Kurt Baker Band Rocks Wisconsin #1
Here we are kicking off the tour with some intense meetings and rehearsal!
Kurt Baker Opening for Tommy Stinson(GNR/The Replacements) at TT the Bears/Union Hall
I’m super pumped to announce that the Kurt Baker Music band will be opening up for Tommy Stinson at TT the Bears. Tommy Stinson is a founding member of The Replacements and also since 1998 has been the bass guitarist for Guns N’ Roses. Pretty Rad!!!! The show is April 11 at TT the Bears! We’re playing again down in Brooklyn at Union Hall on April 12 too! Get you’re tickets here!
http://www.livenation.com/Tommy-Stinson-tickets/artist/874366
Kurt Baker – Midwest Dates 2/23-3/3
The Kurt Baker Band will be heading out to the midwest for some cheese curds and rock n roll in the next few weeks! Come out and rock! This mini tour also has the best show flyer I think I’ve ever seen!
New England
2/18 Dover, NH @ The Dover Brickhouse w/ The Connection, MMOSS, The Migs
Midwest
2/23 Wausau, WI @ Malarkey’s Pub
2/24 Sheboygan, WI @ The Green Room Pub w/ @The Jetty Boys
2/25 Neenah, WI @ Cranky Pat’s w/ Dan Vapid & the Cheats, Jetty Boys, Ian Olvera and the Sleepwalkers
3/1 Milwaukee, WI @ Linneman’s Riverwest w/ Ian Olvera & the Sleepwalkers, The Olives
3/2 Chicago, IL @ The Beat Kitchen w/ Dan Vapid & the Cheats, Banner Pilot
3/3 Madison, WI @ The Frequency w/ Banner Pilot
Get your “KR & The Dirty Gems” Buttons!
Now you can specially order “Kris Rodgers and The Dirty Gems” buttons and stick me wherever you want! You can also pick them up free at any show! Rock n roll!
Co-written tune in new movie!
I’m super happy to announce that my old band, Highway Jackson, has had our song “So Fine” placed in a new movie starring Kevin Hart called Exit Strategy! You can view the trailer below or go to the official Exit Strategy website and hear the song playing throughout your visit. This is a first for both Highway Jackson and myself so we’re all pretty excited. Rock n roll!
Exit Strategy – The Movie | An Un-Romantic Comedy
James (JAMEEL SALEEM) gets evicted from his apartment and moves in with his girlfriend of three months Kim (KIMELIA WEATHERS) and quickly discovers she’s everything he never wanted in a woman. He enlists best friends Carville (QUINCY “QDEEZY” HARRIS) and Leona (NOELLE BALFOUR), plus strangers like BIG BOY and KEVIN HART to find a relationship exit strategy; but for Kim, breaking up just isn’t an option.
Nationally-syndicated morning radio host Big Boy from KPWR Power 106 in Los Angeles is the Executive Producer of the full-length film through his production company Ida’s Son Productions with Ask Around Productions — a romantic comedy by Slamdance screenwriting finalist Jameel Saleem. Exit Strategy is Directed by Michael Whitton, Produced by Kellie Maltagliati and Hot 107.9 personality Quincy “QDeezy” Harris, and stars Jameel Saleem, Kimelia Weathers, and QDeezy, with Big Boy and Kevin Hart.
The film was shot on the HD video-enabled Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR in Los Angeles and North Hollywood, with post-production completed in Los Angeles.”
Can’t Spend Another Christmas(Without You) Video!
This was a really fun video to make! It’s all about the holiday spirit! We filmed it on my girlfriend’s day off from work and had the cats and everything involved. A real holiday treat! Filmed at Standish Rock City!
“Can’t Spend Another Christmas(Without You) – Christmas single
I’m really excited to release this Christmas single! From now until Christmas it’s “pay what you want” on bandcamp. You can get it for free in exchange for your email address. Pretty cool! It features Kurt Baker on guitar and bass, Zack Sprague on drums and it was mixed and mastered by Drew Brown. Hope you dig it. Happy Holidays!
Update!
Hey everyone!
Just wanted to say “hey!” and also let you know what I’ve been up to since being back from Europe. In between catching up on sleep, drinking buckets of coffee and running around with the coon cats I’ve had stuff to do! The Kurt Baker Band had a great record release party at Geno’s in Portland, ME back on November 26th. The Pontiff’s played a reunion show and that was really something else. Rock n roll to the core! The night after that I went down to Kennebunk to play at The Hive. It’s a cool little art gallery. Got to play some Beatles covers with Sam Anderson(who also played a great set of his own) and had my friend Lindsey Markellos Clancy do a few songs too. Overall it was a great evening!
I’m really excited to announce I’ll be doing a show with The Dirty Gems at The Red Door in Portsmouth, NH on Jan. 17th as part of my good friend, Geoff’s, Birthday Sock Hop. It’s going to be a wild party with the Kurt Baker Band, The Connection, and KR and The Dirty Gems. It’s a Tuesday night(Birthday regulations) so make sure to request some time off the next day! The poster is cool too!
Also if you haven’t heard about the Kurt Baker Band playing New Year’s Eve at Empire Dine and Dance with The Mallet Bros…now you know! Please consider us when contemplating the 100′s of New Year’s activities that evening!
Kurt Baker European Tour #10 – Germany! Wrap Up!
The trip was a huge success for the KB Band and we can’t WAIT to go back to Europe and rock again! Stay tuned for more Kris Rodgers Music updates and videos soon! Rock n roll!
Kurt Baker European Tour #9 Fidenza, IT at Taun!
This was also one of the best shows in Italy. It was the first time I DID NOT have to go under the fooseball table in Europe for being skunked. Amazing! You can also see my dictation on the wall!
