Neil Young Meets The Bitter Tears

Neil's got a cool new video on his website while he and Crazy Horse rock out. At least some of it is  "Cortez The Killer". You can check it out here.

In response, the crazy geniuses of The Bitter Tears posted a video response positing Neil of ripping off their idea. Now, I don't know about that. The upload date it pretty recent and The Bitter Tears are known to turn a trip to the pharmacy into an art project. Best part is that you get to hear their cray song, "Hanukkah" in February.



All of this reminds me of Uncle Tupelo, who used to do a killer version of "Cortez" at the end of many of their live shows. I can't track that down for you, but here's the boys playing "Down by the River" in what looks like a high school gym in 1987.



Whaddya want for free? A biscuit?

Carrot Top Artists on WBEZ

Over the last couple months, two of our favorite CT artists were featured on Chicago's own WBEZ 91.5! Listen to interviews with The Bitter Tears and Tara Key's Antietam here:

Althea Legaspi interviews Rick Rizzo and Tara Key and Liz Bustamante talks with The Bitter Tears.

The Bitter Tears on NPR!

Take a listen to The Bitter Tears on NPR as they talk about dumpster diving for instruments, the beginning of the band, and their contribution to this weekend's Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, CIMMfest.

They mention Carrot Top Records' own, The Handsome Family as one of their first influences.

"It's more about not censoring yourself, in almost an extreme way, like opening up the faucets and letting everything out." - Alan Scalpone of The Bitter Tears

Make sure the see the members of The Bitter Tears perform live at the CIMMFest this Saturday 4/17 at 10:30PM, at the Wicker Park Arts Center, 2215 W North Ave. The performance will take place in accordinance with Brent Green's "Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then."

Prepare for The Bitter Tears and The Judy Green

So last weekend our A/C picked a bad time to flip out on us for the first time in two years—the hottest weekend of the year so far. Nice!

At great expense, it is now fixed and cool as a cucumber downstairs as we await the heat from two great bands who will grace our tiny stage and test our PA.

See you Saturday!

The Bitter Tears


The Judy Green

The Bitter Tears @ Subterranean

The Bitter Tears will be performing THIS Thursday, 12/17 at Subterranean. For the $8 ticket, you are sure to be awed by a wildly unruly and certainly entertaining bunch of talented musicians.

Doors at 8:00 PM, 21+
Shows begin at 8:30 PM

Performing with: Begin By Gathering Supplies, The Columbines & Bully Pulpit

A Bitter Tears Interview in French!

Listen to this hilarious interview of The Bitter Tears, while they were on tour in France. It has even been translated into French.

The interview lasts for the first 22 minutes of the download. Go here and click on the link that says: Télécharger ce fichier.

Check out their tour blog if you want to find out what else they have been doing in Europe.