tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537640257178284632024-03-12T19:17:34.065-05:00Exit 380Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-47773447845030606512012-09-04T16:11:00.001-05:002012-09-04T17:29:26.296-05:00THE SHOW: Sept. 15th @ City Tavern (Dallas, TX)Exit 380 returns to Downtown Dallas' City Tavern with a fantastic bill featuring Swindle Boys and MY Wooden LEG!
We've gotten a chance to preview some new material by these bands from Hand Drawn Record upcoming second compilation album, and it is super-duper; so definitely pick that up when it "drops". In the meantime, get the live treatment, and come see us kick it at downtown's best venue!
Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-46339170199349477622012-03-28T07:32:00.001-05:002012-09-04T17:32:21.109-05:00WATCH THIS: "A Song About Us" by Exit 380So, we've been talking and talking about our new track "A Song About Us" penned by Borden and recorded w/ Salim Nourallah for the upcoming Hand Drawn Records Compilation, but it's time to put that money where the mouth is, and show you with a little proof in the pudding.
Ahem...I mean here's the video debut of the new song recorded and directed by our pal James Villa @ El Villa Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-65484499957439917362012-03-13T16:43:00.002-05:002012-09-04T17:35:42.488-05:00Exit 380 Meets Saint Patrick and Dick DaleExit 380 Meets Saint Patrick and Dick Dale + HDR Comp & New Video Coming Soon!
MARCH 16TH - POAG MAHONES Saint Patricks Day Madness | Presented by The Fort Worth Weekly
APRIL 12TH - TREES DALLAS w/ "The King of Surf Guitar" DICK DALE
APRIL 14TH - LOLA'S SALOON | Hand Drawn Records Compilation CD Release
APRIL 21ST - VZD'S OKC w/ Two Tons of Steel
MAY 18TH -Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-187430740693186632012-03-09T15:33:00.000-06:002012-03-09T15:33:53.864-06:00Q&A: Saint Patrick's Day MADNESS in Fort Worth!If you're like us, then you're ready for the grey Winter clouds and sniffled weather to blow out, so you can get Spring started up.
In preparation for those sun-soaked days, we asked ourselves a few questions...then we answered them. Perhaps you have the same answers?
When is the First Day of Spring?
Saint Patrick's Day.
Where would you celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?
In the Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-85333665850064390302012-02-20T13:12:00.002-06:002012-09-04T17:34:38.819-05:00TRACKING: Exit 380 at Pleasantry Lane StudiosNot sure if you've seen the curious post by Hand Drawn Records touting their upcoming compilation project, but the criteria lined out for getting onto the comp basically said, "New material. Cool material. Only."
Since we just released a record in December, the new material bucket initially seemed daunting.
I say initially because right around the submission deadline Aaron Borden hit the band Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-10705386455195104902012-01-10T14:47:00.000-06:002012-09-04T17:36:07.277-05:00THE WEEKEND: Kessler Theater's Inaugural "Triple Play"This Friday night The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff will play host to it's first ever "Triple Play" series, taking three artists; one from each corner of DFW, and rolling it into a one glorious showcase. Exit 380 will be opening the night’s festivities at 8pm sharp, followed by Denton’s pop act Spooky Folk and Dallas’ 18 year old guitar phenom Hunter Hendrickson.
KXT Radio 91.7 and TheExit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-57365934179707269492011-12-08T17:32:00.001-06:002012-09-04T17:36:35.416-05:00"Raggedy Woods" Pencils by Blocker
When creating the Townies album art I did A LOT of concept sketches, but none of them would stick until this one hit me like a...thunderbolt, light bulb?
The original piece was a large close-up of the Raggedy Ann and Andy characters, but the guys (ahem, Borden...Kelly) said it was "too creepy". My thought is that if you get weirded out by a drawing of Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-62894160500603414222011-11-28T19:28:00.001-06:002012-09-04T17:38:21.918-05:00EXCLUSIVE: Limited Edition "Townies" PrintsPerhaps over the last few months you've seen bits of James Villa's photography for our new Townies album on your cpu screen, but believe us, the digital viewfinder will never replace the real-deal physical print, so Hand Drawn Records has inked up an extremely limited number of posters (sixteen total), solely to give away at the two album release showsExit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-14381803517417268582011-11-22T15:17:00.001-06:002012-09-04T17:39:42.961-05:00LYRICS: In The Park | TowniesTownies is officially on pre-sale via- http://exit380.bandcamp.com, but there's 17 days to go until the full length releases, so we've still got a ton of lyrics to post and supercool-ness-sess bonuses that we haven't even told you about yet!
