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| Just added!! Check the Gallery section for new images The Ballroom Blitz Tour and a visit to The Late Show With Conan O'Brien.. |
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March 10, 2008
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| Jimmie Bones Featured in Rock N Roll Graffiti Article... |
| Jimmie can be found in Rock n Roll Graffiti - a weekly column spotlighting Michigan's stars, local musicians and beloved rock legends, all from a personal, Upper Peninsula perspective.. more > |
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Feb 28, 2008
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| Happy New Year!! Jimmie Bones Discography updated... |
| Check out the Discography for details of Jimmie's most recent collaboration's.. |
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Jan 16, 2008
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| New Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker dates !! |
| Just added!! Check the Tour section for new dates... |
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June 6, 2007
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| Jimmie Bones Hammond C2 Organ FOR SALE on ebay! |
| Head over to ebay here to bid on one of my vintage Hammond Organs. This organ is one of two that have extensively been played as part of the touring rig of Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker band, has been featured on the "Forever" video and is pictured on the inside cover of the "Cocky" CD among other numerous appearances. As you may also know - during the live show this organ gets played by Kid Rock himself !! |
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May 30, 2007
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| New Images Added... Sunday nights at Dino's with The Howling Diablos |
| Just added!! Check the Gallery section for new images of my recent show with The Howling Diablos !! |
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May 20, 2007
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| New Images Added... Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker band - Vail Colorado Show |
| Just added!! Check the Gallery section for images of our recent show in Vail, CO... |
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May 9, 2007
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| Jimmie Bones & The Howling Diablos rev up for work |
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Sunday nights at the Bear's Den in Berkley were once a local rock institution.
From 1995-2001, funk-rock group The Howling Diablos performed as the house band at the now-closed club, and throngs of clubgoers packed the venue every Sunday to dance, jam with the band and let loose before the work week began. It wasn't unusal to see some high-wattage guest starts, including Kid Rock. Now the Diablos (Tino Gross, Mike Smith, Mo Hollis, Johnny Evan and Johnny Bee) with guest keyboardist Jimmy Bones (Twisted Brown Trucker) are resurrecting some of that sunday night energy at Dino's in Ferndale. "This has a whole new vibe. It's really starting to band," says vocalist Tino Gross. "It's a lot of fun and it's good to be playing." "We had the entire horn section from the O'Jays show up Easter Sunday. It was really something," he adds. The group is gearing up to records a new album. "The best thing for us is to go play and test out the new material," Gross says. (Writer Rachel May for The Detroit Free Press) Tuesdays from April, 29 2007 at Dino's in Ferndale Woodward at 9 Mile, Ferndale, Michigan Dino's Lounge 22740 Woodward at 9 Mile Ferndale, Michigan. Tel 248-591-3466 Admission is $2 and the music starts at 9p.m. For more info visit myspace.com/howlingdiablo |
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April 25, 2007
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| Jimmie Bones Discography updated... |
| Check out the Discography for details of Jimmie's most recent collaboration with Jeff Tessler |
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March 14, 2007
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| New Images Added... Live Trucker Tour |
| Check out the Gallery section where we've added recent photos from the Live Trucker Tour... |
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May 16, 2006
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| New Multimedia and Discography... |
| Check out the Multimedia section, we've added some old press features and updated the Discography... |
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April 25, 2006
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| New Journal added... |
| Hope y'all had a great St.Patrick's Day! - I just added a new Journal check it out in the Journal section... |
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March 20, 2006
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| C.S.I. Taping... |
| A few days in the sun (hopefully) next week when Bones will be out in Los Angeles with his boss Kid Rock and the rest of the Twisted Brown Trucker family taping an episode of the hit TV series C.S.I. - stay tuned for the air date. |
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March 15, 2006
