattan
FREE to get in, $5 suggested tip jar donation. 
10:00 PM
A NEW once-monthly Roots music series started by Jon Sobel of Whisperado!  Thanks Jon for the invite!
www.kennyscastaways.net
 
 
Saturday - October 18, 2008
Night of Female Fronted Bands
@ Desmond's Tavern
433 Park Avenue South bet 29th & 30th Sts - Manhattan
$10/$8 with flyer. 
7:30 PM
The oldest continually operating bar in Manhattan, we'll be opening up the night for some great female fronted acts!
www.desmondstavern.com/

 
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& MORE!

Our annual 2008 West Virginia tour dates will be announced soon!
 
As usual, you can find all our shows AND hear six of our songs online at www.theshithouselilies.com.
 
 
Till next time - CHEERS!
 
The Shithouse Lilies

The Shithouse Lilies’ Tennessee Valley’s Not for Sale is being played on KIAC’s Cowboy Tunz internet radio station!

LOTS of great underground country music - listen here:

http://iacmusic.com/stations/KIAC4922.htm

The Shithouse Lilies – Eight Million Stories Interview – Feb 20 2008

- Kevin M. Heald

Down in deep Appalachian country there's a little bar where, if you like, you can camp out in the back yard. No drinking and driving here. And there's some hard core drinking going on if that's your style. The customers are all locals and all regulars. It's a small little family. If you're a visitor and you have an instrument on you, or you happen to mention that you play a little bit here and there, you're going to have to give this family a little love and play 'em something.

This is how the Brooklyn roots rock duo, The Shithouse Lilies, first came together. The way Erin Lyons, the band's singer, tells it, "We were on a road trip to see Appalachian country, looking to save a little money, so we planned our route based on where we camp. Basically I did a google search on Biker Bars, West Virginia figuring that we'd find camping friendly places nearby. This little bar in Normantown, West Virginia called Talliesduck actually offered camping in the backyard...

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for the article in it's entirety visit www.eightmillionstories.com