11/10/2025
Proud to share newest release of the modern Herzog era… and release parties… thanks to Chris Breeden of Arnold's Bar and Grill, Charles Alley, The Tillers, Buffalo Wabs & Price Hill Hustle, Neltner Small Batch and more. Honored to get to do the liner notes for this amazing record and talk further on the intersection of the modern and historic eras of Herzog - Elliott Ruther
This year’s Arnold’s x Maker’s Mark annual Black Friday record might just be our most special yet!
Just two blocks from our front door sits the old Herzog Studio, where Hank Williams recorded eight songs over two legendary sessions — some of his biggest hits. We teamed up with Neltner Small Batch Records and the Cincinnati Music Heritage Foundation, rented out that same historic space, and had The Tillers and Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle re-record every one of those Hank songs in the exact same room. A split vinyl album with 4 songs from each band.
The album — “Race Street Revival: The Herzog Sessions” — will be released Black Friday, November 28, on all streaming platforms and as a limited-edition sea-glass splatter vinyl, available exclusively at almost every single local record store. Printing by Otto Printing.
And because we never do things halfway, we’re celebrating with two release shows at Arnold’s:
🦃 Thanksgiving Eve 11/26/24 : The Tillers
🎸 Black Friday 11/28/25: Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle
At each show, our friends at Maker’s Mark will be giving away 100 free Maker’s Red Vinyl albums to the first 100 people through the door.
This entire project was made possible by Maker’s Mark — helping keep the spirit of music, craftsmanship, and community alive right here in Cincinnati.
