 www.myspace.com/johndehner
Our record is on iTunes.
Here is the latest news....
A bunch of bands and people are getting together at Player's Pub in Bloomington on August 17th, a Sunday afternoon, to play music and raise some money for our good friend Terry R. Turley, who has had some recent, very serious medical concerns. The line-up will be posted very soon---and yes, there will be a Crew Cab Dually reunion!! Please join us and support local music and a great local musician!!! Any and all dontions gratefully accepted.
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I attempted to play a solo show in Indianapolis at Local's Only on Saturday, June 7th, with Weeds of Eden, Otto the musical comic and thesociety who were the headliners (and also the organizers who were kind enough to invite me to join in.) And then it started raining....You know the rest of the story---floods, raging rivers, highways washed away to crumbling stone, locusts-----the show went on without me. I hope to return to Local's Only in October. Unless there's a leaf storm...
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December 2007
Many of us were shocked and saddened by the untimely death of our friend and fellow enthusiast Evan Farrell in an Oakland house fire in December. A uniquely talented and versatile musician, a loving son, husband and dad, and very likely one of the sweetest and funniest people around, Evan is greatly missed by his friends and especially his family. There isn't a building big enough to hold all the people whose life was made a little better by having crossed paths with the guy, but the Bluebird in Bloomington had to suffice. On Sunday, January 20th, there was a memorial service at the Buskirk Chumley Theater, followed by a benefit concert at the Bluebird. Proceeds went to his family.
Go to Musical Family Tree for more info about Evan, his music and his very extended family.
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I
was a call-in guest on National Public Radio's "A Way With Words" on Saturday, December 1st. I've long enjoyed this interesting show
about language, grammar and word usage, and I called in with a question about the distinction between an "album" and a "compact disc." If you've never heard me bitch and complain in person, this is the next best thing. They even featured a brief snippet of one of my songs! Go to their website for more info regarding what public radio stations carry
the show, and to find out when it airs in your area. In this part of Indiana, the place to listen is WFYI (90.1 FM) in Indianapolis, and the show starts at noon. I am the last caller, so I've been told. You can listen online as well. I believe they are called podcasts, or something.
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Thanks to all eleven of you who cheered us on at our recent appearance at Radio Radio in Indianapolis. And thanks to all the other bands---
Hey Hey Melodica, Kentucky Nightmare, The Delicious and
The Receiver----for your fine music.
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May 2007 There are some brand new Enthusiasts in the world!!
A warm welcome to little Sophia and Atticus!
Thank goodness this band has such a great maternity/paternity leave policy. Very liberal and flexible and generous, just like the pay scale....
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Our winter tour was a great success! Thanks to Chad, Shane, Jim and WFHB for having us play live as part of the Local Music Show. Hopefully our performance will be available soon as a download...and thanks to everyone at Max's Place!
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John is a Bloomington, Indiana-based songwriter who in 2005 released
his debut album, Childhood Music. Recorded at Farm Fresh
Studios with his band, The Enthusiasts, the record is a fine example
of the ragged blend of rock-and-roll, pop and folk music that he’s
been making since the late eighties. For many years content to play a handful
of occasional local shows in support of artists like Richard Buckner, Vic Chesnutt,
and Thee Shams, Dehner and his Enthusiasts have enlisted
a few friends and local luminaries to record Childhood Music, and
now they’re eager to bring these hand-made songs to a wider
audience.
Want to find out more about John and the band?
Here’s is a list of upcoming shows, and a bunch of past shows.
Here's where you can listen to the music,
or find out how and where to buy the record.
Want to hear our songs on the radio? Our favorite community radio
station is playing whatever it damn well pleases, without commercial
interruption. Check out WFHB,
91.3 and 98.1 FM. Call 323-1200 and request a song from Childhood
Music, or from any record you like. Those airwaves belong to you. There are a lot of great independent radio stations out there.
Check out the links page.
www.myspace.com/johndehner
Here's a recent review of our new record:
"No stranger to Bloomington's evolving music scene, John Dehner has been playing around town clubs and coffeehouses since the 1980's. That his latest album is his debut album may come as a bit of a surprise. However, after cracking the jewel case, the album's title seems like a literary device of juxtaposition. "Childhood Music" might suggest a Brian Wilson affinity, but the album is quite contrarily underpinned with a recondite, back-porch wisdom.
Genre-wise, "Childhood Music" mixes the general sensibilities of Van Morrison, Neil Young and a later-era Bruce Springsteen into a smooth yet rickety brand of folk-inspired pop rock. Dehner’s band, the Enthusiasts, includes (deep breath) Merrie Sloan on vocals, guitar and upright bass; Sophia Travis on accordion, organ, piano and vocals; Danny Deckard on drums and mandolin; Brent “Cleetus” Lamping on bass; Evan Farrell on lap steel; and Joe Donnelly on alto saxophone.
Farm Fresh Studios provided a fitting production for “Childhood Music.” Each instrument sounds autonomous; it’s the musicians synergy that makes the songs cohesive. On “Look Around You”, vocal oohs naturally mirror organ strains as the song transitions to a warm, sax-led instrumental. Again, on “Dusty Sunbeam”, Donnelley’s sax adds warmth and color, and the harmony and backing vocals pair beautifully with Dehner’s voice. “Childhood Music” may have been a longtime coming, but the songs’ craft and instrumentation, which could only be blended so perfectly by the judgment of fine musicians, attests to the tenure that has developed Dehner’s discerning ears."
--Bloomington HeraldTimesScene December 15-21, 2005
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