tag:onetonpig.com,2005:/blogs/newsTHE PIG PEN2022-11-26T22:26:52-07:00One Ton Pigfalsetag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/71110982022-11-26T22:26:52-07:002023-10-16T08:45:25-06:00ONE TON PIG returns to full force on Nov 29th. <p>On Nov 29th the ONE TON PIG launches its winter run, playing each Tuesday night at The Silver Dollar Bar inside the Wort Hotel in downtown Jackson Hole. A week later, on Dec 6, the band will celebrate their Sweet 16th birthday party. Come in and dance to songs from their first 5 albums and a drink special called, "drink what the band drinks" special. Hint - Jack and Ginger Beer and/or a PBR. </p>One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/71110972022-11-26T22:25:13-07:002022-11-26T22:26:17-07:00PIG rents recording studio for the month of January with the goal of releasing new songs in 2023. <p>Founding member Justin Smith said, "The month of January 2023 is "recording month". We have a bunch of new songs we want to record so we will set up a bunch of fancy mics, settle on arrangements, and let her rip! The band plans on releasing one song at a time with some accompanying video footage. </p>One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/71110962022-11-26T22:18:56-07:002022-11-26T22:18:57-07:00PIG gears up to make Live at the Silver Dollar Bar album. <p>After 16 years of being the house band at the Silver Dollar Bar, OTP has finally decided to cut a live album from the popular downtown venue. Utilizing their regular sound engineer, Rob Sidle, the band will begin to record ALL shows, hoping to get some great, live takes of some of their jams. They will source out for mixing and mastering and hope to have the live album available by the end of the upcoming winter. </p>One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/64026602020-08-05T10:39:47-06:002021-09-07T10:21:50-06:00Spaced Out Summer Sessions<p>We're thrilled to be able to play as a full band again! We'll hit the stage Saturday, August 15 at 6 PM. If you can't make it, join us for a live stream of the show. Tickets, details available at the festival website <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.tetonfest.com">HERE</a>.</p>One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/63662642020-06-25T14:28:44-06:002022-03-14T07:52:36-06:00First full band gig in months! <p>Greetings, friends! We're excited to announce our first full band gig since March 10. We will be streaming a live show from the Center for the Arts at 5 PM MST on Wednesday, July 1. You can watch from their website or their Facebook page. Please tune in! </p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://jhcenterforthearts.org/calendar/events/livestream-one-ton-pig">http://jhcenterforthearts.org/calendar/events/livestream-one-ton-pig</a></p>One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/57738492019-05-30T12:56:11-06:002020-07-03T07:57:46-06:00New Album Release!!!<p> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32909/7d65592c6f2c4ccf9bb65432861b2988c56809cd/original/one-ton-pig-parade-of-song-cover-crop-2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />We are incredibly excited to announce the release date for our new album, Parade of Song. This milestone will be celebrated at the historic Silver Dollar Bar in Jackson, Wyoming on July 2. We have truly poured our hearts into this project and believe it's our best effort to date. Please come celebrate with us! Album and party details to come in the following days. Please stay tuned! </p>3:23One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/50266302018-01-16T14:19:56-07:002022-05-15T12:29:56-06:00Announcing Larrivée Artist - Michael Batdorf<p>We are very excited to announce frontman Michael Batdorf has officially joined the family of Larrivée Artists! Learn more about these beautifully hand-crafted instruments at the <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.larrivee.com/" target="_blank">Larrivée website.</a></p>One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/48045732017-08-06T14:03:34-06:002021-06-26T21:51:37-06:00Late Night at the Trap<p>This Friday, August 11, the One Ton Pig will be playing as part of the late night series for the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival. We have a special history with the Trap Bar. We've played there many times over the years and our first album was recorded there. Special guests will likely abound. Get your tickets <a contents="HERE." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.grandtarghee.com/event/one-ton-pig/">HERE.