John C. Reilly will release not one but TWO Third Man Records singles in November, both featuring The Black Belles’ Olivia Jean, Fats Kaplin and Jack White on drums. John & Tom: “Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar” b/w “Lonesome Yodel Blues #2″ (TMR112) finds John’s duet with Tom Brosseau sung in close harmony as [...]

Rarities (2011). A sort of live record, comprised of demo, venue, and radio gems spanning almost a decade, 2002 to 2011. 10 tracks. For example. 2 outtakes from the Empty Houses Are Lonely sessions; German pianist Hauschka accompanies Tom on the Seattle Triple Door recorded “Drumroll”; artist Tommy Mose Abbott sets up shop in his downtown LA loft for “Bridgeport”. Cool, intimate, [...]

Tom Brosseau will be giving a performance in Los Angeles. It’s at the- you guessed it- Rogue Machine Theatre on Pico Blvd, a 100-plus seat venue, a workingman’s theater, and a damned good one. Recently noted LA’s most important theater by LA WEEKLY. At Rogue you’re invited to try out new ideas, and it’s perfect. [...]

This September Midwest tour with the Milk Carton Kids Tom Brosseau will be carrying along a limited edition compact disk of unreleased material from the last 9-10 years, including 2 newly found outtakes from the Empty Houses are Lonely sessions, stunning live versions of Boothill/ Been True with Ethan Rose and Shelley Short and Drumroll [...]