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| Live & Kicking It - by Brian McCollum - Detroit Free Press Kid Rock "Live Trucker" |
| They don't make live albums like they used to, and that's not all bad. The rock concert record has served a variety of ignoble aims over the years, whether acting as a quick fix during creative doldrums or as a cheap way to pick fans' wallets. But back when the concert album was a staple of the rock livelihood, it also wielded major power: The right release could make a career (Peter Frampton), reignite one (Bob Seger), or serve as a lasting artistic statement (the Who). If anyone on the modern landscape has been primed for that old-school brand of live album, it's Kid Rock. Since crashing the pity party of post-grunge in the late '90s, the Detroit star and his Twisted Brown Trucker band have happily indulged in onstage anachronisms galore -- loud guitar solos, loud wardrobes, even louder pyrotechnics. That flair for showmanship has made Rock one of the rare and deserved success stories of today's concert world. But it's the same thing that keeps his new "Live Trucker" from joining the pantheon of classics -- a group that includes Seger's "Live Bullet," the 1976 record that was Rock's model in both shape and spirit. The visual punch so crucial to his performances may not translate onto DVD, let alone a music CD. Recorded almost entirely at Detroit shows in 2000 and 2004, "Live Trucker" does feature moments that capture Rock's arena-sized oomph. Opening track "Son of Detroit," one of the few newer tunes here, rides a growling, high-energy groove that reappears mostly on the older stuff -- well-traveled rap-rock blasts such as "Bawitdaba," "Cowboy" and "Devil Without a Cause," featuring late mini-MC Joe C. The 14-track record slows just once, with the mid-album placement of "Picture," cut in '04 with a pre-platinum Gretchen Wilson on rich duet vocals and a capacity Cobo Arena crowd as a full-bodied backing choral group. The vintage material is performed by the five-piece Trucker with a comfy tightness that comes from years on the road, without the loss of intensity that can come from years of road weariness. Organist Jimmy Bones, the band's stealth musical spine, is wisely kept atop the mix, but it's Kid Rock's voice -- undoubtedly treated to some friendly studio massaging -- that inevitably leads the affair. "Live Trucker, isn't the next "Live Bullet"; it simply doesn't bear the sort of musical expressiveness and edge-of-abandon passion that made the latter an instant classic. But for Kid Rock's core fans -- especially the hometown folks who dependably sell out his multiple-night stands -- "Live Trucker" stands as a worthy snapshot, certain to rouse nostalgia for countless lively nights gone by. In stores now. |
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March 3, 2006
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| Kid Rock "Live Trucker" (Atlantic) In-Stores 2.28.06 |
| Kid Rock wears his affection for the good ol' days with the same pride he wears his trademark fedora and wife-beater undershirt. So leave it to him to resurrect the concept of the live album, those concert keepsakes that have been a record industry mainstay since the 1960s but have been all-but-forgotten in today's musical landscape. It's not that live albums have completely gone away. But bare-bones concert recordings have largely fallen out of vogue in the DVD era, as many modern live sets are now packaged as DVDs with the album accompaniment included as something of an afterthought. Not Rock's "Live Trucker," which is almost defiant in its minimalism. Rock has built his rep on his muscular live show, and that's what he stands by here; a sticker on the CD's cover brags, "Contains no bonus tracks, no exclusive footage, no remixes. Does include actual live performances & real music." Bells and whistles (or noted lack thereof) aside, "Live Trucker" -- recorded mostly during Rock's three-night stand at DTE Energy Music Theatre in August 2004 -- is a rowdy, randy love letter to Detroit, a thank-you to Rock's hometown fans that's destined to become a local backyard barbecue and tailgating classic. The numerous shoutouts to Michigan and Detroit will make any Detroiter gush. "Live Trucker" is quite obviously fashioned after Bob Seger's landmark 1976 "Live Bullet" album. The covers of both albums feature red-tinted art and utilize similar tilted fonts, and both contain 14 tracks that capture Detroit-bred performers at the pinnacle of their careers. But just as "Live Bullet" wasn't simply a one-man show, "Live Trucker" also is a testament to the strength, power and growth of Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker backing band, especially keyboard maestro Jimmie Bones, whose ivory-tickling peppers tracks like album-opener "Son of Detroit" and "Rock N' Roll Pain Train." Licensing rights make it impossible (or at least ridiculously pricey) for the full Kid Rock experience to be accurately captured on disc; part of the fun of Rock's shows is hearing TBT run through snippets of "Sweet Home Alabama," "Free Bird," "Walk This Way" and the like. There's none of that here, but in their place are a warm