News & Updates

2011-09-29T07:54:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Pam Rossi who hosted me on her radio show yesterday. Much appreciated. Also wanted to push the following. Remember, there are people starving out there. A very Good cause folks!

2011-07-02T19:58:00.000-07:00

News & Updates

2011-06-16T10:11:00.000-07:00

Hi Folks,
Look for some new updates & changes here in the next month or so. New material has really been coming together nicely. I have a group of many past band members sitting in on some tunes. Nice to have their magic added & fun. The rock of the group still revolves around Andy, Britt, Bill, *Dave, Steve & Jeremy revolve on bass.
I'm planning on making the tunes individually downloadable. Of course CD's and a limited supply of vinyl will be available.
Finally, I think old fans, as well as new ones are going to really like what we've put and are putting together.
As always, thanks for your support and try a be good to each other out there. That's where it all starts.
Be well.
Barry

2011-06-16T10:01:00.000-07:00

Hi Folks,

Look for some new updates & changes here in the next month or so. New material has really been coming together nicely. I have a group of many past band members sitting in on some tunes. Nice to have their magic added & fun. The rock of the group still revolves around Andy, Britt, Bill, *Dave, Steve & Jeremy revolve on bass.

I'm planning on making the tunes individually downloadable. Of course CD's and a limited supply of vinyl will be available.

Finally, I think old fans, as well as new ones are going to really like what we've put and are putting together.

As always, thanks for your support and try a be good to each other out there. That's where it all starts.

Be well.

Barry

2011-04-12T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks,

For those of you who still drop by, I have a couple of MI gigs coming up. April 29th & 30th, BH4 & Let's Talk About Girls will be playing sets @
Paycheck’s Lounge
2932 Caniff,
Hamtramck, MI

Get your bony asses out there and support live rock 'n' roll music.

2010-03-11T09:01:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks!

Thanks for all the support last Saturday night for the Metro Times Blow Out. Great fun playing and seeing all of you. Currently working on new release with my old band members of "Let's Talk About Girls," & members of my LA band BH4. Fingers crossed, thing should finishing up soon.

In the meantime, here's a list of upcoming gigs. Come on by.

April, 15 2010 09:00 PM - Barry Holdship 4 @ Paycheck’s Lounge
2932 Caniff,
Hamtramck, MI

April, 17 2010 09:00 PM - Let’s Talk About Girls Reunion Paycheck’s Lounge
2932 Caniff, MI

2009-05-21T09:55:00.001-07:00

Hey Folks,

Summer's upon us and I'm booking gigs as they come. Hope to see some of you at these upcoming shows.

Thanks,

Barry

Upcoming Shows

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May 29 2009

9:00P

Marios

Troy, Michigan

Aug 20 2009

6:00P

Garden Grove Summer Concert Series

Garden Grove, California

Aug 22 2009

8:00P

Genghis Cohen

City Of Angels, California

Sep 26 2009

8:00P

Charlotte Pop Festival

Charlotte, North Carolina

2009-03-17T10:56:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks,

Please join me at Facebook & myspace.com/barryholdship for most current updates.

Also hope to see some of my MI friends

04-10-2009: Paychecks Lounge

2932 Caniff, Hamtramck, Michigan

8:00 pm Sharp!

My second annual return to home-turf playing David Bash’s IPO Detroit festival. I’ll be digging deep into my repertoire of old L-TAG, BH4 & newer material. Hope to see some old friends.

2008-12-09T09:55:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!

Best,

Barry

2008-06-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks,

Just a quick update of what's going on.

Filmmakers have decided to use the three of my songs for their film, American Outsiders: The Legendary Norbert Kox. The film is based on the life and art of Norbert Kox, an artist who went from being an infamous 1960's outlaw biker to a world renowned apocalyptic artist.

"Tell Me What You See," "Where To From Here, & "Here I Am" will be used. I'll keep you posted on developments. Needless to say, I'm quite pleased.

Also have a few excellent shows happening this summer. Please check out myspace.com/barryholdship for updates.

As always, treat each other the way you want to be treated.

Peace,

Barry

2008-03-05T18:53:00.000-08:00

Have you heard the news?
There's Good Rockin'

Saturday, March 8th @ Midnight.

