We are a band, originally from San Francisco, now living in Nashville. Some people say we play folk music, others call it alternative country. We don’t think that really matters - do you? We have a dog named Ruby. About a year ago, we put away our instruments and stopped playing music altogether. If we are being honest, we weren’t certain we would pick them up again at the time. We needed a break. The break was a good one. We miss playing music and have lots of new songs that we can’t wait to share with you.Tumblr (3.0; @thebittersweets)http://www.thebittersweets.com/<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/08vPMdmkR8g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>George Harrison was an inspiration to us and musicians across the world. In 1971, his friend Ravi Shankar asked him to help the children of Bangladesh.  George took action by hosting the  Concert for Bangladesh in support of UNICEF. We are proud to join the anniversary celebration and honor George’s legacy by supporting the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF. Please watch the video above and join us in supporting this great cause.</span></p>http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/8218299146http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/8218299146Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:17:33 -0400““”Trumpeting this as good news is like saying we’re winning in Afghanistan if the body count is less than it was the previous week.”“”<br/><br/> - <em> Bob Lefsetz on the news that music sales are up according to the Nielsen SoundScan midyear report.</em>http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7353718359http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7353718359Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:23:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XRH_UvxnHwE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The never-released official video for Wreck, off of Goodnight, San Francisco. Directed by the wonderful Brian Zalewski.</p>http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7227286547http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7227286547Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:01:18 -0400<p>Spent last night singing bgvox for Neil Bjorklund&#8217;s new record. That man has some wonderful songs.</p>http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7141385448http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7141385448Sat, 02 Jul 2011 01:56:41 -0400<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178211966454607.html">David Foster Wallace on Life and Work</a>: <p>Oddly, numerous people have posted and/or mentioned this speech to me in the last couple of weeks even though it was given in 2005. Unfortunately, I was not still at Kenyon at the time, but wish I had been.</p>http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7126666439http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/7126666439Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:16:23 -0400<a href="http://www.thebittersweets.com">New Site</a>: <p>The new site us up.</p> <p>You ask, “where did the site go? There is nothing there.”</p> <p>We think that less is more, and that connections are far more important than static content. Twitter, facebook, and tumblr are better tools for connection than anything we could come up with on our own.</p> <p>So there you go.</p>http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/6621132144http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/6621132144Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:17:00 -0400<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/6331695581/tumblr_lmhqtgzVph1ql8oj5&color=FFFFFF&logo=soundcloud" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p>Well, we are now on tumblr. We are going to kick things off by posting the full audio of our version of Loving Cup, which appears on “Paint It Black: An Alt. Country Tribute to the Rolling Stones” alongside many of our favorite bands, including Cowboy Junkies, Hem, Over the Rhine, and Greak Lake Swimmers.</p>http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/6331695581http://www.thebittersweets.com/post/6331695581Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:39:00 -0400