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BOOKING HOODANG: To book or communicate with Hoodang, contact David Rossiter: [email protected] or 734.834.3196"They’re making some of the toughest, smartest country music anywhere in the Midwest." - The Ark "Ahhhh what a relief...THE REAL DEAL! I’m a fan." - Drew Nelson"One of the most skilled and smartest songwriters around these days. His lyrics really talk to me. His music is authentic. I have received lots of inspiration from it." - Christoph Mueller"Rossiter is a storyteller first and foremost. If you like the parade of ornery hard-luck characters who have wound their way through Steve Earle’s albums, or the tough, edgy romantic characterizations of the grassroots Ontario iconoclast Fred Eaglesmith, be aware that there’s a local figure who can play in their league. And he’s got a dry leather strap of a voice to go with his songs." - James M. Manheim, The Ann Arbor Observer http://arborweb.com/reviews/0701_hoodang-review.html "Sometimes all a country song needs is a plucky mandolin and a melancholy banjo, and this Ann Arbor trio makes the most of its simple, catchy ramblers. Frontman David Rossiter has a tinder-dry voice tailor-made for pensive road maxims; gleaming pedal steel only adds to his authority." - Download.com (Hoodang is the fifth most downloaded Americana artist on Download.com; 20,200 downloads and counting)http://music.download.com/hoodang"Fine Morning is one of those so-good-they’re-scary tunes that force you to hit the repeat button just to make sure that you really heard what you just heard. Then it lingers in your head for a long, long time." - W. Kim Heron, WDET-FM and Metro Times(Band photos from The Ark show courtesy of Steve Curran)Embassy Hotel Records recording artists Hoodang blends traditional hard country, honky-tonk, country blues, and western swing with contemporary alt. country influences. The uniquely original Hoodang sound is characterized by darkly wry lyrics and driving acoustic and electric music that runs the gamut from blistering country blues to twisted, heartworn ballads.The offspring of a highly productive songwriting collaboration between singer, guitarist David Rossiter and bassist Rich Rickman, Hoodang was founded in late 2002 as a venue for their original music, as well as a means of celebrating the rich fabric that is traditional American roots music.The band has performed at a variety of venues in the midwest, including The Ark, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival Top of the Park, DylanFest, the Ann Arbor Art Fair Main Stage, Michigan Songwriters Festival, Ann Arbor Musicians For Peace, the Noreast’r Festival, Crazy Wisdom Tearoom, Wayne State Mad Anthony Festival, Trinity House Theater, Memphis Smoke, The Connections Festival, The Blind Pig, Jammin’ With Jamie-Sue, The Elbow Room and Tap Room in Ypsilanti, Magdalena’s and Mac’s Bar in Lansing, to name a few.Hoodang is about done writing the material for new record and will be going into the studio sometime this year. A live EP from a 2007 show at The Ark is also in the offing.Definition: The term hoodang is defined in the dictionary as "a wild party or a social gathering characterized by music, dancing, and exuberant celebration." The band thinks Hoodang simply means a damn good time. So throw your coat in the corner, crack open a cold one and stay a while.We hope to see you sometime out there on the road.Website http://www.hoodang.comDiscography:
HOODANG (debut album released 2004) David Rossiter: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Rich Rickman: bass
Drew Howard: pedal steel, dobro, mandolin, guitar, banjo
Neil Donato: keyboards
Dave McWilliam: drums
David Mosher: fiddle, mandolin
Sue Gillis: backing vocal
HOODANG - JUST YOUR LUCK
HOODANG - RED HOUSE (for Christoph Mueller)
HOODANG - PAST WHERE THE SHADOWS FALL
HOODANG - TEXAS EAGLE (S. Earle)
HOODANG - MISSISSIPPI TOAST
HOODANG - SADIE COME ROUND
HOODANG - ACT NATURALLY (Russell/Morrison)

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Member Since: 8/21/2005
Band Website: hoodang.com
Band Members: DAVID ROSSITER (vocals, guitar, songwriting) Returning to music after a lengthy hiatus, Ann Arbor native David Rossiter has found fertile ground in modern American roots music for bringing together his diverse musical and narrative interests. Anyone listening to his lyrical approach to songwriting, his expressive vocals, and swinging, contrapuntal picking style will recognize a wide range of traditional and contemporary influences at play. The editors at Download.com noted, "Frontman David Rossiter has a tinder-dry voice tailor-made for pensive road maxims; gleaming pedal steel only adds to his authority."DREW HOWARD (pedal steel, tele, dobro, mandolin, banjo, vocals, wisecracks) Across three decades, Drew has picked and twanged his way through the dives and concert halls of US and Europe, playing blues, rock, folk, and country with a variety of national and international acts. Drew's studio credits range from self-produced CD's (The Weepers), to music, radio, and television production in Detroit, Lansing, Chicago, and New York. Drew's hobbies are fine wines, railroadiana and Mob flicks.JOHN LATINI (bass, vocals, more wisecracks) A New York native born to a musical family, multi-instrumentalist John Latini was influenced early on by a wide variety of musical styles - from Hank Williams to Harry Belafonte, from the British Invasion to the American Survival. Later, while studying music theory in college, he was further influenced by Jazz and Rhythm and Blues, American String Music and 'da blues', and it all comes out in his musical wash.PAT BILLS (drums) Pat bought his first drum set in '83 and is still playing them. He played in alt-country bands before there was a name for it (starting in 1987), along with many other alternative (Apollo 9), slo-core (Down MF), and country punkers "The Clutters." Drew Howard saved his eardrums by pulling him into the americana/swing/bluegrass band "The Weepers" where he traded blisters and broken sticks for brushes and went from being "the loudest drummer in Lansing" (an actual quote) to a swinger. He's been featured on TV for finally finishing his BS (Mathematics/Michigan State) after 14 years, and potty training his daughter before her first birthday. During the day he stops them computers from going blinkety blink.
Influences: Hank Williams, Steve Earle, Buddy and Julie Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Hank III, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, Bob Wills, John Hiatt, Fred Eaglesmith, the Carter Family, Ry Cooder, Bakersfield Sound, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Lowell George, Bob Dylan, Eldon Shamblin, Tom Waits, Django Reinhardt, Merle Travis, Johnny Cash, Graham Parker, Bertolt Brecht, John Cage, Charles Ives, Iannis Xenakis, David Tudor, Meredith Monk, Wendell Berry, Charlotte Joko Beck, Basho, Stonehouse, Gary Snyder, and the I-Ching
Sounds Like: Hank Williams, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Fred Eaglesmith, Gram Parsons, Del McCoury, Jim Lauderdale, Hank III, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, etcetera...
Record Label: Embassy Hotel Records
Type of Label: Indie