It’s 2012 and the Bonanza Express rolls on down the track...

Bonanza & Son was very pleased to take part in the Proper Radio podcast today.

The inimitable Trevor Dann hosted a roundtable on the top Country and Americana albums of 2011.
The other guests were Barry Everitt from ‘House Of Mercy’ Radio
and James Hodder from our very own ResonanceFM

The top six albums were (in no particular order)
Eilen Jewel-Queen of the Minor Key
Gurf Morlix-Blaze Foley’s 113th Wet Dream
Israel Nash Gripka-Barn Doors & Concrete Floors
Guy Clark-Songs & Stories
Slaid Cleaves-Sorrow & Smoke
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Here We Rest

The show will go out on???
and you can listen at


So 2012 has gotten off to a good start what with the Proper Podcast today and Tuesdays 'Out In The Woods’ Hank Williams tribute and now a busy weekend ahead… Friday we have an upbeat, rockin' dj set at Filthy MacNasties, Sunday we have a very diverse DJ set of laid-back, spaced-out music and films oh and on Saturday night we’ve been invited for dinner at Kate Garner and Emit Bloch mansions ha ha.

Friday 6th January 2012
Bonanza & Son DJ Set @ Filthy MacNasties
We will be playing exquisite examples of weird and wonderful Rock ’N’ Roll, Country, Blues, Americana, Psych', Soul, Krautrock, Punk, Funk and Twisted Electronica.

Filthy MacNasties
68 Amwell St, EC1R 1UU
7-11pm FREE ENTRY

A last minute addition to the weekends proceedings and a fitting end…
Sunday 8th January 2012

Bonanza & Son DJ Set @ The Defectors Weld
Laid Back Spaced out Sunday Session.

Expect anything from John Carpenter film soundtracks to Henry Purcell to pre-war Blues to Krautrock and beyond...With films screened all day

The Defectors Weld
Shepherds Bush W12
FREE ENTRY 4pm-11pm