The wind, the stars, the ocean, the trees, the Spirit, the mountains, the river, love and the loss of it, the words, the sounds, situations, the city of Portland, the moon, the beyond and the past. Drinkin' and Smokin'. Living it up in a cursed valley. Nocturnal alleys. Nooks and crannies. The present, passion, picking, slappin', blowing, rippin', kissin', stompin', dancing, drinkin', sweating, folks that never stop...
Sounds Like
mournfulsoulbluescountryrockandrollittoyoumusicwith balls and boobs
makes you want tofucksomewhiskeydancewithstrangerscryto themoon anddrinkalonestaraloneunderthestars. uplifting soul searching real deal toe tapping sing along rippers rock and roll...King Khan says we're a gospel band!
footage from our record release party for RAIN & BLOOD. 3/5/09
ripping it up 2 piece style at slabtown with TIRED OF DRINKIN' 'BOUT YOU
Thee Headliners are a two piece that consist of Holly "Hotbox" Morgan on drums, shakers, tambourine and vocals and Jeremy "JT Halmfilst" Terry on Harmony Rocket, Danelectro baritone, lap steel and vocals.
Forged from the ashes of a harsh breakup between Holly and JT, Thee Headliners began as a duo 8 years ago, transforming their former love energy into musical energy based on their shared love of sounds and desire for evolution and forgiveness.
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"Wearing their influences proudly, from pre-rock Americana’s folk and country roots to 60’s soul, from jazz and murder ballads to garage rock, the band’s sound is like a snowball effect of the past 90 years of American music-all rolled into one distortion-heavy package."
AP KRYZA-Willamette Week
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Our latest all original LPCD, RAIN & BLOOD, is on Starcleaner Records, based out of Brooklyn, NY in conjunction with Family Plan records based here in Portland, Oregon. Dylan"Hamburger Chubs"Reilly(Juanita Family, Birds of War) on harmonica and bass was just what we needed to take us to the next level. It's also bolstered by the smoking keyboards of our good friend Roach aka Sugar(formerly of the Fireballs of Freedom, Starantula, the Weaklings) and the sweet vocal backups of Miss Lana Rebel(Last of the Juanitas, Juantia Family) and MLE Butler(Juanita Family, Music Arcade). The record was recorded at Great Magnet Recording Concerns by Rob Weston, who also contributed some very soulful howls.
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"This Portland, Ore., garage-folk hybrid trio shuffles up and down the AM radio dial circa 1965, alternating between slightly dissonant snorts of rock, R&B, and country. Their new sophomore LP, Rain & Blood (Starcleaner), is chock-full of left-field hooks and strange energy."
Greg Beets-AUSTIN CHRONICLE
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"Their sloppy, soulful second record, Rain & Blood...dredges up the darkest corners of American music, coming up with something that I could call gothi-blues-abilly...when you've got a punk mentality mining the depths of garage, country, and R&B with very blunt instruments, it becomes clear how all these different musical genres are intertwined."
NED LANNAMANN-Portland Mercury
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"3 Piece Headliners rockin' new one... Portland rocks!"
-Goner Records
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"This record has more twists and turns than a dang rat maze. Holy smokes, so check this out - first song on the record kicks off with a dark-country song called "Howlin' at the Moon." It's OK, kind of generic musically and cliche lyrically. Thinking this isn't going to be that good, right? Wrong. ... Read MoreSecond song kicks in and it's a fast and dirty rock 'n' roll song. Totally catchy. Third song has that "traveling country song" thing to it, but with a bite. Fourth song has a '50s greaser rock 'n' roll vibe. And it goes on like that, throughout the whole album. THEE HEADLINERS play like a band trying to cover a mix tape someone gave them in the late '60s (if tapes were around back then). Rain & Blood is good and if you're into country-influenced DIY rock (can't really call it punk, but that's OK) you should pick it up. (FS)" -MAXIMUM ROCK & ROLL summer/fall 2009
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First full length cd released August 2005 on SE OUTLAW RECORDS...self titled cd called THE HEADLINERS. "sketch city-sugar mix" released on THE FUN HOUSE THING COMP II 2008. Sophmore full length vinyl lp/cd RAIN & BLOOD released on STARCLEANER RECORDS March 2009. "sturgeon" released on FAILING RECORDS comp 6/09. "end of the line" released on Songs Of Roxy Music Box Set/BURNING SKY RECORDS 9/09.
Have a great show and an even better Birthday. I will try to make it out while I am down in Portland. I hope you can tune in on Sat 28 Nov 2009, 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - KPSU Radio;
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Next shows: October 26, Charlie's Bar and Grill in Olympia, WA October 27, The Swiss, Tacoma, WA October 28, Jazzbones in Tacoma, WA October 30, Mississippi Pizza in Portland, OR October 31, Nana's Irish Grill and Pub in Newport, OR November 1, Muddy's Hot Cup in Arcata, CA
Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD, WE DID IT. ABSINTHE ROSE IS ON ITUNES! HELP US OUT IF YOU GOT 2 BUCKS OR WRITE A REVIEW ON THE ITUNES THAT IS FREE AND IS WELCOMED!
LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THE SONGS!
Take care of each other and thank you
Kimbo Rose Workman and the team from SCREECH OWL RECORDS!
