2012: Best Year Yet

So, much has happened this year, and I don’t have enough time to tell you about all of it, but I wanted to give you guys a quick update on what’s going on in the world of Bro. Stephen (because a lot is going on!).

 

I played a few recently shows that I probably neglected to mention on here. After the Simon Joyner show I played a crazy sold-out show at Headliner’s in Louisville with one of the fastest growing bands I’ve ever seen (and for good reason): Louisville’s Houndmouth. What a wild night. Too bad I started getting deathly ill that morning.

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December 21, 2012

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Back In the Habit

Hello there friends. It’s been quite awhile since I’ve updated you all on what has been going on in the world of Bro. Stephen. My apologies. I have been using my time wisely though (I think) and I have some new things to tell you. Some exciting things I believe. First off, I have a round of new shows coming up and I think you’ll be happy to see who will be on these shows. There will be some shows with some old friends like Cheyenne Mize, Kalispell and John Davey, but also the great songwriters Laura Marling and Simon Joyner. Exciting stuff indeed.

09.30.12 | Lafayette, IN | House Show w/ Kalispell, John Davey

10.01.12 | Louisville, KY | The General Store (1264 S. Shelby St #1) w/ Cheyenne Mize, Kalispell

10.02.12 | Bloomington, IN | Bear’s Place w/ Kalispell, John Davey

10.20.12 | Louisville, KY | Zanzabar w/ Laura Marling [tickets]

11.11.12 | Louisville, KY | Quill’s w/ Simon Joyner

What do you do with the 15 minutes each day when you’re not writing songs? – Everyone Ever

I get this question all of the time. And here’s the answer: wine stuff.

On Tuesday of this week I passed the Level One Sommelier Exam. I’ve been studying hard for several months for this (and the exams to follow) and it’s incredibly gratifying to have passed this first big step. Like music, wine is a tool I use to understand the world around me. Understanding a wine’s geographical positioning, it’s soil, the weather, the way it was maintain, etc can give you a great appreciation for what the wine is even if you don’t particularly care for the flavors. Learning to appreciate the people around me based on the elements that have made them who they are is a great quality that I really work to get to. And like a Master Sommelier explained to me after I passed my first exam, “It’s a long road, but a good one.”

Be well my friends.

xoxoxoxo

Scott

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September 20, 2012

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New Shows! Moving Forward…

Hey guys!

I am back in Louisville after tour and I’m back at work trying hard to get back to normal and get over this pesky sinus infection that showed up to party and doesn’t seem to want to leave. However, after letting the dust settle just a little bit, I actually have quite a few new shows to tell you all about. They are all in the Kentucky and Indiana but more touring is planned for later on this summer so let me know if you want to see Bro. Stephen in your town.

Without further ado, here are some dates for you.

04.16.12 | Bloomington, IN | The Pourhouse w/ Anna Vogelzang, Chad Serhal
04.20.12 | Louisville, KY | Record Store Day Midnight Sale @ Please & Thank You w/ Whistle Peak
04.28.12 | Indianapolis, IN | Indy Alliance w/ New Terrors (record release!), Everything Looks Like Coyotes
05.20.12 | Louisville, KY | Uncle Slaytons w/ Dark Dark Dark

I hope you are all enjoying Baptist Girls, but if somehow you haven’t had the chance to pick up your own copy yet, then you definitely still can buy it on vinyl or CD at your local record store or from XRA Records here. Of course, you can still listen to the record on Spotify or on Bandcamp or all of those other places where it’s available to stream.

I definitely have more for all of you soon and I am definitely staying busy making sure that the hits and all the treats keep coming. I miss all of you and can’t wait to see everyone again soon.

xoxoxo,

Scott

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April 16, 2012

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Tour is Over…and Coming Home

 

4 weeks of shows. 1 week of SXSW. 4 days of vacation. countless emails. unending friendships. 1 tour mate. 0 car accidents. 0 parking tickets. 0 discouraging shows. lots of records sold. 6 or 7 records purchased. about 500 hours of podcasts. a wealth of new gratitude.

