Bob Wire Music

Here’s a Bonus Joke from the Missoulian Interview…

BobWireMusicadmin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:04:35 +0000

Q: “How many hipsters does it take to change a light bulb?”
A: “It’s a really obscure number. You’ve probably never heard of it.”

That gag is courtesy of John Floridis. The laughs were flying around like bats at a Hunter Thompson party during the interview earlier this week. Many thanks to Joe Nickell and photographer Kurt Wilson for shining a bright light on J-Flo and me. Publicity like this is hard to come by.

I should point out that the title of our album was misstated in the story. It’s “Off White Christmas,” and you can hear it right now at fabulous Off White Christmas website. Why not click the shiny yellow button while you’re there, and take care of all your stocking stuffer shopping? Hey, just an idea.

This Saturday’s concert at the Downtown Dance Collective will be a holiday hoot. Lots of comedy, outstanding music, and me. For ticket info, go to ddcmontana.com.

Don’t forget to tune in to 103.3 FM today at noon, and listen to Tracy Lopez and her Live & Local Lunch! I’ll be attempting something that’s never been done before on Missoula radio. Seriously. Now get out there and have a great Friday; I gotta go change some light bulbs.

Bob Wire Week in Missoula

BobWireMusicadmin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:56:53 +0000

Lots of time in the public eye this week, promoting Off White Christmas. This morning I’ll be on the air on the Ann and Teresa and Ann show, at KBGA 89.9. You can stream it! These two women have an off-the-hook weekly comedy show, and they’ve invited me on to talk about the album, maybe play a song or two live in the studio. They’ll also play a couple of cuts off the album. Yeah, it’s early, but they are funny as hell.

Next, I’ll be on the Live and Local Lunch segment at noon at the Trail 103.3 in Missoula stream it here! http://trail1033.com/ Chip Whitson is scheduled to call in to the studio from Spokane during the show, and share some of his thoughts and stories about the making of Off White Christmas.

And of course there’s the Christmas Musical Show at Downtown Dance Collective Saturday night in Missoula. Busy week, and it’s just going to get crazier as Christmas draws near. Bundle up!

Live Off White Christmas in Missoula!

BobWireMusicadmin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:04:32 +0000

Saturday, Dec. 10, downtown Missoula, you can hear songs from Off White Christmas performed live by me and my band. Join us at the OWC Holiday Musical Show at the Downtown Dance Collective for an evening of Christmas music and laughs. Hosted by Ann and Teresa of KBGA’s Ann and Teresa and Ann Show, the Holiday Musical Show will have plenty of fun and surprises. Special Guest Star: Eden Atwood! This show is not to be missed. Tickets available at ddcmontana.com. Show starts at 7:30. Now git!

Montana Matters to California

BobWireMusicadmin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:13:14 +0000

Well, it matters to the folks who joined us at Saturday night’s benefit concert in Napa. Montana Matters kingpin daddy-o Ron Clausen hosted another killer event this year. The focus was to raise funds and awareness for the Bison Relocation Project, with the goal of reestablishing wild bison herds in their native habitat in Montana.

Shane Clouse, the pride of Missoula’s country music community, headlined a great evening that featured the fastest and most dangerous live auction this side of Gunsmoke, a few tunes from Napa’s own Salty Dawgs, and a set of songs from yours truly, including our new classic, “The Ballad of Rock Creek Ron,” which featured the entire NapaTana ~~kazoo~~ horn section.

Shane also joined me for a tender duet on one of the songs from Off White Christmas. “I Can’t Believe It’s Christmastime Again” had the audience in tears, and maybe for all the wrong reasons. I don’t know. I just work here.

Next year’s Napa Extravaganza is already scheduled for Nov. 1, 2012. Keep an eye on montanamatters.com to learn more about what they do, and what’s coming up next with this dynamic organization. Now git!

Off White Christmas Available for Pre-Order!

BobWireMusicadmin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:14:56 +0000

Well, isn’t pre-ordering the same as ordering? It’s just a matter of how long it takes to get the product! Click the link right above my face up there to find out the details…

New Christmas Song

BobWireMusicadmin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:54:33 +0000

Astounding Video

BobWireMusicadmin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:20:02 +0000

This is actual video from the recent “Punkin Chunkin’” contest held at Ryan Creek Meadows, near Missoula. Definitely not for the faint of heart.

Excellent News!

BobWireMusicadmin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:15:01 +0000

I have decided to give all my fans a Two Year Price Lock Guarantee™!

New Article in the Missoula Independent

BobWireMusicadmin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:18:57 +0000

My short essay on the rock and roll photo exhibit at Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies appears in today’s Missoula Independent. Pick up a copy (it’s free!) or check ‘em out online.
I just discovered today that they have neatly archived the articles and reviews I’ve written for them over the past several years! This includes my cover stories on Elton John and Jack Kerouac. Bob sez check it out.

Major Progress on the Christmas Album

BobWireMusicadmin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:26:49 +0000

Chip Whitson, left, working up songs with me in his kitchen in Spokane last month. It was a creative, intensive weekend of arranging and writing. He's got FIVE songs on the album, which is all original stuff. (photo: Jace Whitson)

Blog posts over at BobWireHasAPoint.com have been pretty skimpy lately, I know. I’ve been holed up in the studio, tracking and mixing songs for my upcoming Christmas album, which is entitled Off White Christmas.

I’m hoping for a great response from this, a collaboration with my old buddy and Missoula music legend Chip Whitson. Also on board are Rick Waldorf on bass (Lefty Lucy, Live Wire Choir, Full Grown Men, etc.) and the old Magnificent Bastard himself, Bob Sularz on drums. My friend Russ Parsons is adding some excellent piano work, and I have several guest vocalists, most namely the Snow Angels. The album will be packed with surprises, and hopefully you’ll be hearing cuts from it on various Missoula radio stations this holiday season.

Chip, coming up with bass parts on my little Fender Bronco bass. Playing bass barefoot is more fun. Just ask ex-Fencemender Louis Stein.

The recording process is a lot of work, lots of details to be hammered out, and just a zillion man-hours trying to polish this thing into the gem that I know it is.

The album should be available for download some time in early November, and the physical CD will hit stores in time for Black Friday. A website, offwhitechristmas.com, is also in the works.

So please check back here for more news on this and other projects.

Still hammering this website into shape, so thanks for your patience and interest in my music. Now git!