If you are having trouble viewing the email, click here.    [DECEMBER 2007] Michael Dean Damron & Thee Loyal Bastards At last! Here it is! The first CD by Michael Dean Damron & Thee Loyal Bastards, aptly titled Bad Days Ahead. It will be in stores the second week of January, but you can order it now on www.rosarecords.nl (click "shop") and it will arrive in your mailbox before Christmas. The truth can be a downright ugly and thankless business, but one that Michael Dean Damron takes great pride in conducting. As the frontman for I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In The House, he spent the first half of this decade cutting his teeth on the finer points of delivering sermon-like epithets and exposing his own personal demons that has resulted not only in an impressive body of work but the art of truth telling, for better or worse. After 4 albums (three studio and one live), half of one in the can and a plethora of tours, Mike pulled the plug on Sonofabitch. Somewhere in between, however, he provided us with a glimpse of what to expect after the dust settled. In 2005 he released a solo album, Perfect Day For A Funeral that gave some indication that he may have needed some breathing room. Now his restlessness is to come to a boil with Bad Days Ahead, his first post-SOB release with his new backing band, Thee Loyal Bastards. Read more... Christmas offer: first nine releases for USD 16! Good news for those who still don't own all the Rosa-CD's. We lowered the price of the first nine releases. You can order them for just 11 euros apiece (approximately 16 dollars). For those who get this newsletter for the first time, a quick glance at those records: Julia P's Making up For Lost Time is wonderful melodic music (cf. Beach Boys, Mamas & Papas) by our favorite Amsterdam lady. Mike Gunther & His Restless Souls' Burn It Down For The Nails is not only one of the most original but also one of the best records of this century. Who would ever think that it was possible to combine Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits and a crazy Southern preacher? Kevn Kinney's S.T.A.R.'s Comin' Round Again is a masterpiece by the frontman of Southern rockers Drivin' 'N' Cryin'. Bellwether's The Stinging Nettles is one of the most beautiful alt.country-records of the last few years. Wheels On Fire's self titled debut comes directly from the garage, rock 'n' roll at it's most dangerous (the way it is supposed to be). Denvis is the leader of loud Dutch rockers The Spades. His solo album Comin' Home is Americana at its best. The Dam is the band of legendary Outsiders-guitar player Ron Splinter. Their CD Beautiful Trash delivers exactly what the title promises. The Dexateens are bloodbrothers of Drive-By Truckers and their Hardwire Healing is co-produced by DBT's Patterson Hood. Chris Allen was the front man of the criminally neglected band Rosavelt. His Goodbye Girl And The Big Apple Circus is produced by Don Dixon (R.E.M.) and contains sharp-edged pop music (think Paul Westerberg). To order, go to the shop at our website. The other releases Rootsclub is the best roots band in the Netherlands. Their self titled debut proves it. The .357 String Band hail from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ghost Town is really great punky bluegrass (or call it streetgrass, or, better still… listen to it). Jaap Boots' Afkuil is a divorve-CD, shameless and honest and it quite deservedly got great reviews. Mother Superior's Three Headed Dog is rock music by a veteran band who time and again show that they are some of the best musicians around. Their Rosa-release is partly produced by Daniel Lanois (U2, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan). Rosa in Heaven It's possible now to order Rosa In Heaven, the CD with 13 songs from the Rosa-catalogue, which was part of the September/ October issue of Heaven Magazine. It's only 5 euros (approx USD 7.35). Tracks: 1. Julia P: Sunshine (electric) 2. Mother Superior: Let Her Go 3. Wheels On Fire: Kick The Wicket 4. Chris Allen: Tilt-A-Whirl 5. Bellwether: A Little Rain 6. The Dexateens: Fyffe 7. Mike Gunther & His Restless Souls: I Don't Wanna Know (What I Don't Wanna Know) 8. Jaap Boots: Eens Op Een Maandag 9. Kevn Kinney's S.T.A.R.: Covered By An Underground Umbrella 10. The Dam: Trash Girl 11. The .357 String Band: Here Comes Hell 12. Rootsclub: Slowboat 13. Denvis: All Shot Down The plans for 2008 We will follow Bad Days Ahead of Michael Dean Damron & Thee Loyal Bastards with releases by Chili Cold Blood (loud music from Austin, Texas), Tarantella (experimental and beautiful music from Denver, Colorado), a new solo album by Kevn Kinney (what we heart so far is truly great), new CD's by Mike Gunther, Mother Superior, Wheels On Fire and the .357 String Band. ROSA IN CONCERT Denvis December 20 Rotterdam Waterfront January 4 Amstelveen P60 January 5 Oss De Groene Engel January 6 Utrecht EKKO (aanvang 16.00 uur) Info and music: www.myspace.com/denvis. Jaap Boots December 15 Utrecht EKKO December 23 Amsterdam KHL January 11 Hoorn Het Huis Verloren January 18 Apeldoorn Bluescafé March 24 Eindhoven Frits Philips Centrum Info and music: www.myspace.com/jaapboots. Rootsclub For the latest dates go to: www.myspace.com/rootsclub. Julia P For the latest dates go to: www.myspace.com/juliap. : : : : : THE ROSA RECORDS CATALOGUE : : : : : RRF0601   Julia P :: Making Up For Lost Time RRB0602   Mike Gunther & His Restless Souls :: Burn It Down For The Nails RRB0603   Kevn Kinney's S.T.A.R :: Comin' Round Again. RRB0604   Bellwether :: The Stinging Nettles RRB0605   Wheels On Fire :: Wheels On Fire RRM0606   Denvis :: Comin' Home RRB0607   The Dam :: Beautiful Trash RRB0608   The Dexateens :: Hardwire Healing RRB0609   Chris Allen :: Goodbye Girl And The Big Apple Circus RRB0710   Rootsclub :: Rootsclub RRB0711   .357 String Band :: Ghost Town RRM0712   Jaap Boots :: Afkuil RRB0713   Mother Superior :: Three Headed Dog RRB0814   Michael Dean Damron & Thee Loyal Bastards :: Bad Days Ahead Order To order, go to www.rosarecords.nl/shop.htm. Biographies and such Read more about Rosa releases at www.rosarecords.nl and www.myspace.com/rosarecords UNSUBSCRIBE: If you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please send a mail to Robbie.