Hey everyone, Cotton is proud to release to everyone our current spring and summer show schedule! This is an incomplete list, as getting gigs booked down takes time. So, although this is not a 100% complete list of dates, it's getting closer everyday. So keep looking back and refer to our "TOUR" page up above to see when more shows get posted!

SEE YOU SOON!!
For more details, directions and/or set times refer to the "TOUR" page above!

February 11th - Crossroads Tavern, Hilltown, PA
February 18th - City Streets Cafe, East Windsor NJ
March 3rd - George Street Ale House (Acoustic), New Brunswick, NJ
March 17th - Crossroads Tavern, Hilltown, PA
March 22nd - Tumulty's, New Brunswick, NJ
March 24th - Molto Bene Cafe (Acoustic), Cranbury, NJ
April 3rd - Red Lion Cafe (Rutgers ROAR), New Brunswick, NJ
April 6th - Teddy's Restaurant (Acoustic), Cranbury, NJ
April 14th - City Streets Cafe, East Windsor, NJ
April 21st - Crossroads Tavern, Hilltown, PA
April 22nd - Rutgers Unite Marathon, New Brunswick, NJ
April 22nd - CoreFest at George Street Co-Op, New Brunswick, NJ
May 9th - McCann's, Belmar, NJ
May 12th - The Old Bay, New Brunswick, NJ
June 2nd - Crossroads Tavern, Hilltown, PA
June TBA - The Saint, Asbury Park, NJ
June TBA - City Streets Cafe, East Windsor, NJ

MORE DATES WILL BE ADDED VERY SOON! STAY TUNED!

Hey all, Cotton hoped everyone had fun over the Holidays and we hope you all had a Happy New Year as well! 2012 looks like it's going to shape up to be a very busy year for the band, but that is never a bad thing. We have been practicing new original material as well as new cover songs, and we hope to be able to get some of these into our setlists throughout the course of the Spring and Summer shows. Our Spring/Summer show dates are still being booked and the schedule is still incomplete. Hopefully by Late January we will have a complete list of tourdates for ya'll to check out!

We thought it would be a generous thing to leave our current fans with a memory of 2011 Cotton, as the year certainly saw the band grow and expand. Below is a never before heard version of Brandon and Leo performing Sublime cover, "Santeria" at the Paddy McDonald's Ale House in Belmar, NJ on September 3rd, 2011. As a token of gratitude to any of our fans out there, especially rhe ones who enjoy acoustic Cotton, the full show will be released on Bandcamp by the end of the month--As a Thank you and a Holiday present to all of you for the continual support.

Santeria (Acoustic) by cottonband

SEE YOU SOON!!

Hey everyone, our recent debut album, "In The Basement" was just reviewed by Bill Bodkin at Pop-Break.com. The review was short and sweet, and can be found here:
In The Basement Album Review

Overall, Bill Bodkin seemed very pleased with listening to the album, citing that it is an "exciting listen" and "an appetizer of what's to come".

Pop-Break.com, previously known as the B&B Entertainment Blog, is a pop-culture blog with many writers contributing to the site daily. They have interviewed many famous musicians and entertainers including Guster, The Bouncing Souls and Alter Bridge. The blog recently interviewed famous comedian Dane Cook as well. We are very happy to be able to get reviewed on their blog and we only hope this review helps increase our reach so we can spread our music to many more people in the future.

Happy Holidays!

Hey everyone, our very own Brandon Broderick will be performing a few songs with former keyboard player Eitan Levine this Friday at the Elks Club in Hightstown, NJ for the Molto Bene Cafe Benefit. Molto Bene Cafe has been a great cafe for supporting live music since its' inception, and has served as a creative testing ground for new material for Cotton over the past 12-14 months. The Cafe shutdown in early September in the wake of the flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. Many others acts are performing at the benefit as well, so come on by to show your support for live music.

On a side note, our opening performance at Old Bay last Saturday with The Tash Brothers Band was a lot of fun. We busted out a new Jimi Hendrix cover and brought a lot of energy to the Tash Brothers' typically older crowd.

December 10th, 2011

Atlantic City Eyes
Fire
Now And Then
All Your Life
Things Fall Apart
Folsom Prison Blues*+
Fire On The Mountain*+
Jumping Jack Flash

* = AJ Burdo on Keyboard/Organ
+ = Washboard Rocky on Washboard

Hey ya'll, Cotton is performing our usual 3 set show at City Streets Cafe in Hightstown, NJ on Saturday December 17th. Longtime friend and former keyboard player Eitan Levine will be performing with us on the majority of the show. We will be going on around 10:00pm, so make sure to get there early! Also keep your eyes peeled for Spring tourdates to be released sometime in Mid-January. We continue to add shows to our schedules each week, and should have a fairly finalized list come mid-January!

Also, this Saturday (10th) at Old Bay Restaurant, Cotton is performing alongside the Tash Brothers Band for the St. Peters Children's Benefit. Hope to catch all of you there!

Hey everyone, Cotton is proud to announce that we will playing a 45 minute set in between the Tash Brothers Band performance at the Old Bay on Saturday December 10th. The show is being sponsored by St. Peter's Children's Wing and their marketing team is putting together a campaign to help benefit Child healthcare. We will be going on around 10:30pm, so make sure to get there early!

