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Wash DC & Baltimore Shows Postponed.

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ATTENTION! Due to the massive blizzard coming to the east coast, the shows in Washington DC on Jan 22 and Baltimore on Jan 23 have been postponed to a later dates. We’re working on re-scheduling and will let you know as soon as we have new dates confirmed. Be safe and stay warm.

We Want To See Your Dog!

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Now that you’ve had time to fall in love with the “Dog” music video featuring many of our musical friends and their pups, now it’s time for us to see YOUR pooches! Send a 5-10 second clip of you and your canine companion (along with your name, your dog’s name, and your location) to contests@bloodshotrecords.com, and we’ll pick our favorites to be included in a special FANS version of the “Dog” music video. Deadline is 5PM on Friday January 15th. Let’s see those mutts! (Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the video.)

Bottle Rockets “Dog” (Official Music Video)

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We’re excited to share our video for the song “Dog” from our new album ‘South Broadway Athletic Club’ available on CD, vinyl LP, or digital: https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/albu…

Thank you to Carlene Carter, Neko Case, Chuck Ragan, Kelly Hogan, Ha Ha Tonka, Murder By Death, Jesse Sykes, The Mastersons, Cory Branan, Scott H. Biram, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, The Yawpers, Scott McCaughey, Limbeck, Will Kimbrough, Amy Gore, Freakwater, Few Spirits, Lagunitas Brewing Company, and all of their pooches.

Edited by Mike Smith

Support our furry friends at http://bestfriends.org/ and http://ddaf.org/

 

South Broadway Athletic Club: The Reviews Keep Rolling In!

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Since the mid-1990s, Bottle Rockets bard Brian Henneman and his shifting ensemble of compadres (drummer Mark Ortmann is a constant) have been crafting heartland epics within a rock ‘n’ roll framework, that spill beer and stir the heart on impact. – Ann Powers, NPR Music
 
For two decades, the Bottle Rockets have been the best rock band no one has heard. The St. Louis group, still led by bard Brian Henneman, has flown under the radar while chronicling the struggles and joys of blue-collar America. This 11th album is slighter than the group’s finest records yet there are enough emotionally true narratives here brimming with soul and bruised wisdom. – Boston Globe
 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – Pop Dose
 
Utterly familiar yet amazingly fresh on every album, Brian Henneman and company have made loose-jointed, empathetic roots-rock for more than two decades. – Mother Jones
 
Singer-guitarist Brian Henneman and his St. Louis crew are in fine form on their first studio disc since 2009… Count me in. – Sun Media
 
Few bands are better at evoking the large pleasures of small things than the Bottle Rockets. Their latest album “South Broadway Athletic Club” (Bloodshot Records) has 11 paeans to the little things that make life worth living. – News & Observer
 
Alt-country vet Brian Henneman is one of those guys who likes writing songs too much to quit. – Noisey/Expert Witness, Robert Christgau
 
The album finds the Rockets making rock and roll that’s as vital as ever… a no-frills, straightforward jab in the chest that packs one hell of a punch. – Glide Magazine
 
The Bottle Rockets are back and the world is a better place for it! – Rocking Magpie
 
The 11 new tracks will delight fans of leader Brian Henneman’s rapier wit, which speaks to everyday people with sarcasm, cynicism, and poignant, poetic prose. The Bottle Rockets sound remains classic, raw plugged in electric guitars and dynamic real drums, with a couple acoustic numbers added in for spice. – Innocent Words
 
The Bottle Rockets’ tenth studio album, 2015’s South Broadway Athletic Club, not only attests that Henneman’s lyrical voice rings as true as ever, it’s an excellent example of Grown Up Rock & Roll, unforced but passionate country-influenced rock that both musically and lyrically speaks of a richly lived life and the challenges of making one’s way in a world filled with both victories and defeats. – All Music
 
I’ve probably listened to “South Broadway Athletic Club” a couple of dozen times and keep putting it on again. There’s no higher praise I can give to a record. Grade: A+ – Lincoln Journal Star
 
A jubilant, rowdy collection of guitar-fueled rock and wry observations on the modern day trials and tribulations of average folks. Which is to say, it’s yet another beautifully written postcard from the Americana edges, in a 20-plus career full of ‘em. – Buffalo News
 
A lot of bands have staying power despite the fact that they never have a song that breaks through to commercial radio. The Bottle Rockets is one of those bands. – Examiner 
 
This is all top-notch stuff, and it’s good to know the Bottle Rockets are still cranking it out. – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
The Bottle Rockets have remained true to their roots, their environment and ultimately their fans by consistently producing great songs without all the vagaries of whatever passes for cool at the moment. – Ink 19
 
The band’s 12th release is just as engaging as any of its previous outings. – Winnipeg Free Press
 
Musically, the album continues in the Neil Young-turned-cowpunk sound that fans of Drive-By Truckers or 20th century Wilco know so well. – Playback StL

ON TOUR IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER!

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Fri Oct 2 : St Louis MO @ Vintage vinyl – 7pm
FREE SHOW

Sat Oct 3 : Highland Park IL
with Marshall Crenshaw

Tue Oct 6 : Buffalo NY @ Sportsmen’s Tavern
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Wed Oct 7 : Rochester NY @ Abilene Bar and Lounge
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Thu Oct 8 : Boston MA @ Atwood’s Tavern
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Fri Oct 9 : New York NY @ Bowery Electric
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Sat Oct 10 : Metuchen NJ @ Old Franklin Schoolhouse
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Sun Oct 11 : Philly PA @ Milkboy
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Mon Oct 12 : Wash DC @ Gypsy Sally’s
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Tue Oct 13 : Carborro NC @ Cat’s Cradle
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Wed Oct 14 : Charlotte NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Thu Oct 15 : Asheville NC @ Grey Eagle
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Fri Oct 16 : Knoxville TN @ Barley’s Taproom
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Sat Oct 17 : Atlanta GA @ Smith’s Olde Bar
with Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)

Fri Nov 20 : Milwaukee WI @ Shank Hall

Sat Nov 21 : Chicago IL @ The Hideout
EARLY SHOW

Sat Nov 21 : Chicago IL @ The Hideout
LATE SHOW

Sat Nov 28 : St. Louis MO @ Off Broadway

More shows to be added. Check back for updates.