"Named after Hank Williams' 1949 radio program, the Health and Happiness Show ? led by Barone's former partner in the Bongos James Mastro ? combine country's penchant for sloshed-up losers with Irish music's defiant, inebriated pride. The result is music that confesses its sins while slipping out the back gate to party. Though Mastro writes the songs, the band's versatility brings them fully to life. Kerryn Tolhurst switches among mandolin, lap steel guitar, tiple and dobro, while Todd Reynolds fires up hi...   [ read more ]

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Parasol debut for former BEAT RODEO mainman STEVE ALMAAS, who started his rock career in 1970s Minneapolis as a member of The SUICIDE COMMANDOS, the Upper Midwest's first "louder, faster" punk outfit, influencing the likes of HUSKER DU, The REPLACEMENTS, etc. Rootsy, rollicking guitar-driven Americana Pop-Rock! With Steve Almaas on guitar and lead vocals, his band, The MINISTERS Of SOUND, are Dan Prater (bass, backing vocals), Doug Wygal (drums, percussion), and Jon Graboff (6 and 12 string elec...   [ read more ]

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