Paradise of Bachelors

12/16/2025

Rest easy, Joe Ely. Such a sweet man, whose softspokenness belied his fierce intelligence, artistic restlessness, and incendiary stage presence. He was full of stories, outrageous but often told quietly: riding a motorcycle down the hallways of Monterey High in Lubbock, working for Gunther the Lion Tamer, hanging at TVs club, touring with the Clash, collaborating with Bruce Springsteen and John Prine and David Byrne, how he originally wrote “Honky Tonk Masquerade” as a lullaby for his drunken goats Spit and Slide (named for the Butch Hancock song, of course). Here he is, holding it down as always, with Terry Allen and others, in two of my favorite live photos of him. Big love to Sharon and Marie and his thousands of friends. Flatlanders Forever.
1. With Butch Hancock, , and in “Chippy,” performing a barbershop quartet version of the filthy toast “The Rotten C***sucker’s Ball,” June 1994, American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia.
2. Crashing the Monterey High School graduation dance at the Cotton Club in Lubbock with Terry and , May 1, 1982. Photo by Milton Adams.

12/13/2025

Best hometown show of every/any Yule: and at , Saxapahaw, NC.
ROSE WATERFALLS 🌹
SWEET POTATOES 🍠
ST. AUGUSTINE 👼
“Isn’t a stone fence just a wall?” Samantha asked me during “Raggy Levy.” Well, is it, Jake? What would the Quimbys say? 🪨

12/12/2025

Time travel with and the Panhandle Mystery at to the , Feb. 7, 2026. Tix now on sale.

12/03/2025

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN.
Use coupon code KRAMPUS on our website or Bandcamp for 30% off through Dec. 19. Read on for details, if you dare …
😈 
Our fifteenth year as a record label is nearly behind us, and ‘tis the season to give records to beloved friends and family (and to yourself too). 

In lieu of the madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we prefer to observe Krampus Day (honoring the Central European folkloric anti-Santa critter). Once again the dark, anarchic spirit of Krampus feels particularly apropos for the protracted End Times denouement to 2025 that we are all currently enduring—he seems to gain in malevolent power every year—but the December 5th holiday also conveniently coincides with Repeal Day (the end of Prohibition in the U.S.) Raise a glass to New Days and help us clear some space in our stacks! 

To celebrate, for two weeks, starting today, all items in the PoB website and Bandcamp stores will be discounted 30% (yes, that’s more than normal, because 2026 is shaping up to be yet another abnormal year). 

To receive the discount, visit our online store or Bandcamp page from now until 11:59PM ET on Friday, December 19th and enter the coupon code KRAMPUS during checkout. 

Stay tuned for some, ahem, maniacal new music in 2026 ...

11/18/2025

LEGENDARY HEARTS
(JAKE & JENNIFER)
💜 ⚔️ 💜

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Friday, December 12 !

Saxapahaw, North Carolina

I will be singing & playing songs, as will my pal from the North- the revelatory & legendary . Also, DJ Anne will be spinning records before & after. Come party with us ! Doors at 7pm

A limited run of this screen print poster by will be available for purchase *exclusively* at my Haw River merch table. Come say Hey & get you one. See y’all there !

11/16/2025

Rest easy, Bobby. Another Lavender Country legend has transcended. 💜

• Today we celebrate the life of a leading member of the Lavender Country family, Bobby Inocente. His accolades were innumerable, from his time as a NYC session musician, to his many years teaching music in the Bremerton school district. When Lavender Country had its resurgence in 2014, he was the first to step up to the plate as musical director, joining Patrick on many tours as the point-man for everything music related. He was a mentor to many, and one of the coolest cats around! Rest in Power, Bobby! ❤️🎶❤️

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11/11/2025

AMIGOS
EN CHICAGO
CON WILCO
🌈 🌈
GRACIAS
🫔 🫔
• Best time of all times with my Texan brothers and friends (and hero!) Terry Allen and Bukka and Adam Langellotti.

Thanks to everyone who came out to one (or all!) of the 3 shows at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago to watch us shred together (and apart!)

And thanks so much to the fine folks at the Wilco loft for lettin us get it together in that magic zone for 2 days beforehand… so much magic captured! Mark, Tom Schick, Jeff Tweedy!

Shout outs! To my sweet crew and many others

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Slide 2 📸 by Mark Greenberg

11/10/2025

11/08/2025

SOLSTICE WARNING


❄️
• Winter Solstice! This year a deeply intimate incarnation. Different to the last few years of plural shows and a whole band, this one’s a singular, minimalist’s dream.

Come be by the candle with me?

Gathering in light on December 21 at The Great Hall in Toronto.

Outrageously wonderful news is The Lightman Sisters, now based in LA, will be in attendance and singing songs to begin. Poets!

Link in Bio For tickets and all my love until then.

Presented, with world peace in mind and heart, by us here at Solstice Radio. XO

10/16/2025

“No words to fumble with
I’m not a beggar to language any longer”

with last night at . Her first tour with an acoustic guitar (a parlor Martin) and my first time hearing songs from Camelot live. Beautiful playing and singing—and the rare show of two singular lyricists/poets at the top of their games. Great hang at afterwards too. See this tour. Atlanta tonight at !

Truth is the freshest fruit.

🍉 🍌 🥭

10/15/2025

Ethan Hawke and Killer Mike GTO on Terry Allen Art/Music for Amoeba's "What's in My Bag."

Watch via link in comments.

Pals and notorious Terry Allen fans and rapping about “Juarez,” “Just Like Moby Dick,” and more on their new episode of ’s “What’s in My Bag.” Cannot wait to hear the record Mike is working on that he says is heavily inspired by “Juarez,” which he reveals he has been listening to on the regular lately. Check out the video on . Get the records via amoeba, , or wherever you dig for music. 🌵

09/30/2025

Itasca's "Open to Chance" turns NINE today 🎉

Kayla Cohen's enchanting, acid folk-inflected PoB debut is nothing short of memorable even 9 years on.

Give it a spin 🔗 lnk.to/PoB30