Back Row Baptists Find Beauty in the Sinister
Gritty Faith from Birmingham
by T. Ballard Lesemann
While they may not thump their Bibles and wag their fingers at sinners and heathens too often, Birmingham rock band the Back Row Baptists frequently imbibe in the spirits, if only to get a bit tipsy while twangin’ it up on stage.
Led by [...]
The Back Row Baptists show Atlanta the light
by Chris Martin for The Examiner
August 22, 2010
This past Thursday night, 8/19/10, I checked out the Back Row Baptists (BRB) at Smith’s Olde Bar, and they did not disappoint.
For all of you who did not show up, shame on you. Those of us who did show up were treated to one [...]
The Back Row Baptists bring their southern gospel to Smith’s Olde Bar…Church was never this good.
by Chris Martin for The Examiner
If you have not seen the Back Row Baptists in person, then you need to do yourself a favor and get your ass to Smith’s Olde Bar this Thursday night.
With one of the best albums out this [...]
Twangville
July 23, 2010
by Shawn Underwood in Alt-Country, Americana, Blues, Country,Reviews
If Hunter Thompson were still alive, I think he’d like The Back Row Baptists. First off, you know he’d identify with the attitude of their namesakes, the heathens-in-the-house-of-god thing. More to the point about the music, though, Broken Hearts & Bad Decisions is a dark record. It’s about drinking and driving (although [...]
“A great listen, and may be the best record I have listened to this year.” – Chris Martin for The Examiner
Truckers, Gardeners and Baptists; the best records from the first half of 2010
THE BACK ROW BAPTISTS / BROKEN HEARTS & BAD DECISIONS
The Baptists are a group out of Alabama, their music tells stories dealing with the [...]
Much like it never occurred to us that iced tea could be “out of season,” it never once crossed our minds that someone might not know what “Back Row Baptist” meant. These Birmingham, Alabama musicians chuckle (politely, of course, to themselves) every time someone asks about the “Backroad Baptists” or where “Bagrow” is. The Ole [...]
NINE BULLETS REVIEWS “BH&BD”
The Back Row Baptists were brought to my attention via some of my fellow Twitter tweeters a few months back, and after a few mishaps one of their new cds, Broken Hearts & Bad Decisions, landed in my mailbox. For a while I really didn’t think I liked the album very much but [...]
Wednesday July 14, 2010
Check it here: http://fiftycentlighter.blogspot.com/2010/07/reviewshine-wednesday-anchor-in-valley.html
Atlanta Music Guide
Back Row Baptists
Broken Hearts & Bad Decisions
by Al Kaufman
As the name implies, The Back Row Baptists are a group that carry a Bible in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other. They want to be good but, well, there are just so many fun evil things tempting them.
On opening cut, [...]
The Back Row Baptists – Broken Hearts & Bad Decisions
Release Date: 2010
Highlights: By and By, Alright by Me, There You Are, Wreck On The Highway, Jazz Funeral
June 23, 2010
Birmingham, Alabama’s Back Row Baptists have found a way to capture physical elements of living in the south and put into a collection of songs called “Broken [...]
