Just a friendly reminder to all you folks who for the past 15 years have been complaining that Salem Hill was just a band you could hear and only very rarely see, our full length DVD is still available. Folks who've bought the disc have consistently commented on the superb audio quality, the performances, and the humor in the interview section. We're a bit disappointed that the comparisons to any of us resembling Brad Pitt haven't made it in any of the reviews, but we're juiced that folks are grooving on the DVD. You can buy by clicking HERE!

Although the site has been quiet for a couple of months, rest assured that we're collectively in the laboratory, earnestly working on the next experiment. Well...actually, we're working on the next three experiments, as well our last experiment. We're hoping to finish up the audio and video mixing of the 'Catatonia" performance at Hillionaire's Weekend II. It sounds and looks great, but we're working with some new gear and are trying to keep all of our producing within the walls of England Recording. Not an easy task. As for the upcoming projects, we're all juiced about all of them...except Mike. He isn't terribly juiced about one of them, but he's always the stick in the mud. There's one in every group, eh? Mike is the Charlie Watts of Salem Hill. That's it. The flippin' Charlie Watts.

Well, another Hillionaire's Weekend has come and gone and we want to express our thanks to all the folks who came out to watch us perform Catatonia and a few other select cuts. It was a great event and we all had a blast. We did record the audio and video of the weekend and, after reviewing both, looks like it'll be a wonderful audio and/or video release. The band will meet in the next couple of weeks to review the audio and the footage and decide how we want to inflict it upon the general public. Also, we'll be meeting to make some decisions about the next Salem Hill album, tentatively due for release in the Spring of 2008. For those of you at the HW2, you heard one of the tracks, "Glimpses". In fact, more than a few of you commented that it was one of the highlights of the Weekend. And that's a good thing!

Again, thanks to all and we'll have to do it again soon!

Glass Hammer, the other proggy outfit from Tennessee will be releasing "Culture of Ascent" October 23rd. Salem Hill's very own Carl Groves sings lead on the bulk of the record and even co-penned a couple of the songs. As an absolute killer bonus, Mr. Babb and Mr. Schendel were able to snag Yes' Jon Anderson to sing as well. This is a special album. You can visit the Glass Hammer boys by clicking HERE or pre-order Culture of Ascent by clicking HERE.

Mystery Loves Company, Salem Hill's first DVD now available!

It's been a long and arduous process. But we are so flippin' pleased to finally let this little pup see the light of day, we're giddy! "Mystery Loves Company" is now available. Comprised of the full 2 hour live set from the first Hillionaire's Weekend, a band interview, and an acoustic set, "Mystery Loves Company" provides something that fans worldwide had complained about not having for a decade and a half: A peak into who Salem Hill is live. Be careful...you might just be surprised! Order your copy today by clicking HERE!. You'll be glad you did!

Salem Hill, in conjunction with The Lazarus Group, proudly announces and invites ALL of you to the second Hillionaire's Weekend. This year's HW will take place Friday 10/19/07 and Saturday 10/20/07. The featured performance this year will be the concept album "Catatonia" in its entirety. Kevin Thomas, Salem Hill's normally silent drummer, states, "We had a good deal of discussion on what to do. Having been together for 15 plus years, we have quite a long list of candidates. But we're looking at this as a celebration of the 10th Year Anniversary of Catatonia. It dawned on us that although we've played bits and pieces of it over the years, we've never played the album start to finish, not even when it was brand new in 1997."

Showtimes are 8PM for the Friday 10/19/07 show, and 2PM for the Saturday 10/20/07. Admission is free. Note: There will be a film crew recording the weekend for future release. The Hillionaire's Weekend 2007 will take place at Crossroads Community Church. Carl Groves states, "Don't let the 'Church' part in the title fool you, tho--this place is monumentally cool. It's the church I play at every Sunday and when I was solicited to play there back in November I was quite lukewarm to it...until I went there. Brand new--opened 12/06. First class facility. Lights and sound to die for. Hammond and Leslie at my fingertips. Which is strange to some folks. I don't play guitar at church; I wail on a Hammond with a Leslie that deliciously growls with every swell. But the folks there are first class too, and they've graciously agreed to let us invade for a weekend."

CrossRoads Community Church is located at 300 North Maple, Lebanon, TN 37087 for you Mapquesters. The website is http://www.crossroadslebanon.com.

We look forward to seeing all you Peculiar People there!

Several fans have noticed that salemhill.com was gone--lost in the chasms of netless space. Well, we weren't gone, but we were moving. We've got some cool things planned and we needed to move the site to get 'em going. So, we send out a special thanks to PeterJ and Honor Information Systems for transferring and now hosting us! Visit them at honorinformation.com. Great guy, great company, and he just happened to let Carl sing on his band's debut album, "Signposts" by Vertical Alignment. Check 'em out at verticalalignment.com. And speaking of PeterJ, please note that there are now only TWO places where you can legally download Salem Hill music: iTunes and Pete's new music service site at Thundersongs.com. We love our iTunes partners, but Pete's downloads are of a much higher quality. Besides SH music, you can find a wonderful selection of great Christian Progressive Rock. So give 'em a visit.

We've sent the DVD for manufacturing. We've paid for it. We can only hope that there isn't some secret delay lying in wait, smiling an evil smile, prepared to spring on any of the techs at the manufacturing plant once they put our DVD into production. Do we sound paranoid?! After 19 months, we have every right to be...just ask that suspicious man with a "Foil Salem Hill" tee shirt peering in your window right now! And there's one here too...which makes it an outright conspiracy!

To give a little bit of a buzz push for the new release, the Lazarus Group has asked Michael and Carl some rather serious questions which have been assembled into a tidy little interview for you if you click HERE!

We are just now recovering from the most hectic 4 weeks in the band's history. With the release of Mimi, the Hillionaire's Weekend, and the CS Lewis Conference show at Belmont all happening in a 4 week span, it's been exhausting! But it's also been incredible. First of all, thanks so much for those of you who pre-ordered MMM. You have shown great enthusiasm with each SH release, but the response to MMM has been overwhelming. Second, thanks to the fans who came from ridiculous distances to catch us at the Hillionaire's Weekend shows. We are always awestruck that folks groove on us enough to really put themselves out to see us play. We're confident that the DVD of the shows will be worth it, tho. Last, thanks to Glass Hammer, Belmont University and again our fans who came to the show at the CS Lewis Conference. We are pleased to announce that this performance was also recorded for future video release.

This past month has been an incredible encouragement to Salem Hill. Thanks to all of you who enable us to do what we love. And, as always, we genuflect to you all!

We've added a new link up in the menu bar entitled "Buy Other SH Stuff". This is the place you can go to buy apparel, vehicle adornment, etc. Of course, if you're wanting to buy Salem Hill music, you'll still need to click on the "Buy SH Music" link. Ordering is and has always been, perfectly secure. So go do some browsing!

Much to our shock and delight, Salem Hill's "Be" has been named as album of the year in National Review Online magazine. Humbling and breathtaking, yes. But just downright awesome considering the company we're keeping in the other 9 artists of Mr. Karnick's top 10 list. Check it out by clicking HERE