Monday, February 4, 2019

Compared to both Weird Al, Woody Guthrie, Milwaukee-based “hobo musician,” D.B. Rouse gets it together on new album.

Songwriter, former cruise ship singer, goat farmer, cabana man’s latest Choices Were Made is streaming now.

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D.B. Rouse as photographed by Darin Dubinsky

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D.B. Rouse – In The Press

“A superb musician.” — Austin American-Statesman

“Like an old-school bar song given a new lick of paint.” — For Folk’s Sake

“Offbeat humor with age earned wisdom and a hefty dose of heart.” — The Daily Country

“He’s a singer-songwriter whose work pointedly defies characterization.” — The Southern Sounding

“Definitely comedic, reminiscent of some of our favorite Weird Al favorites.” — Imperfect Fifth

“He notably calls to the work of Woody Guthrie and John Prine.” — B-Sides and Badlands

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“This song and video are about the unsung hero of most drinking songs.  The designated driver,” says D.B. Rouse of “The Only Designated Driver in Milwaukee is Having a Pity Party” from his just-released new album Choices Were Made. Check out the Harry L-B-directed video at For Folk’s Sake or listen at B-Sides and Badlands!


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D.B. Rouse aspires to become “the best damn hobo musician in the world.”

Offering up all the sincerity, none of the pretense, Rouse is armed with a guitar (nicknamed “Meal-Ticket”) and a kazoo. In fact, he is sponsored by Kazoobie Kazoos, natch. A poet with an absurd sense of humor, the Milwaukee-based former cruise ship lounge singer, goat farmer, and cabana man, has just released a new album Choices Were Made.

Recently, one choice made resulted in Rouse becoming yet another musician robbed of his gear while on tour. Rouse’s experience contains an unusual fact, however: The gear was stolen while Rouse was in the vehicle it was stolen from. With his van doors unlocked due to Rouse and his wife sleeping off a night of drinking in the back, thieves quietly worked in the front, absconding with Rouse’s laptop and most of his instruments.

In other words, it’s not all fun and kazoos.

“It could have been so much worse,” Rouse admits. “What if we had woken up? What if they were armed? I was ready to quit,” he confesses. “Ready to quit touring, quit music, quit everything.”

Instead, after the insurance company refused to cover the cost of replacement, Rouse reached out to his fans. Owing to the relationships Rouse has built through that unique quality of pretense-free sincerity and humor, he was able to replace the gear.

Even so, he did quit one thing: Drinking. And with that, Rouse continues the pursuit of his dream to be “the best damn hobo musician in the world.”

Choices Were Made by D.B. Rouse is out now. D.B. Rouse is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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“He wakes up after a 15-year-long party, and rolls out of bed.  He’s got a hangover as big as he is, and it’s waving at him. He walks into the cluttered warehouse of his mind and proceeds to get his shit together. In this video, Brian Girard does an excellent job portraying the janitor in all of us,” says D.B. Rouse, describing the Andy Schlactenhaufen-directed music video for “Get My Shit Together,” streaming now at The Daily Country.


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D.B. Rouse – On Tour

02/09/2019: Terlingua, TX @ La Kiva
02/16/2019: Terlingua, TX @ La Kiva
02/23/2019: Terlingua, TX @ La Kiva
03/02/2019: Terlingua, TX @ La Kiva
03/09/2019: Terlingua, TX @ La Kiva
03/16/2019: Terlingua, TX @ La Kiva
03/23/2019: Terlingua, TX @ La Kiva
03/29/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Fitzgerald’s Bar & Live Music
03/30/2019: San Antonio, TX @ Barriba Cantina
04/01/2019: Houston, TX @ Spring Branch Tavern
04/03/2019: Houston, TX @ JP Hop’s House
04/06/2019: La Rose, LA @ The Willow
04/10/2019: Tallahassee, FL @ Blue Tavern
04/13/2019: Cape Coral, FL @ Rack’Em Billiards
04/20/2019: Dahlonega, GA @ Shenanigan’s
04/21/2019: North Charleston, SC @ The Mill Lounge
04/23/2019: Wilmington, NC @ Juggling Gypsy Cafe
04/24/2019: Wilmington, NC @ Fermental 
04/25/2019: Wilmington, NC @ Flytrap Brewing
05/01/2019: Thomas, WV @ Purple Fiddle
05/03/2019: Charleston, WV @ The Boulevard Tavern
05/07/2019: Buffalo, NY @ 9th Ward at Babeville (w/ Brendan Shea)
05/09/2019: Kent, OH @ The Stone Tavern
05/10/2019: Petoskey, MI @ Beards Brewery
05/11/2019: Traverse City, MI @ The Acoustic Tap Room
05/13/2019: Petoskey, MI @ Red Sky Stage
05/18/2019: Iron Mountain, MI @ Sol Blu
05/25/2019: Milwaukee, WI @ Bremen Cafe

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D.B. Rouse
Choices Were Made
Out Now
(S/R)


 Track Listing:

01. Your Jailbird is Coming Home
02. Get My Shit Together (STREAM | MP3 | VIDEO)
03. Mañana Mañana
04. Streetlight Moon
05. About the Bite Missing From Your Sandwich (STREAM | VIDEO)
06. The Only Designated Driver in Milwaukee is Having a Pity Party (STREAM | VIDEO)
07. Never Again Ever Again

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D.B. Rouse Links


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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion


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