Bonnie Montgomery to open Gossip's Fall US tour

"Cruel" is out soon on Fast Weapons. Image courtesy of Bonnie Montgomer/Fast Weapons.

The news just keeps rolling in today.

Ms. Bonnie Montgomery just posted the news on her Facebook page that she'll be opening the Fall leg of Gossip's US tour. Bonnie's retro-rockabilly should make for an interesting contrast to Gossip's punk-inspired disco/glam. But it should all be awesome. Gossip's 2009 show at Vino's is still one of the best live shows I've ever seen, and Bonnie is a fantastic entertainer. I would love to hear her and Beth Ditto do a duet if for no other reason than to hear Ditto sing country. I'll post the tour dates as soon as they're announced. The tour dates are listed below. Hopefully, Gossip guitarist, Nathan Howdeshell, will be backing up Bonnie on this tour as he has at her appearances around town and on the road for the last several months. The tour will be in support of "Cruel," Bonnie's debut 7" and CD for Howdeshell's indie label Fast Weapons.

Here is a live clip of my personal favorite Bonnie Montgomery track, "But I Won't."


This is Gossip's latest single, "Move in the Right Direction"


UPDATE: Here are the tour dates (No Arkansas dates, sadly):


Mon, Sep 24 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Tue, Sep 25 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - TLA, Philadelphia, PA
Wed, Sep 26 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Royale, Boston, MA
Thu, Sep 27 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY
Sat, Sep 29 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Phoenix, Toronto, ON
Sun, Sep 30 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - L'Olympia, Montreal, QB
Tue, Oct 02 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - The Majestic Theatre,Detroit, MI
Wed, Oct 03 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
Fri, Oct 05 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Majestic, Madison, WI
Sat, Oct 06 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Fine Line Cafe
Tue, Oct 09 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Showbox Market, Seattle, WA
Wed, Oct 10 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
Fri, Oct 12 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Sat, Oct 13 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Treasure Island Festival, San Francisco, CA
Sun, Oct 14 - Bonnie Montgomery opening for Gossip - Treasure Island Festival, San Francisco, CA

Thick Syrup Records 2012 Compilation

I owe a bunch of reviews on recent releases by Little Rock's great bands. Suffice it to say, all the records are great and you should seek them all out and pay double for them. But I didn't want to wait to clear out the backlog before mentioning that the release of the 2012 Thick Syrup Records Compilation is upon us.

Thick Syrup Records' occasional compilations are great snapshots of what's going on Arkansas' music scene, and the latest entry is no different. There's a party at Sticky Fingerz Friday night ($5 cover) with performances by The SEE, Frontier Circus, and Ginsu Wives -- all featured on the CD -- to celebrate the physical release of the 2012 edition, but the digital release is already up on BandCamp and features 35(!) bonus tracks. This, my friends, is good news.

Friday Night Out: Don't Stop Please and/or The Wicked Good

There’s lot’s of entertainment choices around town tonight for anyone who wants to brave the rain and/or heat.

Conway’s Don’t Stop Please is releasing a new EP, Crowded Car, at Stickyz. Fayetteville’s The 1 Oz. Jig opens up the show, which starts at 9. $6 will get you in the door.

The first single from the EP, the wonderfully Brian Wilson‑esque “Window Song,” is streaming below, or you can check it out at the band’s BandCamp page.

Over at White Water Tavern, The Wicked Good headline a show that will be frontman David Slade’s last with the group. Peckerwolf and Jab Jab Suckerpunch start off the 10 p.m. show. The Wicked Good’s CD, You’re Welcome, was one of my favorites from last year, and the CD release show was one of the most relentlessly rocking events I’ve seen in ages. I’ll be interested to see how the band adapts without Slade.