The Bottle Rockets will be kicking off Lou Fest in Saint Louis on August 28. The 2-day line up includes Lucero, Built to Spill, Broken Social Scene, Alejandro Escovedo, Jeff Tweedy, She & Him and others. Check out the full line-up and schedule at the Lou Fest website.

Single day and 2-day tickets are available here.

Our very own Mark Ortmann is taking over WXRT’s The Eclectic Company this Tuesday, June 8th at 10:00pm CT.  He’ll sit down with host Jon Langford to guest DJ and discuss all things Bottle Rockets including the band’s June 12th appearance at Chicago Ribfest.  You can tune in to WXRT in the Chicago area at 93.1 FM or online at www.wxrt.radio.com.

Our performance on Mountain Stage is now streaming over at npr.org.  You can hear it in it’s entirety here.

Bottle Rockets will be playing at Euclid Records in Saint Louis to celebrate Records Store Day 2010! Bottle Rockets go on around 7pm. This is a free show! Check out the full schedule and details here.

Euclid Records
601 East Lockwood
St. Louis, MO 63119

The Bottle Rockets will participate in a live broadcast on the Blue Plate Special on WDVX on Tuesday, February 23rd at noon in support their appearance on the WDVX program TENNESSEE SHINES on February 24th. They’ll also be WDVX guest DJs Tuesday night.  You can tune in to both programs in the Knoxville area at 102.9 FM, in the Clinton area at 89.9 FM or on line at: http://www.wdvx.com/

A huge thank you to our fans in Spain!  We couldn’t have asked for a better time.  See you again soon!

For much of the Nineties, Missouri’s Bottle Rockets were the torchbearers for smart Southern-style rock. Here, they continue their recent return to form: Brian Henneman sings tenderly of dead soldiers (“Kid Next Door”) and bad marriages, and “Get On The Bus” is a killer blue-collar defense of the environment. – M.K.

“A solid home run that confirms the Bottle Rockets are still one of America’s great unsung rock & roll bands.” – All Music

“A singalong, bash-it-out classic for another decade.” – Washington Post

“One of rock’s most productive and consistent bands. Lean Forward keeps the Rockets’ streak alive and well.” – No Depression

“Lean Forward is the best album they’ve ever made.” – Sonic Boomers

“The band remains the gold standard for rock & roll survivors.” – Riverfront Times

“They’re a band with an influence that transcends their own commercial success.” – Crawdaddy

“Lean Forward is fine, earthy, timeless American rock ‘n’ roll.” – East Bay Express

“The car and the American highway are for the Bottle Rockets what the raft and the Mississippi River were for Twain – a metaphor for escape, freedom, adventure, personal growth and the journey of life.” – Paste

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The Bottle Rockets will be touring in Spain in January.

January 15 – Bilbao – Kafe Antzokia
January 17 – Madrid – El Sol
January 19 – Algeciras – Escuela Politécnica
January 20 – Valencia, Black Note
January 21 – Barcelona – La [2]
January 23 – Lleida – Café Teatro

We have added more shows to the schedule. Please check out the dates on the TOUR DATES page.

Join us this Tuesday, August 11th for a very special Lean Forward CD release show at Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis.  Buy the record, win some prizes, and rock out with the band.  Show starts at 7:30pm.  Admission is FREE!

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