NEWS

June 26, 2006

Welcome back. Did you miss us?

August 1, 2004

Raisinhill's song "Nameless" is featured (Track #3) on the JamOff! CD compilation attached to Relix Magazine's August issue. Stay tuned for extensive east coast tour dates for the fall as well as a special Halloween show announcement!

March 25, 2004

Relix Magazine has just announced Raisinhill as one of the ten winners for their JamOff Competition! A song from each of the winning bands will be compiled onto a CD which will be attached to a future issue of Relix as well as distributed at summer festivals this year. Raisinhill has also been selected as one of three winners to perform at the JamOff Winners Showcase to be held at the Lion's Den in New York City on Tuesday, April 20.

February 18, 2004

Raisinhill has been nominated for a Jammy Award! Please vote Raisinhill for the New Groove award at www.jammys.com. The awards ceremony will be held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday, March 16.

January 6, 2004

The website's new seasonal motif, featuring artwork by Jeremy Bond, unveiled! Winter 2004 tour dates announced, focusing on the Northeast region for January and February. Find out how you can help the band promote these shows by emailing john@raisinhill.com! Also, a new interview with guitarist John Kasiewicz can be found on the Livemusicbeth.com music website.

October 21, 2003

Guitarist John Kasiewicz says:

""Thanks to all of you who helped make September's tour a success! We really enjoyed seeing all of your familiar faces as well as making so many new friends! Special thanks to the people in Greenville, NC who helped with promotions -- we were very disappointed our show was canceled due to the hurricane. We are making sure that you will be included on our next tour down south. I'm really looking forward to the Halloween show this year! We've been putting the final touches on the plans for the night and it's looking good. Check out the new photo gallery of Halloween 2002. Prizes will once again be awarded to the best costume(s)!""

August 21, 2003

Raisinhill announces Southeast tour dates for September! The band heads south to perform at many of the venues first visited last April, as well as expanding the loop to include Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. If you live, or know people who live in these areas and would like to help promote the shows, please email john@raisinhill.com.

July 1, 2003

The summer is upon us! Raisinhill will make several exciting festival appearances this season including the Gathering of the Vibes, Endless Mountains Music Festival, SoNo Arts Festival and SoulFlow. Stay tuned for details of a Southeast tour scheduled for early fall.

April 17, 2003

Whew! Raisinhill has been touring relentlessly since early February in support of the new CD. Summer tour plans are coming together, along with confirmed slots at several summer festivals. Filmmaker Greg Hemmings recently released three Raisinhill videos, filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Check them out and pick up a copy of his latest music documentary at independentmedium.com. Don't forget to check out the Raisinhill features on Jambase.com, Jambands.com and Relix.com!

February 18, 2003

Raisinhill is currently touring the Northeast in support of their new self-titled CD (which is available at shows and through the Home Grown Music Network). A new photo gallery has been added of the February 1 show at the Knitting Factory's Old Office. Thanks to all who attended and packed the room! Raisinhill is now looking for "street team" volunteers to help promote shows in your local area. Email John if you'd like to help.

December 11, 2002

New photo gallery added! Next update: Monday, December 16.

December 3, 2002

Just over two weeks until the Raisinhill CD release party at the Acoustic Cafe! The trio's first full-length CD will be available at the show on Saturday, December 21. New photo gallery added! Check out some pictures from Raisinhill's autumn tour. From now until the end of 2002, a new gallery will be added to the site every Monday. Raisinhill will not tour during the month of January. They will spend the time writing and rehearsing new material. Check back often for updates regarding their February/March show schedule.

September 20, 2002

Tracking has been completed for Raisinhill's first full length CD scheduled to be released in November. The session was engineered by Jay Crouch. Tonight's show at the Acoustic Cafe kicks off the Autumn tour to include Northampton, Providence, Burlington, Plattsburgh, Ithaca, Syracuse and the Harvest Celebration Festival.

August 22, 2002

Raisinhill has left the country. We hear they've headed up to the Evolve Festival in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. They're bound to return with some new stories and photos to share. In the meantime, check out the updated tour schedule and message board.

July 27, 2002

Check out the new photo gallery from the Tobacco Road show in July. Don't miss the Raisinhill & Friends group shot featuring Audley Freed (Black Crowes), Johnny Neel (Allman Brothers), Matt Abts (Gov't Mule), and Mike Ferris (Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies) -- all of whom performed during Raisinhill's setbreak that night. Thank you to Chad Anderson and his digital camera.

July 3, 2002

New music! New press! New show dates! Check out the entire site for updates!

June 9, 2002

Thank you to Mike G. and all of our friends in Burlington and Brattleboro for making our first trip to Vermont a great success! Also a big thanks to the Terrapin staff and friends for inviting us to play and party this weekend. We will see you all soon!

May 29, 2002

Scottypaluza 7.0 is over but it has marked the beginning of a very exciting summer festival season. Stay tuned as Raisinhill releases information regarding additional festival appearances this year. A recent Raisinhill show was recorded with the plan to release it as a full length live CD. Thank you to all who attended the recording!

May 15, 2002

Raisinhill.com updated! Thanks to the help of a few very important anonymous advisors and artists, the website is beginning to receive its long overdue overhaul. Please forgive us for any "work in progress."

April 2, 2002

Four more show dates added today! Two live cuts from our recent sold-out Acoustic Cafe show will be available on our MP3.com site very soon. Happy Spring!!

March 25, 2002

Raisinhill's MP3.com site is now up and running! Now everyone in the world can listen to a little Raisinhill -- http://mp3.com/raisinhill. Share the site with your friends!

March 5, 2002

More photos and more shows! Thanks to Kevin Favreau for his excellent photography at the benefit concert last month. Check the show schedule for all the new bookings, including RAISINHILL's first scheduled festival of the season, The Festival Of The Half Moon, in Virginia and the very recent addition of the Colorado Brewery in Danbury on Saturday, March 16.

February 6, 2002

Photos page added! Click on the link below for pictures of our show at the Acoustic Cafe on January 31.
Thanks to Celeste Sunderland and her magical camera!

January 28, 2002

RAISINHILL will be performing at the Acoustic Cafe in THREE DAYS. Come to the show and support one of the coolest music venues in the Northeast. Bassist Brian Anderson types:

"This will be a night full of Courage, Teapots, and well mostly bottles of Courage. If you are concerned about work the next day, invite your boss! If you have school, tell your teachers to come. Life doesn't get any less complicated, nor should it."

See you there!

January 11, 2002

Two new shows added! We're pleased to announce that RAISINHILL will be part of the The Pallota Benefit concert featuring Jazz Mandolin Project. The proceeds of the event go to AIDS research and development for children in South Africa. There will be some tickets available for this benefit concert at RAISINHILL performances leading up to the event on Saturday, February 9th. See show dates for details.

January 3, 2002

Happy New Year Everyone! The guys of RAISINHILL are facing 2002 with high expectations. As we get closer to the Acoustic Cafe gig on January 31st, the band continues to write and rehearse new original material. There are plans to make studio recordings of these new songs as soon as dates can be set. A local filmmaker is scheduled to videotape upcoming shows for a future project. RAISINHILL.com is now officially open to the public. Please post any questions, comments, suggestions on the Message Board.