Got Ham Milk?

In honor of Tom's birthday we wanted to share a LIVE recording of our cover of "Get Behind the Mule" by the king himself, Tom Waits! Follow the link to pre-save on spotify now! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bitterpill1/get-behind-the-mule-live-at-the-stone-jack-ball-8-17-24 . . . Recorded and mixed by the amazing Larry Houghton at the Stone Jack Ball 2024 in Lebanon, ME

Hail Stan!

You been conned... again #trump #2024election #election #bitterpill #bitterpilltoswallow #conned VOTE!

What a great way to close out our shows this year! We love @hackmatackplayhouse !!! Thanks for having us back at the fall fest 💖🍁🍂 We will be taking the cold season to rest, write, RECORD???, and chill but don't worry, we will be back soon!

Emily 2 minutes before our set 😂

We had such a blast in a glass of a time at the 6 year anniversary party of @cornerpointbrewingco playing tunes and bein loons. Thanks so much for welcoming us in your space time and time again. We love you guys!! . . . . We have one more show of the year coming up next month, so hold on to your butts and bring them to see us before we take a long sleep for the cold season! 🐻 💤

Come see us! Only a couple shows left this year~ 9/21 5pm-7:30pm Corner Point Brewing Company Berwick ME 10/12 12pm-2pm Hackmatack Play House Berwick ME

Hell yeah Stone Jack Ball 2024! We had such a groovy time slangin tunes for you folks. Shout out to the lovely people who invited us to play their cozy backyard fest, hit us up for the next one! 📸 Winnisquam Photography

TWO chances to see us today! First is at the Envision Berwick's Bring Your Lawn Chair to Sullivan Square, downtown Berwick. We are on at 4pm. But come over early, it's a great little festival with tons of food and vendors and variety acts. And it's FREE! Then at Auspicious Brew with Andy Klosenski doing an opening set at 8pm. $10 at the door. Gonna be a full day of musics, food, brews, and fun!

We gotta give a special shout out to the bitter sweetest of clowns @slortex during #nationalclownweek !! We love these two whackadoos! 🐔 🎈 🤡 . . . . . . . . . . 📸 By Jp Morse Images

This Saturday at the Hackmatack Farm we play at 2pm but it's a full day for their annual Jubilee! Come down early and bring the whole damn fam. Pigs, chickens, bison, musics, food vendors, booze, and an old timey working farm!

Always amazing to share a space with the spaced out Bella's Bartok! Thank you, we love you!! Bank of NH Stage at the Capitol Center is the dopest of dope venues!!!

Great show last night at the Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth! Catch us next Friday at the BNH stage in Concord Nh with Bellas Bartok (and a couple other surprises !) and then Saturday at the Garage in Rochester Nh!

Shows!!!!

We will be hitting Exeter Nh tomorrow for our first show of the year! Come hang out at Swasey Parkway and support the local artists, eateries and musicians alike! We go on at 2~

"Titus Bitterus" from Prepare Your Throats 2018 Bitter Pill and company 🥧 💀 💊 . Based on William Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" #shakespeareday

Happy Shakespeare day everyone! We wouldn't be a band without ya, ol Willy boy! We actually started as a four piece acoustic band back in 2018 for a production of "Titus Andronicus"- Shakespeare's bloodiest play! . Here is the final monologue from our production of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, followed by our song "Dead, Dead" that was then put on our first album "Prepare Your Throats" in 2018 at the Players Ring in Portsmouth NH

Gigs! We got gigs here! with the right dates this time 😂 Coming in HOT with some absolute bangers next month with our first shows of the year. We can't wait to see you!! 💀💊 Artwork by Betsy Heron!

Happy reBirthday Jesus! 🧟🥚

Happy Eostre!

Today marks Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson's 100th birthday! 1923-2012 One of the greatest or all time, his music is a part of all of us whether you know it or not! Check out the link in our story to the giant Doc Watson playlist Emily has been working on over the last couple of years and celebrate one of the greatest story tellers of our time

Happy V(ampires) day ya freakz!

