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Greg Koons in-studio performance; CD giveaway LAST CALL!

You can hear a performance by Greg Koons at the studios of KDHX in St. Louis.

And a friendly, FINAL reminder -- we're giving away two copies of Greg Koons' brand new CD Welcome to the Nowhere Motel.  Details here, and the deadline to enter is tomorrow!

 

UPDATE:  The contest is closed.  Congratulations to Cathy and Patrick, who will each receive a CD copy of the album.  Thanks to everyone who entered.

REMINDER: Greg Koons CD giveaway

Just a reminder that there is still time to enter to win one of two copies of Greg Koons and the Misbegotten's new CD, Welcome to the Nowhere Motel.

Contest details here.  Please enter by Monday, July 20.

RAMBLINGS CD GIVEAWAY: Greg Koons and the Misbegotten

I recently discovered the music of Greg Koons and the Misbegotten.  Now you can discover it for yourself by winning a copy of Welcome to the Nowhwere Motel.

Simply drop me an email with the "Greg Koons Contest" in the subject line.  Two (2) winners will be selected at random to receive a copy of the CD.  Deadline for entries is Monday, July 20.

UPDATE:  The contest is now closed.  Congratulations to Cathy and Patrick, and thanks to everyone who entered.  And special thanks to Sneak Attack Media for sponsoring the contest.

 

Also be sure to check out Koons on his upcoming tour:

Jul 10 Cafe Semolino - Hays, Kansas
Jul 11 Gypsy Coffee - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jul 12 Hole in the Wall  - Austin, Texas
Jul 13 Headhuntrer’s Club - Austin, Texas
Jul 14 Gig on the Strip - San Antonio, Texas
Jul 14  Austin Soup Kitchen - Austin, Texas
Jul 15 Gatsby’s - San Antonio, Texas
Jul 16 Neutral Ground  - New Orleans, Louisiana
Jul 18 Cherry Street Artisan - Columbia, Missouri
Jul 21 Gluek’s - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 22nd – 26th-  Motongator Joe’s Country Music Festival - Wallace, Michigan
Jul 28 Nestor Tavern - Fargo, North Dakota
Jul 29  The Frequency - Madison, Wisconsin
Jul 30 Eclipse Records - St. Paul, Minnesota
Jul 31 Red Rooster Coffee House - Aberdeen, North Dakota
Aug 2 Red Line Tap - Chicago, Illinois
Aug 3 The Factory - Rochester, Michigan
Aug 5 Terminal Bar - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 7th-9th- Grand Marias Music Festival - Grand Marias, Michigan
Aug 15  Wonderland Ballroom - Washington DC
Aug 18 Mickey’s Bar and Grill - Lowell, Massachusetts
Aug 21 Boulder Coffee - Rochester, New York
Aug 22 The Milk Boy - Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Aug 28 Open Eye Café - Carrboro, North Carolina
Aug 29 Sentient Bean - Savannah, Georgia
Sep 4th-6th- Texas Music Festival  - Meridian, Texas
Sep 8 Golden Light Cantina - Amarillo, Texas
Sep 10 Bohemeo’s - Houston, Texas
Dec Mocha Maya’s - Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Greg Koons and the Misbegotten - 'Welcome to the Nowhere Motel'

I opened the mail this week to find an intriguing album by Greg Koons, a singer-songwriter entirely unknown to me.  However, what I did recognize was the name of co-producer Matt Keating who released the really great double album Quixotic in 2008.  In fact, most of the musicians who supported Keating on that record appear on Koons' Welcome to the Nowhere Motel (although guitarist Kirk Swann fills the slot for the late Duane Jarvis who contributes only a few dobro parts here).

Much in the same vein as Quixtoic, Nowhere Motel is a shimmering slice of Petty-esque roots rock.  Koons has an interesting voice that can sound conversational one minute and almost crooning the next.  There's nothing particularly revolutionary about Koons' brand of alt-country, but he demonstrates that solid material with stellar musical backing is still a powerful combination.

Keep this one in mind when you're at the record store this week.  Koons is touring like a dog through the summer, including a swing through Texas next week (and a stop in Houston in September).