</a></p>One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/44882772016-11-29T07:04:22-07:002018-07-07T12:00:56-06:00Ten Year AnniversaryIt's hard to believe it's been ten years since we started this little band! What a ride it's been! We are truly humbled by it all, and are so grateful for our fans and community both here in Jackson and everywhere the music has taken us. It all started at the Silver Dollar Bar about ten years ago. Since then we've played hundreds of shows and watched our community grow. We will be celebrating our ten year anniversary at this beloved Jackson gathering spot. A special thanks to them for hosting the party all these years. And a huge thanks to all our fans! We hope to see you Tuesday, December 6 for this historic celebration!One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/43706962016-09-13T16:14:47-06:002018-06-22T10:25:38-06:00OTP at the Lander BarWe'll be hitting one of our favorite Wyoming spots this Friday, September 16! We love the energy Lander gives us and look forward to this annual performance! 9-12.One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/43038882016-07-31T21:13:12-06:002016-08-04T10:34:34-06:00Knotty Pine After Party!We'll be playing the Knotty Pine on August 4 after James McMurtry finishes his set at Music on Main. We've had really good crowds at this venue the last couple years and have delivered some really fun, rowdy shows. We'll be bringing that same good energy to this show. Join us!One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/42534092016-06-28T10:49:24-06:002016-06-28T10:50:19-06:00Music on Main!We're excited to announce we'll be the opening act for the Kris Lager Band at the Music on Main series in Victor, Idaho. That's Thursday, June 30. We'll play about 6:15-7:15. We've been playing this series for years now and are honored to play again in 2016.One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/40266092016-02-05T08:57:34-07:002017-01-25T00:27:30-07:00Colorado Dates and Music Under the TramThe second weekend of March we'll be taking a quip trip to two of our favorite Colorado venues. On Friday, March 11 we'll be playing at <a contents="Oskar Blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/OskarBluesGrillAndBrewLyons/">Oskar Blues</a> in Lyons. On Saturday, March 12 we'll be back at the <a contents="Barkley Ballroom" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://barkleyballroom.ticketfly.com">Barkley Ballroom</a> in Summit County. We're also excited to announce we'll be playing again for the Music Under the Tram series in good ole Jackson Hole. That show is March 26 and is free! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/32909/4cd65fcfc5670b909734da527ce57d1b48fb6dc3/original/img-0070.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/39967222016-01-19T14:15:59-07:002020-06-07T08:04:34-06:00"Lastville" Voted a 2015 Radio FavoriteListeners of Wyoming Public Radio voted One Ton Pig's "Lastville" one of the top 3 albums in the region for 2015. Of course, we are humbled by the unending support of our fans Thanks for listening and voting! <a contents="Click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/poll-results-listeners-pick-best-music-2015" target="_blank">Click here</a> if you want to check out the details.One Ton Pigtag:onetonpig.com,2005:Post/39719742016-01-04T13:43:23-07:002017-07-17T08:55:40-06:00Mahjong and the West releasedWay back in 2013, One Ton Pig spent several days on a movie set, performing live on-screen. It was an enriching experience, working with celebrated director Joseph Muszynski and the rest of the cast and crew. The film actually premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2014, and went on to play at other festivals including the Green Bay Film Festival where it won Best Screenplay and was nominated for Best Cinematography. Mahjong and the West is now being screened at selected theaters across the country, and it is also available on video-on-demand.<br><br>The <a contents="Jackson Hole Center for the Arts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jhcenterforthearts.org/calendar/events/mahjong-and-west" target="_blank">Jackson Hole Center for the Arts</a> is hosting a screening on January 21, 2016. Click <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.jhcenterforthearts.org/calendar/events/mahjong-and-west" target="_blank">here</a> for more information. We are excited to have the opportunity to catch this acclaimed film on the big screen!<br><br>Here's a short clip that includes some footage of the Pig, and we'll also include the official movie trailer...<br><br><iframe class="justify_left" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="i1BmYWqew2M" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/i1BmYWqew2M/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i1BmYWqew2M?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><iframe class="justify_center" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="uk15lKEJNpE" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/uk15lKEJNpE/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uk15lKEJNpE?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>One Ton Pig