JUST ANNOUNCED! Bella's Bartok and Bitter Pill is here May 31st at 8pm! Tickets are on sale FRIDAY at NOON! https://www.ccanh.com/show/bellas-bartok Live your fantasy and embrace the stranger side of life with Bella’s Bartok. A band known for raucous theatrical performances and an outspoken political message of finding hope in a world beset by cruel uncertainty. With utter joy, they seamlessly blend a rich cacophony of sound and soul into their music with influences ranging from Punk to Folk and Pop to Americana. Let your freak flag fly high, fiercely and free, throw your societal inhibitions to the wayside and seek comfort in the warm sonic embrace of Bella’s Bartok. We are the night and you are bound to boogie! Floors may be broken but hearts will be mended. Bitter Pill is self-described as “rhythm and bluegrass,” Bitter Pill is a tight-knit family, (literally father and daughter) who play a dark and anachronistic twist of folk, blues, jazz, rockabilly, and country. “Smart, dramatic, visual, evocative compositions that cross genres and casts shades of Tom Waits and Shane MacGowan.” - NH Magazine #capitolcenterforthearts #ccanh #thestage #bnhstage #bnhs #newhampshire #concordnh #livemusic #liveshow #downtownconcord #bellasbartok #bitterpillband

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Let us all take a moment to rejoice ! Today is the queens 78th birthday HBD to the one and only @dollyparton !! 🖤💀

Oh, what's this? A (belated) birthday boy? Everyone please send our beloved banjo player Mike some birthday well wishes! A Bitter Pill OG who always makes things a little more fun while he's around. To another year of banjo pluckin burpin beer drinkin good times! 🪕 🍻 . . . . . . . . 📸 By Ben Kramer

We're knee-deep in writing sessions and Rocko is bored af #bitterpill #writingsession #songwriting

Well well well you guys really 👍 us huh? Thanks for all the luv this year guys! See you in 2024! #topnine2023 #bitterpill2023

Happy Holidays from Hank and Emily!! 🎄☠️🎁

We wanna thank everyone who hung out with us freaks this year- the other bands on the bill, you folks who cheered us on from the crowd, and all you angelz out here on the interweb who support us and enjoy our groovy tunes! Here's looking at some of our favorite times during 2023 Till next year, ya whackadoos!

Mary Chrysler #tomwaits #elfontheshelf #xmas

Santa Christ Superclaus

Happy Merry! #xmas #xmastree

Had a blast playing a classic basement show with @_troll2 and @driftwoodsoldier last night in Hingham, MA! Thank you, Punt House for hosting 💙💙 #bitterpill #basementshow #troll2 #driftwoodsoldier #punthouse #hinghamma

Tonight!!!

New merch alert! Hank the hound! Teeshirts are now up on our bandcamp, hurry on over and getchur self one! Stickers will also but up soon. Huge thank you to Betsy Heron for her wonderful artwork designing both the shirt and sticker! Link for bandcamp in our bio!

Omg hello? Could it be- all 7 of us in the same room??! AT THE SAME TIME? NOOO! We all got to enjoy the @gaybrideoffrankenstein last night for their sold out closing weekend show- plus we welcomed NEW DAVE into the band! ... . . . Just kidding that's just Jamie 😜 Dave was with us the whole time while we took pictures together...in our hearts!!! What a fantastic show with such a great cast, including a handful of Bitter Pill members. If you missed it, well sucks to suck cuz they close today! 💀🧟‍♀️

BITTER PLUNDER! We are so excited seeing some of the photos @wtfotostyle took of us at our Halloween show at the @stonechurchmusicclub ! Epic show and epic costumes. Thanks Ben for capturing our inner glam rock essence!

New Bitter Pill merch dropping soon... Stay tuned! 💀💊

Thank you Chris Kōfer for sending us this great clip you got of us last Saturday! Thanks again to all you guys ghouls and fools for hanging with us last weekend at the @stonechurchmusicclub ! Pictures coming soon~

Fantastic show last night at the Stone Church opening for Dr Gasp and the Eeks! Bitter Plunder finally got to make their face melting debut Special thanks for the guest appearances by: Cherry Ferrari Stephani Speilburg Duff Fernandez James Shitfield Dr. Diesel Von Danger Tommy Furrantè And of course...Spyder Von Manhayden 💪💥🤘🎸 Happy Halloween everyone!! Photo by Ben Kramer

NEXT SATURDAY! come out in your scariest, spookiest fits to our Halloween boogie bonanza with Dr Gasp and the Eeks @danblakesleemusic! October 14th at the @stonechurchmusicclub ! Music starts at 8pm! Let's get weird ya'll!!! #livemusic #halloweenshow

Our pilsner is on tap and musics start at 3pm! #bitterpill #beer #craftbeer #pilsner #berwickme

A great little throw back video of our double sold out shows a few years back at @3sartspace in grand ol Portsmouth NH for their loading dock series! Make sure you check out our upcoming gig dates to see that crazy little bunny lady, her dad, and their band of hooligans! . . . . . . 📷 by @catroe__ #throwback #portsmouthnh #3sartspace

Upcoming gig alert! Let's get whacky! 9/24 at Corner Point Brewing in Berwick Maine 9/28 at Top Shelf Tattoos in Manchester NH 10/14 at the Stone Church in Newmarket NH Come haaaaaang! #bitterpill #livemusic 📸 by Jay Fortin!

