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Visit The Flatlanders online at:
http://jimmiegilmore.com/TFL/index.html

Visit Joe Pug online at:
www.nationofheat.com



The day before his senior year as a playwright student at the University of North Carolina, Joe Pug sat down for a cup of coffee and had the clearest thought of his life: I am profoundly unhappy here. Then came the second clearest.

Pug packed up his belongings and drove the longest route possible to Chicago. Working as a carpenter
by day, the 23 year-old Pug spent nights playing the guitar he hadn't picked up since his teenage years.
Using ideas originally slated for a play he was writing called "Austin Fish," Pug began creating the
sublime lyrical masterpiece that would become the Nation of Heat EP.

The songs were recorded fast and fervently at a Chicago studio where a friend snuck him in to late
night slots other musicians had canceled. He was short on money, but his bare-boned sincerity didn't
require much more than a microphone and it dripped off of each note he sang.

In May of 2008, Pug played the first headlining slot of his young career to a sold out crowd at
Chicago's storied Schubas Tavern. Two weeks later he released the Nation of Heat EP, which has
garnered near-universal critical acclaim and established him as one of the most respected songwriters of his generation. Pug has since played shows with Todd Snider, Susan Tedeschi, Kasey Chambers, and James Hunter. He plans to release his debut full length record in 2009.



The Flatlanders
with guest Joe Pug

Fri., Apr. 3, 2009
8PM

TICKET PRICES:
Reserved Seating:
Gold Circle: $32.50
Sections A, B, C, D: $26.50

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Three legends form one hot band!

The fact that Texas music titans Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock - on their first go-round as The Flatlanders in 1972 - were completely rejected by the country music establishment is surprising in retrospect but, ultimately, poetic. That each went on to have formidable solo careers is a testament to their talent and determination. Add to this their diverse yet complimentary styles - Joe the street-wise rocker, Jimmie Dale the mystic with the classic country voice and Butch the cerebral folk singer - and you've got a story of one of the most extraordinary kinships in American musical history.