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Ritt Deitz - Mailing List

Hi music friends,

Hope you are well. Currently in musical hiding, working on some new songs and also playing a bunch of banjo with collaborators. Look for it to come out live before long, as the arsenal gets stringier all the time. Simplicity remains the order of the day, though, and I hope we can make some new beautiful music--which you'll enjoy, I also hope.

No shows for the summer, at the moment, except for a little sacred music at Plymouth UCC church in Madison on July 1st. Deitz Family there.

Otherwise, back... [read more]

Holla Body


Barry Bennett - Blog

hello beautiful...

just a note. no live performance scheduled right now, but lots of irons in the pot. a couple of recording projects. Edward Reardon and i have been kicking concepts for a Doctor Bonobo album in the future and i have sent some things to Ed's secret lab. also, been talking with David Lee Smith and Tracee Westmoreland about making at least one track together long distance style. remember that they are in Berlin and Brussels. Davidly, says he may have something in my inbox in a few weeks to play with... Why? cause it'll... [read more]

Holla Body


Barry Bennett - Mailing List

hello beautiful...

just a note. no live performance scheduled right now, but lots of irons in the pot. a couple of recording projects. Edward Reardon and i have been kicking concepts for a Doctor Bonobo album in the future and i have sent some things to Ed's secret lab. also, been talking with David Lee Smith and Tracee Westmoreland about making at least one track together long distance style. remember that they are in Berlin and Brussels. Davidly, says he may have something in my inbox in a few weeks to play with... Why?... [read more]

rhubarb grows


Barry Bennett - Blog

had a great time performing a version of this as "The Blonde Rhubarbs" along with dancers Mindy Meyers, Nadine Lollino, Lyndsae Rinio, and Brewer Bob Brown @ Drinking and Writing Theater's BEERFLY ALLEY FIGHT. BAF pairs brewers, chefs, and artists together for a day of performances, tastings, and friendly competition. a blast! enjoy the the demo i worked up for the piece. a one take wonder featuring vox and wavedrum...

CLICK: http://soundcloud.com/barry-... [read more]

music, thoughts..


Ritt Deitz - Mailing List

Hi music pals,

A couple of offerings for you.

Check out a little "gritty yet polished" show we did in Madison, now available for viewing/listening in its entirety online:

http://www.madtoastlive.com/latest/2011/12/6/episode-222-ritt-deitz.html

And a little essay I posted this morning on my blog. It's called "Johnny Cash's Asthma and the How-To Humanists":

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The Crooked Mouth - Birthdays Show


Jon Hain - Event

BAND BIRTHDAYS - Beau & Jenny
Saturday, May 19 -- 8:00pm
with Sunny Fun Sisters and Ed Reardon

The Crooked Mouth Benefit Concert


Jon Hain - Event

MAY DAY - a benefit for Occupy Chicago Defense Fund
Saturday, April 28 -- 8:00pm
with King Pignacious and Sheila Donohue

Ritt Deitz on MadToastLive - Video


Jon Hain - News

Uvulittle recording artist, Ritt Deitz, appeared on MadToastLive in February. Hosts Mary Gaines and Chris Waggoner join Ritt's band on acoustic bass, violin and mandolin. Good times! Thanks to modern technology, you can watch it from the comfort of your own home. So, sit back, relax and enjoy some back porch acoustic rock..