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Hot off the press – we are proud to announce the official release of Bonerama’s highly anticipated 3rd album, Bringing It Home.

This sonic gem from the masters of
“New Orleans Brass Funk Rock,” is now available for sale in stores and online.
Get your copy today before they fly off the shelves at Jazz Fest!

Featuring Bonerama’s trademark musical blend of New Orleans brass and classic guitar rock, Bringing It Home is sure to blow you away with new original songs such as “Bayou Betty,” “Mr. Go,” “And I Know,” and “Equale,” plus hard rockin’ covers of Led Zep’s “Ocean,” the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter,” and much more!

Bringing It Home can be easily found at Louisiana Music Factory, in the Borders Tent on the festival fairgrounds, and it is available to Bone fans everywhere through the band’s web store.

Pick one up today and make your ears happy!

As I recover from my first weekend of road racing with Christan Griego and team, I smile. This is my first year of real, organized training with a full years’ plan laid out. Why am I doing this? Why dedicate over 300 hours to riding a bike?

It is quite simple. I have a deep curiosity to see what I am truly capable of. This drive is the same thing that still takes us to orchestral auditions, time after time. Yes even at 29 I am past the prime to ever be a professional rider. But is that why we ever follow our passions in the first place?

At this past weekend’s race I was surrounded by all types of riders and bicycles. The majority of riders(including us) were riding pro-level bikes. Necessary?No, but I have a simple view of this(my wife is rolling her eyes). When I ride, the outcome is left to my training, fate, and mind lessening the factor the physical bike plays. I can trust that I have the best equipment for the job at hand.

For those of you who we have fit to trombones and trumpets may have heard us say at the end. “Now you have no more excuses, it’s all you now”

BTW, Christan Griego and I ride for the Kettle Moraine Flyers, the only cycling team we know of sponsored in part, by a mouthpiece company, Griego Mouthpieces!

Darren Kramer is this month’s featured artist on Trombonesonline.com, where his four CDs and numerous arrangements are available to purchase. The site is also offering a special on his latest recording, DKO “Electric Quartet.” The disc is free with the purchase of any two items from Darren’s catalog.

Visit Trombonesonline.com for more details.

Just wanted to update everybody on some recent news…

* Downbeat reviews my “Synapse” CD! – from the April 2007 issue “…brawny Texas trombonist Brian Allen (and Tony Malaby) exhibit a natural ease with multilinear improvisation, whether creating instantaneous structural gambits for one another or simply blowing full-speed ahead in tandem…” for more: http://www.braintone.com/trioreview16.html

* Brazosport Facts Newspaper feature article on my Mexico stuff and much more from March 28: www.braintone.com/facts

* Upcoming Premiere of “for,” my new wind ensemble composition with film on April 10 at Brazoswood High School by Brazoswood Symphonic Band.

* Had a blast on tour in the greater Mexico City area a few weeks ago with my Mexican Quartet and meeting and jamming with many great musicians there. Here’s an interview in the “Reforma” newspaper conducted after our gig in Tlalnepantla: http://www.braintone.com/files/Jazz.pdf

* I’m fortunate to have recently recorded my composition “Sopra” with the Creative Opportunity Orchestra, truly incredible, unique and adventurous ensemble based in Austin. Ronald Westray and I were the trombone section. I’ve been with the group since 2003. For more info: www.creop.org

* First remix of my new amplified solo trombone recording “six years L8R” by John Pekowski. Have a listen: http://www.braintone.com/files/BRAIN_C.mp3 . John’s remix is something of a collage of all the sounds from the CD. If you want to work some magic mixes with my amplified trombone, see: www.braintone.com/sixyearsl8r and give me a shout!

* My solo trombone piece “ondre” is part of an April 5 performance at Illinois Weslayan University’s hosting of 60×60 VoxNovus Midwest Mix

* YouTube video of “Battle of The Bands,” my recent composition for rubber band quartet on Brazoswood Percussion Ensemble Concert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_8w-fkMUe4

or on my website:

http://www.braintone.com/files/Battle_of_the_Bands.wmv

more videos:
www.braintone.com/audio