Esperanza Plantation

NEWS

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! TIME FOR A NEW RECORD!
April 10, 2012

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! TIME FOR A NEW RECORD! We are officially two weeks away from the release of Johnny Bertram and the Golden Bicycles’ new record Neon City, and we couldn’t be any more excited! This sophomore release highlights the great strides that Johnny continues to make as a songwriter, and showcases the strong musical bond he has developed with his now permanent backing band. Recorded in Mississippi during the spring months of 2011 that led up to his departure to the Pacific Northwest, Neon City is chock full of up tempo material that Johnny and co. road-tested on tour throughout the Southeast over the past two years. Anyone who’s been to a Johnny Bertram show in the past year will automatically recognize new burners like “Wave” and “River”. Look for Neon City April 24th, available on CD and LP in the Esperanza e-store (pre-order is up), at Jackson’s Morningbell Records (for you fine Mississippi folks), and at your usual online/digital providers.

Stay tuned for news on Bear Colony, The Weeks and more in the coming days

-the management

Hi. We're Esperanza Plantation. We opened our doors in 2002. That makes us like 48 in indie-label years. What have we learned since our inception? Lots. We formed our own credo which sums up the entire experience: "Don't start a record label on the cusp of a digital revolution unless you're in it for the art." Fortunately, we're in it for art's sake, and have seen our family grow steadily since the first split 7" release as a result. However, through this growth one constant still remains --- we still believe in a sense of "hope" (esperanza) that music can provide and instill, and we're working to give this art a happy home.