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The Bottle Rockets are featured in Season 2 of the Chevy Music Showcase series!

Head over to the Chevy Music Showcase website for the full performance and a free download

Check it out.

16. The Bottle Rockets – Brooklyn Side – (1994) - Formed in 1992 with Uncle Tupelo guitar tech, Brian Henneman, leading the charge, The Bottle Rockets hit a good altitude with the Eric ‘Roscoe’ Ambel produced album, The Brooklyn Side, their second release. The Bottle Rockets music chronicles Middle America– Brian Henneman referring to the band as ‘reporters from the heartland’. “Radar Gun”, from The Brooklyn Side, put The Bottle Rockets on radio charts.

SEE THE LIST AT THE ALTERNATE ROUTE

We’re teaming up with Marshall Crenshaw this month. We’ll play our full set and then join Marshall as his backing band for a full set of his songs. These shows are always fun. Don’t miss out.

Jan 16 :: The Adelphia Music Hall // Marietta, OH
Jan 18 :: The Birchmere // Alexandria, VA
Jan 19 :: Boulton Center for the Performing Arts // Bay Shore, NY
Jan 20 :: Sellersville Theater // Sellersville, PA
Jan 22 :: Ashland Coffee & Tea // Ashland, VA
Jan 23 :: The Handlebar // Greenville, SC
Jan 24 :: Loco’s // Atlanta, GA * NEW VENUE  *
Jan 25 :: Ponte Verdra Music Hall // Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Jan 26 :: Skipper’s Smokehouse // Tampa, FL

Ticket links for all of these shows can be found HERE.

Photo by Kholood Eid.

Hello Friends! We’re closing out 2012 with shows in Minneapolis, Madison and Evanston. Please come celebrate with us!

Dec 29 :: Famous Dave’s // Minneapolis, MN // TICKETS
Dec 30 :: Kiki’s House of Righteous Music // Madison, WI // SOLD OUT
Dec 31 :: 27 Live // Evanston, IL // New Year’s Eve Show! // TICKETS

Then we’re playing a big FREE show in Saint Louis to celebrate Schlafly’s 21st birthday! Tickets are available in person at The Schlafly Tap Room and Schlafly Bottleworks. Tickets will NOT be available at The Pageant.

Jan 05 :: The Pageant // Saint Louis, MO

We’re teaming up with Marshall Crenshaw again for some tour dates. We’ll play our full set and then join Marshall as his backing band for a full set of his songs. These shows are always fun. Don’t miss out.

Jan 16 :: The Adelphia Music Hall // Marietta, OH
Jan 18 :: The Birchmere // Alexandria, VA
Jan 19 :: Boulton Center for the Performing Arts // Bay Shore, NY
Jan 20 :: Sellersville Theater // Sellersville, PA
Jan 22 :: Ashland Coffee & Tea // Ashland, VA
Jan 23 :: The Handlebar // Greenville, SC
Jan 24 :: Loco’s // Atlanta, GA * NEW VENUE  *
Jan 25 :: Ponte Verdra Music Hall // Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Jan 26 :: Skipper’s Smokehouse // Tampa, FL

Ticket links for all of these shows can be found HERE.

Stay tuned for more exciting news in 2013. It’s gonna be a BIG year for all of us!

It was great seeing so many of you at our living room shows this month! We are thankful for all our fans. See you next time!

~Mark

Come celebrate the two spookiest holiday weekends of this year with the Bottle Rockets at their anti-Halloween house concerts! No costumes. No monsters. No tricks, but plenty of musical treats. Not a bad seat in the not-haunted houses. Hear not-spooky singer songwriting stories and listen to not-spooky songs!

Tickets are vanishing, but get ’em while some are still available.

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Nov 2, Friday – Springfield, MO @ 8pm - NEW DATE
Nov 3, Saturday – Memphis, TN @ 8pm
Nov 14, Wednesday – Millersport (Columbus), OH @ 8pm
Nov 15, Thursday – Cleveland, OH @ 8pm
Nov 16, Friday – Bovina, NY @ 9pm

Don’t miss these Up Close And Personal experiences to make Halloween memories to last a lifetime. And there will be a raffle drawing for a winner to select a free merch item at each show. How can you resist?! How can you not attend?! How can you say No?! Why is the sky blue?! Where do babies come from?! How did the St. Louis Cardinals lose the NLCS?!

Anyway, we’ll be there and look forward to seeing you there too!
~Mark Ortmann

The Bottle Rockets are playing a few acoustic shows in October and November!

Thursday, October 25 - Indianpolis, IN – SOLD OUT!
Friday, October 26 – Champaign, IL @ 8pm
Saturday, October 27 – Northbrook, IL @ 8pm
Sunday, October 28 – Hinckley, IL @ 3pm
Thursday, Nov 1 – Springfield, MO @ 8pm
Friday, Nov 2 – Searcy, AR @ 8pm
Saturday, Nov 3 – Memphis, TN @ 8pm

Very limited number of tickets available for each show.

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Hello Springfield!  We’re playing Catch 22 this Saturday at 10pm.  Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.  For tickets call Carrie at 217-725-0595.  See you there!

Sat, Sept. 8
Catch 22 – Springfield, IL
Box office: 217-725-0595 (ask for Carrie)