Bloodshot is a Chicagoan independent record label where punk, country, soul, pop, bluegrass, blues and rock’n’roll mix and mingle and mutate. One, that is six, or rather seven from their brand new realeses

Bloodshot Six Pack to Go

Six 7″ singles featuring drinking songs. A collection where punk, country, roots and good times meet with many covers. For example:

Dead Kennedys’ „Too Drunk To Fuck” by Nashville outsider Elizabeth Cook. Black Flag’s „Six Pack” by bluegrass road man Al Scorch. Merle Haggard’s „Drink Up and Be Somebody” by JP Harris & the Tough Choices. JP Harris (see the picture above) „plays Country Music. Not “Americana,” not “Roots,” or “Folk”. Pogues’ „If I Should Fall From Grace With God” by Deer Tick

The second track is a Bad Lovers’ song performed by Banditos.

Limited edition box set (1000 copies). First 500 copies feature special 7th single featuring Chicagoan Devil in a Woodpile and Tijuana Hercules…they call it a Chicago Sixpack. Drink It Up & Be Somebody!

Luke Winslow King plays with his band a mix of old, but maybe eternal American tunes: ragtime, country, blues, gospel, dixie, bluegrass, jazz, rock and roll with minimal and occasionally brass band orchestration.

Swing That Thing

from second album „Everlasting Arms” by Bloodshoot Records (US)

King is living in the musical jungle of New Orleans, where he studied music theory, but his scholarship was received in Prague. He comes from a small Michiganian town, Cadillac.

Gospel and rockabilly influenced haunted honky-tonk bluegrass country from Alabama by The Pine Hill Haints

„The Magik Sounds Of The Pine Hill Haints” LP, CD, Cs on KRECS (US)

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A.N.O. is an Italian post hardcore math noise rock duo. It was formed by one from Jesus Franco & The Drogas and another one  from Butcher Mind Collapse and Lazzaro. These digital single was recorded with contrabassist Manuele Marani. There is a King Crimson cover: 21st Century Schizoid Man

Killer synth punk tunes from the magician of cheap electronic instruments Giorgio Murderer. Feat Buck Biloxi on guitar

7″ EP on Goner Records (US)

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The most simple phrase for music of French duo Thee Verduns is folk-punk. With blues, bluegrass, cajun, country elements, ragtime rhythms and Trio cover

„Le catechisme de la joie, la vie entiere” LP and digital on Kizmiaz Records (France)

And sure, every nation has his own Verdun.

The Pine Hill Haints are a traditional bluegrass/folk/honky tonk/country band from Alabama. They describe their southern roots music as Alabama Ghost Music. It’s mixed with gospel, rockabilly, rock and roll and blues.  Instruments: guitar, washboard, mandolin, washtub bass, banjo, snare drum, harmonica, fiddle.

I’m Rambler, I’m Gambler

for their brand new 7″ vinyl on their own label Arkam Records. It’s distributed by KRECS

Sultan Bathery
1. is a town in Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Sulthan Bathery is situated at about 930 metres above mean sea level. One can find beautiful folded hills across the horizon. The climate is pleasant throughout the year.

2. is another brand new, young, fresh and amazing garage rock band from Italy. Debut LP by Slovenly

+ Wildmen / Sultan Bathery split 7″ by Surfin’ Ki Records. Preview

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The Lowest Pair is a duo of two banjo artists, Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee from the bluegrass band, Boys’n The Barrels. Intimate bluegrass & country melodies.

36¢ – CD and digital album by Team Love Records

Banjo, birds, bluegrass, days, dreams, loves, stories and alfalfa. Kendl Winter and her backing band, The Golden Sun trio:

from It Can Be Done! LP by KRECS

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Smelly Tongue is a noisey rock band with members of Red Aunts, Static Static, Druid Perfume, Intelligence…

from When The Slack Heep Returns To The Gold LP by Urinal Cake