06.19.10 - HBS Endorsed by Marshall, Vox and Korg Just got news from our label that Halfbrother Sid is now officially endorsed by Marshall Amps, Vox Amps, and Korg. All necessary at a great rock show! 05.31.10 - HBS Signs with Spectra Records Read on, http://prlog.org/10707905 05.22.10 - HBS signs with Spectra Records That's right folks. HalfBrother Sid has inked a deal with Spectra Records, home of some really huge artists. We are very excited to have such a strong team on our side. Stay tuned for updates. 04.17.10 - Harbor Blast BOB Everyone needs to make plans to come and support HBS at the Harbor Blast Battle of The Bands Saturday 4/24. HBS plays last (we think) @ 10pm sharp, but get there early. Petersburg, VA needs some lovin too you know...... 02.28.10 - Who Rocks?? HBS fans, That's Who Just a quick note to thank everyone for all the support. The shows have been killer and we cant tell you how great it is to see all those screaming fans out there. You guys ROCK! 02.06.10 - Show cancelled due to weather Well folks, once again the snow has caused us to cancel the show tonight. Very sorry to all that planned on coming out. We have other dates already booked for Overtime, so we will get you next time. Stay warm!! 12.19.09 - Tonights Show CANCELLED Sorry folks, but the 15" of snow has put a stop to tonight's show. We will reschedule @ Cullens Cove in the next few weeks. 12.15.09 - Tons of new shows posted......some even FREE Hey everyone. Hope you are enjoying the last of 2009. We posted some new shows, so please take a look and come out with everyone you know. We are kicking off 2010 on January 1st with a FREE show at The National (all ages too). We have tickets, so shoot us a note and we will get them to you. This show will very likely reach capacity, so get your tickets early. Hope to see you all on the 19th @ Cullens Cove. 10.28.09 - New Shows Posted Hello HBSers..... New shows, new dates, new reasons to come hang with HBS. Thats all for now. 09.29.09 - Pack Your Bags And head to NYC Friday for a kick ass rock show at Kenny's Castaways. HBS @ 7:00pm sharp. 08.29.09 - Live Radio and Cancelled Show Wierd title, I know. Anyway, Tune into U of R Radio 90.3 Monday 8/31 at 7:00pm to hear a live radio interview and HBS performs 3 acoustic tracks. In other news, Chris, Mr. Bass) decided to break his wrist a week ago. We tried to tell him not to but he never listens. So, we had to postpone our Sept Ale House Show. Good news is that we are on for October 9th. Be there and make sure to tell Chris what a......... aww nevermind..... 08.02.09 - AIDS WALK Hello all, Dont forget, we are playing an ALL AGES benefit show for the AIDS Walk @ Alley Katz this coming Saturday. HBS hits the stage at 5:20pm and plays for 45 minutes. There is a great lineup so bring the kids, family, friends and even enemies and lets raise some money for a great cause. Tickets can be purchased from the band for $8 in advance. shoot us a note @ band@halfbrothersid.com and we will make sure to get them to you. 06.22.09 - Countdown Begins 4 more days until the new HBS record comes out. Cant wait..... Come see us at The Capital Ale House Music Hall Friday the 26th and share in the celebration. Hope to see you all there...... 06.14.09 - CD RELEASE JUNE 26th Thats right......We will be releasing our newest effort title "Crazier Than Thou" at the Capital Ale House Music Hall on June 26th. Come out and see a great show, hang out with the band, and pick up your copy of the new disc. We are really proud of this CD and think will love what you hear. 05.04.09 - Cancelled Shows and Studio Update Hello everyone, We have had a few shows drop off the radar recently due to things outside of our control. The Jet Black Stare show fell apart due to the band cancelling their tour for finacial reasons. The Mulligans show was cancelled because the club owner is a complete tool. Sorry to those who were planning on seeing us at those shows. In other news, we are heading back to the studio for a week in May to finish the new record. MARK YOUR CALENDARS, our CD Release is June 26th at The Capital Ale House Music Hall Dowtown. You will hear more on this very soon. 04.25.09 - Jet Black Stare show CANCELLED Sorry everyone, but we just got a note from Jet Black's booking agency that their tour has been cancelled. Works out fine since we could use this time to gear up for the studio. See you soon.... 04.08.09 - Man, am I bad at doing these updates or what? I know, I know, I promise to keep the news section current all the time. Fact is, we have been pretty busy lately, although that is no excuse. Anyway, thanks for hanging in there. We are back to the studio mid-May, and that should do it for the next release. Its a long shot, but we are planning our CD Release for June 26 at Capital Ale Music Hall (downtown). Stay tuned........ 