“Bill Noonan Band digs up their roots,” by Samir Shukla in the Nov. 27 issue of Niner Online

“You can hear it in Bill Noonan’s voice when he sings the words to his song ‘Get off My Land.’ Although the words are not autobiographical, Noonan feels the anger of farmers when he sings, ‘And the tall trees still surround my house / Where it sits off the road / And if I catch you out here just a one more time / I'll speak my mind with a buckshot load.’ Noonan is singing about a mythical farmer fed up with city developers eyeing his land for suburban development. They prowl around on his land and see shopping centers, where the farmer sees a lifetime of work, green fields and family history.”

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Excerpt from “Bright Lights, Big City,” by Kandia Crazy Horse in the Nov. 22 issue of Creative Loafing

“SC’s Bill Noonan Band latest roots rock work is Catawba City, featuring the great, cutting title track lamenting New South growing pains. From a surging bluegrass bed, lyrics like “Catawba City, Catawba City, They’re turning Mayberry into a big ole town without pity” take a rebel stand against those agents of change who would forget where they come from.”

David Childers and the Modern Don Juans cover Bill Noonan’s “Burning in Hell” as the title cut of their latest album. Listen to the song and the CD at www.davidchilders.com.

Calvin Powers of Taproot Radio has completed a podcast from the Bill Noonan Band’s recent show at The Cave in Chapel Hill. Check it out at www.taprootradio.com.

Concerning Catawba City: “The title cut is amazing — Springsteen-esque, and better than anything Bruce has written to address the subject matter in his last decade of trying.” — Ray Gronberg

Excerpt from the November 2006 issue of Uptown Magazine, “Americana Isn’t Just Apple Pie; It’s the Hottest Music Scene in Town”:

The Rank Outsiders are no more, but the former band members are at the heart of the current Americana resurgence. Bill Noonan, whom Cattletruck front man Jud Block calls “the creative genius behind the Rank Outsiders,” has joined with Rankster drummer Ray Mitchell to form the Bill Noonan Band, which Kuhn says is “burning up the road and raising the rafters wherever they go” with their Carolina roots rock.

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American Songwriter Recognizes Noonan Tune

Bill Noonan’s “Get Off My Land” received an Honorable Mention in the American Songwriter Lyric Contest. The results can be seen in the November/December 2006 issue. Check out American Songwriter at www.americansongwriter.com.

Excerpt from the July/August 2006 Inside Concord by Virginia M. Sloop

One group that really got my attention recently is The Bill Noonan Band. Made up of experienced musicians from the Double Door/Americana night scene of the 1990s which also brought us David Childers and Michael Reno Harrell, The Bill Noonan Band played two driving sets on a Friday night at the George Washington in downtown Concord. While many in the crowd were clearly there just to see the band, the group passed the real test—they got the bar regulars to get up and dance. Mixing originals like the hilarious “Why Can’t They Finish Highway 49?” with diverse covers of The Rolling Stones, Steve Earle and a dead on nailing of Gram Parsons’“Las Vegas,” they entertain the crowd in true roadhouse fashion while throwing in references to NPR and the Ramones.

Wild West Radio Adds Bill Noonan Band to Playlist

From Wild West Radio: “Thanks for sending me the Bill Noonan Band EP CD. I’ve integrated it into the Wild West Radio library. That’s some mighty fine music, a perfect fit for the station. Please send the full length CD along once it’s released. I can’t wait to hear it!” — Jeff Scammon, Station Owner/Program Coordinator/Chief Bottle Washer

Check out Wild West Radio at www.wildwestradio.com.

Dirt Road Radio Adds “Big River” to Playlist

Brian Joens of Dirt Road Radio has added the Bill Noonan Band’s “Big River” to his playlist. Dirt Road Radio is heard every Sunday from 5–7 p.m. on KSWI-FM 95.7 in Atlantic, IA. Joens is the host. Check out Dirt Road Radio at www.myspace.com/dirtroadradio.

Reprinted from the September 2006 edition of Gaston Alive by Ben Dungan

Local Spotlight On...Bill Noonan Band

This just in...Bill Noonan is back.

This breaking news may not mean much to many of you, especially if you haven't experienced the area’s recent explosion of local music in the last few years.

For those who are in the know, you may remember the name Bill Noonan from when he was the leader and chief songwriter of the band “The Rank Outsiders”. Bill, along with Gigi Dover, and the rest of the band turned heads and wowed crowds for over 10 years playing roots-rock to crowds all over the region.

Now Bill is back, fresh with a new band, creating the great country rock he was known for in the 90’s. With a brand new album, entitled Catawba City, slated for mid-October release, it seems Bill is set to re-emerge as one of the elite bands in the area's music scene.

Three new tracks from his forthcoming release are now available for download on his MySpace page. These songs and more are available on his website. Listen for yourself and see what you think.

Listen to Bill now, so you can have a good time when he comes to a venue near you.

“If it were not for [Bill], I would probably still be a sleazebag lawyer hustling rear end collisions and
drunk driving cases. He’s also an ornery cuss from time to time but that’s because he has a lot of
passion, soul, and dignity. Right now he’s an older, wiser man and his music reflects that. I’m always
happy to sit down, put my feet back, sip a little tea, and enjoy what Bill does with his music.”
— David Childers

“The Charlotte music scene should get down on its knees every morning and thank God for choosing to put Bill Noonan here. His music is devoid of all the extraneous BS that other lesser but better known singer/songwriters use to couch otherwise banal observations; instead, Bill turns common occurrence into poetry. Whether he’s singing about the life of a musician who has to hold down a day job or the frustrations of interminable road construction, Bill's music grabs you by the throat and the heart, while never losing its sense of humor. Hell, most of us songwriters would be thrilled to write anything half as good as Known on the Underground, and if I ever do, I’ll call it a day—one of Charlotte’s genuine outlaws.” — Jud Block, Cattletruck

“Bill Noonan knows when and how to sing it sweet. He also knows when it’s time to peel the paint off the walls.” — Duane Jarvis

“It’s sorta rock, it’s sorta country, who cares? It’s good music! Just enjoy it and have a good time!...
Bill’s a throwback to Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison.” — Scott Padgett, Mayor of Concord, N.C.