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Honkeytonkitis: Songs to drink and smoke to
 
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Published Jan. 15, 2008 at 5:29 p.m.
Tags: honkeytonkitis, zad's roadhouse, hank williams, country music, swing, johnny cash

Country / Western Swing band Honkeytonkitis plays a gig at Zad's Roadhouse on Friday, Jan. 18, along with God's Outlaw. The show starts at 9 p.m.

Who is Honkeytonkitis? Band member John Steffes was happy to elaborate.

"Honkytonkitis is honky tonk served the way it used to be: tunes about losers and failures and drinkers and dreamers who come to the bar to lick their wounds and dream of getting back on top again. This is how honky tonk was created by musicians like Hank Williams, Ray Price, Faron Young, George Jones and Johnny Cash. Somewhere along the line that image got lost, Country music got 'prettified' and the whole concept of music for losers got flushed from the bathrooms of our hearts."

The band just finished a 15-song original music CD and plans to release it later this year. Honkytonkitis shows its Wisconsin roots with songs like "I'm Leaving Wisconsin" and "I've Been Everywhere" which pays tribute to the towns of America's Dairyland.



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438 S. 2nd St.
Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 271-9130

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Posted by telemonster on Jan. 17, 2008 at 11:18 p.m. (report)

Great!!! Check out the tunes on their myspace. These fella's will put on a great live show. Who ya gonna trust? Trust ME!

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Posted by sandstorm on Jan. 17, 2008 at 10:52 a.m. (report)

change the stupid name and more people would attend. trust me.

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