03.14.09 - Checking In Hey everyone!!!! For those who dont already know, HBS will be performing The National Anthem at The Richmond Coliseum one week from today on Saturday the 21st. Should be a great time and for a really good cause. This is an annual event to raise funds for cancer research. We all know how important that is. Come out and see a great hockey game and support the cause. Thanks, HBS 02.17.09 - Ale House here we come! First off, thanks to everyone who packed Toad's Place Friday night. Man you guys are awesome. We love nothing more than to hear folks singing our songs with us. Dont forget, we are playing the Capital Ale House Music Hall 2/27. Doors are at 9:30 and show starts at 10. For those who have not seen HBS there, you dont want to miss it. It fills up fast, so go to www.capitalalehouse.com and order tickets early. $5 in advance and $7 at the door. See you on the 27th. 12.21.08 - December 27th Performance Pete Whitfield & HalfBrother Sid: Live from Studio A @ In Your Ear Studios; 1813 East Broad Street; Richmond, VA************* DECEMBER 27th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Cost: $10***************** Description: Each artist will perform an unplugged acoustic set in the style of MTV Unplugged meets VH1 Storytellers in the intimacy of In Your Ear Studios’ Studio A. Seating limited to 60. The show will be recorded and released at the artists’ discretion. Please email Michael Congdon of Artesian Entertainment Group with questions (CongdonMD@ArtesianEntertainment.com). 12.04.08 - Tomorrow Is The Day Dont forget, we are headlining The National Friday night Dec 5th. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING AN UNWRAPPED TOY TO SUPPORT TOYS FOR TOTS. There are a lot of kids that need your help. What better way to enjoy the night knowing you made a difference in a kids life. ROCK ON!!!!! 12.01.08 - Only 5 Days Left The wait is alomst over!!! Friday we headline The National. Also, listen to Y101 @ 9:00am on The Morning Sludge. HBS will be in the studio getting grilled by Sludge. Cant wait. You will also be able to hear a couple new tracks from the upcoming CD. TUNE IN and Call the station to let them know you love us! 11.12.08 - Radio Interview Hello everyone......Just a heads up..... HalfBrother Sid has been invited to join The Morning Sludge on Y101 @ 9:00am on December 5th. Does that date sound familiar?????? Well, I hope so, we play The National that night!!!!! Tune in a call the station to spread the love. Also, Y101 is running a very aggresive radio campain beginning Nov 22 and running through the show date. Listen for HBS to flood the airwaves. 11.02.08 - We are in the Studio Thats right folks, we are been spending the last few days up here in the mountains at DragonFly studios. Check this place out www.dragonflyeast.com. Beautiful place. Look for new songs and pics to be posted soon. Gotta run back downstairs now and play some guitar......ohhhh poor me..... 10.20.08 - Great show at the Ale House Thanks to everyone who came out Sat night. We always have a great time playing there. Great staff and great fans. We will be taking the month of Nov off the head back to the studio. DONT FORGET: HBS headlines The National Dec 5th. Get tickets early!!!!! 10.13.08 - Pre-Sell Tickets for Backstage Access Only a few more days until our Capital Ale House Music Hall show. Whoever can pre-sell the most tickets (just send an email to any of the band members @ **membername**@halfbrothersid.com) will get 2 All Access laminates for our show at The National on December 5th. This will allow you to come backstage and hang with the band both before and after the show. Better get sellin!!!!! 10.01.08 - Big News We are headlining The National on December 5th. Get tickets early from Ticketmaster or the band. Also, Nov 1st we are heading back to the studio. Look for new songs soon and a new release is right around the corner. 09.28.08 - Hello Everyone Life is good in the HBS world. We are heading back into the studio in the next couple of weeks to track 3 more. The new CD is right around the corner. I cant wait, and I'm sure you all will dig it. Catch us at The Ale House Music Hall on October 18th. We are the only band this time and will be doing 2 sets. Also, we are headlining The National on Decemeber 5th. DONT MISS THIS ONE........ Stay Tuned. 