3 is the magic number.

Hi, friends!

Jerry here. It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post for MBG. The time seems right.

So… 3 is the magic number?

MBG has 3 gigs coming up in the next few days. And not just 3 gigs. 3 gigs with 3 different line-ups.

Tonight we’ll be playing Ziggy’s (www.ziggyrock.net) down in Winston-Salem. Would be a stretch to call Ziggy’s one of NC’s premiere venues? I think not. Anyway, we’ll be doing a set of mostly original material. Who is we? Les & me, of course, and Doug (as per usual) on guitar. We’ll also be joined by our friend Benjy Johnson on guitar, as well as pedal steel monster Rick Nathey. There’ll be some other fine bands, too! Suitcase. They’re awesome. Lions & Liars (or is it Liars & Lions?). I haven’t seen them yet, but I think they’ll be awesome, too. Doors at 8:00pm. Music at 9:00pm.

Tomorrow we’re playing a private party. Rock & roll electric 3-piece. Listen for the noise.

Monday night we’ll be playing the big New Year’s Eve shindig at Old North State Winery. I heard that tickets were selling fast, so it might not be a bad idea to go ahead and get yours now. We’ll be rockin’ from 9:00pm until 1:00am or so. And… we’ll be joined on guitar by George Smith! George has played in some great local bands (Porch Dog Revival, Mood Cultivation Experiment, etc.), and now he’s going to be a Bad Guy for a night. Yep. Awesome.

3 is the magic number?

We’ll be releasing 3 songs in January.
I know we’re a bit behind in our song of the month deal. Well, we’ll be caught up in January, since we’ll be releasing 3 at once. Can you handle 12 minutes of MBG in one sitting? I think you can.

3 is the magic number?

As of January, MBG will be down to 3. That’s not really magic, but it is indeed happening.
Most of you know that Steve will be stepping away for the MBG stage at the end of the year. No drama. No lawsuits. Just time for a change. I hope you’ll take time to read about his decision here… http://stevelindsley.typepad.com/thoughtsandmusings/. We obviously wish him nothing less than the best. And I’d be shocked if he didn’t end up back on an MBG stage on occasion.

There you have it. The latest & greatest from MBG.
We hope that you had a fantastic 2012 and that 2013 is even better.
Best,
Jerry/MBG

Mediocre Bad Guys at The Garage this Friday night!

Looking for something to do this weekend? How about some awesome live music?  We’ll be playing with our good friends Suitcase and The Radicals at The Garage in Winston-Salem this Friday, November 16th.  Showtime is at 9pm.  We’ll be cranking out all originals, including the one we released just this past week, Stained Glass Heart.

And if you do that sort of thing, feel free to RSVP to our Facebook event.

Thanks for your support – see ya there!

“Stained-Glass Heart” – now available for download!

Hey, folks, guess what?  It’s a new Mediocre Bad Guys tune!  We think you’ll really dig this one.  Want to see why?  Simply click HERE or click the picture below:

You can stream the song by clicking on the play button. Assuming you’ll then want to immediately download it as your own, simply click the “Buy Now” link to start the download process. You get to name your own price – and if you’re one of the first 200 to download the tune, you can get it for free! How cool is that?!

In your rush to enjoy the MBG goodness, don’t forget to click the Facebook “LIKE” button under the album cover art and tweet it as well. We greatly appreciate any help getting the word out about the new tune. And please feel free to head over to our Facebook page and leave a comment there letting us know what you think.

Thanks as always for listening!

Les, Jerry, Doug & Steve

“Get It Together” – now available for download!

Sure, it took a little longer than we meant for it to.  But we still think you’ll be glad we did.  For the latest MBG download goodness, click HERE or the picture below:

You can stream the song by clicking on the play button. Assuming you’ll then want to immediately download it as your own, simply click the “Buy Now” link to start the download process. You get to name your own price – and if you’re one of the first 200 to download the tune, you can get it for free! How cool is that?!

In your rush to enjoy the MBG goodness, don’t forget to click the Facebook “LIKE” button under the album cover art and tweet it as well. We greatly appreciate any help getting the word out about the new tune. And please feel free to head over to our Facebook page and leave a comment there letting us know what you think.

Thanks as always for listening!

Les, Jerry, Doug & Steve

Mediocre Bad Guys with Tin Can Sailor – Saturday, Sept. 29th at Old North State Winery

Folks, we’re pretty darn excited about our upcoming show on Sept. 29th at Old North State Winery in downtown Mount Airy.  And not just because we love it there and love playing for the hometown crowd.  We’re also psyched to have Tin Can Sailor back with us.  If you caught our show with them earlier this year, you know these cats from Raleigh are a fun group of talented musicians and songwriters. No wonder we love hanging with ‘em.

Showtime is 7pm.  Tickets are $10 and are currently on sale at the winery, so drop by to grab yours.  There’s a limited number, of course, and we’d sure hate for you to miss out.

MEDIOCRE BAD GUYS WITH TIN CAN SAILOR

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29TH – 7PM

$10

BE THERE! INVITE LOTS OF FRIENDS!

“Falling Off The Edge Of The World” – now available for download!

Go ahead, admit it – you thought we were going to just skip August, didn’t you?  After all, there’s just one more day left in the month.  Well, sorry to disappoint!  Actually, we aren’t.  Click HERE or the picture below:

You can stream the song by clicking on the play button. Assuming you’ll then want to immediately download it as your own, simply click the “Buy Now” link to start the download process. You get to name your own price – and if you’re one of the first 200 to download the tune, you can get it for free! How cool is that?!

In your rush to enjoy the MBG goodness, don’t forget to click the Facebook “LIKE” button under the album cover art and tweet it as well. We greatly appreciate any help getting the word out about the new tune. And please feel free to head over to our Facebook page and leave a comment there letting us know what you think.

Thanks as always for listening!

Les, Jerry, Doug & Steve

What’s your fav MBG song? And our upcoming show at The Garage

Hello MBG faithful!  Two things to share with you on this Tuesday afternoon:

FIRST – we’ve got a fantastic show coming up at The Garage in Winston-Salem next week.  If you don’t know The Garage, it’s a wonderful little original live music venue in the arts district of downtown.  We’ll be there Friday, August 10th along with some other great acts.  Here’s the lineup:

8:00 – Kaleigh Baker
9:00 – James Arlowe and the Ruffian Circus
10:15 – MBG
11:30 – Sunshone Still

Cover is only $7 – not too bad for four bands. Consider marking it down in permanent ink on your calendar and encouraging your friends to do the same.  If you do the Facebook thing, you can RSVP and share the link HERE.

SECOND – hard to believe that we’ve been at this “download a month” thing for a year, but it’s true.  We’ve got eleven original tunes that, as you hopefully know by now, you can listen to online and download by naming your price HERE.  We think they’re all pretty swell, but we’d love to hear what YOU think! So if you would, please take a minute to complete this extremely non-complicated poll on your top five MBG original tunes. You know those online surveys that go on forever and take up way too much of a summer weekday afternoon?  Trust us, this isn’t one of those.  Just click your top five songs and you’re done.

Thanks for letting us know what you think, thanks for coming to our shows, thanks for listening to our tunes.  In short, thanks!

Les, Jerry, Doug, Steve