Country Music, Americana & Roots Rock 'N' Roll... Irony? Not here friend!.. Just True, Blue-Collar Country and Working Class Blues, Psych', Folk, Cajun, Bluegrass, Garage Punk and all manner of Twisted Rock 'n' Roll.
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BONANZA is 6 years old, London and South East
United Kingdom
Here's what The Guardian had to say about us recently:
Guardian Guide Sat 19th September 2009
UPCOMING EVENTS
has moved into its seventh year of
promotions and djing.
Bonanza has been invited for the second year in a row to take part in the Camden Crawl 2010 and we are honoured to have been asked to sit on the selection commitee.
Bonanza was six years old on 16th September 2009 and celebrated this momentous occasion by throwing a series of very special parties beginning with a veritable DJ BONANZA on Wednesday 16th September at the Lock Tavern with a whole host of guest DJs who have spun the wagon wheels of steel at Bonanza soirees over the years.
Then on Thursday 24th September Bonanza threw a joint party because it was also 'Countrier Than Thou's' 2nd birthday party @ The Lock Tavern.
On the bill was very special guest DJ Mr Andrew Weatherall
with one of his legendary Rockabilly and Country sets + some Lo-Fi, Sci-Fi obscurities to mess with your heads.
+ The Florence Joelle and Sterling Roswell Band + Turnstile Junkpile + a cd giveaway of Bonanza's 'Countrier Than Thou' compilation Vol.2.
Later in the year the celebrations will culminate in the form of Bonanza's 4th 'The Battle Of The One Man Bands Round 4'.
Live acts to be announced + special guest DJs.
BONANZA is proud to announce that after a summer rest Tripping In The Country will be relaunching at The Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell at the same event.
Tripping In The Country will then go monthly @ The Slaughtered Lamb
www.myspace.com/trippinginthecountry
is very excited to announce the launch of FOUR brand new club-nights 'The High Chaparral' at The Stag in Hampstead...
'(It's) Countrier Down South' at The Rest Is Noise in Brixton (Thurs 8th October)...
'Calamity' at The Fellow in Kings Cross (Sunday 11th October 2009)
... and 'Jesus Freaks & Beautiful Losers' @ Dalston Superstore (20th October with guest DJ Richard Fearless + Many more)
Jesus Freaks & Beautiful Losers is a DJ led night not like anything else in the Bonanza cannon. Your hosts and special guest DJs will be spinning 10 Decades (yes that's 100 years) of underground, unheard, undiscovered, unearthed and uneasy sounds!
So expect to hear anything from Rare Appalachian Mountain music next to hard to find 60's Psych' B-sides followed by Avant Garde Jazz perhaps sandwiched between obscure 80's Norwegian Electronica, monolithic slabs of 70's Krautrock and brand new tracks from unknown up and coming acts!...
The only link will be that it's all quality tunes! This night won't even have a fixed venue so expect to see it all over London! (Lock Tavern Wed 18th Nov)
also hosts The Cosmic Film Club at The New Rose in Angel every 3rd Thursday of the month... as well as monthly dj sets @ Cocomo in Shoreditch, The Regent in Kensall Green, The Stag in Hampstead and The Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell.
Who I'd like to meet:
PRESS:
was very excited to have taken part in the 2009 N16 Fringe Festival at The Others.
Saturday 22nd August 2009 saw Bonanza presenting a knockout show to a packed house with our favourite Country-Rockers The Family + The Help + Slim Reaper + Special guest DJ Mr ANDREW WEATHERALL + A special surprise Act???... it was D-66!!!
was very proud to have taken part in the 2009 Camden Crawl where we hosted a sell-out show in the form of our 'Battle Of The One Man Bands Round 3' at the Lock Tavern on Friday 24th April
BONANZA and the club nights above all form part of M.M.Music(as in Mmmm!) a promotions and management company. (currently managing Sleaford Mods)
As well as the above club nights BONANZA guest djs regularly at Andrew Weatherall's 'Double Gone Chapel, 'The Dirty Water Club, The Spitz, End Of The Road Festival Residency at The Social, In The Pines, SongBird ... (the list is endless) So if you need someone to kick-start your night or party and keep it rocking well into the early hours please get in touch...
Bonanza was recently bigged-up in Time-Out magazine and The Guardian...
... and also described as:
'BEST London club night'
by 'Music-News.com'...
BONANZA is also a weekly radio show on the award winning Resonance 104.4FM
(live stream online at www.resonancefm.com)>
RESONANCE 104.4FM is based in London on 104.4FM and is also available all over the world via web stream. www.resonancefm.com
The BONANZA Radio show showcases the the best in Country,Americana and Roots music ??? as well as seeking out acts and constantly searching out the best in new and unsigned bands.
