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Don't believe everything you read: The Ronnie Dawson show scheduled for November 28 at the Sons of Hermann Hall ain't gonna happen. The gig was originally going to be a CD-release party for Dawson's Live at the Continental Club, which was actually released earlier this summer, featuring members of Dawson's longtime band (better known as Austin's High Noon), which appears on the disc. But scheduling conflicts with the band, which has since gone its separate ways, made it impossible to play this week. Instead, Dawson figures he won't play his hometown till next spring--by which time his next record, More Bad Habits, should be in stores. The album, which was recorded in October in Portland, Maine, will feature Dawson's new band--which includes a 19-year-old guitarist from Cleveland--and is being released on a brand-new label, Yep-Roc. Dawson, appropriately enough, will be the label's only artist...

--Robert Wilonsky

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