Milwaukee-based, Kazoobie-sponsored songwriter, survives
robbery, quits drinking, continues touring in support of “Choices Were Made.”
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D.B. Rouse as photographed by Darin Dubinsky
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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 animated music video at the link below!
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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
“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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More about
D.B. Rouse
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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D.B. Rouse –
On Tour
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
04/19/2019: St. Augustine, FL @ Shanghai Knobby's
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
04/26/2019: Mt. Holly, NC @ Catawba Coffee
04/29/2019: Lynchburg, VA @ White Hart
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 Café
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D.B. Rouse
Choices
Were Made
Out Now
(S/R)
Streaming Link:
Track Listing:
01. Your Jailbird is Coming Home
02. Get My Shit Together (STREAM | MP3
| VIDEO)
03. Mañana Mañana
04. Streetlight Moon
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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