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Listen Up to Danny Barnes!
November 8th will mark the release of Rocket, the follow-up album to the critically acclaimed Pizza Box, by banjo pioneer and visionary, Danny Barnes.

Danny Barnes has come to redefine the banjo's perceived image in an eclectic career for which genre definitions have merely been a polite suggestion. From his early days as the driving force behind the impressive Austin-based Bad Livers (a band of pioneering Americana missionaries), through a prolific solo career (which marked the development of his trademark 'folkTronics' project, a startling approach that incorporates digital technology and various effects pedals to stretch the tonal range of the instrument), Barnes has always listened to his proudly offbeat inner voice.

On Rocket, Barnes continues to push the envelope and reinvent the wheel with the creation of the 'Barnjo'; a prototype of a hard body electric banjo with pickups that allow him to showcase his love for rock and roll, and his passion for melding genres together in a style that is quite frankly, all of his own making.

"The label 'true original' gets bandied about too often these days, but Danny Barnes deserves it." – PASTE MAGAZINE

"An eclecticism that's nothing less than endearing and simultaneously visionary." – ALL MUSIC GUIDE

"One of the most wildly inventive musicians on the planet" – AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

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