The ResonanceFM radio show goes out on Sunday lunchtimes at 1pm. (GMT) with random repeats...
Official listener figures FM 85,000 via web 55 - 65,000.)...
If you are in a band, record company, distributor, manager, promoter feel free to get in touch and send promos for possible airing.(Address below)...
The Resonance show on Sunday lunchtimes is predominantly Country,Roots and Americana orientated; old, new and experimental...
It's a real mixed bag for example previously we have had live sessions from Josh T. Pearson + a show was dedicated to Kris Kristofferson and previewed his album, 'The Old Road'.
+ live sessions from amongst others Brent Amaker & The Rodeo, Two Fingers Of Firewater, HonkeyFinger, Syd Griffin, The Coal Porters, Michael J. Sheehy & The Hired Mourners, Christopher Rees, The Eighteenth Day Of May, The Fabulous Penetrators, Duke Garwood, Salem, D-66, The Urban Voodoo Machine etc.
Bonanza regularly presents 'specials' on Country artists from the past + previews of new and unsigned artists, Special features, competitions and giveaways.
BONANZA has guest djed alongside such luminaries as John Renbourn, Andrew Weatherall, Dot Allison, Billy Childish, The Dead String Brothers etc.
Bonanza is a regular guest dj at clubs such as 'Not The Same Old Blues Crap/Fat Possum, The 'sold-out Spitz Festival of Folk with The legendary John Renbourn...
Check out the blog www.bonanzablues.blogspot.com for more details, past flyers, playlists and other info etc...
As BONANZA djs regularly around London and has a weekly radio show folks might be interested in sending promos... Oh and feel free to pass this on to interested and relevent parties.
There's no bullshit hierarchy in BONANZAs world... signed/unsigned means nothing to us we simply play stuff we like!... it's as simple as that! BUT of course if we don't like it we won't be playing it & no favours done!
So get in touch.
Peace, Love and Rock 'N' Roll...
bonanzaradio@googlemail.com
Send Promos etc to:
BONANZA on ResonanceFM,
144 Borough High Street,
London.
SE1
UK.
Official listener figures:
FM 85,000
via web 55 - 65,000 ...
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
Hey Rockers! The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD).
Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday!
Click on flyer for tickets Here To Save Your Soul is released by Punk Rock Blues Records on October 5
Hey People! Delta Blues legend David Honeyboy Edwards plays The Luminaire tonight at the incredible age of 94. This show kicks off another round of the 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival which continues with shows next week by The Handsome Family, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Kelly Joe Phelps and The Jim Jones Revue . Click on flyer for tickets..... "> Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule
September
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tuesday 27 October Oysterband @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
Hey Rockers! The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD). Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday! Click on flyer for tickets
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
The Tail Dragger from Greenville, Mississippi AKA Mr T-Model Ford kicks off The 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival with a two date residency at The Luminaire on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September.
Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule: September Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Tuesday 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6 Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1 October Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Bobby Anderson, Patrick Duff, Caroline Martin, Phantom Limb, John E Vistic, Hazel Winter, Howlin' Lord and Emily Breeze
Playing 2 songs each in heavy rotation until the bar runs dry. Crawl out from under your rocks, come forth from the sewers, murder your parole officer and join us...
Oscar the Grouch, Robert Mitchum and the Marquis de Sade particularly welcome..
The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show returns to the airwaves on Resonance 104.4 FM this Saturday 5th September between noon and 1.30pm. Today's broadcast is in conjunction with PESTIVAL * With contributions from the Mosquito expert Dr. James Logan, an essay from the author Tim Burrows (on the subject of insects in rock and pop), plus live music from the London based alt/art duo Plug, who will debut new insect related material especially written for Hello GoodBye.
* PESTIVAL is a festival celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. Pestival 2009 runs from 3rd-6th September @ The Southbank Centre and is jam-packed with insect-inspired talks and debates, as well as comedy, music, walks, workshops, installations and experiments. For further information, please visit: http://pestival.org
Hi this Sat Night 29th @ Casino Royale We have 4 Live Bands and a visit from barbarella (Shake Rattle and bowl ) 2 floors of music 60s and indie til 3am print the flyer for cheap entry!
Tune in and turn on. Episode 18 features the long awaited return of Ben Folke Thomas, from his hidden island lair to continue his evil plans to take over the world, an interview with, performance by, exclusive album track play, and give away, by noir-folkists 'Juniper Leaf', and many more goodly musical gifts to be bestowed upon you dear listener by the noble Lantern Players.
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