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New Yorker Review of Scorcher’s new cd “Halcyon Times

marie — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:29:37 +0000

halcyon times cd

“The Scorchers-now have one of the best bands again”

Heat Treatment

by Ben Greenman March 15, 2010

Jason & the Scorchers were one of the bright lights of the mid-eighties, fusing rock guitars, punk tempos, and country songwriting on albums like “Fervor.” The band’s double-speed take on Bob Dylan’s “Absolutely Sweet Marie” confirmed the wisdom of its approach, and the original songs of the lead singer, Jason Ringenberg, demonstrated a dedication to clear-eyed thinking, emotional depth, and sly humor. But then the Scorchers broke up, and Ringenberg embarked on a solo career, part of which involved refashioning himself as a children’s musician named Farmer Jason.

Now, fourteen years on, Ringenberg and the guitarist Warner E. Hodges have reunited and taken on two new members, the bassist Al Collins and the drummer Pontus Snibb, for “Halcyon Times” (Courageous Chicken). The first sounds on the record are Hodges’s guitar, skittering through the opening of “Moonshine Guy,” a sharply funny character sketch (“And he yells, and he roars / Loves the Stones, hates the Doors / Thinks the Beatles sing for girls / He’s a moonshine guy in a six-pack world”). The songs on “Halcyon Times,” uniformly excellent, move from affecting workingman ballads (“Mother of Greed,” a multi-generational epic that begins in Wales in 1910) to breathtakingly forceful country-tinged power pop (“Mona Lee,” which comes off like Southern-fried Cheap Trick) to a moody story-song about the vagaries of the music business (“Twang Town Blues,” which quotes liberally from Dylan and Johnny Cash). Hodges plays with as much joy and abandon as the songs demand, which is a tremendous amount; the soaring “Golden Days” is an autobiographical testament to the salvific power of music and girls. The kindred spirit Dan Baird drops by to sing on “When Did It Get So Easy (To Lie to Me),” and the album closes with “We’ve Got It Goin’ On,” which plays like a tour through thirty-five years of punk-rock energy, from the Ramones to the Replacements to Green Day. The Scorchers always had one of the best band names, and now they have one of the best bands again.

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marie — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:11:57 +0000

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Tour Date Page Updated

marie — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:59:19 +0000

Check out the new Farmer Jason and Jason Ringenberg shows!

Roughneck Booking will be at Folk Alliance Feb. 18-21, 2009

marie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:46:47 +0000

Roughneck clients Farmer Jason, Jason Ringenberg, Steve Dawson, and Rough Shop will all be performing at Folk Alliance this year. Visit us at the Indie Agent Collective booth #46 at the exhibit hall.

We will once again be co-hosting the Folk and Roll Showcase Roo m with ComboPlate Booking. Complete schedule is below. Many wonderful folks performing in our room this year, including Susan Cowsill, Greg Trooper, Jeff & Vida, Eric Brace and Peter Cooper, I See Hawks In LA, Anthony Da Costa, The Folk Brothers, artists from our rosters, and many more.

IAC’s Folk And Roll Showcase Room
Room 1916

Wednesday, February 18
10:30pm…..AJ Roach
11:00pm…..Jeff & Vida
11:30pm…..Sisters3
12:00am…..3 Penny Acre
12:30am…..Sally Spring
1:00am…….Two Dollar Bash

Thursday, February 19
10:30pm…..Jason Ringenberg
11:00pm…..Ana Egge
11:30pm…..Anthony Da Costa
12:00am…..Nels Andrews
12:30am…..Steve Dawson
1:00am…….Rough Shop
1:30am…….AJ Roach

Friday, February 20
2-4:00pm…..ITR - AJ Roach, Nels Andrews, Anais Mitchell, Justin Rutledge
10:30pm…..AJ Roach
11:00pm…..Steve Dawson
11:30pm…..Rough Shop
12:00am…..Susan Cowsill
12:30am…..The Lost Pines
1:00am…….Eric Brace & Peter Cooper
1:30am…….Folk Brothers
2:00am…….Nels Andrews

Saturday, February 21
2-3:00pm….ITR - Rough Shop, Steve Dawson, Madison Violet
10:30pm…..Nels Andrews
11:00pm…..Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus
11:30pm…..Rough Shop
12:00am…..Greg Trooper
12:30am…..AJ Roach
1:00am…….Ana Egge
1:30am…….Steve Dawson
2:00am…….I See Hawks in LA

Two titans of childrens entertaiment meet!

marie — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:46:30 +0000

Nashville Public Television in partnership with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting sponsored an event in Nashville on Feb. 10th at the War Memorial Auditorium to launch the new “Raising Readers” campaign. This program’s goal is to increase preschool literacy. Farmer Jason opened the festivities with a rousing mini-set of Get Up Up Up, Forest Rhymes, and a new song custom written for the program called Raising Readers. The Lt Governor Ron Ramsey was there, as well as Nashville Mayor Dean and many Senators and Representatives. However, upstaging all of them was an appearance by Elmo (the REAL Elmo)! Rumors are that Farmer Jason took Elmo around to the Nashville music clubs after the show, but we cannot confirm or deny this.

New Tour Dates for Farmer Jason & Jason Ringenberg

marie — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:31:44 +0000

Just visit the tour date p age. If you’d like to book a show with either performer, drop us a line.

Farmer Jason Wins an Emmy on Jan. 24, 2009

marie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:07:02 +0000

Farmer Jason wins an Emmy

Roughneck Music, Courageous Chicken Entertainment, Nashville Public Television, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Kid Rhino Records are proud to announce that the “IT’S FARMER JASON” PBS interstitial video program won the Emmy Award for Best Children’s Program Mid South Region at the 23rd Annual Mid South Regional Emmy Awards on January 24, 2009. Given that the competition was big well-funded established programs, this was definitely a delightful surprise for all those pulling for Farmer Jason. Jason himself had not even prepared an acceptance speech, but he thought one up quick enough!

Americana Music Association to Bestow Lifetime Achievement Award on Jason & the Scorchers

marie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:09:49 +0000



Band to Reunite for Performance during Ceremony

"Wild-eyed rock-and-roll meets the mythic South in the music
of Jason and the Scorchers...one of the great rock bands
of the 1980's."  Jon Pareles, New York Times (April 9, 1985)

NASHVILLE, June 9, 2008 - The Americana Music Association is
proud to announce pioneers Jason and the Scorchers will
receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement in
Performance Award at the annual Americana Honors and
Awards show Thursday, September 18 at the Ryman Auditorium.
Original Jason and the Scorchers members Jason Ringenberg,
Warner Hodges, Jeff Johnson and Perry Baggs will be on
hand not only to accept the honor, but to perform
together for the first time in more than a decade.

Directly following the awards ceremony, Ringenberg and
Hodges will front a band performing a set
of Scorchers’ originals at a venue to be announced;
more details surrounding the red-letter show
will be released soon.
read the full press release here

Welcome to the new Roughneck Booking Website

marie — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:52:39 +0000

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