Goodbye TX, Going Back Home to MN for the Summer and Maybe for Good

Doesn't really seem like 7 months have passed since I was counting down leaving MN and releasing my 2nd single but it has.  Now I'm counting down the days to Leaving TX and heading back home for the summer.  I Won't Miss You MN remains my most viewed YouTube video at over 21,000 views.  I'll definitely miss some things about TX but not as much as I've grown to miss home.

I still haven't been able to raise the attention of press in MN but while in TX I managed to kick up a little dust with the press.

“Whiskey Talkin @mst0ne Swampy southern rock with big voice! Great sound..... Chorus is killer”

- @ReviewRhino, ReviewRhino (Dec 14, 2013) 

“MADAME OF MUSIC ‏@OfMadame onTwitter @mst0ne "I Won't Miss You MN" Great song:-)) great voice ; )”

- Kellie Levans, MILWAUKEE ROCK MUSIC EXAMINER (Dec 19, 2013)

“Check out this great new interview with rising country talent Mark Stone.”

- Admin, iMoveiLive Online Music Magazine (Dec 26, 2013)

“BestMusicNews4uRadio @BestMusicNews4U Mark Stone( @mst0ne)and the Dirty Country Band Country Rock - "Whiskey Talkin'" bit.ly/1cHe353 Just Simple, well done Kick ASS Rock! #BMN4U #Influence”

- @BestMusicNews4U, @BestMusicNews4U (Feb 01, 2014)

“You have a cool sound(reminded me instantly of something similar to GNR), I like the catchy songs and you obviously know how to write.”

- Breakout Artist Management, Breakout Artists Management (Feb 25, 2014)

“Mark Stone and the Dirty Country Band describe their sound as what “A Honky Tonk Bar Brawl Between the Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Alice in Chains Would Sound Like. Turning Southern Rock to 11 one gig at a time.” Mark Stone is the lead Singer Guitar Player and mad scientist behind Mark Stone and the Dirty Country Band and the creator of #Gruntry.”

- Niji Magazine, Niji Magazine (Feb 27, 2014)

“Whiskey Talkin' I would say more of the rock with some blues guitar than a country song, unlike what I think of as a classic rock song it's not as fast and upbeat. With the blues style guitars it gives another feel about the song, and the actual riffs are amazing. There's also a familiarity to them, something that after a long time and listening to a lot of sounds I found the familiarity in Bon Jovi. It's not the whole song I found the similarity just the catchy guitar riffs. There's a great vocal range though out the song, more than I was expecting to be honest. In the rare times I've listened to this style of music I'd found the vocals can often be lacking, but Mark's voice is really good, making the lyrics clear and stand out against the music its self. Lyrics is this a story of a man in love with the alcohol or not? I find it hard to tell. Over all I enjoyed the song, it wasn't something I got bored of as I had it on repeat but I wouldn't have called it country by any means.”

- Emma Poynter-Keenan, An Unsigned World (Apr 13, 2014)

And the very 1st  Review of The Sequel album available for Pre-Order Now on http://markstonemn.com

“I really wasn’t sure what to expect before listening to these songs, I had my thoughts on what I was in for, but I’m pleased to say that my expectations were exceeded after having listened to all six tracks. I was expecting a dirty hard rocking roadhouse band, but I got some terrific well written songs that really did blend many more modern rock styles with country influence like I’ve never heard before, going from “heartland rock” to heavy grungy roadhouse blues and not caring what listeners think. I look forward, as I recommend others should, for the full album when it comes out.”

