Thursday, May 15th, 2008 --
Work Vacation
Hello Hudsonitos…
Thanks for visiting us. Despite the low profile we’ve cut over the last few months, despite rumors to the contrary, despite the building of a new band, fret not, the Hudsons will continue their work as purveyors of good ol’ folk music. For evidence, please visit the newly updated calendar at the shows link.
Take care/it easy,
Brian
1 Comment » |Sunday, April 6th, 2008 --
The Shows Must Go On
Hello Hudsonitos,
Welcome to our home (page). For this update, our band’s news (propaganda) is light. We’re back at the Waterloo w/ the amazing Leah Zeger the rest of this month on Thursdays. We won’t be doing but a few shows in May, so come get loaded with the Hudsons while you can.
On April 8th, we’ll host the Kerrville Folk Fest singer-songwriter contest at UT’s Cactus Cafe in Austin. This annual display of unbridled singer-songwriting talent will easily be worth the free cost of admission.
For those DFW peeps, you can catch us at Dan’s Silverleaf w/ Susan Gibson on April 11th. For you Houston peeps, we’re playing but one show this month in your town: JP Hops House on the 18th (free). And for you weekend vacationers/shoppers, we’ll be in good old Fredricksburg on the 25th at Hondo’s on Main Street (free). There are other shows on the calendar so be sure to check the shows link for full disclosure.
We’d like to send a shout-out to Jason Vopni who is moving to Canada shortly. Good luck J. Also, thanks to Jeff Gavin for having us out to the Hawks Nest Music Fest this weekend.
Take care y’all,
Brian
Friday, February 8th, 2008 --
Online Value
Hudsonites,
Today’s big news is that the Valuepak is now available online. Here are some links to buy: Valuepak on Itunes — Valuepak on old-school CD.
In other news, this month has us living in Wimberley, the clean-air capital of the world. Along with our long-time friend and collaborator Kivett Bednar, we’re attempting to forge a new sound out here in the woods. Thanks to the Gaekes for letting us use the cabin.
In other highly titillating news, the Hudsons’ calendar is recently updated for all you “planners” and you’ll notice the band playing a show at with Green Mountain Grass at the Triple Crown in San Marcos on Saturday night and the River City Grille in Marble Falls on Tuesday night. You’ll probably notice more than that too… for instance, the Hudsons have only one show this month in Austin, Feb. 28 at the Cactus Cafe. This will be the official release “party” for the much-talked-about Valuepak, and we’ll have the beautiful Leah Zeger playing that evening with us. Speaking of value… the door charge will be refunded with the purchase of a Valuepak or proof of prior purchase.
That’s it y’all.
-b
2 Comments » |Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 --
Mexi-slow
Hudsonitos,
Hello from main source of America’s immigrants. The internet is about as quick as a rock down here, so for the sake of my pesos, I’m going to keep this message short. This weekend the Hudsons are saddling back up and getting back on the gig-horse for three shows. Catch us in Austin at Waterloo Icehouse on Thursday — 6:30, Free. On Friday, we’ll be in Houston at the wonderful Anderson Fair — 9:00, $10. And Saturday, it’s an unusual La Grange performance at the ultra quiet Bugle Boy — 6:30, $12.
Take care,
-brian
2 Comments » |Thursday, January 10th, 2008 --
Away from the Desk Message
Thanks for visiting the Hudsons’ Website. The Hudsons are currently away from the desk and will be back January 31st for an Austin performance at the Waterloo Ice House. Expect renewed heart and fresh spirit from the duo upon its return to the matrix. Please feel free to leave a comment and someone will try to get back with you as soon as possible. Take care.
No Comments » |Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 --
2-0-0-7
Hello Hudsonitos,
Happy new year’s week y’all. I don’t know if it always feels this way, but it’s been a crazy year for the good ol’ Hudsons. Between the loss of band members, the release of an album, and the toilsome blue-collar work routine we’re in, this band has seen some major wear and tear on its collective heart.
But we’re finally getting to the end of the year, which means vacation for us. January is almost entirely gigless. I’ll be heading south of the border again, and Hudson will be hanging with his grandparents in Bryan and flying to New York to visit friends and sister. Please keep us in your hearts.
And also, please come by and see the Hudsons burn it out a little more this Thursday at the Waterloo Ice House in Austin and Saturday at the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston. Everybody’s gonna get drunk and have a good time y’all. Plus we’ll be peddling our latest release, Valuepak.
That’s it. Thanks to Ben Stratman, Susan Gibson, John Amos, and Marion Brackney for helping make our tour through West Texas so enjoyable. Hair of the dog y’all.
