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Last Updated: 11/30/2009

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Saturday, August 15, 2009 
Ben and I believe strongly that people have a right to health care.  Life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness don't mean very much if you're sick and you can't afford to get better.  Hopefully someday in this country we'll have universal health care, but in the mean time we believe that a robust public option is the next best thing.  Under the current system there are currently around 46 million Americans without basic health coverage.  Insurance companies and corporate interests have simply not done a good enough job for a large percentage of our fellow Americans. 

Ben and I are lucky.  We live in Austin.  Even during periods when we've not been able to obtain coverage through an employer here we've always had access to health care.  The city of Austin makes a large amount of money by billing itself as the "Live Music Capitol of the World".  Because the city understands the value of it's musicians it provides affordable health care to working musicians who make below a certain income level.  The HAAM and SIMS organizations that provide these services are literally life savers to ourselves and other musicians throughout Austin.  We know we are lucky.  We hope to see a day when all Americans do not have to worry about where their health care is coming from. 

Because we believe so strongly in this issue we wrote a song called "Don't Get Sick in the USA".  You can listen to it and download it for free here on our myspace site.  We promise, it's not preachy and it's not a downer.  We hope it'll put some spring in your step as you help us and others spread the word about health care reform. 

-Jeff 

Please contact your representatives, donate money, or sign a petition for real health care reform.  Here is a link to one site where you can sign an online petition and/or donate money: http://pol.moveon.org/thisyear/
12:20 AM 
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Friday, June 05, 2009 

It’s OK

June 4th, 2009
“Facts sometimes have a strange and bizarre power that makes their inherent truth seem unbelievable.”
-Werner Herzog
Brave Souls,
We are proud to announce that No Show Ponies has been asked to open for Jon Dee Graham and James McMurtry at the infamous Continental Club on Wednesday June 10, 2009. These are two of our favorite artists in Austin and we are flattered to share a stage with them and to perform for their audiences.
This will mark our first Continental Club happy hour appearance, which runs from 6:30pm through 9:00pm. Come out and join us for two hours of feel good music and stick around for one of the best double-bills in town. You won’t be disappointed…
Also, we’re fired up for our June 16th and 23rd appearances at Saxon Pub (both shows at 10pm). Along with Continental Club, Saxon Pub has the best sound in all of Central Texas. For these shows, we will be debuting some new covers including a mini-Beach Boys set in honor of the start of summer. Also, we will be unveiling several mystery guests, including (?????).
Help us make these shows a success by posting a note about them on Facebook, by sending a message on Twitter, or by coming out and bringing a few friends.
Also, if you live in the Austin area, please make a trip to Waterloo Records and purchase a copy of our new album, The End of Feel Good Music, as we are still vying for the illustrious “Texas Music” wall.
Unshakably full of doubt,
-The Brothers Brown
6:40 PM 
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Friday, May 08, 2009 

Brave Souls,

The End of Feel Good Music is now available for purchase at the following stores:

Waterloo Records (Austin, TX)

iTunes.com

Amazon.com

Napster.com

Rhapsody.com

*For those of you in the Austin area, we would greatly appreciate your efforts to purchase a copy of The End of Feel Good Music at Waterloo Records. If you can help us sell enough copies, the CD will be showcased on the illustrious “Texas Music” wall display, which is an honor we would be both proud of and flattered by.

Please help us by purchasing your copy of The End of Feel Good Music today.

Living proof that man descended from ape,
-The Brothers Brown

7:24 PM 
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 

The Keystone State


April 21st, 2009



“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
Brave Souls,
It has been three years since our last performance in Pennsylvania.  This Saturday, April 25th we are thrilled to return for two exclusive shows.  Catch us first at The Mechanicsburg Earth Day Festival (6PM), followed by a CD release party at Scott’s Grille (10PM) in Harrisburg (Up Pops the Devil opens at 10PM - No Show Ponies will perform at 11PM).
We are excited to perform for our friends, family and hometown.  Amid the pressure of great events, general principles give no help.  With that said, we can say without fear of remorse that this weekend will be one hell of a trip.  Please join us if you’re in the area and have a next of kin…
Special Thanks to Susan Kiskis for smoking us out of our hiding place in Austin where we normally live–if you could call it normal living.
Thank you from the hearts of our bottoms,
-The Brothers Brown
4:48 PM 
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 
"If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.”
-Albert Einstein
Brave Souls,
This Tuesday morning (April 7th - 7:45AM) we will be performing on Fox 7’s Good Day Austin, followed by a performance at Continental Club (Tuesday, April 7th - 10:00PM).  *Sideshow Tragedy will be performing at midnight.
Thursday morning, April 9th, we will be appearing on KGSR with Bryan Beck and Kevin Russell to talk about The End of Feel Good Music.
All of these appearances are in preparation and support for our CD Release Party at Club DeVille (Thursday, April 9th - 8:00PM).  *NSP will be performing at 9:00PM with a performance by Shinyribs at 10:00PM.
Rounding out the week, we will be performing a headlining slot at The Saxon Pub (Saturday, April 11th - 11:30PM).
We should also mention that this week is book-ended with concerts in Austin by Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen and Morrissey.  All lines are converging…talk about the best week ever. 
Two men enter, one man leaves,
-The Brothers Brown
2:37 PM 
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009 

March 29th, 2009



Brave Souls,
For your viewing pleasure, we present No Show Ponies on KHOU’s Great Day Houston! 
The band performs before and/or after each segment, with a version of “North Blood” at the program’s end.  We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly…thanks to everyone at KHOU for a great experience.
Special thanks to Jennifer Walker, Beth Krauss, and extra special thanks to our champion, the lovely Rose Reyes.
Visit www.greatdayhouston.com to view the program in its entirety or click the links below to watch the band.
www.khou.com/greatday/video/?nvid=346302
www.khou.com/greatday/video/?nvid=346313
Morning Show Malcontents,
-The Brothers Brown
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 


 

“Always do whatever’s next.”
-George Carlin
 
Brave Souls,
 
Thanks to everyone who attended our performances during SXSW 2009. The city of Austin and its inhabitants are now looking towards the future, and No Show Ponies is gearing up for some of the biggest shows of our career.
 
