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2.12.13
THE GENTS ON BRITISH TV!
The BBC describes us as a “Cheeky trad jazz duo with an energetic display of banjo fireworks and wit.”  We’ll take it!

12.24.12
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Oh, man!  It’s been quite a year for the Gents.  We’ve played for more people in more places than ever before and received a steady helping of good notices and airplay from press outlets and radio stations the world over.  The word’s getting out about our humble two-man band. Thanks for being a part of it!

2013 looks to be even better, with a new live album coming soon, the recording of a new studio record, lots of shows all over the USA and Europe, and some other very very exciting projects.  You’ll be hearing from us soon!

Til then, Cheers!
Love, Andy Bean & The Councilman.
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11.9.12
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER TOUR DATES!
We’re finishing the year strong with a string of great shows, including a run with The Carolina Chocolate Drops.  Catch The Gents before we take our two-man winter break!

11/9 – Livewire Music Hall – Savannah, GA
11/10 – Music Under The Moss – Panama City, FL
11/11 – Callaghan’s – Mobile, AL
11/14 – Gramophone – St. Louis, MO
11/15 – Shamrock Lounge – Wichita, KS
11/16 – Great Plains Theatre – Abilene, KS
11/17 – The Columbian Theatre – Wamego, KS
11/30 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops

12/1 – Neighborhood Theater – Charlotte, NC w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
12/2 – Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN  w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
12/4 – The Melting Point – Athens, GA
12/5 – The Music Farm – Charleston, SC w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
12/6 – Sky City – Augusta, GA
12/7 – Bijou Theatre – Knoxville, TN w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
12/8 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
12/9 – Track 29 – Chattanooga, TN - w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops

Details on our schedule page.  See ya soon!

10.25.12
LOGO CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED!  THU, NOV 1ST!
We’ve received a flood of great logo designs from Two-Man Music enthusiasts worldwide.  And we’ve heard a few requests to extend the deadline a bit, so that’s what we’re doing.  If you’d like to submit your own, look below for all the details.  The new deadline is Thursday, Nov 1st!  Here’s an entry from our good buddy, Ben Belcher.

9.24.12
THE TMGB LOGO CONTEST! 
The Gentlemen are looking for a new Two Man Gentlemen Band logo! And you could design it!  Announcing “The Two Man Gentlemen Band Logo Contest!”  Full contest rules and guidelines are below.

Here’s a sample, scribbled on hotel stationery with a sharpie.

TMGB Logo Contest Guidelines and Fine Print (Updated 10-25-12)

• Submit a scan of your design to twogentlemen [at] gmail [dot] com by Thursday, Nov 1st.
• Submit as many entries as you like.
• We will choose a winner the following week.
• Logo is not required to include the band name.  But, if it does, don’t misspell it, dangit!
• The winner will receive a whole mess of TMGB merchandise, be celebrated publicly on our various internet sites, and will be appropriately compensated (with money!) for use of the image on T-shirts, posters, etc.  We’ll negotiate all the particulars with the winner.
• By submitting an entry, you grant us permission to post your logo on our website, facebook, etc.  We won’t use it for any commercial purposes without first getting your permission and compensating you accordingly.
• E-mail any questions to twogentlemen [at] gmail [dot] com.

Good luck!
- The Gents

9.17.12
“TWO AT A TIME” FALL TOUR BEGINS SEP 20TH!
Oh, man!  We’ll be all over the eastern and central parts of the USA this Fall.  September & October tour dates are below.  Full details and more shows on our schedule page.

Thu 9/20 – Balliceaux – Richmond, VA
Fri 9/21 – House Show – Washington, DC
Sat 9/22 – Watermelon Park Festival – Berryville, VA
Sun 9/23 – The Taphouse – Norfolk, VA
Tue 9/25 – The Evening Muse – Charlotte
Wed 9/26 – Morelock Music – Knoxville, TN
Thu 9/27 – Midpoint Music Festival  @ Japp’s – Cincinnati, OH
Fri 9/28 – Meat – Louisville, KY
Sat 9/29 – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN
Sun 9/30 – Al’s Bar – Lexington, KY
Tue 10/2 – Woodland’s Tavern – Columbus, OH
Wed 10/3 – Jackie O’s – Athens, OH
Thu 10/4 – Thunderbird Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA
Fri 10/5 – The Painted Lady – Hamtramck, MI
Sat 10/6 – The Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH
Wed 10/24 – Jack’s BBQ – St. Augustine, FL
Thu 10/25 – Redlight Redlight – Orlando, FL CANCELLED
Fri 10/26 – New World Brewery – Tampa, FL
Sun 10/28 – Media & Arts Center – Fogartyville, FL

