Pinebox Serenade: News

I believe the new record will be mixed in the next week. We will try to get it mastered soon after that. Then we're going to try and find another label to put it out. If that doesn't work out, then we'll have to find another way to put it out. We've talked about doing a digital only release, but I would like to have some sort of physical copy to sell at least locally. Anyway, I just thought I would give an update on the record.

On Sunday Nov. 13 we're going to open the Hares on the Mountain Happy Hour show at Dan's. Show starts at 5, so come early. We're going to play some of the songs from our upcoming album and Ep.

We just put up an acoustic demo of the song San Saba from our upcoming full length album that will someday be out.

Since we are in a bit of a limbo with our new record, we have decided to record an EP ourselves and probably just release it digitally at first. We will probably record it in November or December and have it out pretty soon after that. The EP will have four or five brand spanking new songs on it, then hopefully soon after that we will be able to release our new full length. Thanks for your patience and continued interest.

We are very proud to once again be playing the 35 Conferette here in Denton this March, with the like of Mavis Staples, Dr. Dog, Gayngs, Damien Jurado and many many more great artists. We will also be playing an instore at a brand new RECORD STORE on the square, along with a few solo type shows and maybe some house shows. So keep checking the calendar page.

We just put up another acoustic demo, this time it's our song Bright Lights. We will put up a few more throughout the week.

We have just put up a demo version of the song Friendship TX, which will be on our next album. It is at the bottom of the music page, check it out.

So, it looks as though our first show of the new year will come faster than we thought. This Friday Jan. 7 at Rubber Gloves, we will be opening for West End Motel and Fiend Without a Face, which are both side projects of Brent Hinds of the GREATNESS of Mastodon!!! You should be at this show.

We are proud to announce that we have signed on with Manhandler Booking to take care of our booking needs and wants, so you can contact them here booking@manhandlerbooking.com if you would like some Pinebox in your life.


Also. in November we will be playing a few shows in Norman Ok, Denton and Dallas with The Black Swans. They are a great folk rock band from Columbus Oh, if you get a chance check out some of their music here http://www.theblackswans.com/.

Here is a link to our Facebook page, so if your on here come and befriend us!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pinebox-Serenade/319936173282?ref=ts#!

Our own Patrick Newkirk has just released his debut solo album for FREE here http://soundcloud.com/patrick-newkirk! Patrick wrote and played everything on the record except bass and banjo which were played by his brother Mike Newkirk.

All we have left on the new record is a Trombone part played by the Great George Neal and vocals. We should get those done soon, and then mixing and mastering. We're hoping for an August or September release. More to come soon.

Check out this cool video someone made and posted on Youtube!

Our wonderful label, Devil's Ruin Records have put out a label compilation for $1!! It has the Let the River Take Them Home track Witch on the Mountain on it, plus tracks from all the other bands on the label. You can check it out here:
http://www.rodentiamusic.com/

We are well into recording our new record! We are finishing up basic tracks this week and then back to the rehearsal space to write the more orchestrated parts. We will finish it up sometime in December or so, then lots of shows!

These will be the last two shows for a little while, we have babies to be born and records to be made.


Friday, August 7th, 2009
Rubber Gloves
411 E Sycamore St
Denton, TX 76205-6144
(940) 387-7781


Pinebox Serenade
Bridges & Blinking Lights
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
The Moon Bar
2911 W Berry St.
Ft. Worth TX 76109
(817)926-9600

Pinebox Serenade
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Recording for our new album will probably start at the end of June or beginning of July. So, in the mean time we will be playing some solo shows and playing with our other bands and such. Chris Welch will play a couple of solo shows in the next week at Dan's Silverleaf and Rubber Gloves, on May 29 we are doing a kinda stripped down/Bluegrass style with upright, acoustic guitar, mandolin and fiddle at the Boiler Room in Denton. Last but not least Dust Congress with Pinebox members Nick Foreman and Jeff Barnard are heading out on tour, so go check them out if ya can.

Dust Congress tour 2009
denton,tx
may 20 2009 - dan's silverleaf
w/ burntsienna trio, chris welch

birmingham, al
may 21 2009 - bottletree
w/ don chambers, broken letters

athena, ga
may 22 2009 - flicker theater
w/ the visitations

savannah, ga
may 23 2009 - the wormhole
w/ geistheistler

fort myers, fl
may 28 2009 - wgcu "gulf coast live" radio show

fort myers, fl
may 28 2009 - house of cats
w/ geistheistler, let's go exploring, french paradox

gainesville, fl
may 29 2009 - the kickstand
w/ geistheistler, french paradox, squirrel pool

Denton, Texas’ Pinebox Serenade are on the roster of one of my new favorite labels, Devil’s Ruin Records. Last month they announced that they have begun the process of recording what will be their third, as of yet untitled, album. That announcement coincided with me hearing their second album, Let The River Take Them Home, for the first time.

The Pinebox Serenade are seven musicians; Chris Welch, Patrick Newkirk, Holly Manning, Tyler Adams, Chris Ott, Nick Foreman and Jeff Barnard playing every single instrument you would expect to find in a roots-meets-bluegrass-and-goes-goth band. If I had to describe their music in a single word I would use ‘tense’. Listening to the album doesn’t make you feel tense, but you can tell there is an underlying intensity to these dirges of desperation and despair. While I type that there’s another side to it all. Those same songs are these full, multi-layered beautiful songs that are absolutely perfect for getting my undivided attention during a session with a glass of warm bourbon and a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. Had I known of this album last year it would have easily found it’s way onto my year-end top 10 list, and even now I’ve gotta say it’s Essential Listening.