- Phil Lisotti, Rock Review Phil (Apr 12, 2014)

By the time I leave TX I should Know if we'll be playing #ernieballbattleofthebands #rockontherange

We are currently the #4BuzzRatedBand out of over 300 entries you can still vote for us on http://rotr.battleofthebands.com/u/mst0ne and if you look in the comment section you'll find a Free download of I Won't Miss You MN as a way of saying thank you for voting from us to you

If you are in the MN this summer you can catch Mark Stone and the Dirty Country Band at:

Delano Lanes & Entertainment - May 24th @ 9:00pm http://www.reverbnation.com/show/12960618

Arizonas - May 25th & 26th @ 8:00pm http://www.reverbnation.com/show/12960690

Thunder Valley Bar & Grill - June 6th @ 9:00pm http://www.reverbnation.com/show/13029356

JR's Outpost - June 13th @ 9:00pm http://www.reverbnation.com/show/13128888

NorthStar Bar - June 14th @ 9:30pm http://www.reverbnation.com/show/13128898

Catch the Radio Show Turn it 2-11 Every Wednesday 5:30-6pmCST http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mst0ne

http://twitter.com/mst0ne

2 New Lyric Videos From Mark Stone and the Dirty Country Band "The Sequel"

First I would like to Thank All of you who have Pre-Ordered "The Sequel" without you I would've had to do a crowdfunding campaign to finish this record and I did NOT want to do that. So far I've been very fortunate that enough of you want to hear my music that recording it has paid for itself.  I'm not bagging on anybody who has, HELL, most of the known Universe is going that route.  It just didn't feel right to me.  Just a little over 1,000 of you will have the 3 bonus songs that will not be on the album and you will be sent those songs as well as the 3 remaining songs that will be on the album when they are completed.  For the rest of you the 6 songs are available now as singles on http://markstonemn.com Including these 2 new Lyric video Tracks

And the 4X4 Favorite

Not to Mention the anxious for the weekend anthem "Lost Weekend"

                                    

Also Available for sale as singles "Livin' the Dream and No One's Leavin'"

There's no plans for videos for these songs or the remaining 3 but you will be able to hear them on Wednesdays at 5:30-6pmCST on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mst0ne if you are interested.  Remember you can still get the first 2 EP's Free in the comments sections of these Vote pages until the end of June http://rotr.battleofthebands.com/u/mst0ne and http://warped.battleofthebands.com/u/mst0ne

We are also entered in the Battle of the Bands to Play at Sturgis

http://bigsturgisgig.com/contestant-bio.php?CID=578

You can vote 5X a day listen to streaming audio and share with all your friends we got into this one late so we can use all the help we can get to catch up.

Vote Both #ernieball Contests from 1 site and get FREE EP Downloads for Your Efforts

For those of you who like visual to go along with your intellectual stimulation here is a how to video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pOQQfMBSZM
There is only 1 active #ernieballbattleofthebands contest running now.  Please click on icon or link below and vote 4 us you will find 2 Free EP Downloads in the Comments.

http://warped.battleofthebands.com/u/mst0ne

Vote for us to play Sturgis http://bigsturgisgig.com/contestant-bio.php?CID=578

Please use the share button too and let everyone you know
know that they can get some FREE music from us we hope
you'll continue to vote for us for any future #ernieball contests.  We will always do what we can for our friends and fans that support us. You will always find something cool in the comments of every contest.  Feel free to leave your own comments too. If you'd like to be more social with us on Twitter- http://twitter.com/mst0ne or on
Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/markstonemn
YouTube- http://www.youtube.com/user/shad0wst0ne

If you are brand new to Mark Stone and the Dirty Country band and you'd like a little more background than what is given on the contest sites or you just want to check out some of the recent press the band has generated here's a couple of introduction pieces.  This Video Interview was done by iMoveiLive Online Music Magazine.

or check out the piece done by Niji Magazine http://bit.ly/NijiMag

Lastly as a music lover myself every Wednesday at 5:30-6pmCST I do a radio show called

Turn It 2-11 Radio where I shamelessly and selfishly play a bunch of music I like for 30 minutes and invite everyone I know to come along for a listen. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mst0ne

If You Want to be included send MP3 Submission via email to mst0ne@me.com

Find Additional Radio Podcasts with Turn It Up 2X11 Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio

#Gruntry, #Southern Rock, #Hard Country, #Outlaw Music, #mst0ne, #TheDirtyCountryBand