rendition of "Picture" featuring Gretchen Wilson, an extended version of "Cowboy" complete with a bluesy three-minute intro, and what may as well be the definitive version of "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp." For all that precedes it, it's too bad the album ends on a bum note, with the throwaway sound-check recording "Outstanding." Rock can do many things -- Southern rock, country, hip-hop, et al. -- but "Outstanding" proves Prince-like funk is slightly beyond his repertoire. And while Rock's efforts to bring back the live album in a sparse presentation are appreciated, a DVD would have been a nice touch, as those audible flashes of pyro only serve to remind listeners Rock's show is a visual stunner, as well. (Plus, it's a shame for the hard work of those scantily clad dancers to go to waste.) But for the fans on the left, right and all the way back on the hill, this set is cause for celebration. As Rock says on "Cocky," "it ain't bragging if you back it up," and Rock more than backs it up on "Live Trucker." |
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February 26, 2006
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| Check out the new Journal entry and Tour dates! |
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January 5, 2006
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| I just wanted to say a quick thanks for all your support and wish each and everyone one of you and your families a Happy and Safe Holiday Season - looking forward to getting back on the road in '06! Peace :) Bones |
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December 24, 2005
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| Hi everyone I just added a new Journal entry please check it out and keep those emails coming... |
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November 30, 2005
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| On the road again... Bones...will be heading to New Jersey as a special guest of JODY RAFFOUL for 3 shows, November 10th, 11th and 12th (see Tour section for details) - these are the first gigs on the East Coast for Jody...rumour has it that KENNY OLSON will be also joining the party... |
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October 28, 2005
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| Bones...will be making two guest appearances on stage with JODY RAFFOUL on September 30th in Windsor,ON - DIRTY AMERICANS are also on the bill that night - and October 1st a charity event for Hurricane Katrina Relief when JB will be also performing with SHANNON CURFMAN.... |
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September 18, 2005
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| New photo galleries added - "Bones & Me" and more ...some candid shots from years of globe trotting...check them out now! Have you got a photo of when you Met Jimmie Bones? ...if you do get ready to send it in we'll give you details soon of where to send them!.... |
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September 17, 2005
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| Jimmie will be joining fellow Twisted Brown Trucker band mate Stefanie Eulinberg on stage Friday September 9th Harriett Island, St.Paul, MN as special guests of Shannon Curfman Be sure to check out the latest Journal entry.... |
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August 29, 2005
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| Thursday 25th - DTE/Pine Knob - Bones joined forces with Kenny Olson performing onstage together as special guests of the DIRTY AMERICANS when they opened for TED NUGENT - this was the first time the two had played together since February - they rocked the house and received a standing ovation from the surprised audience.... |
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August 26, 2005
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| Check out the NEW Journal entry..... |
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June 24, 2005
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| Bones, along with T.B.T. drummer Stefanie Eulinberg will be accompanying Kid Rock as he sings "America The Beautiful" prior to game five of this year's NBA finals between the Detroit Pistons and the San Antonio Spurs as he did before last years season opener as well as game four of last year's NBA finals. Bones and Stefanie will be doing backing vocals with Kid. Game five is Sunday, June 19th at 9:00 P.M. ET on ABC. Go Pistons!!!! |
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June 16, 2005
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| The site is still under construction - BUT in the meantime BONES just added the first Journal entry...check it out! click on Journal........ |
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June 5, 2005
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| BONES is currently in the rehearsal studio getting ready for the upcoming June KID ROCK & TWISTED BROWN TRUCKER shows...in addtion to that he has been writing/recording with JODY RAFFOUL for his next studio album |
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May 27, 2005
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