08.18.08 - Updates: as promised Happy Monday! A quick update on the band: The National Show is right around the corner (well almost anyway). Get your tickets in advance, from the band, @ $10 and save yourself some cash for gas to get there. September 19th.......Also, we will likely be shooting a video for the new release "Send Me" in the next few weeks. There will be a film crew at The National show, so get up front and share in the HBS love. More to come soon....... 08.12.08 - New Family Member and HBS update We would like to welcome Chris Moore to the HBS family. What a kick ass bass player. We have talked for years about becoming a 5 piece, and finally the pieces came together. We are actively writing the new record, and hope to be back in the studio in late fall. Also, I made a promise to myself that I would keep the web news current. I am so slack..... anyway, you have my word that there will be frequent updates from now on. Keep checking the site for the latest and greatest..See ya at The National! 06.30.08 - HBS lands pick endorsement We would like to thank In Tune Guitar Picks for adding HalfBrother Sid to their endorsed artist list. We have been using In Tune picks for a while now, and have recently entered into an endorsement deal. Thanks Bert!!! Those interested in buying picks at great prices and quality, visit them @ http://www.intunegp.com 06.28.08 - Tour Coming Talks have begun to tour again this fall. Looks like we will be heading back to Japan, and likely hit Korea, Singapore again, and who knows where else. I'll keep ya posted. 06.28.08 - Alley Katz Great show at Alley Katz!!! Special thanks to Swithed-On for putting this together. We love early shows! 05.12.08 - Great Show! Sorry for the late post....... Thanks to those who came out to The National and brought the freaking house down. You all rock. Well over 800 through the door and it was obvious that there tons of HBS fans. Thanks again. We will be back there soon, so keep an eye out. Next show is Capital Ale House Music Hall. We have advance tickets for $5. They are $7 at the door, so shoot us a message and we will get them to you. Always a blast there and always packed, so get tickets early. 04.26.08 - Last Minute Show We will be playing at The Rocks tonight, 4/26 @ 10:00pm. Sorry for the last minute notice, but apparently the orginal headliner cancelled and we have been asked to fill in. Come on out! 04.10.08 - Playing The National We have been invited to play at The National Theatre to open for Firehouse. Unreal venue, and cool to play with a platinum artist. We have advance tickets so send us a message if you want tickets. Get them early and save some $. 04.07.08 - Another Great Ale House Show Thanks to all of you, we had another great night. The place was packed, as usual, and the crowd was all about some HBS! Thanks everyone for showing your support. Nothing beats looking into the crowd and seeing a bunch of people singing your songs. That Rocks!! See us again there on June 7th. 03.15.08 - GREAT Show Man we had a lot of fun last night. Thanks to everyone who came out and sang along. I'm off to get a little sleep, then we do it all over again tonight in NC. 03.04.08 - New Song Well, we spent a great weekend in a great studio. We finished one new song for the upcoming EP, and it is being mixed as I type. Big thanks to Scott Spelbring of DragonFly Studios in Northern VA. The song sounds amazing and HUGE...... Stay tuned..... it will be posted as soon as it is ready. 02.12.08 - Studio Visit We are heading into the studio the last weekend of Feb. The plan is to do one song for radio. We are recording with Scott Spelbring @ Drangon Fly Studios. For those not familiar with this place, it is outstanding. Many platinum records have come out of his studio. Scott went on tour with us recently, running our live sound, so it will be great to spend some time with him again. We will post the new tune as soon as it is ready. A new album is in the works too, so stay tuned. In other news, we have advance tickets for sale for our March 29th Downtown Music Hall show. THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT, so get your tickets now. Email the band or go to www.capitalalehouse.com to order them online. 