..Jonny Burke.. ..Sean Faires.. ..John Michael Schoepf.. ..Josh Garner..
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Davis McLarty Agency
708 South Lamar Blvd Suite D
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: 512-444-8750
Phax: 512-416-7531
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MANAGEMENT
and all other inquiries to
Mike Crowley
mcamgt@gmail.com
512 847 1135
RADIO PROMOTION:
Jenni Finlay
512-787-8968
jenni@jennifinlay.com
PUBLICITY:
Vicki Lucero
Propaganda Media Group
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Influences
Chuck Berry, Townes Van Zandt, The Faces, Howlin' Wolf
"The Dedringers are without a doubt one of Austin's best new bands.....they sound at once familiar and fresh." Jody Denberg, KGSR
"When The Dedringers play the Hollywood Bowl we hope that they will let us open for them". - James Mc Murtry
As the Dedringers were gearing up to record "Sweetheart of the Neighborhood", their first long player, they asked veteran producer R. S. Field to produce. Dedringer Sean Faires, who shares guitar, songwriting and vocal duties with Jonny Burke, says that "R. S. has such a wide range of musical knowledge, we thought that he would understand what we do".
"I am lucky to have gotten to work with them" says Field. "What really grabbed me about their songs and playing is what I love about "Sticky Fingers" by the Stones. The collection of songs is pretty diverse, yet they go together…without running together. Sean and Jonny, whether writing as a tag team or individually, manage to come up with a style that seems unhampered by Americana generalizations, or folkie rules of engagement. As writers, they break the wishbone right down the middle...good luck for everybody. And they actually play rock & roll like I like it...and they make the stomps work with the more acoustic things. They can rev up a bar crowd and shush a listening room".
We've taken our time to prepare this album and set it up for release", says Burke. "We decided to put the record out ourselves, working with our manager, Mike Crowley. Our label Dedcrow is going to promote 'Sweetheart of the Neighborhood' using a cool sales scheme involving indie record stores."
The program dubbed, "How Much Does it Cost if it's Free?", involves making six of the ten songs available as free mp3 downloads on the record store websites. If customers like what they hear, they can purchase the complete cd from the store for $7.99, either with a coupon, or using a link, so that the cd will be mailed directly to the customer.
"This is a win win situation", says Dedringers' manager Mike Crowley. "The stores are providing added value to their customers and the band is positioned prominently in the coolest store in town. This program is focused on markets where the band is receiving airplay and appearing in concert."
Faires and Burke have been friends since grade school. They grew up in New Braunfels, Texas, surrounded by a vital live music scene that helped shape their independent spirit and intense focus on songwriting. "When everybody else was getting ready to go out to the football games on Friday nights, we were playing the happy hour in a local bar," laughs Jonny. "It wasn't exactly the coolest thing to do at the time."
Sweetheart of the Neighborhood is a powerful collection of songs showcasing the band's songwriting skills, with heartfelt truths, caustic humor, and savvy guitar riffs. But most of all, this album rings true, telling the story of The Dedringers – a story that has only just begun
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Hey Sean...&the other boys Hope yall be doin jus fine... So I see yall are comin' back to NM... Surprised it didnt scare u off the first time around... You know that is 2 days after your grandpas 76th bday!! omg. Yall are on the road so freakin much man dunno how yall do it. Peace/<3 ~A
will ya'll please add either "sweetheart of the neighborhood" or "heart of gold" to your playlist? both of those songs are favories of mine. p.s. bought ya'lls cd when ya'll were playing with hayes carll out at river road icehouse; beem listening to it pretty much nonstop. :)
Fantastic show at Dan's last Thursday, as always! My daughter has the poster up in her room and my husband is enjoying his own personal cd now (and I'm happy I don't have to share my cd anymore). Please come back to N. TX again soon!
