Rodeo Film Debut in "PUNCH"

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo film debut! Rock’n’roll slasher flick “PUNCH” screens in Seattle

Where: Elks Lodge, 301 Queen Anne Ave. N (near Key Arena) When: Saturday, June 6 – 8pm.

Seattle country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo are appearing in “Punch” a zombie/slasher/hotrod movie by independent director Jay Cynik, showing in Seattle on Saturday, June 6th.

“We play the house band for a zombie bar brawl – I think. My memory is fuzzy,” says Brent. “The 24 hours we spent working on Punch were insane. Showing up on that set was like landing on a different planet. Here’s what I remember: tits, pools of blood, and a weird kid with a corndog.”

In exchange for appearing in Punch, Cynik directed a video for the Rodeo’s “I’m the Man Who Writes the Country Hits,” a not-for-the-squeamish piece that includes many scenes from the film.

“Jay is a crazy high-energy motherfucker. During shooting of the movie, working 20-hour days and putting together animated sequences for the film, he found time to make a dance remix of our Hillbilly song. Now there’s talk of a B.A.R. comic book. Jay’s a little scary. He’s our kind of guy.”

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo will be attending “Punch” in their unmistakable black cowboy gear. For your safety, it is requested that you maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from any member of the band.

Rodeo on the set. Kid Corndog (center). Much more on our day with the PUNCH crew here.

Rodeo NFTN Photo Contest Directions

Here are the directions for participation in the B.A.R/Noise for the Needy photo contest. If the directions below seem a little complicated, email your photos to brentamaker@gmail.com - we'll put 'em up on Flickr.

1. Upload your photos AFTER June 13, 2009

2. Sign in at to the Rodeo's flickr account here
User ID: brentamakerandtherodeo
Password: bar32509

3. Click on the little arrow next to “You” (under the pink “r” in the flickr logo) and select “Upload photos” from the drop-down menu.

4. Put your name under the photo you submit as a credit. Just to be sure, tag the photos with Brent Amaker and the Rodeo. Be hella cool and remember to logout when you're d-u-n done.

5. Go nuts! Lewdness and creativity will be rewarded. Quality is way more important than quantity.

Here is an alternate method with more detailed instructions (remember, you can always just email photos to brentamaker@gmail.com):

1. Go to http://www.flickr.com
Click on SIGN IN
Make sure you are not logged in as any other yahoo user.
If you are, then click SIGN IN AS A DIFFERENT USER
When the yahoo/flickr sign in page comes up clear enter the following username and password:
User: noisefortheneedy
Password: bullshit1707

From here you are in NFTN flickr pool.

2. Upload your pictures by clicking the button that says UPLOAD PICTURES. At this point you will get a chance to tag and add descriptions to each photo. Tag the photos "Brent Amaker and the Rodeo"

3. Now click on the ORGANIZE tab
Under organize, your pictures should appear at the bottom of the page. Select them all and drag them into the gray box in the middle of the page.
When they are all in the gray box then click on the tab near the top of the page that says ADD TO SET. There will be a a list that drops down. Select EXISTING SET.
A box will appear with all of the NFTN sets. Find the NFTN/B.A.R. Costume Photo competition and click ADD. There you have it. Your photos have been added to the set. Log off and act nonchalant.

Confused? Email your photos to brentamaker@gmail.com and we'll put them up for you.

Enough computer crap! Get your costume together and get crackin'!

"Cowboys in Montana" taking another trip around the world

for further information contact:

Brent Amaker:

brent@brentamaker.com

Management: Leigh Bezezekoff

Leigh@soundandvisionmusic.com

for immediate release: Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Time for your Rodeo geography lesson…
Seattle band’s “Cowboys in Montana” rides back to Europe for
German compilation CD

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo’s song, Cowboys in Montana, has already had quite a life. It’s been the backbone of the Rodeo’s wild live shows across the US, Canada, and Europe. It also appeared on the band’s second album, Howdy Do (2008, Gravewax Records).

Now Cowboys… is going back to Europe to appear on “Ride the Pale Horse,” a compilation of blood-drenched country music on German label Wolverine Records. Copies can be ordered online through Interpunk. “Ride the Pale Horse” is available online now and the CD will be released in stores throughout Europe and the UK on Friday, May 8.

Cowboys in Montana, with odd lyrics like “Wet your whistle in El Paso/Where tequila flows like gin/They make cowboys in Montana/But in Texas they make men,” has been a source of confusion for Rodeo fans all over the world.

“This song is right at home on an international compilation,” says songwriter Brent Amaker. “A lot of people think the lyrics to Cowboys in Montana were written in English, translated into Japanese, then translated back into English by a computer. Interesting theory, but it’s just not true. I say what I mean and I know what I’m talking about.”

Fair enough, Mr. Amaker!

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo have just finished recording their third full-length album and are planning US and European tours in 2009.

Online Orders: http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=30663&

Wolverine Records: www.wolverine-records.de/

For more information on Brent Amaker and the Rodeo: www.myspace.com/brentamakerandtherodeo