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News 7/11/06 - New PSR show at the 506! July 29th! 6/28/06 - Pawnshop Ruby's triumphant return! July 4th show, don't miss it! 1/05/06 - Test your New Year's resolutions with PSR at the CAVE Jan 4th! 10/25/05 - New Pawnshop Ruby gig at the Wetlands November 9th! 6/28/05 - Pawnshop Ruby has just gotten out of the Studio where they've been recording their first yet-to-be-named record. The album isn't released yet, but your Webmaster has had a listen and loves it! 5/26/05 - Check out PSR's blurb in this weeks Independent Get Out section. Almost completely accurate! "Pawnshop Ruby ain't some hooker the band named itself after. Singer Mary Thompson's[Johnson] preacher dad would likely whale the tar out of her were that the case. Though her mix of honky-tonk and bluegrass does get rowdy at times, aided by Fake Swedish's Joe Romeo's guitar, there's enough country in it as well to smooth things out. And as for the origins of the Pawnshop Ruby handle, Mary's first, long-lost guitar has that honor. 10 p.m./$6--GB"