It's 7-days until the first Tube soundcheck in exactly 7-years. Looking forward to unleashing the back catalogue as well as a brand new song.
It's looking like it's gonna be busy, so thanks to everyone who's booked in advance... you can collect your Tube Rock EP on the night. Tickets available from www.Tuberock.co.uk
Merry Christmas
I've now seen Ben Howard twice this year, once at the Winchester Pub in front of 200 people... and most recently in support of Xavier Rudd at the o2 Academy in Bournemouth, where once again he was excellent.
I really recommend you check him in when he's next on tour. He's just been picked up by a record label too, so a happy christmas in the Howard household no doubt.
Hello,
Welcome to the JCJESUS update for December
First off we would like to say a big thank you to Dizzy Cuttlefish for the 2 day mini fest we were involved in at IBAR.
The show went down well, and there was a big crowd squeezed in the venue, which is always nice to perform to.
Our Next show is on SAT 5th FEB 2011
JCJESUS Live @ The Winchester w/ DUSTY CUTS - FairPlay Promotions
you can find more information on the facebook events page.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=122510081145523&ref=ts
NEW EP ON SALE
"We'll meet again" EP is now on sale at all our shows, check out the sample video below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S8vZUhsNEI
KEYRINGS
Are also available at all our shows, check out the Advert Below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWrA1pYmzEE
You can find 12 JCJESUS videos at www.youtube.com/jayceejesus
Keep an eye out as we are currently editing a small clip from our show at the green rooms which will be up on youtube as a little x-mas present.
Have a wicked x-mas
JCJESUS
www.jcjesus.co.uk
I played my first solo acoustic gig since the split of the band last night. It was bloody amazing! I have to say the reason that it was so good is that the crowd that made it there for my early set time were absolutely quality. They got behind me right from the start and made me feel really comfortable on the stage. I hope everyone enjoyed the set as much as I enjoyed playing it! I even threw in my brand new song 'Sweet Declaration' I just eed to find the funds to get songs such as that one and 'Ice Man Killer Queen' recorded on something better than Garage Band on my mac!
The musicosity boys put on a great show last night with the boardriders gig. I really appreciate the slot at the O2 and I particularly enjoyed sticking around to enjoy the talent of Ben Howard and India. So good!
Anyways, I am going to go get some breakfast and maybe think about trying to set a few gigs in the near future. Wat do you think?
Mike x
ps pics and video from the night coming soon
OUR 3RD DEC GIG IN LONDON HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE BRIXTON JAMM*****VENUE of LEGENDS*****PLEASE COME ALONG ........GUTTERFLY, THORTSEN FEARS, AUSTYN BROWN AND THE FRANCIS JETTY!! BRIXTON JAMM, FRI 3RD DEC, THEN FREE ENTRY TO VAMPIRE WEEKEND AFTERSHOW PARTY!! DO NOT MISS IT!!!!!!
The first date of their headline UK tour was something special. I now know what Power-pop is, and I can't get the tunes out of my head. You have to watch the video to fully appreciate how good these guys are, and seeing them live is very entertaining in deed. I wish them all the best as they take the UK by storm.
Also, some of the best t-shirts I've seen draped over a merch stand in sometime... special mention to the Tibby And The Jets tees. I've added one to my Christmas list.
Saw them in Southampton, Great new talent. Look great and sound awesome.Doing Bournemouth proud!
With the sound checks running over, Kat only had time for 3 songs which was a great shame as that voice is something special. I'm looking forward to seeing her next show and hear some of those looping tracks I've heard about.
Great performance.
Well, my first time to see the Herb - has to be done - gotta see the legend. I had heard that most of his gigs in the last few years have been straight ahead jazz - don't know whether that's true or not but this one had the old fusion tunes! So Chameleon, Watermelon Man - could not believe my ears when those tunes started up. That made the night.
However it has to be said, that while it was great to see 'the ledge', the show was somewhat not quite as expected. There were plenty of moments of brilliance, totally amazing solos, that made you grin from ear to ear at how he does it, but there's a problem with this kind of music I think...
I'm thinking, Herbie Hancock has to keep being "Herbie Hancock", or at least what everyone expects that act to be. So a few million notes hit your ears, from 2 keyboardists, a slappin/funkin bass player, hard hitting drummer with arms as wide as most people's legs, a guitarist from Benin whose guitar sounded like a keyboard, and a singer from Savannah (Georgia) who also plays violin.
Not so much "light and shade" as "light and bright light" - so there's no relief - how do you do "less is more" when more is what you do - more or less...
Fast, furious - this is as rock as jazz gets - not even sure that jazz is the right word, but given they were presented as part of the London Jazz festival, well who am I to argue...
There should be another category for this middle ground of people who don't want their jazz to be square and for beret wearing afficionados, sipping a glass of red at the front row of Ronnies. Nothing wrong with that, quite like a night a Ronnie's myself, but I mean there's a 'jazz crowd' who like jazz to defined just so... and I don't think they were at the Rudder gig.
We had front row, so full audio/visual experience - a team of 4 totally in lock step - note perfect, structured yet loose, and masterful on the dynamics - professional, perfectly mixed 4 piece from NYC.
OK - more detail - there's no guitar so the rock comes from a pumping bass, and at times grinding organ, loads of energy from sax and a metronomic drummer - and what a drummer! This guy also plays with Steely Dan, and you can see how much work he's put in to perfect his craft, matching the others 'compression' and effects, with only a natural acoustic instrument, perfectly mixed.
Came away inspired, Rudder from 'Noo Yawk Ciddy" are awesome!