Peace,
Brian
1 Comment » |Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 --
Valuepak Has Arrived
Hello everyone,
We’re proud to announce that our shit is untogether again. We have finished the Valuepak double-disc and are in possession of over a million of them, but unfortunately we have no pre-Christmas cd-release party at which to hawk the dang things. So if you want your own copy of the hudsons’ Valuepak, which includes Songs About People as well as the new live recording Other Songs About Things And Stuff (featuring “Whiskey,” “Where’s My Motherf*cking Wallet” and “The Guy From Stories”), you’ll have to come to Austin and go to Waterloo Records at 6th and Lamar to get a copy. Eventually these will be made available digitally, but these things take time y’all… especially when you’re doin’ all this shit on your own.
One call to action: tell your friends/family in Lubbock, Alpine, San Angelo, or Denton to come see us this week as we pass through their ‘hood with Susan Gibson.
Merry ‘X’,
Brian
1 Comment » |Friday, December 7th, 2007 --
No News Is Good News
Hello web-dwellers,
Today’s news is that there is no news. Since the last posting on November 16th, nothing has changed, and there are no foreseeable changes in the future. In fact many things have pretty much stayed the same over the last month. We are still in the process of doing the same assortment of things as we were when we last updated y’all.
Here is a look at the mundane lives we lead. Two days ago, Hudson, Kivett, and I went disc golfing for the first time together in over two-weeks. It was fun, but none of us played our best. I went to the movies alone for the the first time in a long time. I saw The Darjeeling Limited. It was a nice movie. I liked it. In a recent interview for this blog, Hudson related that he is drinking more coffee than usual these days. In a related story, I too have been drinking extra coffee these days. However, my alcohol intake is down slightly and I’ve once again discontinued my use of nicotine products. Hudson got a pretty haircut yesterday that has made him suitable for a boy band. Meanwhile I am currently letting it all hang out hair-wise though considering the purchase of a grooming. We are also finishing work on a handful of new songs that readers of this news update may or may not like.
Additionally, we’ve got a brand new double-disc due for release in the next couple of weeks entitled Valuepak. It will include a remastered edition of the Hudsons’ critically-ignored and out-of-print classic Songs About People, as well as the somewhat anticipated follow-up album Other Songs About Things And Stuff. Now, I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up. This is not some ornate new album we’ve been keeping under wraps. Other Songs About Things And Stuff is just a live recording we did a few months ago, which will include some fan-favorites like “Whiskey” and “Where’s My Mother F*cking Wallet?” The Valuepak double-disc has been custom tailored for the thriftiest elements of the Hudsons’ fan base and will be offered at a low-low price.
If you’ve kept up with our updates to this bloggish thing, you’ll know that what follows is not news. But for redundancy’s sake, I’ll announce it once again: we will be heading to North and West Texas with Susan Gibson for some shows this month, so please check our calendar if you’re in Alpine or Denton and want to see us play.
I’ve worked up quite a sweat here at the computer and need to take a bath now. Thanks for paying attention… we’ll try to work up some better publicity by next month.
Take care y’all and please continue listening to Robeats Acoustic Cafe.
-brian
2 Comments » |Friday, November 16th, 2007 --
Robeat Farm
Alright y’all,
So the shows page is current. There are new pics hanging on the virtual walls at our gallery. Schedule and voyeur away. Our Myspace Page (for those of you who don’t hate Myspace) has also been revamped.
Fresh for this week is a new track: Robeats Acoustic Cafe. Thanks for visiting our old-school website y’all.
-Brian
No Comments » |Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 --
Back On The Saddle Again
Hello Hudsonitos,
The shows page is updated y’all. Thanks to everyone who came out to the Halloween show last Thursday at Waterloo Ice House. The future of our weekly gig was up in the air, and due to an unprecedented show of support by your comment cards, we will triumphantly continue our Thursday evening residency at the ‘Loo. Thanks for the rallying Mr. Stratman.
For this weekend, the Hudsons will be blue-collaring around Texas as usual. Catch us at the City Hall Plaza on Friday at noon-o’-clock along with a host of good Austin bands. Friday night, we’ll be at the Revolution Cafe in Bryan, partying unusually hard. And on Sunday afternoon there will be a marathon Hudsons performance at the legendary Gruene Hall, in Gruene. Hit up the shows page for details.
The new website is still coming together… we’ve got some new and not-so-new pictures up at the gallery page for you voyeurs. Thanks to John Grubbs and Daren Appelt for the pictures.
Also, today is Hudson’s birthday, he’s turning mid-twenties. He will graciously be accepting kind notes and e-cards at hudsonmueller@hotmail.com.
Adios friends,
-b
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