Brighton! Half of us are here!!! Come hang out with us and listen to some sweet tunage, music starting soon!

This Thursday eve we play in Boston! Come hang!! Gonna be a grand ol time

A little snippet of our gig last weekend at the Farm at Eastman's Corner in Kensington! Thanks to Bill Toland for the clip! #jesusgonnapayourtab

Well i'll be- what a weekend! A true blast in a glass, thank you to @envisionberwick.me for inviting us back second year in a row to hit your stage in the square! We love you Berwick!!!! Heres a clip Emily got mid song, proof that Bitter Pill is for the children once more!

We're here for an afternoon of tuuuuunes! Come hang out at the farm at Eastman's Corner in Kensington NH with us 2-4!!

We have a double gig weekend coming up after a little summer siesta~ this Saturday August 19th at the wonderful event for @envisionberwick.me Bring Your Chairs to Sullivan Square event in Berwick ME 6:30 to 7:30pm, then Sunday afternoon at The Farm at Eastman's corner from 2 to 5 pm. Come hang out with us! #livemusic #bitterpill2023

Our latest album is now available from your local @bullmoosestores ! Hey now ain't that special~ go grab one and maybe a few other records while you're at it! #bullmoose #bitterpill #vinyl

A clip of our cover of Rebel Girl by @theebikinikill from our show at the @theshaskeenpub a few weeks back taken by our good pal @bathtubjenn #bitterpill2023 #livemusic

Hope you are having a very bitter Wednesday! 📸 Denise Wheeler

We are doing a smaller private show waaaay up north in Maine this Saturday so we got together the other day to practice some stripped down, acoustic string band shit- getting back to our roots! Prepare those throats ladies and gents and enbys alike, our band o hooligans wont stop just cuz we're missing a few members right now! "The Last Thing on my Mind" #dollyparton #tompaxton

A little #tbt to last year when we played our record release show at the @stonechurchmusicclub ! What a fantastic show, great people and some groovy tunes man 😎 can't wait to be back there later this year! Go ahead and give Livin Aint Cheap, Dyin Aint Free a listen to refresh those ears in honor of the album being out for one whole year already!!

We had the honor of being live painted by THE Steve Paquin while we opened last night opening for @horseflygulch !!! Not only that but one of our friends snagged it for us to bring home. What a fantastic show, thank you @area23concord for having us in your super cool space! What a great night! #bitterpilltoswallow #livemusic #livepainting #stevepaquinart

Hackmatack Playhouse is starting to expand their music series and they plan on producing larger scale festivals in the very near future. We get to be a part of a first of a kind and want you all to come. If you've never been there, well now you have an excuse. It is also a working farm that has been in the Guptill family since the 1680s. They now raise 100% grass fed American bison (or buffalo) and heritage breed Mangalitsa pigs. They host their own products with a variety of locally raised lamb, duck, chicken, organic eggs, and locally crafted artisan goods. A rare gem in our community with a new generation taking the reins. We play 1-3pm but there is a whole day of events. Please come be a part of the launch of something new and maybe pet a buffalo or two. ❤️🤘💀💊❤️

Happy 5 year closing night to the show that turned us into the band you know today! Titus Andronicus Musicus! ☠️💊 Also happy recording anniversary to our first album, Prepare Your Throats, was based on the music from this very twisted take on one of Shakespeares' most gruesome plays. #titusandronicus #bitterpill #prepareyourthroats

Very best wishes to all the dads out there today, especially to all of the dads in our band, from dad+daughter of Bitter Pill~ ☠️🌈

Catch us Friday June 23rd again with our friends HorseFly Gulch at Area 23 in Concord Nh! Sure to be a grand ol flag of a time!!! ☠️💊 #bitterpill2023 #livemusic #concordnh

We had such a banger of a time last night at @theshaskeenpub opening for our buds @horseflygulch !! We even got our picture on a Guinness from one of the wonderful beer wizards working the bar. We'll be playing another bill with Horsefly Gulch next Friday at Area 23, see ya soon!

