Last updated 5/17/09

5/17/09

MANITOBA ROCKS ROAD RECOVERY BENEFIT

Handsome Dick Manitoba represented at the Road Recovery benefit honoring Wayne Kramer in NYC on May 1. Check out a video featuring the Handsome One, plus a report on and photos from the event.

Kramer, Manitoba and other participants in the night's events headed out to the Sing Sing maximum-security facility the next day to perform for its prisoners. Read a report here.

5/6/09

THUNDERBOLT THANKS!

J.P. would like to thank: EVERYONE in Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black; the staff and crew of the Donaufestival (especially Lisi) for a fantastically run event; The 4000+ that came out; our bill-mates Antony and the Johnsons and Cocorosie. Wonderful town (Krems, Austria), wonderful time.

4/13/09

HANDSOME DICK JOINS NYC BENEFIT LINEUP

We are incredibly pleased to announce...

Special guest performers IGGY POP, GILBY CLARKE (Guns N' Roses), HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA (Dictators), BUN E. CARLOS (Cheap Trick, Tinted Windows) and BOOTS RILEY (The Coup, Streetsweeper) will perform at the May 1st event at the Nokia Theatre honoring WAYNE KRAMER and benefiting New York children's charity Road Recovery.

Following is the FULL updated list of performers confirmed for the benefit performance:

Iggy Pop, Perry Farrell, Etty Farrell, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer, Handsome Dick Manitoba, Gilby Clarke, Don Was, Billy Bragg, Bun E. Carlos, Boots Riley. With special performances by Joan as Police Woman, Miggs, Ours, Crazy James. Hosted by Matt Pinfield.

Please join us. That's so much star power for the people's price of $25, it's almost impossible to imagine!

Tickets available through Ticketmaster.

4/8/09

J.P. REJOINS THE CIRCUS, AND IS THRILLED

J.P. "Thunderbolt" Patterson will be back in The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black for at least one show, at the Donau Festival in Krems, Austria, May 1st. Perhaps the Samoa designed "Mark of the Beast" catsuit?

4/5/09

HDM MVP OF YANKEE STADIUM CEREMONY

Handsome Dick Manitoba was amongst the first to check out the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y., last week, as a VIP invited to take part in the opening of the park's Hard Rock Cafe. Check out this new clip of the ceremonial guitar smashing, this Yankees.com video of the event, these wire service photo galleries, plus these photos:

The KING OF MEN at RELIGIOUS SERVICES



With BERNIE WILLIAMS at THE NEW SHRINE in Da' South Bronx!



With DARRYL MC DANIELS of Run-DMC

3/24/09

THUNDERBOLT PATTERSON AT MUSIKMESSE!

Our own J.P. "Thunderbolt" Patterson will be at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, April 1-5. You can find him in the various hospitality rooms of the companies he endorses:

Vic Firth drumsticks
Pearl drums
Remo drumheads
Sabian cymbals
Latin Percussion

J.P. will also be attempting to accomplish the vaunted "German double triple": 100 wursts, 100 beers.

2/10/09

J.P. LIVE ON THE RADIO

Last-minute alert for Wednesday, Feb. 11: Catch J.P. on Mohawk College Radio (available on the Internets here) at 2 p.m. EST.

1/15/09

MANITOBA ON OBAMA

The New York Post Online features an extraordinary video clip of Handsome Dick talking about the historic election of Barack Obama. Two minutes of pure Manitoba. Watch and learn.

1/12/09

VIVA THUNDERBOLT!

J.P. is proud to announce his endorsement deal with Latin Percussion. You've heard their fine cowbells on "DWI" and "Faster & Louder," as well as all the side percussion on "Thunderboss."

NAMM-BOLT

J.P will be all over the NAMM convention in Anaheim, 1/15-18. Catch up with him at the booths for all his sponsors: Vic Firth sticks, Pearl drums, Remo heads, Sabian cymbals and Latin Percussion.