 

Tour is over and the miles on my car have really been racking up. I am currently taking a couple days of vacation to recuperate from all of the traveling and incessant on-the-go, but I am happy to say that the firstBaptist Girls tour of 2012 was a rousing success. There were so many great shows where I got to meet so many new folks and see some dear dear friends. I can’t thank everyone enough for helping make this tour far and away the best tour I’ve ever done. It feels really great to build on the success of past tours and share this new record with so many people who had not heard it before. I am certainly tired and raspy and excited to crawl back home and get back to things and people that keep me anchored.

 

Before I show you a few of my favorite pictures from the tour, I wanted to let you know about my return to the fore with show coming up in Louisville, KY that will very much be a special one for me. On May 20th, I will be playing a show with the incredible Minneapolis band Dark Dark Dark. The show is at Uncle Slayton’s and if you know anything about Dark Dark Dark, then I’m sure you are beyond excited. You can buy tickets to the show here. You should do that.

 

Here are a few photos from tour:

 

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March 21, 2012

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Bro. Stephen Hooks Up With GemsonVHS

The union of these 2 entities has birthed a few new videos!

I got to hang out with Mr. Anthony T. from GemsonVHS while I was in Nashville a few days back and we recorded some videos for all of you lovely folks. We hope you like them. Feel free to let the GemsonVHS folks know how much you like them and check out their other video work too! They’ve done some great work with great friends of mine like John Davey, Laura Balke, and Moorhound.

Without further ado,

“Patrons Of The Arts”

“Tears On Tape”

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March 1, 2012

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Spring Tour! (updated)

I’m hitting the road in 10 days! Chances are, I’ll be playing somewhere within driving distance of where you are soon.

Feb. 17^th | Bloomington, IN @ In-store @ Landlocked w/ Lydia Loveless

Feb. 17^th | Bloomington, IN @ Record Release Show at Russian Recording w/ Mike Adams At His Honest Weight and Busman’s Holiday

Feb. 18^th | Muncie, IN @ Village Green Records w/ State Park

Feb. 19^th | South Bend, IN @ Quincy’s w/ John Davey

Feb. 20^th | Grand Rapids, MI @ 815 Watson St SE w/ Fred Thomas (Saturday Looks Good to Me), Nathan K (limited seating! Email danclimie@gmail.com for a spot on the guest list)

Feb. 21^st | Lansing, MI @ Deep Pink w/ Nathan K, Those Willows

Feb. 22^nd | Kalamazoo, MI @ No Fun House w/ Glowfriends

Feb. 23^rd | Ypsilanti, MI @ Woodruff’s w/ Gun Lake

Feb. 24^th | Toledo, OH @ In-store  @ Culture Clash

Feb. 24th | West Lafayette, IN @ Greyhouse

Feb. 25^th | Indianapolis, IN @ LUNA Music w/ husband&wife, Rodeo Ruby Love, and Metavari

Feb. 26^th | Nashville, TN @ The Dirks’ House w/ Seth Wood, Mackenzie Scott

Feb. 27^th | St. Louis, MO @ The Heavy Anchor w/ Arthur and The Librarians

Feb. 28^th | Bowling Green, KY @ tba w/ Brooks Ritter, Great State

March 1^st | Springfield, IL @ Missy’s House w/ John Davey

March 2^nd | Peoria, IL @ 2020 House w/ Rory Toelle and The Old Adage

March 4^th | Milwaukee, WI @ Linneman’s w/ Golden Coins, Paul

March 5^th | Minneapolis, MN @ Steady Print Shop w/ Kalispell

March 6^th | Eau Claire, WI @ The Mouse Trap w/ Kalispell

March 8^th | Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR w/ Molly Sullivan

March 9th | Ft. Wayne, IN @ The Dash-In w/ Lee Miles

March 10th | Lexington, KY @ CD Central In-store

March 11^th | Louisville, KY @ RYE on Market

March 13^th | Austin, TX @ SXSW

March 14^th | Austin, TX @ SXSW

March 15^th | Austin, TX @ SXSW

March 16^th | Austin, TX @ SXSW

March 17^th | Austin, TX @ SXSW

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February 7, 2012

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“Tears On Tape” Official Music Video

 

Directed by Torlando Hakes

Starring the comic book making skills of Lyndsey Taylor.

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January 31, 2012

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