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I just wanted you to know that Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis will be performing at the Central Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 15, in DeWitt, IA. Tickets are available at www.midwestix.com. This a brand new venue in…

Sep 24, 2011

Hang Jones commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post 'Charlie Parr - "Roustabout" and a rant'

No matter how much we all love the Earles (both Justin Townes and Steve variety) there's a ton of great acts out there that deserve some media exposure as well. Off to buy Parr's album, great stuff, thanks for sharing.

Apr 15, 2009

Jeff Gilbert commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post 'Charlie Parr - "Roustabout" and a rant'

I really appreciate the heads-up about the new album AND the reissued album. Both of them escaped my attention, and they're both very good indeed.

Apr 15, 2009

Craig Bonnell commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post 'Charlie Parr - "Roustabout" and a rant'

Thanks David. I don't want it to seem like I'm promoting the site on No Depression but I also don't want the music to go unnoticed. I don't have any ads on my sites so it's all an altruistic/egotistic campaign on my end.

Apr 15, 2009

Charlie Parr - "Roustabout" and a rant

I went on a little rant over at Songs:Illinois about how great the new Charlie Parr record is and how under reported it's arrival was by mp3 bloggers. In fact I called `em all a bunch of little bitches. I know, too much conservative talk radio influencing me, but you gots to be aware of where and when the tea parties are just for your own safety.…See More

Blog post by Craig Bonnell Apr 15, 2009

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Honky-Tonk Heaven

The stars have somehow aligned and conspired to bring us new honky-tonk records from both Dale Watson and Wayne "The Train" Hancock. I've compared and contrasted the two a bit and linked to three new songs over at Songs:Illinois. I think I'm liking the more organic sound of Hancock over the hard-edged twang of Watson. But it's a tossup. I particularly like that…See More

Blog post by Craig Bonnell Apr 8, 2009

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Reno Sepulveda commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post 'New song from Dave Alvin and the Guilty (Wo)men'

We saw the debut of Dave and The Guilty Women back in October at HSBG. Whatever you do don't miss em when they come to your neck of the woods..

Apr 7, 2009

Ron Frankl commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post 'New song from Dave Alvin and the Guilty (Wo)men'

Thanks for posting this, Craig. I'm always interested in what Dave's up to. Holy crap! Did you see the personnel for the Guilty Women? Guilty or not, this is an all-star band. Cindy Cashdollar is one of the best dobro players anywhere,…

Apr 6, 2009

New song from Dave Alvin and the Guilty (Wo)men

May 21 is the release date for the new record from Dave Alvin. Because of Chris Gaffney's passing Dave Alvin's put together a group of Guilty Women to replace his Guilty Men band. I think all that estrogen has an effect on the sound as well - don't expect as many rockers as you would have got with the Guilty Men. I would link to a song from the new record here but I'm guessing the folks at No Depression would rather not deal with the legalities of a potentially unwelcome early leak of the song…See More

Blog post by Craig Bonnell Apr 6, 2009

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{MP3} New Music from Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin Team

The answer to the question: is anyone making really good rock n roll anymore can be found in the music of Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin Team. The answer is a resounding yes! The band's upcoming record is out soon on Doublenaught Records (also home to the equally old school rock band The Cartridge Family).Here's an abridged version of my post to Songs:Illinois about the band. View the entire post with more mp3's…See More

Blog post by Craig Bonnell Mar 31, 2009

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Po'Girl commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post 'New record from Po' Girl'

Thanks so much, the tour date are now announced for UK and on their site here

Mar 27, 2009

Bob Rose commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post 'The Return Of Michelle Shocked ("Pompeii" off of Soul Of My Soul due out May 21)'

I've enjoyed her music since Short Sharp Shocked, and am looking forward to hearing new music by her as well.

Mar 26, 2009

{MP3} New record from Tim Easton (New West Records, April 28)

One of the cool things I stumbled upon heading into and out of the Yard Dog during the Bloodshot party at SXSW was a hand painted lp cover of the new record by Tim Easton. Tim had done the artwork for Porcupine and it was a limited edition vinyl release. The cost was $80 which seemed high but really wasn't considering you got an original piece of art and an lp."Burgundy Red" (mp3 below) is a prickly rock `n' roll song off Porcupine that may give a clue to…See More

Blog post by Craig Bonnell Mar 26, 2009

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Nelson Gullett commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post '{MP3} New record from Scott Miller and Commonwealth'

Scott is playing on the Tennessee Shines radio program tonight (Wed) along with Theresa Anderson, The Gourds, and Donna the Buffalo. You can hear the whole thing live at 7:00 (Eastern) at www.wdvx.com. Scott will also be doing a guest dj set on…

Mar 25, 2009

Rick Cornell commented on Craig Bonnell's blog post '{MP3} New record from Scott Miller and Commonwealth'

Thanks, Craig. Good nudging. I have both the new record and the truly homemade Appalachian Refugee CD that funded the new record. Like 'em both a lot. I have a weekly radio show out of Durham, NC, on Duke U's WXDU, and this past Sunday…

Mar 25, 2009

Craig Bonnell replied to country danny's discussion 'Who are the 'Best of British'...' in the group UK Based ND'ers

Treecreeper, Laura Marling, Broken Family Band, The Tailors, Indigo Moss, (does Emmy The Great count?), Jason McNiff, Kitty Daisy and Lewis

Mar 25, 2009

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Charlie Parr - "Roustabout" and a rant

Posted on April 15, 2009 at 6:58am — 4 Comments

Honky-Tonk Heaven

Posted on April 8, 2009 at 6:43am

New song from Dave Alvin and the Guilty (Wo)men

Posted on April 6, 2009 at 6:58am — 2 Comments

{MP3} New Music from Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin Team

The answer to the question: is anyone making really good rock n roll anymore can be found in the music of Terry Anderson and the Olympic Ass Kickin Team. The answer is a resounding yes! The band's upcoming record is out soon on Doublenaught Records (also home to the equally old school rock band The Cartridge Family).

Here's an abridged version of my post to Songs:Illinois about the band. View the entire post with more mp3's… Continue

Posted on March 31, 2009 at 7:56am

{MP3} New record from Tim Easton (New West Records, April 28)

One of the cool things I stumbled upon heading into and out of the Yard Dog during the Bloodshot party at SXSW was a hand painted lp cover of the new record by Tim Easton. Tim had done the artwork for Porcupine and it was a limited edition vinyl release. The cost was $80 which seemed high but really wasn't considering you got an original piece of art and an lp.

"Burgundy Red" (mp3 below) is a prickly rock `n' roll song off… Continue

Posted on March 26, 2009 at 10:30am

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At 5:26pm on September 23, 2011, Steve Lindner said…: I just wanted you to know that Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis will be performing at the Central Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 15, in DeWitt, IA. Tickets are available at www.midwestix.com. This a brand new venue in eastern Iowa.

At 6:32am on March 24, 2009, The Medicine Show said…: Thanks for hooking up to the Medicine Show, I'll be featuring The Po'Girl album on the Medicine Show this week isn't it great , nice to find your blog? Its a Higgs boson of an album more fusion than the Large Hadron Collider could generate. The atoms must have been moving in the studio when they produced this one.
Rob Ellen

At 8:33pm on March 23, 2009, No Depression said…: Hi Craig - Welcome to the new community site! Gald to see you here, and we hope you're finding everything okay. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback (here are some FAQs in case anything's confusing). Thanks for joining. Cheers!
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