Robert J. @ The Cutting Edge Music Conference in New Orleans!	Posted: Aug 25, 2008
From the very first moment I got to New Orleans I felt at home there. On my first afternoon in town, I walked through the French Quarter and before I left, I had played on Bourbon Street in a funky little place called the Funky Pirate. My thanks to Mark Penton for getting me up on his stage and letting me do a few tunes. On Friday night, I did my showcase at The Kerry Irish Pub. Great place and great people! Thanks to Chip Wilson for helping with the sound and thanks to Doris for the opportunity. And Saturday night, I got to do another solo show at The Blue Nile on Frenchman Street before a great Americana band from Shreveport, LA by the name of Dirtfoot. Check them out! It was great to hang out with Pete Knapp from Shut Eye Records and the whole staff from SJK Public Relations, not to mention enjoying all the food and music and soul and spirit that the Big Easy had to offer. Let the Good Times Roll!!!!!!!!
#15 on the Roots Rock Chart and #1 in Wisconsin!	Posted: Aug 22, 2008
http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/2.0/charts.php?name=altcountry
#17 On The Roots Rock Chart	Posted: Aug 8, 2008
http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/2.0/charts.php?name=altcountry
The Colorado or Bust Radio Show Tour	Posted: Aug 8, 2008
My thanks to all our friends and family who gave us such a warm welcome throughout Colorado. KBUT, KDNK and KRFC .....Thanks for letting me come in and play some new songs and spin some of the songs off the new CDs! You got to love it! Real Radio for real people!
Still Climbing the Roots Rock Chart! This week #22!	Posted: Jul 18, 2008
http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/2.0/charts.php?name=altcountry
#25 on The Roots Rock Chart	Posted: Jul 15, 2008
The Rowdy Prairie Dogs are Climbing the chart!!!! #25 this week on The Roots Rock Chart! http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/2.0/charts.php?name=altcountry
#36 on the Roots Rock Chart!	Posted: Jul 4, 2008
After the first week, The RPDs land at #36 on the Roots Rock Chart! Awe Yeah! http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/2.0/charts.php?name=altcountry
The Revenge of THE ROWDY PRAIRIE DOGS #19 on Euro-Americana Chart!	Posted: Jul 2, 2008
http://home.hetnet.nl/~noci48/ After only one week of going for radio, we find ourselves getting a lot of spins in Europe. Thanks for listening!
The Rowdy Prairie Dogs with THE BODEANS!!!!	Posted: Jun 25, 2008
JULY 13th, 2008 @ LEACH Ampitheater, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 6:00PM $10 Tickets.
Steel Bridge Song Fest	Posted: Jun 19, 2008
It was an honor to be at the Steel Bridge Song Festival in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin last weekend. My thanks to pat mAcdonald and everyone who made this wonderful event happen. I got to sing on stage for the finale with Jackson Browne(one of my all time songwriting heroes) along with all the talented musicians and songwriters involved with the Fest. It's going to happen again next year so put the 2nd week of June on your calendars and come to one of the neatest little towns on any of the Great Lakes and enjoy the music. The Rowdy Prairie Dogs played an inspired showcase to a packed house at the Fest and I wound up jamming with Freedy Johnson until way too late or ..way too early as the case may be. YOU GOT TO LOVE THE MUSIC!
RADIO RELEASE DATE ...........JUNE 23, 2008	Posted: May 19, 2008
PopBomb Records is partnering with Shut Eye Records to promote "The Revenge of the Rowdy Prairie Dogs" to Americana Radio! The worldwide Radio Campaign will begin June 23, 2008!
The Rowdy Prairie Dogs/Robert J. win 6 MAMAs!!!!!!	Posted: May 12, 2008
The Madison Area Music Awards last Saturday at The Barrymore Theater will be a night to remember for the rest of my life. Thank you to all the fans and to my music peers who voted for "A Beautiful Blur" and the "Rowdy Prairie Dogs" songs and CDS. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Again I want to thank all the musicians who played on these records and I want to officially apologize to Mike Zirkel and Smart Studios for leaving them out of my special thanks. I will be naming my next born child Mike Zirkel Conaway and our next CD will be titled, The Revenge of Mike Zirkel for the amazing contributions Mike has made to my recorded life. Thank you Mike Zirkel!) I also want to thank Kenny Koeppler at The Sound Garden for his contribution to these recordings. And ............The awards are: Rock Album of the Year "A Beautiful Blur" Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year "The Revenge of The Rowdy Prairie Dogs" Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year Loved Like That - The Rowdy Prairie Dogs Folk/Americana Song of the Year Home Movies - The Rowdy Prairie Dogs Pop Song of the Year A Room With A View - Robert J. Male Vocalist of the Year Robert J.
Some COOL Shows coming up this Summer!	Posted: Apr 25, 2008
This summer is going to be a great beginning for us. We'll be playing The Steel Bridge Festival in Sturgeon Bay! Opening for The New Riders of the Purple Sage in Waupaca! Playing the Riverfront Rendezvous(Fireworks/Music) in Stevens Point! Playing SUMMERFEST at the big party in Milwaukee! Check out our Tour Page for more details! Feel free to sign our guestbook. Happy Trails to all of you! The RPDs
Robert J./The Rowdy Prairie Dogs Receive 7 Nominations for MAMA Awards!	Posted: Apr 9, 2008
Robert J. is nominated for his new PopBomb Records releases, "A Beautiful Blur" and The Rowdy Prairie Dogs for "The Revenge of the Rowdy Prairie Dogs" CD! The Nominations are... A Beautiful Blur...Rock Album of the year. The Revenge of the Rowdy Prairie Dogs...Country/Bluegrass Album of the year. Loved Like That...Country song of the year. A Room With A View... Pop song of the year. Home Movies... Folk/Americana song of the year. Male Vocalist - Robert J. Instrumentalist - Robert J. To vote for your favorite MAMA nominees (And it is an honor to be nominated with such a wonderful pool of Madison area songwriters) Go to www.themamas.org There will be a $5 donation charge to vote, but your money goes directly to fund kids music programs. Plus, you'll enjoy the music!!