For starters, we are thrilled to announce our television appearance on KHOU’s Great Day Houston! this Friday, March 27th.  We will be promoting the release of our album The End of Feel Good Music and performing on the program for a live studio audience.  Please set your VCR’s, DVR’s and Tevo’s to “record” for what promises to be a very special engagement for the band and our fans.  Thanks to Rose Reyes, Jennifer Walker and Beth Krauss from the ACVB for this stellar opportunity.
 
Following our performance on Great Day Houston! you can catch us in Austin the same evening (Friday, March 27th - 9:00pm) for our performance at Momo’s where we will be playing an hour-plus set of material from The End of Feel Good Music.  Momo’s is one of our favorite clubs in Austin and we are thrilled to perform for our regular/trusty/loyal crowd here in town in a post-SXSW environment.  The usual shout outs, tambourine-playing guests, low-to-the-ground dance moves, and rock & roll antics still apply.
 
Rounding out our exciting March calendar, we encourage one and all to join us for our headlining appearance at the 2009 Zilker Garden Festival this Saturday, March 28th (4:00pm).  We have the lovely Laura Joseph and the divine David Rockwood to thank for what we promise will be a high-stakes, high-octane, high-energy and high-timed showcase in the beautiful setting of the Zilker Botanical Gardens.  This event will be an affair for the whole family, so come one, come all and come early.  Lots of great music to be heard.
 
March is nearing a close and we’re marching towards our April 9th CD release party at Club DeVille with three great shows this week.  We’re excited to see you all at KHOU’s Great Day Houston!, Momo’s and the 2009 Zilker Garden Festival. 
 
Sweet & Sour Grapes,
-The Brothers Brown....

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Friday, March 13, 2009 
“Beware the barrenness of busy life.”
-Socrates
Brave Souls,
The time has come for South by Southwest 2009, and we’re excited to announce our performance schedule for the festival.  In a few days time, the city of Austin will be inundated with thousands of new faces, and we’d like you to keep No Show Ponies in mind when you’re deciding what to do amongst all the sights and sounds.
This Saturday, March 14 (2pm) you can catch our acoustic performance at ZonePerfect’s live.create. lounge.  We will be performing stripped-down versions of our songs from The End of Feel Good Music, as well as some other NSP originals.  This will be a great opportunity to hear our songs as some of you have never heard them before.
On Wednesday, March 18 (4:30pm) we will be performing for a private agency party at GSD&M’s Idea City.  We had the opportunity to perform inside Idea City a few weeks ago for Roy Spence’s book signing, and we’re excited to perform for the first time on the back patio for the entire agency and their guests.  This party is not open to the general public, but we’re so thrilled to be there that we had to share it with everyone.  We hope to get some good pictures to share with all of you.
Finally, we will be making our debut appearance at one of our favorite nightspots next Saturday, March 21 (2pm) at The Ranch on West 6th Street.  We’ve had more than our fair share of drinks at The Ranch and we’re happy to return the favor by performing there during the circus that is SXSW.  Thanks to Peter and Adam for this exciting opportunity.
Ben will be hanging with Elaine Garza and the rest of the folks from Giant Noise throughout the festival.  We hope to see many of you during the festivities and we promise to do our best to entertain you should you make it to one of our performances.  We look forward to seeing you there.  Happy Hunting.
Diazepam…that’s Valium,
-The Brothers Brown
9:37 PM 
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 

"Four legs and two voices; a most delicate monster!"
- William Shakespeare, The Tempest



NEXT SHOW

THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH - 3:00 p.m.

THE SAXON PUB

Brave Souls,

Just a reminder that No Show Ponies will be making our debut performance at The Saxon Pub this Saturday, February 28th at 3:00 p.m.


This is a great opportunity for NSP and we need your help to make it a great show.  Our dear friend Missy Beth will be joining us on fiddle duties and we're planning to make it a real hootenanny.  Day Drinkers Unite!!!

Also, we're excited to announce that we've confirmed a CD release party for The End of Feel Good Music at Club DeVille on Thursday, April 9th featuring performances by No Show Ponies and Shinyribs.  Much more to come on this exceptional news.


Please make sure to join us this Saturday afternoon at Saxon Pub.


White-Anglo-Saxon-Pub-Crawlers,

-The Brothers Brown....

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 

The Truth About Nine-to-Five



February 24th, 2009


“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.”
-Hunter S. Thompson

Brave Souls,
The good Dr. Thompson makes a salient point; however, truth will be on OUR SIDE this Saturday afternoon at Saxon Pub (3:00 p.m.).

 
The truth of the matter is we hope you’ll be there, too.
Also, don’t forget to catch No Show Ponies this Wednesday night (9:00 p.m.) at Big Mouth Southwestern Grill in Bastrop, TX, where we will be in Pete “The Beat” territory.  This will be our first show in Bastrop and we’re excited to see all our folks who have been making the drive to Austin each time we’ve played.   

Finally, thanks to all in attendance last Friday evening at Tiniest Bar in Texas for what was a real ‘tent revival.’  Shinyribs, Mother Truckers, and many of our dear friends.  The Traveling Wilbury’s sing-along finale was a true highlight (was Jeff channeling George Harrison???).
Stay tuned for some big show announcements next week…

White Anglo-Saxon Pub-crawlers,
-The Brothers Brown
4:22 PM 
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