02.05.08 - Change of show time 2/10 Hey everyone. Sunday's show starts at 4:00pm, not 5:00 as originally posted. Little mix up on my part.............. Im so dumb..... 01.28.08 - Roadtrip and new shows For anyone interested in taking a road trip with the band, pack your bags..... We are heading down to Charlotte mid March and would love to take a crew with us. Send us a note and we will make it happen. In other news, we have advance tickets for sale ($6) for our upcoming show at the Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall. This show will likely sell out, so get them while you can. Once again, shoot us a note and we will get the tickets to you. See you soon. 01.20.08 - Thanks for a GREAT show! Just passing along a big thanks for supporting the show last night. The place was packed with screaming HBS fans. What more could you ask for. We heard we were just shy of selling the place out, so look out next time! We'll be back at the Ale House March 29th. Thanks again and see you soon. 01.16.08 - Capital Alehouse Dowtown Music Hall Dont forget, HBS is playing this Saturday night. Tickets are going very fast. There have been well over 100 pre-sells so get your tickets now. May be best to pre order from the Capital Ale House site just to be safe. 01.07.08 - Happy New Year Hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year. There is a lot going on in world of HBS. First off, sorry for the lack of updates. We had a new site build, and these things take time. We are back live and ready to go now. Secondly, we have a great show lined up for the 19th at the Capital Alehouse Music Hall. For those who haven't tbeen there, it is a premier music venue. The staff are great and the atmosphere is even better. We have advance tickets for sale through the band, or you can visit the Music hall's website to pre-purchase tickets. Listen for frequent radio ads on 102/1 as well as Y101. See you soon 07.27.07 - Heading overseas... We couldn't be more excited to announce that coming this October, we will be touring the Pacific rim, including Okinawa, mainland Japan, Singapore, Diego Garcia, and more to play for our Servicemen stationed abroad. Stay tuned for more info as well as more local show dates! 05.27.07 - HBS and "Its Time" on iTunes Download HalfBrother Sid's "Its Time" on iTunes. Also, please kindly leave a good review if you like what you hear. Fo shizzle. 03.09.07 - CD Release Date Our new CD "Its Time" on KIM Records is back and will be on shelves this Tuesday, March 13th, 2007. Pick it up at all Plan 9 music locations as well as BK Music and iTunes. For those in Richmond, a pre-release is available in Plan 9 NOW!!! Stay tuned as we will be filling our schedule, to include some ROWDY CD release parties. 02.09.07 - Pics from Alley Katz on 02/02/07 Next stop, Madison Square.... even if its only on the sidewalk out front. 02.07.07 - Songs from the upcoming CD The new songs are back from mastering and will soon be hitting the shelves. We have added a few to the HBS Radio. You can open it by going to the "Audio/Video" link and clicking on HBS Radio. 02.05.07 - HBS Chatterbox Now you can chat w/ the band and other friends of HBS with the Chatterbox. The link can be found on the "Contact" tab, or by clicking HERE. 02.03.07 - Alley Katz Show Thank you to those who came out to see us at Alley Katz! Be sure to check back often as we will be booking shows to promote the new CD, due out this month. Play-dates will be posted on the 'HBS Live' link. 01.29.07 - New CD Progress and UPCOMING SHOW The new CD will be called "Its Time", and is currently being mastered by our friends at Kitchen Mastering. Also, HBS will be playing a show this Friday, February 2nd at Alley Katz along with Automatic, Suite T, and the Rulers. Don't miss whats sure to be a great show. 01.01.07 - Happy New Year!! To all of our friends and family, from HBS. It has been a great year and we are looking forward to an even better one in 2007. 12.12.06 - Studio Progress After many tantrums, breakups, makeups, blood, beers, and tears.. all the songs for the new album have been tracked and are are off to be mixed and mastered. Be patient, this may take a while. Its hard to polish the terd that is Tony's voice. We will do the best we can. If you havent already, join our mailing list and we'll keep you posted. Fo shizzle. 11.26.06 - HBS is now on KIM Records We have officially inked a record, management and publishing deal with KIM Records. The short term goals are to get in the studio, cut a full length CD, then shoot a video. Things are coming along GREAT so far. We are in the process of selecting the songs that will make it to the CD with the help of our producer. Shows may be a little light for the next couple of months while we focus on recording and working out some sponsorships. We want to thank every one of you for the YEARS of support. We have come a long way and not without all of your help. See you on the road soon, and we promise to keep you all posted on the studio progress.