So, put on your reading specs and get "In The Park" memorized to retain your lip-synching "front-row-joe/joan" status. Not a ton of Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-20716618697206430442011-11-16T09:59:00.001-06:002011-11-16T10:10:00.535-06:00Pre-Sale Now: TOWNIES + Bonuses!
Our new album Townies starts its pre-sale today! This is the exclusive digital album and comes loaded with perks that you won't get on the physical record (special liner notes & bonus tracks).
Basically, when you buy it pre-sale you immediately get our first single "Soul Burning Train" (as well as "Run for the Gold" and "Daddy Was a Freight Train"), then they email you theExit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-11135010552771746002011-11-08T12:43:00.001-06:002012-09-04T17:40:00.518-05:00LYRICS: Soul Burning Train | Townies
Back in April we were talking about our guitarist Aaron Borden's newest contribution to Townies "Soul Burning Train", and how much the band was loving his demos.
With the release dates in just over a month we're laying out the lyric sheets for some sneak-peeks; and if you want the REAL insider info ..."Soul Burning Train" will be our first single off the record, so Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-49844146861298838602011-11-04T16:45:00.002-05:002012-09-04T17:40:10.403-05:00LYRICS: Daddy Was a Freight Train | TowniesHere we go...Track 2 for "Townies" Daddy Was a Freight Train...quite the feather in poppa's trucker cap.
Pencils and Photography by Dustin Blocker
Daddy Was a Freight Train
Lyrics by Dustin Blocker (ASCAP)
Daddy he’s a coming for us all…Rumbling like a freight train down the hall.
His face is as filthy as his heart….Daddy he’s a coming for us all.
You run. You run. You run.
Is Ma’ Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-80132886593647245202011-11-03T12:37:00.000-05:002011-11-03T12:37:31.671-05:00LYRICS: Run for the Gold | TowniesSo, we'll be posting the lyrics sheets for each Townies track one-by-one (and in order for those of you who want to pay close attention), the first one being...Run for the Gold.
Enjoy and even watch the video.
Run for the Gold
Lyrics by Aaron Borden (ASCAP)
Riding from the Land of Blood. Blinded by the greed and lust. Gonna reach Paloma, when morning comes. American River here I come.
WouldExit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-19310296070423302642011-11-02T17:49:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:39:11.009-05:00And the New Drummer is…(insert drumroll here)And the New Drummer is…(insert drumroll here)
Out of the loop? Longtime drummer Bobby Shoes left the band in July to pursue more Bobby-doms, leaving us with a large gap in the rhythm department (by exactly one half to be accurate), which slowed our Townies recording production slightly and got us sniffing about for a live counterpart too.
We sweat it out through several auditions, and as most Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-22730644411109039532011-10-24T09:45:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:57:20.579-05:00Album Release: "TOWNIES" December 9th & 10thALBUM RELEASE: “Townies” - Show Dates
Two and a half years, two drummers, and 32 demos later, Exit 380 is finally prepared to release its 5th full length record Townies. The album will get two hometown release shows on back-to-back evenings; Friday, Dec. 9th @ Lola’s Saloon (Fort Worth, TX) and Saturday, Dec. 10th @ Club Dada (Deep Ellum, TX).
The eleven song disc was tracked primarily at Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0Dallas, TX 75214, USA32.802955 -96.76992331.093545499999998 -99.2967785 34.5123645 -94.243067500000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-72442727297416785762011-08-03T17:21:00.001-05:002012-09-04T17:40:37.068-05:00Townies: HERE'S THE DEALTownies Machismo
By Dustin Blocker
The late, and often great, Macho Man Randy Savage used to say, "Here's the deal...", then he would go on to tell you what the deal was; and of course, he always put a little umph in it. So, since we are all die-hard machismo fans, we thought we would keep you in the land of knowing-the-deal with some full-disclosure of our own.
Earlier posts describing Bobby Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-12976931854433358462011-07-21T12:13:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:42:20.288-05:00PRESALE TIX: Exit 380 & SGC in Fort Worth / Sat., July 23rd
SATURDAY JULY 23RD: Exit 380 & Secret Ghost Champion @ The Wild Rooster Bar
Bobby Shoes Last Gig, Borden's Moving Away Party and Blocker's Birthday Thing-a-ma-jig -- ALL IN ONE SHOW...
