What’s up y’all!? Happy Holidays and all that good stuff to you and yours!
Today I’m excited to share with y’all a record I literally picked up an hour ago at a local spot here in New Orleans – Kitchen Witch! It’s a wonderful store on Bayou Rd Market and run by a lovely lady named Debbie and the whole store is filled with cookbooks of all types – and records!
A few days I was in a local bar and heard Ms Teena Marie on their radio and got all types of excited about the music – and today I just so happened to find her record – It Must Be Magic!
If you haven’t heard her music, check it out! Her band is killing!
Tonight we’re playing in Ocean Springs, MS at the Government St Grocery! Hitting at 10pm! Take it easy y’all!
Welp, we’re still full from Thanksgiving goodies. Hope everybody else got a tastey dose of tryptophan. Of course we are most thankful for all of our awesome supporters out there! Speaking of which, we’re hitting Texas for the weekend for a couple shows before we jump back in the studio.
Tonight’s show is FREE at Lola’s Trailer Park on W 6th Street in Fort Worth. Support from locals in Bad Mountain at 7:00, we play at 8:00.
I’ll leave you with this special gift we found in the green room. Anybody who can recreate this from scratch please contact us asap.
Tonight, we wrap up our amazing Florida tour in Ft. Lauderdale so we can get back to the Dirty Dirty for some serious Turkey Day eats! We’ve got a stacked lineup at the one and only Kreepy Tiki Bar & Lounge, featuring music from local greats – Que Lastima, The MC, Unity Rise, and LONE WOLF! The show kicks off at 8pm, and tickets are $10 for 21+,
$15 under 21. Come make the hang and help us finish this tour with a bang!
Also, to get you in the mood, dig this truly insprational street music from Zimbabwe! This kid gives drummers twice his age a serious run for their money, and the tune is sure to make your heart happy. Enjoy!
Come one come all, to the coolest block party in Charleston, Rockabillaque! They have everything from Pin Up contests, music, food, and even tattoos for kids.
Tonight we’ll be sharing the stage with Little Lesley & The Bloodshots. Their set starts at 7, Dirty Bourbon kicks off at 9.
I was talking with my dear friend this morning – Mr. Jaz Delorean – who plays in a really cool band out of London called Tankus the Henge (kinda like a UK version of DBRS). We talked about what happened last night, the state of the world, and our responsibilities as artists. Jaz left me with some profound words that I think are very important, and I would like to share that with you now:
“It’s our job as musicians, with a platform, to remind people that the future is in community, looking after each other, acceptance, love and understanding. For those random people who leave the venues feeling a sense of connection and equality through the enjoyment of music. It means something.”
I couldn’t agree with him more. I think it is most important now as we move forward as a human race that we remember these core values:
Community
Acceptance
Love
Understanding
Without these basic values I do not think we can survive as a species. And I think, now more than ever, that people need role models who embody these values. So, I would like all my fellow artists and musicians to just pause for a second and think about what these things mean to your art and how you can use your art to help unite rather than divide. Let’s make all people who participate in our artistic experiences feel safe and welcome. Let’s make people feel good. Because lord knows we all need a little pick-me-up right now. Ad Astra per Aspera. Your Friend,
Where y’at Del Ray, FL? We’re gonna be blowing down the Arts Garage tonight – show starts at 8pm w/ the phenomenal Jon Stickley Trio, then Yours Truley will follow!
Remember remember the 5th of November! Here’s a sweet news article about the occasion as well. Sure beats doing that crazy wakka bath salts stuff the kids are into. Come on out!
This isn’t easy to say y’all, but it’s time. At the end of this year, I will be getting off the road with Dirty Bourbon River Show.
It has been a wild and wonderful adventure y’all, better than anything I could have imagined for myself and our band. We have had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people, who have been absolutely amazing to know and call our friends and extended family, and performed in front of crowds, big and small, all over this beautiful country of ours and even in Europe. But New Orleans is my home, and she’s been calling me back for sometime now.
I owe each and every one of you a sincere thank you. To Noah, Jimmy, Matt, Nick, Charlie, Sandra and Adam – thank you all for your friendship and your love for what we do. We speak a different language when we get on that stage, and I can’t possibly express enough how much you all have helped me grow as a person and a musician throughout the years. This decision hasn’t been easy for me, and y’all have been understanding and supportive throughout this process. To Jamie, John, Virginia, Curtis, Adrienne, and Chris – thank you for all for the hard work and love you put into helping artists like us every day! Y’all are amazing, and my appreciation and respect for you knows no bounds! To all of my friends and family out there scattered all over – thank you for always being there, for your support and most importantly your friendship. Especially, to every person who gave us a place to stay each night after our Shows. It would take me way too long to express how truly thankful I am such amazing humans exist and love music the way you do. Thank you! That I have such beautiful friends near and far is truly the real reward of doing what we do.
My drums and I have had quite a time with Dirty Bourbon, not bad for a kid who started playing in his garage with dreams of something bigger. Those drums went from being stuck in the attic for weeks during Katrina to traveling all over the world, and damn did we shake up some crowds! Thank you all again for your love and support, and most of all thank you for dancing!
Dirty Bourbon River Show has always been more than a band for me, more than just us playing our hearts out on stage. Dirty Bourbon has been a dream come true. An idea that continues to grow into something bigger than we originally thought. We’ve recorded over 100 songs together, performed across the world. We created and produced our own and so much more, and we did it all OUR WAY!
WE did it TOGETHER!
That fact alone fills me up with so much pride and love, y’all. I respect each and every person who has been apart of the Show, especially the guys in it! Y’all are amazing friends and musicians, and it has been an honor and the best adventure of my life to do this with y’all!
Thank you!
Your friend and drummer,
Dane “Bootsy” Schindler
photo by: Devin Hendrick
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Moving forward, Dirty Bourbon River Show is calling all drummers to contact us if you’re interested in touring with us full-time. That’s at least 6 months of the year of dedicated touring. We’ll be hosting auditions in New Orleans on November 30th. There’s obviously a lot of music to go through, so we’ll put together an Audition Packet of some choice tunes for you to learn. So, if you’re interested please contact us at dirtybourbon@gmail.com with some information about yourself and some media (i.e. videos, recordings, photos) that best represent your style! We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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P.S. Tonight we’re in Dunedin, Fl. playing at the Dunedin Brewery! If you’re in the area come on down and shake it up with us! Showtime is 9pm! See yall there!
