News
12.25.11 New site, new booking agency, and a new day for Jackass Flats! Merry Christmas everybody, Happy Holidays, have a great whatever you are celebrating!! We are so excited about 2012! We have a lot coming up for the next year (festivals galore) and are looking forward to our new partnership with Treeline Artists Agency and all the new things in store for us and them... and you!! Don't forget about New Year's Eve at the Camel with The Green Boys and A Good Natured Riot, Get your tickets right now and save! See ya there!!!
08.03.11 Here is a little bit of news that somehow got neglected, we now have a new Jackass Flats member! You all probably already know him but everyone welcome Jesse Wells, a kick-ass fiddle player that has already made himself a must-have for the band! If you haven't caught Jesse with us yet then you haven't seen a complete Jackass Flats show! Finally, we are poised to take over the world! Here is a fine live recording that was taken since Jesse has graced us. And on a side note, Floydfest may be the most fun any person can physically endure. A bigger grin would have broken our faces, nobody should miss this great festival held at an awesome mountainside venue!!
06.25.11 The long awaited cd, Rusty Feeling, is out today! The cd is the first Jackass Flats cd to feature the new band line up. It was recorded at Small World Music in Charlottesville, VA by Bobby Read (Bruce Hornsby's Noise Makers) and features 11 tracks, some of which have will not have been heard played live before tonights cd release party at The National. Joining the band for this joyous occasion will be the always exciting Green Boys, North Carolina appilachian rockers, Big Daddy Love, and Richmond favs, No BS Brass Band. The latter is slated to sit in on one of the new tunes being played tonight titled Everybody Knows, a song that also features the cherished brass band on the album. Rusty Feeling will be available for purchase, along with T-shirts and other assorted fun stuff, at the show or can be bought here. Tickets for the cd release party are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. ADDENDUM: Photos by Dan Gibson (dbgproducxtionz.net) can be viewed here. Audio recording will be posted on Archive.org soon.
06.15.11
02.17.10
Smilefest Lineup
Friday May 21stMain stage
1:30-2:30 Josh Roberts & the Hinges
3:30-4:30 Big Daddy Love
5:30-6:30 Jackass Flats
7:30-9PM Acoustic Syndicate
10-11:30 Spearhead
2nd Stage
12:30-1:30 Jenna Lindo
2:30-3:30 Kerosene Willy
*3 PM Drum Session w/ Sipes (back field)
4:30-5:30 Mantras
6:30-7:30 JP Folk Festival
9-10 PM Sipe/Ike & friends50
Check out www.smilefest.com for a complete schedule.
02.17.10 We've got a busy summer coming up people! This year we will be hitting the states of North & South Carolina hard and heavy! Already we have scheduled stops at The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC, The Pour House in Charleston, SC, The Double Door Inn in Charlotte, NC, The White Mule in Columbia, SC, and many others including an evening with Larry Keel and Natural Bridge at The Pisgah Brewery in Black Mnt., NC. Also on the docket this summer are a couple big festivals.
Firstly, we will be at Smilefest in Pinnacle, NC. This festival will feature Michael Franti & Spearhead, Keller Williams, Larry Keel, Acoustic Syndicate, and many more! This is an invitation only festival so email smilefest@jackass-flats.com and request more info on obtaining tickets. Other Smilefest info can be found at www.smilefest.com
Also coming up is Camp Barefoot in Bartow, WV (www.campbarefoot.org) featuring Steve Kimock & Crazy Engine ft Melvin Seals, Toubab Krewe, EOTO, Garaj Mahal, The Breakfast, Hackensaw Boys, Spam Allstars, Kung Fu (featuring members of Jazz is Dead, RAQ, The Breakfast, and Dicky Betts), DJ Williams Projekt, and many more, both scheduled and TBA! Both these festivals are going to be off the hook, don't miss one second of either one!
01.10.10 Well, here it is, the new website! A new look for a new sound. Look for more graphical and layout enhancements in the weeks to come. To take advantage of some visual effects and especially the media page, you will have to allow Java Script to run. This will likely pop up as a warning when you enter our site, it is completely safe to allow them to run (at least at our site). If you notice anything not functioning properly, please send me an email and include your Operating System, web browser type/version, along with the issue you are noticing.
12.19.09 Thanks to all who braved the snow storm and made it out to Cary Street Cafe last night. Thankfully all members made it safely to the club just in time for a slightly late start. We had a great time playing and hope everyone made it home safe and sound. Some of us got to watch the sun come up while sitting at a dead stop on the highway while others braved the back roads to make it back to the comfort our evening's respite.
08.15.09 Camp Barefoot was immensely fun and we can't wait to return in 2010 in Bartow, WV. This festival served also as induction for harmonicist and keyboardist, Cory Potrafka. Cory had sat in with the band on a number of occasions but this was the first time playing the whole show. Thanks to all who hung out with us all weekend making this one of the most memorable festivals to date for us!