Welcome to Balthrop, Alabama. Founded in 1847 in Alabama's Iron Belt. Things to do while you visit: eat at Bompa and Gigi's Late Nite Diner, get your mail posted at the Dairy Queen located on Henry Street, and then find out all about us at a town meeting held the first Monday of every month at 6pm in Elmore's Barber Shop.
Hope to see you soon!
You might have heard that Balthrop was once a booming steel town. However, these days it has relaxed into an easier pace, providing a home to a close-knit community of shopowners, innkeepers, handymen, farmers, students, and a milkman. We do a pretty good job of keeping each others' secrets. Or so you may have heard.
In fact, the band Balthrop, Alabama was formed in early 2006 in Brooklyn, New York by Alabama-born songwriter-siblings Pascal and Lauren Balthrop and eight or nine of their musically-inclined neighbors. They get together every so often to sing songs about dead people in love.
What folks have been saying about the town:
“An impressive début double album…and their approach to
performing is equally inventive…”—The New Yorker
“Elaborate shows which feature the 10 or so members
dressed as the aw-shucks residents of a fictional Southern
town…breezy, melody-driven pop”—Village Voice
"What great fun in the form of a band called Balthrop, Alabama!"—Rainn Wilson (of The Office)
“Sweetly crooned loved songs inspired by apocalypse — a last
kiss before the big bang…”—Memphis Flyer
“Always melody conscious, with a solid stash of hooks…
enough people to fill a school board.”—Crawdaddy
“Eclectic — with songs of love, loss, and escape…great use of
shared male/female vox…”—My Mix Tapes
“Like a raucous ad-hoc town meeting where everyone brings
an instrument to play…”—Future Montgomery
“I’ve heard of the ‘concept album’, but this appears to be a
‘concept band’…”—Take Five, Asheville
“…like the touring company of
‘Barack Obama’s Rent’…”—Black & White, Birmingham
There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
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AWESOME show at the cantina last night you guys rocked it and were such a pleasure to meet afterwards!!! Thanks for ever stuff......keep a song in your ear and that twinkle in your eye!!!
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