8.3.12
DOWNLOAD THE GENTLEMEN’S EXCLUSIVE SESSION WITH DAYTROTTER.COM!
Oh, man!  We recorded a truly stupendous, hopped-up five-song set for Daytrotter.com a few months back.  And it’s available now to stream or download!  (Sign up for a free trial membership if you’re a first-time daytrotter user.  Or heck, why not just become a member?  Only $2 a month and you can download exclusive sessions from every band you like.  We promise.)

Set List:  Pork Chops / Please Don’t Water it Down / Lose Your Blues and Laugh at Life / Two Star Motel (on banjo!) / The Palm Springs Jump.

7.18.12
2012 TMGB TOUR TEES AVAILABLE NOW IN THE TMGB STORE!
Available in three exciting colors and pretty darned soft and comfortable.  Plus, each tee comes with a free download of “Pretty Good Beards of The Civil War,” our tribute to, well, pretty good beards of The Civil War.  Get ‘em in the TMGB Store!

6.27.12
THE GENTS TALKING CRAZY ON LOCAL TV NEWS!
A lovely feature on The Gents from WDEF News 12 in Chattanooga, TN.

6.8.12
GENTS RETURN TO NYC, BOSTON, AND NORTHAMPTON JUNE 13-15!
We’re playing some darned handsome rooms in the Northeast this month.  If you haven’t seen The Gents in a handsome concert hall, well, you’re missing out.

Wed 6/13 – Joe’s Pub - New York, NY
Thu 6/14 – The Regatta Bar – Cambridge, MA
Fri 6/15 – The Iron Horse Music Hall – Northampton, MA

Advance tickets are available and recommended and cheaper than they’ll be at the door.  Join us, won’t you?  Complete tour schedule on our schedule page.   

5.30.12
TMGB FEATURED ON NPR’S WORLD CAFE!
NPR’s World Cafe tagged The Gents as this week’s Artist on the Rise!   Special thanks to host, David Dye, for mentioning that we don’t only write songs about food (though we do write a lot of them).  Hear the two-song set below.

4.26.12
“TWO AT A TIME” AVAILABLE NOW ON CD, DOWNLOAD, AND LIMITED EDITION VINYL!
Friends, our new album “Two at at Time”  - which we proudly recorded, designed, and packaged without any computers or digital technology – is now available on CD, download, and limited edition 12″ vinyl.  Only 400 vinyl LPs were pressed and half of them are already gone, so get ‘em while you can!  Everything’s available in the Two Man Gentlemen Band Store.

3.19.12
“PORK CHOPS” FREE DOWNLOAD!   

Friends, we give you the gift of pork chops.  Download the lead track from our new album, “Two at a Time,” for free!  You can listen to and purchase the full album at our music page.  Enjoy!

3.8.12
TMGB MUSIC ON THE TV!

Dear Friends!  We’re proud to announce that we (very quietly) made our network TV debut last week!   Our song “Unicycle Blues” appeared during the Feb 29th episode of  the ABC show “Happy Endings”.  In the background during one of the bar scenes around minute 14. Have a look. See if you can hear it! -The Gents

2.22.12
NEW ALBUM & SPRING TOUR

Dear Friends!  We’re currently putting the finishing touches on our new album, “Two at a Time.”  It will be released on CD, download, and limited edition 12″ vinyl sometime this Spring.  Keep an eye out for the official release date.  Pre-orders of the vinyl edition will go on sale in a few weeks.  Only 250 are being pressed!  Don’t miss out on yours!

To celebrate the album’s release, we’ll be hitting some of our favorite spots in the southeast, midwest, and west coast this Spring.  Have a look at our schedule page to see when we’ll be near you.  Floridians, Georgians, Alabamans, etc.  we highly recommend joining us at Suwannee Springfest in Live Oak, FL.  We play Thu 3/22 and Fri 3/23.  It’s one of a whole bunch of great festivals we’ll be hitting this year.  Onward!

-The Gents

 

Here’s some of what we’ve been working on…