Let’s Talk About Girls Reunion

2008 Detroit Blowout Festival
BAKER’S STREETCAR
Hamtramck, Michigan

Be there or be square. And if you're square, come anyway. We'll convert you!

2007-11-11T11:19:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks,

Received quite a few messages regarding not updating news enough. Wanted to let you know I just returned from Santa Fe, NM where I recorded some new tracks with my old friend and L-TAG bassist, Dave Katz. Great studio. I'll be downloading tracks at myspace.com/barryholdship in a couple of days.

Meanwhile, hope you're all well and doing fine.

BH

2007-05-25T21:32:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

Although I check in here occasionally, it's always best to check for latest updates at myspace.com/barryholdship. I find myself keep things better organized over there.

I'll continue to update here, but myspace is the BEST alternative.

Hope all is well with you.

Peace,

Barry

2007-01-31T17:03:00.000-08:00

Sad Eyes Free Download:

Hey Folks,

After several attempts to get the Canadian version of Cover Me: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen (Bullseye Records) released, it seems due to circumstances beyond their control, it won't be seeing the light of day.

This is very disappointing news. Bullseye's President, Jaimie Vernon, put together quite a stellar group of performers and tracks. Your's truly among them. I guess there was some conflict with the US version of the two-CD Light Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen, which was originally released in 2003 by Schoolhouse Records. I'm sure it had to do with competition. Hell, I think it would have helped re-energize the whole project. Sales of the CD were to be split evenly between the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund which fights Sarcoma, a rare cancer. Great causes indeed.

Needless to say I'm very disappointed. Anyway, my version of "Sad Eyes" is up from your listening pleasure and download at myspace.com/barryholdship. Let me know what you think.

Peace,

Barry

2006-10-20T12:22:00.000-07:00

Guess Who?

A friend gave me this drawing at one of our recent gigs. Thought it captured the spirit of the band pretty well.

Thanks to all who attended the Cinema earlier this month. Also for all the kind comments about Steve & me at the Paul Fest/webcast. Working on new tunes as I write this.

"When The Bomb Falls Baby, I Wanna Be With You."

Peace,

Barry

2006-09-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

"The Autumn leaves..."

Hey Folks!

Hope you enjoyed your Summer. We did a lot that I wanted to quickly fill you in on.

We finished our recording of "It's Up To You" for the 2007 release of the Rick Nelson Tribute. The track sounds great and we're very pleased. Also waiting to hear if & when the Springsteen Tribute will be released. Guess there's some licensing issues that need to be taken care of. If it doesn't see the light of day, I'll put my tune up on myspace/com/barryholdship.

Played quite a few gigs this summer and made a lot of new fans. In particular was the Buffalo Springfield show we did Aug 14th at the Mint in LA. Great attendance and performances. Andy just kicked ass on guitar and John really helped to keep things locked solid, since we had a guest bassist that evening. Mike Simmons from Sparklejets UK sat in. Our set included: Burned, I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better, Sit Down I Think I Love You & Like A Hurricane. Great fun. I have a live recording of our set which I may post eventually.

We finished up the season with an outdoor show in Garden Grove. Great audience and once again the band played wonderfully. Made a lot new friends and sold a lot of CD's, which is always great.

As always, thanks for checking in and I'll keep you posted on upcoming events.

Best,

Barry

2006-07-25T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

"Summer's here and the time is right... "

Here's an update of shows I have. Sure hope to see you there. The band is firing on all six!

07/30/2006 08:00 PM - The Joint

8771 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90001 -

Charity Show for Acacia Adult Day Care Center.

08/01/2006 10:00 PM - Ronnie Mack's Barndance @ The El Cid

4212 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 -

After a wonderful set in May, we're heading back to one of my favorite showcases in LA., Ronnie Mack's Barndance. It's like going home.

08/14/2006 08:00 PM - The Mint

Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90001 -

Details to follow as soon as available

08/21/2006 08:30 PM - Red Devil Lounge

1695 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94101 -

I'll be doing a 20 mintue set of my tunes. Hopefully, I'll have a band. If not, no worries.

08/24/2006 06:30 PM - Garden Grove Summer Concert Series in the Park

Garden Grove, CA 90680 -

We'll be playing two long sets for outdoor music festival in the park of Garden Grove, CA. Show begins @ 6:30 runs till 8:00 pm.

