The Black Birds

761 South Virginia Street,Reno NV 89501

16 July, 2022

Description

Hello Cypress Family! We are excited to bring you The Black Birds. Tickets: $10 advance & $15 Door Based in: Austin, Texas Genre: Rock & Roll / Proto-Punk Members: Scotty Roller (Guitar, Lead Vocals) Originally from Anaheim, California by way of Reno, Nevada where he co-founded and spent 20 years in the irreverent cowpunk band, The Saddle Tramps. Scotty is arguably most known for his 30 plus years as an artist having made a name for himself doing screen printed concert posters for hundreds of bands and shows including for Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, P.I.L., The Misfits and more. Scotty also did the album art for Jared James Nichols, Junkyard's Lifer single as well as the packaging for X's Alphabetland which was submitted for Grammy nomination in 2020. Rick Watson (Bass) Originally from Louisiana by way of New York City where he played with Hot Water, Jesse Dayton, Dale Watson, Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers and Palomino Shakedown Juan Gutierrez (Drums) Originally from Watts in Los Angeles, California before Austin, Texas. Juan has played drums in Blockage, Knucklebutt, StrangeGun and The Sore Losers • Band Formed in 2019 • Toured with Junkyard in 2021 • Upcoming 2022 shows scheduled with punk rock legends The Guillotines, Chris Gates (Decry, Junkyard), Texacala Jones (Tex & The Horseheads) • Debut album, 1979, comes out July 8, 2022 on vinyl and all digital streaming platforms. • Current single out is titled "Everything" and available on all digital streaming sites. • Album notes: Record was recorded at Ice Cream Factory Studio in Austin, TX by Emmy winning engineer Matt Parmenter (Ringo Starr, Josh Eldridge). Tracking of the album was done using all vintage equipment including guitar amps that came from Abbey Road Studios...yes THAT Abbey Road. Album was mixed and mastered at Pot O' Gold Studios in Orange, California by David Irish (Throw Rag, Civet, Reel Big Fish, Bite Me Bambi, Infamous Stiffs)