Rhapsody is offering a 30 song free download sampler featuring tracks from our distributor Thirty Tigers. It includes Backyard Tire Fire, plus other great artists like Drivin’ n Cryin’, Jason Isbell, Joe Pug, Patterson Hood and Elizabeth Cook.
We’re going to be playing a tune on WGN’s Midday News in Chicagoland at 11am CST today, March 17th. It will run nationally at 1pm EST on WGN America for those of you with DISH or DirectTV.
Our 2009 performance on Mountain Stage is re-airing nationally this weekend. Check Mountain Stage’s listing to find out when the syndicated radio program airs in your area.
We’re excited that Amazon selected “Good to Be” as their song of the day for today, Monday 3/8. What that means is that for today only you can download “Good to Be” for free!!! Spread the word to your friends that might dig Backyard Tire Fire. Download “Good to Be” here.
Catch us on the airwaves or streaming online on two great rock & roll stations:
Thursday March 4th @ 4pm PST – 104.7 KHUM, Humboldt County California, radio without boundaries. Listen/Watch Here
Friday March 5th @ 3:30pm PST, 101.9 KINK, Portland, OR, true to the music. Listen/Watch Here
Backyard Tire Fire returns for their first West Coast tour in over two years in support of their new record, Good to Be.
Tourdates:
3/2/10 Los Angeles, CA, The Mint
3/3/10 San Francisco, CA, Hotel Utah
3/5/10 Portland, OR, Mississippi Studios
3/6/10 Spokane, WA, Empyrean – presented by KPND 95.3
3/7/10 Missoula, MT, Top Hat – presented by The Trail 103.3
3/8/10 Bozeman, MT, Filling Station
3/9/10 Billings, MT, Railyard Ale House
Backyard Tire Fire is offering a free mp3 of both the single “Good to Be” as well as an exclusive original demo recording of the song to help spread the word about the tour. In order to receive the mp3s you’ll need to tell 5 friends who you know will most likely dig hearing about the band and live in these markets about the tour.
You can spread the word via email, Facebook, Myspace or any other social networking medium. Once you’ve informed 5 friends about the shows just email spreadthetirefire@gmail.com with info on who you told (names and cities) and you’ll be emailed a download link for the mp3s.
Good to Be is out today! Stream the entire record below! If you haven’t picked it up already we suggest you call your local record store, ask them if they’re stocking Good to Be then drive over and purchase it, the old fashion way! We’re also being carried by Best Buys and Border’s nationally. You can purchase it online here:
Thanks Andy Tenille and Blurt Magazine for the great feature. You can read it here:
Here is a juicy quote to get you started:
“We’re a fuckin’ rock ‘n roll band, man,” Ed says definitively. “This isn’t a hippie band. We don’t have that word-of-mouth granola factor. We’re certainly not a bunch of ringers that are gonna wow you with our fuckin’ chops. And we’re not some flavor-of-the-month indie hipster band with tight jeans, thick-rimmed glasses and whiney voices that gets on the right blog and blows up overnight. We don’t really fit into any of these categories, or whatever, which is kinda like Lobos. Maybe Steve saw that in us.”
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