PRESALE TICKETS:
ONLY $5
PREKINDLE.COM
Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-84447734597810490692011-07-15T08:43:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:58:17.507-05:00The Flyer: WILD ROOSTER // Exit 380 and Secret Ghost ChampionBob's Last Show gets a swell flyer of well, a rooster...wild? You're welcome.
Flyer by Dustin Blocker // Hand Drawn Records 2011
Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-77610745267501706132011-07-08T14:17:00.003-05:002012-09-04T17:43:15.883-05:00Bobby Shoes Leaving Exit 380 // FAREWELL SHOWOver the last few months several changes have come to life; new management, signing to Hand Drawn Records, retaining KP as our full-time keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist, and wrapping on a 2-year recording process for the full-length Townies album. Of course those are additions, and sadly, now there will be a subtraction.
After five phenomenal years of Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-16567044895519750552011-06-27T11:52:00.006-05:002012-09-04T17:44:17.089-05:00MUSIC AWARDS RECAP: Jeremy and Dustin go to Fort WorthMUSIC AWARDS RECAP: Jeremy and Dustin go to Fort Worth
By Dustin Blocker
The alarm clock was flickering “3PM”. I put on a Rock n' Roll plaid, fired up the 4 cylinder, and swung the Chevy through Bedford to pick up Jeremy Hutch and Misty on the way to catch the first bands for this year's Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards Festival.
As we pulled into Funkytown the read-out said 100 degrees, and Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-31818468068167866302011-06-17T15:45:00.001-05:002012-09-04T17:44:54.608-05:00PICTURE SHOW: Exit 380 at Gilley's DallasExit 380 // GILLEY'S DALLAS // Rise of the Unsigned // June 2011
Photos Courtesy of Bob Lionel // Off Camber Photography http://offcamber-photography.com/
Dustin Blocker / CLICK PICTURE TO ENLARGE
Jeremy Hutchison / CLICK PICTURE TO ENLARGE
Aaron Borden / CLICK PICTURE TO ENLARGE
Exit 380 / CLICK PICTURE TO ENLARGE
Exit 380 / CLICK Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-22551017017019076992011-06-09T11:25:00.001-05:002012-09-04T17:45:09.933-05:00THE SHOW: Support U.S. Troops @ Gilley's DallasSATURDAY, JUNE 11th @ Gilley’s Dallas (South Side Music Hall)
JC AllStar Runway Rock Show For Our US Troops
w/ Free Reign, Pistol Whippin’ Ike, Exit 380 and The Attraction.
Pre-sale Tickets:
http://www.riseoftheunsigned.com/june11/
When: JUNE 11th 2011 – Doors Open at 7pm
Where: Gilley’s
Address: 1135. S. Lamar Street Dallas, TX
http://www.gilleysdallas.com
Details:
• 18 and up event
• Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-88779284765536074762011-05-26T09:19:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:58:37.641-05:00VOTE: Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards 2011Exit 380 Nominated "POP" Category - FW Weekly Music Awards 2011
The category seems to change for E3 every year; bouncing between "Rock", "Hard Rock" & now "Pop"; for the Fort Worth Weekly's local music awards, and we couldn't be happier...keeping it fresh ya'll.
Thank you kindly to vote for ALL of the local musicos who work tough to keep it real in Funkytown.
AWESOME BANDS on this year'sExit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-15740676028183605252011-05-13T13:48:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:46:11.762-05:00NEWS: Hand Drawn Records Releasing "Townies"Exit 380 has come into an agreement with Dallas based independent Hand Drawn Records to release our newest full length album "Townies" this Summer. We are extremely excited about the collaboration as HDR is a DIY artist friendly group who holds sacred the marriage of physical artwork and music, while still catering to the tech saavy digital download kiddos.
Hand Drawn Records Release:
http://Exit 380http://www.blogger.com/profile/09193239866572337548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-553764025717828463.post-76297633533527395432011-05-10T13:39:00.000-05:002012-09-04T17:46:28.803-05:00STUDIO: "Townies" Track List?We will see what makes the final cut, but here is a pretty solid list from the "Townies" sessions for the upcoming LP.
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