We are working on something with Swiss Filmmaker Reto Sterchi of Rocketman Pictures. Be on the look-out for more updates and enjoy these pictures for now!

FREE SHOW! Monday, July 19th, 2010 – 9:00pm at Mercy Lounge. Sponsored by BMI, State Farm, and Yuengling. This show is 21+, See you there!

Francis Bacon, a figurative painter, described as “that man who paints those dreadful pictures” was born in Ireland in 1909 and died in Spain in 1992. A top the list of James and I’s favorite artist! Francis Bacon had an impulsive, conflicted, and yet charming personality, when he chose to display it. He claimed to be optimistic, even if he was “optimistic about nothing” in his state of “exhilarated despair.” Bacon ultimately believed “that life was ridiculous,” saying “Even as a child, I knew [life] was impossible, a kind of charade.” Best wishes. -Willie Forreal

Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 6:30pm! Hear THE QUEEN IS DEAD performed live, in its entirety, along with other classic hits from The Smiths and Morrissey. With performances by Mother/Father, Nite Nite, the Armed Forces, Peter Barbee, Jeff Boswell, Nathan Barlowe, Birdie Bourdeaux and members of How I Became The Bomb, Bravo Max, My So-Called Band, the John Baldwin Jr Experience, and more at The Mercy Lounge!

People of Nashville, TN! TONIGHT at 12TH & PORTER, MOTHER/FATHER will release “Physical Heaven” with The Honeymoon Thrillers (In the venue) and the one and only Y2K Dance Party (In the lounge). Everyone gets a free copy of Physical Heaven with entry to the venue! We are going to be rocking, rolling and dancing all night.

Today, May 18, marks the 30th anniversary of the suicide of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. Joy Division released its critically-acclaimed debut album Unknown Pleasures in 1979, and recorded their follow-up Closer in 1980. Suffering from epilepsy and a failing marriage, Curtis committed suicide on 18 May 1980, on the eve of Joy Division’s first North American tour.

I thought I would share some photography I have been working on!
Best wishes
Willie Forreal

Jerome David Salinger was an American author, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, as well as his reclusive nature. He followed Catcher with, Nine Stories and Franny and Zooey. Nine Stories, one of my favorite books as a teenager, injected ideas into my brain! And those ideas would make me question, “Why do people come to terms with the lives they live, when they really long for something completely opposite?”  I guess its like the old saying goes, “You’ve made your bed, now lie in it” — or so we think. Salinger died of natural causes at his home in New Hampshire on January 27, 2010. He was 91. A representative believed that his death was not a painful one.

Best Wishes
Willie Forreal

Gary Wilson – And Then I Kissed Your Lips (1977)

Thanks for being fans in 2009, and showing us great support. We played a lot of shows, and covered a lot of ground. All of you participated in so many important ways.

Anticipating what the next chapter holds. Looking forward to connecting with everyone-current and new fans-in 2010.