January 9, 2012 at 6:24 pm
I hope all of you had happy holidays and a great New Year! I for one partied too hard with the Mummers.
As we start out in 2012, I am thinking about all of the great memories from 2011. Here are my top 5 Betty Iron Thumbs moments of 2011 – hope you enjoy!
5.) Debuting even more new songs! This video is from our show at the Auction House in New Jersey where we opened for the Peace Creeps. The song is called “321″ and is even more new than our newly released album, “Under the Night.” (12/3/11)
4.) Covering Cyndi Lauper (one of my childhood idols) at the Sugartown 10th Anniversary Tribute Show at Tritone (1/29/11)
3.) Dressing up like skeletons and playing “The Monster Mash” for Halloween! (10/29/11)
2.) Despite crazy ailments, playing our album release show at Tritone (6/3/11)
1.) Releasing our first full length album, “Under the Night”! This album was a result of years of hard work, and tons of support from our friends and fans! If you still have not grabbed a copy, visit Amazon.com or CDBaby.com, or just see us at a show!
Of course we had a ton of other great 2011 memories (YIP Summer Jam, the SREHUP Fundraiser at Magic Gardens, our NYC show at Cin-m-art Space)…there are too many to choose!
Cheers to a happy 2012! We can’t wait to see what it brings!
December 20, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Tomorrow night we will be gracing the stage for Boy Wonder and The Hype’s Stoplight Party. at the Triumph Brewery in Old City. The evening starts at 8, we play around 10. AND…this is the holiday edition so Betty is feeling festive. To help you do your last minute holiday shopping we will have our record and some other goodies for sale at the show. Under the Night is an excellent stocking stuffer and its on sale for the holiday season. Rumor is it goes well in stockings with The Peace Creeps Time Machine, Cow Pals new ep and The Levee Drivers. At least that’s what we heard.
November 29, 2011 at 5:38 pm
The Post-Thanksgiving weekend recovery still hitting you? Well relax, we have your next weekend planned for you. I’ll give you a hint; it involves beer and music. Friday night is in Manayunk, Dawson Street Pub to be specific. Betty Iron Thumbs with Dave and the Dust Dogs. 9:30pm. We are playing for an hour and half that night, so we will be digging into the old song book for the occasion.
Which brings us to Saturday’s show with the Peace Creeps. We are crossing the good old Ben Franklin Bridge to a gig in Audubon, NJ. We are always excited to play with the Peace Creeps. Its gonna be a fun night at the Auction House. This building is an amazing space. I guess its best to say we played OUTSIDE of Benedict Arnold’s house during Bike Philly in September, at the Auction House we will be playing INSIDE such a place.
Well that’s enough talk for now. Come check us out this weekend!
November 12, 2011 at 5:06 pm
In breaking news from Betty Inc, we have just been added to a great show at the North Star Bar. The fantastic Girl in a Coma are passing through town on tour with Brothers of Brazil and Coathangers. We are super excited to be on board for a little Tuesday night madness. We play first so be sure to get there early and stick around for three great bands.
The details look a little like this:
THIS TUESDAY!!!!!, NOV 15, 2011 8PM
Girl in a Coma/ Coat Hangers/ Brothers of Brazil/ Betty Iron Thumbs
North Star Bar 2639 Poplar Street Philadelphia, PA 19130
November 3, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Halloween’s show was simply off the hook. In case you ever wished to see a band of skeletons play The Monster Mash with a bit of the twangcore flavor your chance may be lost. But fortunately we are able to provide you with a little video of situation.
So yes,the Halloween edition of Sugartown was amazing. Even with the odd wintry weather on Saturday (is anyone else concerned about snow in October?!!) the show was still quite the event. We lost our band from New York, The Shondes but the Tritone was still abuzz with ghouls and monsters of all varieties.
Betty took the challenge seriously and had a great attitude. When we arrived the place was empty. As if by Halloween magic, by showtime the place was packed with creatures of all varieties. To celebrate the holiday we decided to don some officially sponsored devilsware. 4 skeletons took the stage that night, it can only be assumed it was Katie, Mike, Ryan and Jaison.
Thanks to everyone who came out. I would like to add a special thanks to the other bands who braved the slush and snow to bring their fans and the Halloween cause to the Tritone one last time. Goodbye old friend.
One last link for you here. City Paper and Key writer John Michael Vettese snapped one of the coolest pics of Betty Iron Thumbs I’ve ever laid eyes on. I, as a photographer, am in love with this pic. Check our pic and more of his work here.
Next stop… more rock!
-Mike