Poor Mans Poison
Hanford, California, United States | SELF
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Poor Mans Poison are the 31rst annual 2012 winners of The Texaco Country Showdown 1000k cash prize and title "best new act" in Country music. - Lori Texaco Country Showdown
“Poor Man's Poison are a group of musical friends from California. They play acoustic music on traditional bluegrass instruments but this is far from traditional sounding. You get all kinds of influences from folk to reggae in their style. Think of perhaps Jack Johnson having grown up in Appalachia instead of Hawaii. I mean this in a really good way. There is a sweet, laid-back vibe to this record. Tight harmonies and great playing infuse the songs with such a good feeling”
— Chris Schmid, The Discriminating Music Aficionado - The Discriminating Music Aficionado
“ One of the coolest things is the addition of the mandolin, which is constantly picking up a storm, or strumming up a...uh...hurricane... or something like that. Anyway, the point is that this is very good, honest music, and it deserves any recognition it receives, even if that recognition is simply the fact that I'll be playing it again, right now, on the first rainy day of the year.”
— Eknosis, DG Review
- DG Review
Discography
Poor Man's Poison (Self Titled Album)
Friends with the Enemy
Its Alright
Radio stations played or currently playing our music
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nashville express [NE] (92.6 FM)
www.rtw.nl
KMMT - 106.5 FM
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Southern Radio [WALW] (98.3 )
www.walw.org
Moulton, AL
KTEP [KTEP] (88.5 FM)
www.ktep.org
El Paso, 43 1
KFRR 104.1
Fresno,Ca
Airplay Direct
www.jango.com
www.pamdora.com
www.retroradiocalifornia.net/
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Bio
From the heartland of California, these five life-long friends and band mates bring their combined passion for music to the stage and studio. With their powerful combination of toe tapping acoustics and smooth, spellbinding harmonies, they artfully weave their view of life’s experiences into witty and meaningful lyrical journeys.
Poor Man’s Poison discovered early on that just being themselves is best. The result is pure, honest music impossible to forget.
Having already cultivated a devoted following in Central California and beyond, Poor Man’s Poison is currently being heard on more than 20 radio stations, headlining venues throughout the state and regularly drawing crowds of more than 500 people.
Currently at work on their third album, Poor Man’s Poison is busy doing what they do best – making music.
A few highlights from the past year:
• Opened for Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real at The Wien Family Winery
• Performed at the famed Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles
• Opened for The Brothers Comatose at the Blue Sky Fest, in Mammoth Lakes, CA
• Opened for The Derailers at The Historic Hanford Fox Theater
• Performed at Springtini Fest with more than 5,000 people in attendance
• Performed at the Hanford Farmer’s Market to crowds of over 4,000
• Headlined The Cellar Door in Visalia, California and opened for such groups as Langhorne Slim and The Devil Makes Three
• Performed at Political Fundraiser for California Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman
• Performed at Audie’s Olympic Tavern in Fresno, California opening for such groups as Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies, Frankenstein 59, and Spindrift
• Performed at SLO Brew in san Luis Obispo, California with Joe Koening and Lucas Ohio
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