Salad Days out March 8th! Pre-Order now!

Hey there! It has been a while since i have updated, but we have some good news here at camp Bates.

The new record Salad Days is almost here!! March 8th is the day that it will hit the Record Stores and the Digital World! It will be available in a lot of different mediums:

• 140-Gram White Vinyl!

• Cassette Tape!

• Bandcamp!

• All Digital Media Outlets! (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, etc)

We have teamed up with Verses Records for this one. You can Pre-Order it now and you will receive a bonus track for the new music video, Shine, which premiered on The Auricular on February 1st (which you can see here). Let’s Get Down!

2016 Is Here! All New! All The Things!

Here we are folks! Though it is not the top of 2016, I have a lot of new things happening. For starts, the line-up of the live band is completely new from 2015; we have added Paul Ballard and Marshall Costan to the mix, and I'll say, WHAT A MIX!! These dudes have been nailing it for years within their own projects, and now they are nailing it for Bates! I cannot overstate how excited I am to have them on board!

On top of the new line-up, I am super pleased to announce the release of a new set of songs. This set of recordings has taken place over the past 10 YEARS!! What was once mainly an exercise of recording has now taken shape to a solid set of songs, songs I am so stoked to reveal to the world! You can expect this to be released within the next few months. STAY TUNED!!!

With all of this being said, the most pertinent news is the set of upcoming shows (the first of which is TOMORROW!). 

The first one is 4/9/15 at Broadberry. Doors are at 8pm, and we rock at 9pm! The second show is 4/24/16 at Strange Matter. Doors are at 7pm and music starts at 8pm! 

We hope to see you all there!!!! And as always, stay happy, stay positive, and stay alive! I'll see you soon!!!

p.

NEW VIDEO! NEW YEAR!

Hey everyone! I thought I would kick off the new year with one of my favorite songs growing up: 

Night Vision by Suzanne Vega

the first of many new things to come this year! very excited!!

p.

recorded live on a sunday night

Also, you can always watch this and others in the Video section of the site! 

THIS WEEKEND! TWO SHOWS IN RVA!

Heya Folks!

This weekend will mark the first shows of the year, and there are two of them!!

March 21 - Sound of Music Studios - Full Band Set
Patrick Bates
Red Lewis and the Letting Go
Ward Harrison
12pm - 4pm FREE
https://www.facebook.com/events/320573708117805/

March 22 - Helen's - Solo Set
Patrick Bates
Benjamin Shepherd
Josh Small
9pm - Free - Round Robbin Session
https://www.facebook.com/events/728443907275681/

come on out!

posters by Nelly Anderson

Fakers and Singers Video Premiers Today!

Heya everyone!

So, today is the release date for the new live performance music video, Fakers and Singers, and our good friends at RVA Magazine have asked to host the premier. You can check it out at http://rvamag.com/videos/clip/24346/patrick-bates-fakers-and-singers-world-premiere or watch the video below!

Also, check out the new Video section at the top of this website!

New Record! New Site! New Year!

hey everyone! welcome to the new face of Patrick Bates! very excited to have this up. been working hard to get all this together in one place for you. make sure you check out the different sections of the site (found at the top). there is a new EP out called Feathers and Pearls that you can check out under the Music section. and stay tuned for more; i'll be putting up a video section here very soon.

also, if you would like to purchase "Feathers and Pearls", you can do so on iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp, and virtually almost anywhere else you do this on the internet. you can also stream it on Spotify and Soundcloud. 

all in all, i'm very excited about this! tell your friends!!!!