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NEW ORLEANS' OWN BONERAMA RETURN TO SIOUX FALLS FRIDAY!
POSTED: MAR 08, 2010
With the release of a new five-track EP, Hard Times, and the introduction of the fan-funded Boner Donor program, New Orleans' inimitable Bonerama has never been busier. The trombone-centric funk-rock troupe is all about checking off milestones right now, conjuring up new ways to spread their boner-ific mojo and enhance the Bonerama experience for their loyal fan base.
Hard Times, released Fall 2009, includes the first-ever studio recordings by Bonerama, once described by Rolling Stone's David Fricke as "the ultimate in brass balls." Those who've caught them in concert during their decade-plus existence treasure the group's live recordings, and now Hard Times recasts Bonerama music in a whole other context. The four studio tracks on the EP include the title track, "Hard Times," the instrumental "Folly" and "Lost My House," co-written by Craig Klein and Dave Malone of New Orleans' legendary Radiators. The last studio recording is a ferocious cover of Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" (who in the Big Easy can't relate to that?), while the sole live track is a raging rave-up of the Bobby "Blue" Bland soul classic "Turn On Your Love Light," captured at last year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
When Bonerama struts onstage with its three-trombone frontline this Friday night, make sure you wear an extra pair of socks, as the first are sure to be knocked off! Having appeared at the Sioux Falls JazzFest in 2007, Bonerama recently won numerous OffBeat Magazine Awards and regularly tops Offbeat's trombone category. The group has also been honored as "Best Rock Band" by the Big Easy Awards 2007.
As hometown music zine Off-Beat put it, "That nerdy kid in the band room with the trombone just might have the last laugh after all."
Tickets for Friday's concert are available by calling 605-335-6101 or at sfjb.org/concerts
The Bonerama concert is sponsored in-part by Blend Interactive.
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