We also recently performed at the second annual "ArtHouse" in New Brunswick, NJ and enjoyed our first "mosh pit". Very unexpected, but the crowd was juiced and loving every moment of the set. You can check out the setlist, as well as other setlists from past shows by clicking on the "SETLISTS" button at the top of this page.

Hey all, the Rutgers University Daily Targum interviewed and did a quick review of the Cotton CD Release show at Old Bay on September 29th. Inside Beat, a section of the Daily Targum for several years, is known to cover promiment bands and CD releases, so we are proud to be part of it. Editor and writer Emily Gabrielle gave her take on the band's sound, calling Cotton a band of "subtle poise and friendly ambition". The online version of the artlice can be found Here.

Hey everyone, we just came off our CD Release show at Old Bay which was awesome. Thanks again to everyone who came out to make that night special for us. It's a lot of work to put into a CD and we're glad ya'll could make it and celebrate with us. The Rutgers Daily Targum was there to cover the show, so except an article soon!

---Brandon Broderick

On the other hand, Cotton was featured on 3rdstrikeradio.com on the show "Green Living" that airs every Monday online and in various FM stations in Key West, FL and Austin, TX at 9pm. Green Living played "Rather Be Blind", "Now and Then" and "Heart Strings Loose" as well as conducted a short 5 minute interview with Brandon Broderick.

Brandon Broderick Interview --Green Living (October 3rd, 2011) by cottonband

Hey everyone, we are proud to announce that we will be performing a 3 set show to celebrate the release of our debut album, "In The Basement" at The Old Bay Restaurant in New Brunswick, NJ on Thursday September 29th. We have 3 full sets planned and we have special guests lined up to come join us on stage for the evening, including Tash Brothers Band keyboardist AJ Burdo and Like Trains and Taxi's drummer Mike Del Priore on percussion. Other guests may be announced before the show, but keep in mind that there WILL be more!

Our album gets released in just 8 days, and will be available on our bandcamp website, which you can find at the top right of this home page. (Little BC Logo). It will also be available on Amazon, Itunes and CDBaby. The physical CD's of the show will not be available until September 29th and only at the performance itself. So if you want a physical copy, stop on by!

We have lots of surprises planned and we cannot wait to play at this venue again. It's a real party vibe and has an awesome cajun new orleans decorum to it as well. Hope to see you all there!

---Brandon Broderick

Hey all, managing editor Jen Samuel from the Windsor-Hights Herald conducted an interview with Brandon Broderick about Cotton's upcoming August performances as well as the upcoming album. The article is on the front page, and can be found in outlets around the East Windsor-Hightstown area. A summary of the article can also be found HERE. The band is very excited for these upcoming performaces and hope ya'll can make it out. The next two major full band shows are at City Streets Cafe on August 12th at 9pm, and Etra Park in Hightstown, NJ on August 13th at 7pm. Come on down!

Hey all, we were recently featured along with fellow friends, Like Trains and Taxis on Pop-Break.com, which is a known entertainment blog, formerly called the B&B Entertainment blog. The blog has interviewed several known national acts in the past including Nicole Atkins, Antigone Rising, Neal Evans of Soulive, The Dead Kennedys, just to name a few. Journalist Jeanne Crump sat down with Brandon Broderick to discuss the release of "Now and Then" and the album that will be released in September. The link to the full article and interview can be found here:
http://pop-break.com/2011/06/17/interview-cotton-and-like-trains-and-taxis/

We've provided a quick preview:
Pop-Break: After having the band Cotton for six years now, what was the recent motivation for going into the studio and recording your first album?

Cotton: Our motivation for recording this album was to change our focus to sincere songwriting. We knew we were a good live band but we wanted to take it to another level in the studio and make a solid album, which we believe is something that local and rising acts tend to push off or forget about.

Hey everyone, yesterday we released our first single, "Now and Then" off of our upcoming debut album, "In The Basement". The single can be found on soundcloud and our bandcamp website for a free download.

Everyone can currently Pre-order the album for whatever price you desire right now, and with your purchase you recieve "Now and Then". You then get a download code e-mailed to you when the album comes out!

The tracklisting for "In The Basement is as follows:

01 Rather Be Blind
02 Atlantic City Eyes
03 Now and Then
04 All Your Life
05 Under The Moon
06 Heart Strings Loose
07 Settle For Less
08 Tear It Down
09 I'm Over This
10 Bucket Of Rain
11 On The Wind

So our debut album, "In The Basement" is going to be officially released on Thursday, September 15th. The album will be available on this website, on our bandcamp website as well as Itunes, CDBaby, Amazon and other sources. The album will be in the form of a digital download, although we will have physical copies as well! It has been a long time, we've been working very hard on it, and we cannot wait to get it out there for you all to hear.

We're currently in the works of putting together our CD Release Party show, which will take place on that same date of September 15th. Try and leave that date free as there will be plenty of special discounts given for those who attend! It's going to be an awesome couple months coming up on the road for pre-promotion. Hope you all can join the ride!

--Brandon Broderick

REMEMBER:
On June 17th, we will be releasing our debut single from the new and upcoming album, "In The Basement"! Anyone who buys a ticket from us in advance to the Saint show on June 17th will recieve a free copy of the single at the show when they arrive!