Jon Roniger (www.jonroniger.com or www.myspace.com/jonroniger) - Jon Roniger's heartfelt roots rock is a truly American slice of songwriting a la John Hiatt, Steve Forbert and Tom Petty. Roniger has music placements on HGTV, Platinum Babies and the theme song for UK based company Bedford for Beds. He also has a song in the full length feature film "Island of Fantasy" due for a Fall 2011 release. Touring internationally since 2007, his last record "Charmed Life" saw regular spins on BBC, BBC Whales and BBC Scotland and Nationally broadcast Radio Amsterdam. Recently selected for The 2011 French Quarter Festival and The 2011 Key West Songwriters Festival, Roniger has played such renowned venues as Nashville's Blue Bird Cafe, Atlanta's Eddie's Attic, San Francisco's Great American Music Hall and New Orleans' House of Blues.
Back line Requirements; can play solo, duo (two guitars/ two vocals) or trio (guitar/vocals, bass and percussion)
"There surely is a market for this music. If you are a fan of this genre "Charmed Life" is decent extension of your collection."
Releasedate: 01-09-2008
By: Sabine van Gameren
"He pours his heart out to the listener and does this with a lot of devotion." [Podiuminfo]
"The cd offers a variety of calm, sensitive songs, happy sing-a-long songs, rock songs and ballads. All straight from the heart accompanied by high quality music that services the lyrics." [Muzikantenweb]
"Charmed Life consists of a fluent mix of styles as americana, alt-rock andcountry(rock)." [SBS Text]
"New Orleans' best kept secret." [TV Film Magazine]
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Buy all of Jon Roniger's music via PAYPAL through the links below;
Jon Roniger "Charmed Life" available here;
Jon Roniger "My World" available here;
Jon Roniger "Addicted" available here;
Jon Roniger "Songs in the Raw Vol 1" available here for $8;
Jon Roniger "Songs in the Raw Vol. 2" available here for $8;
Jon Roniger "Songs in the Raw Vol. 3" Available here for $8;
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"Jon Roniger's music is full of heart and smarts." – A&R Select
"Roniger's third album is very much in the American singer-songwriter tradition, with nods to the likes of Paul Simon, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp along the way. It was recorded in Nashville with a host of session musicians that have worked with the likes of Dylan, Tori Amos, Garth Brooks and many others. The resulting music is very much Americana, with the roots element really to the fore. And it is well done too, with Roniger being a skillful songwriter, who is able to write with both passion and finesse".
RS – Classic Rock Society June/July Issue
"This isn't one of your carefully formatted recordings, lacking in imagination. Roniger follows his muse like a hobo jumping a moving freight riding the curves, inclines and downward slopes. So full of adventure, Roniger is true Americana. Scripting smart lines, he tracks his fantasies and descriptive tales that grip the listener from the off"
MH – Maverick Magazine (UK)
"One look at the guests on this release from San Francisco based roots rocker Jon Roniger and you realize that what you have is quality through and through. Robert Reynolds, Al Perkins, Paul Deakin and Thad Cockrell all help to project the 13 original songs that make up this superb release. Opening track "The Way I Feel" is a sizzler, setting the tone for the rest of the album. A songs about life's injustices could have been morose, but mix a killer guitar riff and Jon's whiskey soaked vocal and what we get is an upbeat telling of the fact that there is light at the end of the tunnel, to give mankind hope.
Jon's songs mirror the way we live our lives, the ups and the downs, "Only Human" being the perfect example, the song telling that we all make mistakes, at some stage, but at least we tried. Standout track for me is the wonderful "Lips Like Candy", a bar room rocker with a great sax break mid way through. Try stopping your feet tapping to this track if you dare, the song containing the wonderful line "she was a devil hiding in angel's clothes".
Put simply, an excellent album from a superb songwriter."
Properganda – August Issue (UK)
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