Peace,

Barry

2006-05-29T14:12:00.000-07:00

Hope Everyone's enjoying their long weekend. I know I am.

Spent Saturday afternoon in Garden Grove with my mates at the Strawberry Festival. We performed three sets of originals and covers. I would have to say we were very well received. Kind of like the Pied Piper. When the music started, the people flocked to us. It was a very enjoyable afternoon. The sunshine, cool breeze, people dancing and strawberry shortcake. Who could ask for more?

Andy's guitar playing, as always, was phenomenal. Steve's bass playing and vocals, great. And John's drumming, spot on. Thanks guys.

I do find it interesting, that more and more younger people are finding their way to our music. Recently, most of the CD's I've been selling, have been to the 16-24 year-old population. I'm digging it!

Barry

2006-05-04T11:49:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

This past month has been pretty busy. Just wanted to update you on what I've been up to.

After my Nashville jaunt, I headed to Chicago, where I did three performances in two days. This was supposed to be a band thing, but my bassist had to drop out at the last minute. So, I carried on solo and as a duo.

First up was a short acoustic set at Uncommon Ground on Thursday 4/20. Well attended and well received. I really enjoyed meeting many of my Chicago email buddies face-to-face.

On Friday afternoon I did a live in-studio performance and interview at WLUW 88.7 FM ("Left Of The Dial" anyone). I had a lot of fun and Melissa the DJ, was very sweet.

That evening, I had the honor of opening the IPO Chicago Festival at Gunther Murphy. The room was full to capacity and I played my set with good friend, Bob Kelly of the excellent "pop" band, Kelly's Heels. I felt very good about our performance and had a great time. Hell, I sold out of all my Cd's I brought, so someone dug us.

Moving into May, I returned to one of my all-time favorite gigs in LA, Ronnie Mack's Barndance at the El Cid. Played with my regular band which includes Andy Bartel/guitar, Steve Kobashigawa/bass & John Borack/drums.

We played a six song set of "pop-abilly" tunes (sorry John, had to borrow that one). We went over really well, considering we sounded nothing like any of the other acts on the bill and got one encore. One young lass told me we sounded like the Byrds. Ok!

Last but not least, I was just informed that a solo track I submitted to Canadian label Bullseye Records, accepted my version Springsteen's "Sad Eyes," for their release of Bruce Trib "Light Of Day: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen."

It looks to be released sometime this summer. I'm really quite proud I made the cut. 100% of the net proceeds from sales of this CD set will be split evenly between the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and the Kristen Ann Carr Fund which fights Sarcoma, a rare cancer.

As always, I'll keep you posted.

Thanks,

Barry

2006-04-06T09:32:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

The BH4's performance on the "Orange Twist," is now up & running in Orange County. We performed two tunes, "Why Does It Always End This Way," & "Hang Me Out To Dry." Also did an in-studio short interview. BIG FUN!

"ORANGE TWIST" airs Tuesdays at 3:00pm and 9:00pm and Saturdays at 12:00 noon and 9:00pm on Time Warner Cable's Channel 6 in the cities of Huntington Beach, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Stanton, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Midway City and a portion of Cypress. Check out if you can.

I'm off to Chicago in a couple of weeks to perform. I have a couple of gigs lined up and will be doing a radio interview. Dates are as follow:

4/20/06 Uncommon Ground 10:00 pm. I'll be an all acoustic set of my tunes and some fav covers.

4/21/06 WLUW 88.7 live, in-studio interview and performing a few tunes on "Full On Friday" show.

4/21/06 20 minute set as part of the opening night of International Pop Overthrow Music Festival. I'll be playing with one of my favorite guitarist and good friend from across the large Atlantic pond, Bob Kelly of Kelly's Heels.

I have a number of gigs coming for the Spring and Summer. Stay tuned.

Best,

Barry

2006-03-24T10:19:00.000-08:00

Hi Folks,

This month has been a very busy one. Just got back from Nashville, where I did a gig with my original brother's in arms, Dave Katz/Bass & Britt Slocum /Drums. They were the very original members of "Let's Talk About Girls."

