Greetings friends!

We’re pleased to say that we’re about to embark on our 5th year of The Revival Tour next week! First and foremost, we would love to thank all of the artists, workers, friends and family who have supported this tour as well as the ethics and camaraderie behind it. We could not have made it this far without each and every one of you from day 1 to now and we thank you with all of our hearts! We’re honored to bring it back for another year and are thrilled to see the special collaborations unfold on the stages ahead! The Revival Tour has been invited to have a one off showcase at SXSW on March 16th. That show will feature Tim Barry, Audra Mae, Cory Branan, Dan Andriano, Nathaniel Rateliff, Joe Ginsberg, Jon Gaunt, Chuck Ragan and possibly some surprises! This tour and the line-ups that will take these stages can be as unpredictable as anything!

Come March 19th, RT2012 will head South to Corpus Christi to officially kick off the tour. This year the U.S. run will be featuring Cory Branan, Nathaniel Rateliff, Dan Andriano, Tommy Gabel and Chuck Ragan. We’ll all be accompanied by Joe Ginsberg on the upright bass and Jon Gaunt on the fiddle. We’ll also be announcing special and surprise guests reguarly as the tour progresses! We’re all beyond excited to get this kicked off in Texas and hope to see you out enjoying yourselves along with us! We’ll see you soon friends!

Special Guests

3/20 Dallas – Corey Howe of The Dead Flowers
3/21 Little Rock – Adam Faucett
3/22 Nashville – Joshua Black Wilkins
3/23 Atlanta – TBA
3/24 – 3/25 Orlando/Jacksonville – Greenland Is Melting
3.26 – Virginia Beach – Tim Barry

For a full list of dates, visit Tour Dates, and buy special ticket packages through TheRevivalTourTix.com. More special guests will be announced every Thursday!

The Revival Tour begins its fifth year this March with a company of amazing storytellers in Chuck Ragan, Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio, The Emergency Room), and longtime Lucero collaborator Cory Branan, Tommy Gabel (Against Me!), and renowned singer/songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff.

Tickets will be available beginning at 10:00am EST today at www.therevivaltourtix.com. Four separate presale packages will be available to purchase from the site:

1. General Admission ticket with an instant download of the 2012 Revival Tour Sampler (five tracks)
2. General Admission ticket and Limited Edition and numbered Lithograph plus a download of the 2012 Revival Tour Sampler
3. General Admission ticket and Limited Edition New Saw Blade 7 inch Red Vinyl which includes a download card plus an instant download of the 2012 Revival Tour Sampler
4. General Admission ticket and Limited Edition 2011 Revival Tour LP Red Vinyl which includes a download card plus an instant download of the 2012 Revival Tour Sampler

In celebration of this year’s tour, SideOneDummy Records will be releasing a very limited edition die cut 7” on April 3, 2012 in the shape of a saw blade. Featuring two unreleased tracks from Chuck Ragan’s Covering Ground recording sessions (“Field Holler” and “Live By the Sword”), an exclusive red version of the vinyl will only be available with pre-order tickets for The Revival Tour.

Visit Tour Dates for a full list of confirmed dates (more to be announced for 4/13 to 4/22 next week), and visit The Revival Tour to learn more about the project.

Come out and join Hot Water Music and many other artists at the SXSW Rolling Stone Rock Room on March 17, 2012 from 11:30-5PM. The Rock Room will be located at La Zona Rosa, at 612 West 4 Street in Austin, TX.

Rolling Stone is currently featuring a free download of ‘Camaraderie of the Commons’, the bonus track from Chuck Ragan’s latest album, Covering Ground. Visit Rolling Stone to read about the inspiration behind this song and get your free download.

2011 was a big year. 173 shows, 77,242 miles and it’s all captured on this print. With 2012 showing no signs of slowing down, we made this limited edition piece to commemorate a huge year past, and look forward to another full year ahead.

This 2012 calendar is screen printed and hand-numbered by the one and only El Jefe. Printed on 18×24 French paper, every poster is shipped rolled in a poster tube. Only 300 were made. When they’re gone, they’re gone! Get yours tomorrow at 9AM PST for only $15.99 in the Store.