All rise and pay homage……..
This is the rig we’ve been licking our chops for! 10 years in the making, man.
A HUGE thank you to Jim Beam and Beam Global Inc. for the endorsement and the support, as well as our fellas out at SCS Vinyl Works for the BITCHIN’ wrap job! Here’s to paying our dues….ENJOY!
The Beamur.
Montana’s Own-THE CLINTONS!
FREE CONCERT FEATURING THE CLINTONS
GIBSON ACOUSTIC GUITAR NEW MUSICIAN AWARD WINNERS
Thursday October 2nd, Emerson Cultural Center, 8:00pm
Gibson Acoustic Guitar is pleased to announce that a New Musician has been selected for 2008 and will play in concert during HATCHfest October 2nd along with Special Gibson Guest Artists. The New Award Winner Artists for 2008 are The Clintons from Montana, USA.
If you have Montana roots, you may have heard of this energetic, driven, four-piece, inspired by the soft, sensitive songwriting style of John Mayer; the solid, funky, quirkiness of the Red Hot Chili Peppers; and a vibe that fans say reminds them of OAR or the Barenaked Ladies. Their sound is diverse but focused in a quirky way that you can only call The Clintons. .
The Gibson Acoustic Guitar New Musician was selected from a field of entries spanning the globe. The entrants were first reviewed by a local panel of judges and the top entries were sent to an advisory panel of judges known for their achievements in the music and film industries.
Local judging panelists are Michelle Wolfe (KMMS 95.1 FM “The Moose” and HATCHfest Music Co-ordinator), Dave Goodwin,(recording engineer, producer, Big Sky High Studios), Brett Cline (Zebra Cocktail Lounge, HATCHfest Music Co-ordinator) and Robi Johns, (Gibson Acoustic Guitar Sales Director and HATCHfest Sponsor).
Advisory panel judges are Singer/Songwriter/HATCHfest Mentor Jackson Browne, Film Producer/HATCHfest Mentor Richard B. Lewis (August Rush), and legendary Music Manager David Spero (The Eagles, J.D. Souther) .
This prestigious awards package comes with mentorship from music industry insiders, a Custom Gibson Acoustic Guitar, the title of “Gibson Acoustic Guitar New Musician 2008″, free recording studio time, exposure to news, radio and television coverage and public relations opportunities and other prizes geared toward enhancing and building a lasting and productive music career.
The Awards Concert is free, however due to a limited number of seats a ticket will be required for admittance. Pick up tickets at Music Villa in Bozeman after September 24th. More ticket outlets will be announced on the MOOSE 95.1 FM and also online at www.HATCHfest.org.
This free concert is sponsored by Gibson Acoustic Guitars, KMMS 95.1 FM “The MOOSE” and HATCHfest who all share the ultimate vision “the inspiration of one affects the lives of millions.”
Levi was quoted in a story that Ted Anothony did for the Washington Times about the use of music in elections.
So let’s say it’s the early 1980s, and you’re a rising young musician named John Cougar Mellencamp. You cut a song with a chorus that oozes Jeffersonian democracy and adds a touch of postwar suburban placidity. “Ain’t that America – for you and me,” you sing in your gravelly Indiana voice. “Ain’t that America; we’re something to see. Ain’t that America: home of the free. Little pink houses for you and me.”
Now let’s say you’re a strategist for Sen. John McCain, Republican candidate for president in 2008. You hear “Pink Houses” 25 years after it was recorded and think to yourself, “Hey, this is perfect. Let’s blast this out at the big guy’s rallies and… READ MORE
The Clintons wrote a love song to Hillary Clinton and then posted a video on YouTube that was filmed in Great Falls, Montana. First, CNN reported on the video in a small news piece about YouTube videos for presidential candidates, then the story was featured on FoxNews.com, after that the band got a call from Fox News asking to do a live, international interview with Greg Kelly.
Watch the interview
CNN played a clip of The Clintons’ YouTube video, A Love Song for Hillary Clinton. The piece has run several times since in regular CNN rotation.