The BH Trio did a 20 minute, eight-song set (not uncommon for L-TAG, as our high energy alotted us to squeeze many songs in short sets back in the day), which included tunes from both my Jesse Garon Project & Ruff Trax CD's. Of course, some original L-TAG tunes. We also threw in a couple of choice covers, Arthur Alexander's "Where Have You Been?" & Mike Nesmith's "Pappa Gene's Blues." Hey, Carole King had a hand in both of those tunes. How ironic. A splendid time was had by all. Thanks to the End for having us.

Earlier in the month, BH4 did an in-studio, TV broadcast on the "Orange Twist" program. We did two tunes, "Why Does It Always End This Way," & "Hang Me Out To Dry." Band consisted of my partner in crime Steve Kobashigawa/Bass, Andy Bartel/Guitar (EXCELLENT as always) & Popdude, John Borack on drums.

ORANGE TWIST airs Tuesdays at 3:00pm and 9:00pm and Saturdays at 12:00 noon and 9:00pm on Time Warner Cable's Channel 6 in the cities of Huntington Beach, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Stanton, Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Midway City and a portion of Cypress. I'll update as soon as I know episode premiers & schedule.

As always, good luck and take care of each other.

Peace,

Barry

2006-02-09T18:38:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks,

2006 has really started out a real shitter. Some good news, some real bad.

On Jan. 20th, we lost "our boy," mascot and poster child on Ruff Trax, Lester "Bangs." He was without a doubt, the best pal and bundle of love anyone could wish for. I loved him very much and he's greatly missed. It's been real hard on us. If you have a pet, give them a big hug and kiss. Let them know how much you love them.

On the positive side, All Music Guide has me up on their site. Nice bio written by Stephen SPAZ Schnee and all tunes from both "The Jesse Garon Project" and "Ruff Trax" CD's available for your listening pleasure. Check it out. www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:vroibkk9jak9~T1

I've finally got myspace.com happening. Drop by and check it out. Hell, if you like, be my friend. Here's the link: www.myspace.com/barryholdship

Last, but certainly not least, we've asked to contribute a tune to an upcoming Ricky Nelson Tribute. Ricky was one of my musical heros as a kid, so I'm very happy about this. Details will be posted as I get them. Release date is May 2007.

Hope you're all doing great and thanks for the continued support.

Barry

2006-01-12T19:32:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Everyone!

Elvis Tribute Show was a gas. We did two of my favs, "One Broken Heart For Sale" & "I Got Stung." Andy's guitar was stingin' fabulous! As were Steve & Britt's hard hitting, rockin' rhythm section. I wasn't too shabby either. :>}

Plans to start recording new material is on. Also, keep checking in for upcoming shows. We plan on going to Nashville, Chicago and others this year. As well as playing more LA & OC gigs. Hope you can join us.

Peace,

Barry

2005-12-16T18:59:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays Everyone. Thanks for all your support this year.

Next Show: Jan 8th, 2006. Henry Fonda Theatre. Art Fein's Annual Elvis Birthday Bash.

See you there!

2005-11-23T20:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone & Happy Birthday to Me!

Thanks to everyone who came out last Saturday night. We appreciate the support and it was for a good cause.

I'll be posting photos of show soon. A splendid time was had by all.

Best,

Barry

2005-11-15T10:55:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Show: Boys & Girls Club of America Benefit Show

Sat. 11/19/05
Barry Holdship
Sparklejets UK
Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Queens :>}
solo set from Robbie Rist.
Fitzgerald's Sports Pub, 19171 Magnolia St., Huntington Beach, CA. 92646

2005-10-21T11:25:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all the positive feedback. Per a lot of requests, I'll be adding MP3's soon. Keep checking in for updates...

Thanks,

Barry

2005-10-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you find this site useful and informative. I’ll be using this page to update you on shows, releases and other upcoming news.

Please feel free to drop me a line if you’re so inclined. I like hearing from you.

Best,

Barry

Next Show:

Saturday, November 19: FITZGERALD'S SPORTS PUB
(Boys & Girls Club of America Benefit Show)

With Sparklejets UK, Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Queens :>} and a solo set from Robbie Rist.
Fitzgerald's Sports Pub, 19171 Magnolia St., Huntington Beach, CA. 92646