Gigs Galore and News News News…
Greetings out there fans, friends, followers, and future TDQ junkies! The holiday season has slowed down my blogging considerably but I’m back at the keyboard and hammering out a recap of the past few weeks as well as this particular post about some important upcoming shows for we Damn Quails. So…
If you’ve been waiting for your chance to catch us live, you should probably scope out the “Shows” section of the website ASAP because it’s highly likely we’ll be coming to your town or somewhere close by in the next few months. We’ve got a couple of really big shows in Oklahoma this weekend, starting with a headliner spot at Eskimo Joe’s in Stillwater on Friday night. Joe’s has always been the stuff of red dirt legend ’round these parts and we couldn’t be happier to finally get a chance to take that stage and make our very own scuff marks across it. Our wickedly talented drummer Thomas Young isn’t going to make it, so we asked our longtime compadre and resident badass Giovanni Carnuccio III (or Nooch as you might know him) to sit in for the night. Nooch has played the skins for a whole lot of amazing bands including Mama Sweet and the Turnpike Troubadours and was our first official unofficial drummer. It’s always a pleasure to look back and see Nooch’s smiling face behind the kit and the show promises to be a rockin’ good time.
Saturday night we’ll be heading back to the Wormy Dog in Bricktown, OKC to open up for Cody Canada and the Departed. “This is Indian Land” has a lot of tunes written by some really good friends of ours, including Tiny Tom Skinner and Greg Jacobs and I can’t wait to watch these guys rock and roll. We’ll also be filming some of the set, so come get some camera time and make sure you holler extra loud.
In case you missed this little piece of news, we’ve had to shuffle around our Riverton, IL date as we’ve been invited to open two shows for the Josh Abbott Band. Apologies to you folks in Riverton, we’ll be back around before you know it and we appreciate you being so understanding. Our first date with Josh Abbott Band is at Joe’s Bar in Chicago, IL on February 3rd and we’re following them on to Columbia, MO on February 4th. If you’re in the area or have some friends and family around, please spread the word of the Damn Quails gospel of rock and roll.
As far as the record goes, good news continues to pour in from all across the globe on a daily basis and we’re all in a bit of disbelief as to just how fast our album is moving. “Fool’s Gold” is the little song that could and our accolades and chart movement have been turning heads in a “where the hell did these guys come from?” kind of way. This week marked our debut on the Texas Music Chart at #35. We also took a massive jump on the Texas Regional Radio Report from #59 to #31 and had a ton of new station adds across the region. But that’s not all…
The fact that our music isn’t necessarily genre specific has always been one of our greatest strengths as far as I’m concerned. The red dirt genre is host to some incredibly talented performers and bands, but we’ve always been a little more rootsy than your typical red dirt band. Gabriel and I have both been playing in the americana/singer-songwriter circle for years and it’s easy to hear the effects of that influence once you give the record a listen. That’s one of the reasons that our Americana radio promotion has been doing so well. As of this past week, “Down the Hatch” has just reached the #12 spot on the National Americana Music Association charts on our second week! It’s a pretty incredible achievement for us and we couldn’t be more thrilled at all the airplay we’ve been getting across the country. Thanks to everyone for requesting the songs, making the calls, and spreading the word like wildfire about our music. We have the greatest job in the world and we couldn’t do it without all of you.
Keep an eye on the website for new shows as they’re being added at a breakneck pace. Make sure you follow us on twitter if you’re the kind of guy or gal that likes to know the random ridiculousness that our day usually entails. The twitlist is as follows…@thedamnquails (Official Twitter Page/Bryon) @gabe_marshall (Gabriel) @jonknutz (Jon Knudson) @maddrummer1976 (Tom Young) @oujazzman (Steve Baker) @lukemullenix @blakelennon
See you at the show.
-Bryon
