Austin at the South by Southwest film festival on March 13, 2013. The film was released on DVD in 2014. On October 18, 2013, The Gourds announced that they were taking a hiatus. No reason was provided. Their final show before the break occurred on October 27, 2013, at Threadgill's World Headquarters in Austin, Texas. Despite having only nine days notice, Gourds fans from 26 different states were in attendance, and many more watched from home via live streaming video. During an interview the following year, Russell stated, “I think it’s done,” adding, “The only reason we said hiatus was that we didn’t want to say it was done, because that would be final". In response to Russel's comments, Langford stated, "I still wish that someday there could be a project of some kind. Knowing all these dudes, it probably wouldn't be an extended thing. But, some new songs or shows or something". Two months later, in December 2014, Russell seemed slightly more accepting of the idea when he said, "We left it open-ended for a reason . . . I have a little hope that one day we'll get back together and do something". To date, Bernard, Johnston, and Smith have not commented publicly on either the hiatus or the possibility of a reunion. Members Claude Bernard – accordion, keyboards, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion Max Johnston – vocals, backing vocals, fiddle, lap steel guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar, banjo Keith Langford – drums, harmonica, backing vocals Kevin Russell – vocals, backing vocals, mandolin, guitars, acoustic guitar, harmonica Jimmy Smith – vocals, backing vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, harmonica, double bass Discography Studio albums Dem's Good Beeble – 1996 Stadium Blitzer – 1998 Ghosts of Hallelujah – 1999 Bolsa de Agua – 2000 Shinebox – 2001 Cow Fish Fowl or Pig – 2002 Blood of the Ram – 2004 Heavy Ornamentals – 2006 Noble Creatures – 2007 Haymaker! – 2009 Old Mad Joy – 2011 Studio covers and live originals Gogitchyershinebox – 1998 Shinebox – 2001 Soundtracks Growin' a Beard – 2003 Something's Brewin' in Shiner – 2004 All The Labor – 2014 Side projects Smith: Slosinger/Redbury – 2000 Smith: Cold War's Hot Water Shower: Featuring Dr. B – 2001 Bernard: The Tinys – 2001 (unreleased) Russell: Buttermilk & Rifles – 2002 Russell: Shinyribs: Well After Awhile – 2010 Russell: Shinyribs: Gulf Coast Museum – 2013 Smith/Bernard: The Hard Pans: