Ross Neilsen
Bands On The Run
Mar0503:16 PM
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Thorny Bleeder Records artists are cutting a swath through the Canadian prairies and are touring all over the country during the next four weeks.
Check out the list of Tour Dates below for each band while they make the long trek to Toronto for Canadian Music Week.
And for all the music fans in Southern Ontario, don't miss out on the extra-special Thorny Bleeder Records Showcase in St. Catharines on Tuesday, March 9th at The Mansion House, with special guest headliners Flatlined. Check out the event on Facebook here.
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Ross Neilsen #2 on the College Charts
Feb0410:52 AM
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Congrats to Ross Neilsen for moving up the College Folk/Roots/Blues Charts to the #2 position!
See the full charts here.
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Thorny Bleeder Artists On Tour
Jan3104:45 PM
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A slew of Thorny Bleeder Records artists will be hitting the road and travelling across the country in March, with many gigs booked between Vancouver and Quebec.
More dates are being booked almost daily, so join your favourite band's Facebook fan page and watch out for a live show near you.
Bands on tour include TV Heart Attack, Columbia, Burning Borders, The Rebellion, and Ross Neilsen and Sufferin' Bastards.
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Ross Neilsen Performs At The 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Jan3104:54 PM
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Ross Neilsen - Back For More
Guess who just got the official invite to perform at the Olympics? Ross Neilsen!
Yeaaah! Congrats man, and well deserved.
Ross Neilsen will be playing his solo set at the Atlantic Canada House (otherwise known as the Arts Club Theatre) on Granville Island.
Stay tuned for performance dates and times. In the meantime you read Ross's blog about his news here.
And don't forget to download Ross's first two albums for FREE on our downloads page here.
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Free The Music: 3 More Albums Released For Free
Jan1501:10 PM
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While many in the music industry may call us crazy, we like to think of ourselves as forward thinkers embracing a new reality. Our goal, our responsibility...is to have our music heard by the world.
Let's face it, there's no shortage of music to listen to these days. In fact, it can be quite overwhelming. But what good does music do any of us if it's locked in an online vault where you have no chance of discovering it?
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Podcast: Interview with Ross Neilsen
Jan1408:54 PM
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Ross Neilsen and The Sufferin' Bastards are in Mississippi right now, recording their next album for Thorny Bleeder Records with Cody Dickinson (drummer for North Mississippi Allstars) at the famed Zebra Studios.
Check out this 15 min. chat I just had with Ross where he tells us all about his adventures down South and what we can expect with his upcoming album.
LISTEN HERE:
MP3 Podcast: An Interview with Ross Neilsen (to Download and Save to your library or desktop, right click and “Save Link As”)
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Help Send Ross Neilsen To Mississippi
Dec1811:41 AM
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Ross Neilsen and the Sufferin Bastards are an old school band in many ways, but they ain’t-yo-grand-daddies-kinda blues. The boys are coming off their 3rd cross Canada tour, hoisting a nomination for 'Best New Group' at this years Maple Blues Awards, and they need your help this Xmas.
They're hosting an online bottle drive to cover the $12,000 cost of heading to Zebra Ranch studios in Mississippi to record with producer, Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi All-Stars, Hill Country Review).
Donate the proceeds from your 'empties' at www.rossneilsen.com this holiday season and keep the blues alive!
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They're hosting an online bottle drive to cover the $12,000 cost of heading to Zebra Ranch studios in Mississippi to record with producer, Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi All-Stars, Hill Country Review).
Donate the proceeds from your 'empties' at www.rossneilsen.com this holiday season and keep the blues alive!
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Just Released! Ross Neilsen 'Early Grave'
Nov1607:07 PM
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MP3: Ross Neilsen - Back For More
Tuesday, November 17th brings us the official release date for Ross Neilsen and his blistering slab of blues-rawk, the critically acclaimed 'Early Grave' album.