We are headed for Manchvegas this Friday night! Catch us at 8pm opening for our friends Horsefly Gulch~ sure to be a grand ol time, and it's after the first day of pride festivities kick off! See you at the Shask #bitterpill2023 #manchesternh

There's a reason why Dave is here. Because DAVE BANG DRUM!!! HOT DAYUM!!! 🔥🥁🔥 A very unexpected mule variation of sorts 📸 Nickla Connors

REBEL GIRLLLLL 📸Lisa Hamilton With apologies to @theebikinikill and @pussyriot

WOW! thank you @musichalllounge ! Thank you Bitter Pill heads! Can't believe you let us keep coming back to cause such a ruckus 🤠 incredible time last night, such a fantastic show. Huge shout out to the crew who made us sound divine, and to all you who came to see us and share your love of music with us 💀💗 Till next time, Pmouth!!! Shout out to Kaley Rae Fellows, Fury, Christina Berry and KeYana Reid for taking these awesome shots of us last night!

Everyone give a whoop and hollar happy birthday to Jon!! Jonny Firebird! Man what a guy, shreds the guitar like it's goin out of style. We love you man! Have a great day!!! 💀💊

Are you ready for some new tunes? Better come out to our shows this summer and get your ear holes ready, maybe you'll hear some~ here's a clip of something we've been working on recently Come out to the The Music Hall Lounge this saturday and catch our set! It's sure to be a hoot #bitterpill2023 #newmusic

DROPPING THEM JUNE DATES!!! Come see us kick off this wonderful month next Saturday at the Music Hall Lounge !! #bitterpill #livemusic #themusichalllounge #portsmouthnh

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF PRIDE EVERYONE !!! we here at Bitter Pill believe everyone deserves to be who they are, and love who they love. So spread some joy this month, and every other month too, for that matter! 💀🌈 #bewhoyouare #lovewhoyouwannalove

On behalf of Bitter Pill, Emily would like to extend her happiest of mothers day wishes to all the moms out there. This ones for you, mamas!!

Everybody please give a HUUUUUGE congratulations and mazel tov to our very own Tomer and his beautiful wife Adele on tying the knot today! What a beautiful ceremony and reception, and even got to play a couple tunes to help Tomer serenade his lovely lady ♥️💀

Meet Fury. They joined us last year on sax and mandolin and we won't let them leave. This pic pretty much sums up how things roll on the pharm. 📷 Lisa Hamilton #bitterpill #sax #mandolin #saxandmandolin

Catchin a Bitter Pill live show 👀👂 #livemusic #bitterpill2023 #whatwedointheshadows

The winner of the first test pressing vinyl is.... @brandijademarmalade !! Woohoo alright! We will be slapping our signatures on there and sending it right off to you! Thanks to everyone who entered! We love and appreciate all of you ✨☠️ You can get yourself a copy of our last album on cd or vinyl or digital download via the link in our bio Till next time, pillheads! #giveawaywinner #bitterpill2023 #freevinyl

It's the band dad's birthday today! Everyone wish Billy a happy day of birth! We love ya, band pops!

Feeling the Monday-ness? Here's some memes. Hope it helps! #bitterpill2023 #mememonday

This is your sign! To join our giveaway! Head on over to our page to see the original post and instructions! Giveaway ends March 31st #giveaway #bitterpill2023 #freevinyl

That's right folks, it's that time again! A giveaway, oh boy! (Dont forget to read the rules below 😊) Winner will get the no. 1 press of our super small test records of our latest album "Livin Aint Cheap Dyin Aint Free" with our signatures! Isn't that sweet? Winning person will be announced March 31st. RULES: please read them! 1. Follow us on instagram! @bitterpilltoswallow 2. Share this post in your story and tag us! 3. Tag a friend in the comments below! (This giveaway is instagram only, shares on facebook will not count) 1 entry per day per person Let the giveaway BEGIN!! #bitterpill2023 #giveaway #oneofakindvinyl #vinyl #freeshit #giveawaytime

Where's Waits? #tomwaits #bitterpill

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Yeah yeah, we've had a nice little break staying warm and cozy during the cold times. But we are dusting the cobwebs off our instruments right now, ready to get back to playing some music for you all soon! Where do you wanna see Bitter Pill play this summer? Comment below! 📸 @jamesjayfortinphotography #bitterpill #bitterpill2023 #livemusic

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Bitter finger to swallow #bitterpill #gagreflex

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Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya, 2022! You can find your own way out~ 👋 That's a wrap folks! See you in 2023! Have a very bitter new years eve 💀💊 #bitterpill2022 #newyearseve #yearinreview #bitterpill

Em is very hoppy about the banjo she got for Xmas. #bitterpill #bitterbunny #bitterbanjo #banjo #tenorbanjo

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