So don't delay and download the album from any digital store, or find it on the shelf of your favourite Canadian music store to hear for yourself what all the buzz is about with this smoking hot blues phenom.
Ross and his band the Sufferin' Bastards are in the middle of yet another national Canadian tour in support of the record, and the momentum just keeps picking up steam with each and every gig they play.
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Ross Neilsen Nominated For Maple Blues Award
Oct3111:08 AM
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Our Halloween hearts are filled with pride as we announce that Ross Neilsen has just been nominated as Best New Artist for a Maple Blues Award. We couldn't agree more with the nomination as Ross Neilsen and his Sufferin' Bastards are without a doubt one of the hardest working blues acts in this country, playing upwards of 200 self-booked shows a year.
To read Ross's take on the nomination, visit his Global Domination Blog here: http://rossneilsen.blogspot.com/2009/10/maple-blues-nomination.html
This nomination couldn't come at a better time as we here at Thorny Bleeder Records will be officially releasing the amazing Ross Neilsen album, Early Grave, on November 17, worldwide.
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Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin' Bastards National Tour
Sep2411:08 AM
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MP3: ROSS NEILSEN - BACK FOR MORE
Well it's that time of year again folks. You know, the days get shorter, the nights longer, the leaves are turning, mustaches are growing and rock 'n roll is infecting earpussies in Canada from one coast to another.
Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin' Bastards are about to embark on their third National Tour in 12 months and all of us at Thorny Bleeder Records are super stoked. We'll be announcing the official worldwide re-release of the studio album Early Grave in the very near future, so keep your eyes on The Bleeder Blog for updates.
This tour will take the three bastards from their home in New Brunswick out to where the Trans Canada ends in the mystical and intoxicating locale of Tofino, and then back home again.
Check out the dates below and get yer sweet little asses out to a show, and don't forget to tell a friend. Other dates will be added soon so keep checking back...Click To Read More...
Neilsen's Obsession Good For Fans
Jun1604:33 PM
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Ross Neilsen continues to generate lots of press across the country, thanks in large part to his non-stop touring from coast to coast, and to his relentless work ethic.
Today's latest press on Neilsen rolls in from New Brunswick, care of The Daily Gleaner. I've reprinted the article below, as it originally appeared at this link.
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Ross Neilsen To Record With Acclaimed Producer Jim Dickinson
Jun0908:02 PM
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East Coast blues artist Ross Neilsen is putting plans in place for his next studio album, to be recorded early in 2010, and has just confirmed that the album will be recorded at Zebra Ranch with acclaimed producer Jim Dickinson, father of Luther and Cody of three-time Grammy nominated North Mississippi All Stars.
Among many other production and performance credits, Dickinson recorded "Wild Horses" with the Rolling Stones in 1969 for their album 'Sticky Fingers'. He also played on Bob Dylan's 'Time Out Of Mind', 1998's Grammy winning Record of the Year.
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Ross Neilsen LIVE on CBC Radio, June 6
Jun0309:32 AM
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Ross Neilsen - Back For More
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Saturday afternoons at 5:05 p.m.
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East Coast Blues Artist Ross Neilsen Announces Distribution Deal and 40 Date Canadian Tour
Apr1410:10 AM
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FREDERICTON -- East Coast blues artist Ross Neilsen might sing the blues but he sure does have a lot to be happy about lately. With a successful solo acoustic tour wrapped up only days ago, Neilsen is smiling ear to ear as he announces the signing of a distribution deal with Thorny Bleeder Records, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Thorny Bleeder Records Update
Apr0304:08 PM
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- 5 New Artist signings.
- 1 NEW Management signing.
- Thorny Bleeder Records Live Showcase.
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Featured Artist: Ross Neilsen
Mar0510:36 AM
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Two time ECMA (East Coast Music Association) nominee and two time CBC Rising Star Award winner, Ross Neilsen, eats, breathes and sleeps the blues.
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